Inside Krÿstähl: Shalini Sharma's ESG Service Organisation

By Shalini Sharma

The official Krÿstähl website sets out the work of an ESG service organisation operating across Australia and India, founded and directed by Shalini Sharma. The site positions the company around…

The official Krÿstähl website sets out the work of an ESG service organisation operating across Australia and India, founded and directed by Shalini Sharma. The site positions the company around environmental, social and governance reporting, sustainability and circular economy practice, bringing together consulting services and certification standards under one brand.

One of the organisation's defining offerings is GreenX™®, an eco-leadership certification standard developed for the Film, Media, OTT and Fashion sectors. GreenX is structured as part of a five-step certification and award process and is led by Krÿstähl together with the Global Institute for Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Goals. The focus on film, media and fashion reflects a targeted approach to sectors where sustainability credentials are increasingly central to how organisations present their work.

Krÿstähl carries forward the circular economy work that Shalini first built through Sanshodhan, the e-waste exchange she established in Hyderabad in 2018, which was later rebranded under the Krÿstähl name. That earlier model earned a 'Highly Commended' recognition at The Circulars 2019 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, and the e-waste exchange was named winner of the Responsible Finance & Investment UK and DDCAP Global SDG Challenge at the RFI Summit in Abu Dhabi in April 2019. The company's recent recognition includes a Government of Telangana award for Best Service Organisation in ESG Reporting, Sustainability and Circular Economy.

Shalini's broader experience informs the direction of the organisation. She is an Expert Member of the Committee on Circular Economy for the EEE sector at Niti Aayog, the Government of India, and she began her career at the National Botanical Research Institute before heading the Centre for Climate Change at the Engineering Staff College in Hyderabad. Her work bridges carbon accounting, validation and verification with practical circular economy design.

Together, the services and standards presented on the Krÿstähl site describe an organisation built to help companies measure, report and improve their environmental and social performance. For Shalini, that work connects a certification offering like GreenX with a longer record in circular economy practice, giving businesses in both Australia and India a dedicated partner for ESG reporting and sustainability.