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GREEN RATING NETWORK  is a countrywide network of volunteers who undertake surveys and collect data on industries. Their initiatives help provide crucial plant level information to the project.

When CSE launched its Green Rating Project with the target of rating all large scale industries of India, the general view was that the scale of work - undertaking primary survey and data collection exercise - would be an impossible task for an NGO to undertake.

However in 1997, in response to advertisements released in leading newspapers, the Green Rating Network (GRN), a network of volunteers, was established. The network involves professionals, students, NGOs and concerned citizens.

In January 1998, GRP began its study on the pulp and paper sector. Thirty-two large-scale industries, spread over 15 states, were selected for the pulp and paper industry rating study. To collect the information of these industries, 24 GRN volunteers were short-listed by GRP team, based on their qualifications and proximity to the targeted industries.

Since then, GRN members have actively participated in data collection and surveys for the Automobile and Chlor-Alkali sectors as well. Often the task of a GRN member goes beyond simple data collection. Members inspect plant operations, take photographs of industries, and provide in-depth reports on industry operations. In all, GRN members have collected data for more than 110 industries for all ratings projects.
 
For further information contact:
 
Mr. Nivit Kumar Yadav
Assistant Coordinator
GRP, Industry & Environment
Centre for Science & Environment (CSE)
Ph: 011-29955124, ext. 226
email: nivit@cseindia.org