Smarter Dharma: Teaching to treasure waste

A Bengaluru-based consultancy is convincing businesses to adopt smarter sustainability solutions

A couple of years ago, TAB India, a granite manufacturer got worried about the growing amount of waste sludge that was being created during stone cutting and polishing. It approached Bengaluru-based consultancy Smarter Dharma for advice. Now, the sludge is being converted into bricks, rated by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) as a green alternative to ordinary bricks. Today, as TAB India is converting waste into a profitable resource, it seems ironical that more such smart sustainability solutions aren’t more easily available to corporations. This is the very need that Smarter Dharma fills. The firm works with corporates to