Help Us Green

HelpUsGreen
Founded	2015
Headquarters	Kanpur, India
Area served	India
Website	helpusgreen.com

HelpUsGreen is a social enterprise based out of Kanpur, India founded in 2015 that preserves the Ganges by flowercycling^[1] the waste from the places of worship and converts them into patented lifestyle products with the help of rural women enabling circular economy. The company was founded in 2015 by Karan Rastogi and Ankit Agarwal. In 2019, the founders split mutually and formed 2 individual companies. Help Us Green LLP is owned by Mr. Karan Rastogi.

Work

The company collects 2.4 tons of floral waste from temples and mosques in Uttar Pradesh, India on a daily basis^[2] recycles these floral wastes into charcoal-free and bambooless incense, that helps in managing the floral refuse in the river and also helping in reviving The Ganges. HelpUsGreen is also in the process of developing methods of converting the waste flowers to bio-ethanol.

Awards

List of Awards:

United Nations Young Leader for sustainable Developmental Goals 2018^[3]
United Nations Momentum of Change Award, Poland 2018
Fast company world changing Ideas 2018
Forbes 30 under 30 2018
Unilever Young Entrepreneur award 2017
TiE UP Entrepreneur of the year 2017^{[citation needed]}
TiE Global Spirit for of Manufacturing for Social Impact 2016
UNEP Young champions of Earth 2017 (Asia-Pacific)
Gifted Citizen 2017 by Ciudad le das Ideas Mexico 2017
DBS NUS Social enterprise winner 2017^[4]
Wharton India Economic Forum People's Choice Award 2017
Winner of the Tata Social Enterprise challenge 2016
ISB iDiya challenge 2015
IIM Indore Kalpvriksha 2016,
IIM Ahmadabad 2017 Masterplan
IIT Kanpur UpStart Biz 2015
Vilgro Unconvention New Delhi 2016
IIT Kharagpur Empressario 2017

References

^ "What an idea! They recycle waste flowers picked from temples and make incense sticks". India Today. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
^ "Flower Power". The Asian Age. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
^ "Tata Trusts & IIT Kanpur backed startup HelpUsGreen receive UN Young Leaders Award". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
^ "Indian Social Enterprises – HelpUsGreen and Haqdarshak Awarded Grants from DBS Foundation". CSR Mandate. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

External links

[1] "What an idea! They recycle waste flowers picked from temples and make incense sticks". India Today. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[2] "Flower Power". The Asian Age. Retrieved 16 September 2018.

[3] "Tata Trusts & IIT Kanpur backed startup HelpUsGreen receive UN Young Leaders Award". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

[4] "Indian Social Enterprises – HelpUsGreen and Haqdarshak Awarded Grants from DBS Foundation". CSR Mandate. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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