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SRK’s Sustainability Leadership Recognised With Excellence Award
Recognition Highlights The Growing Role Of Responsible Craftsmanship In The Natural Diamond Industry
As environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations increasingly move from voluntary corporate commitments to matters of business resilience, supply-chain responsibility, regulatory scrutiny and stakeholder trust, sustainability is becoming an increasingly important part of how luxury products are evaluated. For the global diamond industry, this evolution is bringing greater attention to the environmental and social performance of the entire value chain, including how diamonds are crafted. Against this backdrop, renowned natural diamond crafting and exports company Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK) has been recognised with the “Net Zero Excellence Award” by The Forum House during The House of ESG Summit & Awards 2026, held recently in Bengaluru, India.
The recognition carries particular significance because ‘The House of ESG’ by The Forum House, an executive forum connecting businesses with senior decision-makers and building relationships around meaningful business challenges, brought together CXOs, policymakers, investors, sustainability leaders and industry experts to examine the real-world challenges where sustainability intersects with profitability, supply-chain dependencies and regulatory scrutiny.
Dr. Nirav Mandir, Chief Human Capital and Sustainability Officer, Shree Ramkrishna Exports,Said:

“We are honoured to receive this recognition from The Forum House, particularly because the House of ESG brings together leaders who are actively shaping the next phase of responsible business. For SRK, sustainability has been about building systems, measuring outcomes and creating lasting impact. We believe the natural diamond industry has an opportunity to demonstrate that responsible crafting can be embedded into the product journey itself. This recognition encourages us to continue raising that standard.”
For SRK, the recognition comes after decades of translating sustainability commitments into measurable performance. Both of the company’s flagship LEED platinum certified natural diamond crafting facilities in Surat — SRK Empire and SRK House achieved Net-Zero Energy and Emissions certification in 2024 by Global Network for Zero (GNFZ), an independent, third-party net zero certification body. SRK has subsequently expanded its focus to independently verified Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions and product-level carbon measurement. SRK’s sustainability journey extends across renewable energy, green-building performance, resource efficiency, water and waste management and carbon sequestration. Through Geeta Vatika, its afforestation initiative, SRK has continued to create measurable carbon-sequestration impact. As per verified carbon sequestration by DQS, Geeta Vatika accounted for approximately 2,929 tonnes of CO₂ in FY2023–24, 3,182 tonnes in FY2024–25 and 4,982 tonnes in FY2025–26.
SRK’s sustainability efforts are also being measured at the level of the diamond-crafting process itself. Its Product Carbon Footprint was independently verified by DQS India. This provides a direct product-level dimension to the sustainability conversation: at the crafting stage covered by the assessment, the carbon sequestration credit exceeded the emissions associated with the core manufacturing process.
The recognition from The Forum House comes at a relevant moment for both SRK and the wider diamond industry. As ESG moves towards greater scrutiny and accountability, the distinction between what a company says about sustainability and what it can demonstrate through data, systems and independently verified results is becoming increasingly important. For SRK, the Sustainability Excellence recognition is an acknowledgement of its approach to embedding sustainability into the way natural diamonds are crafted and a catalyst to continue progressing beyond its Net-Zero milestones towards a broader Net Positive ambition.
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Senco Gold & Diamonds Partners With Olocker to Give Customers Free Jewellery Insurance, Letting Precious Memories Be Worn, Not Hidden Away
A Customer-First Initiative Designed to Help People Wear Their Precious Memories with Confidence.
Senco Gold & Diamonds, one of India’s most trusted jewellery houses, has partnered with Olocker, India’s first dedicated jewellery insurance platform, to offer free jewellery insurance to its customers, protecting purchases against risks such as snatching, robbery, and housebreaking.
On the surface, it’s a simple value-add: buy jewellery from Senco, get it insured, at no extra cost. But the thinking behind it is more personal — the freedom to actually live with the things you love.
There is a quiet ritual that plays out in homes across India every wedding season, every anniversary. A piece of jewellery is bought with love, worn once or twice with pride — and then, almost apologetically, tucked away in a bank locker for “safekeeping.” The very thing meant to be cherished ends up spending most of its life in the dark.
A Locker Is No Place for a Memory
Ask any family that owns fine jewellery, and you’ll hear the same quiet anxiety: the fear of stepping out wearing something precious, the fear of a break-in while the house is empty. For many, the solution has always been the same — lock it away, take it out only for weddings and festivals, and let it sit untouched the rest of the year.
It’s a practical response to a real risk, but it also means jewellery bought to mark a marriage or a milestone ends up being seen far less than it deserves.
This is the exact problem Senco Gold & Diamonds’ Managing Director, Suvankar Sen,

has spoken about wanting to solve. Known for a customer-first philosophy that goes beyond transactions, Sen has often said jewellery should be something people live with, not something they merely own. “Jewellery is never just metal and stone,” Sen said, explaining the thinking behind the Olocker partnership. “It’s a wedding day, a mother’s blessing, a promise kept. When customers can’t step out wearing it, or can’t leave home without worrying about a break-in, something is broken in that experience. We wanted to fix that.”
That sentiment is the quiet engine behind this initiative. Rather than simply selling jewellery and stepping back, Senco has chosen to walk the extra mile — ensuring that once a customer takes a piece home, they can wear it freely and pass it down through generations, without the constant undercurrent of worry.
What the Partnership Actually Offers
Through this collaboration, Senco customers receive free jewellery insurance via Olocker on qualifying purchases, protecting against snatching, robbery, and housebreaking.
Olocker, India’s first digital platform dedicated to jewellery insurance and asset tracking, brings the technical and insurance backbone — while Senco brings its decades of trust, built since 1938, to make sure customers actually use it.
For a family that has just bought a piece for a wedding, this means peace of mind — wearing that necklace to a dinner without the nagging thought of “what if someone snatches it,” or “what if someone breaks in while we’re away.”
A Partnership Built on Shared Intent
The excitement isn’t one-sided. At Olocker, the partnership is seen as validation of the idea the platform was built on — that jewellery insurance should be a natural, everyday companion to ownership, not a niche afterthought.
“This is genuinely one of the most exciting collaborations we’ve been part of,” said Milind Shethia, Founder & Chief Marketing Officer at Olocker. “Our mission has been to help people wear their jewellery instead of locking it away, and partnering with a name as trusted as Senco brings that mission to millions of customers at once.
What’s heartening is Mr. Sen’s own approach — he didn’t look at it as a marketing tie-up, but as giving something back to people who’ve trusted Senco for generations. That kind of intent is rare, and it’s exactly the spirit we built Olocker around.”
That mutual sense of purpose is what gives this partnership its quiet credibility. It isn’t a scheme or a promotional hook, but two organisations agreeing on a simple, shared belief: jewellery should be lived in, not locked up.
A Bigger Idea About Ownership
There is a broader philosophy at play, one Suvankar Sen has championed throughout his tenure at Senco — that jewellery is an emotional asset as much as a financial one, and customers shouldn’t have to choose between enjoying it and protecting it.
This partnership feels less like a marketing initiative and more like a promise kept, reflecting a leadership style that measures success in something harder to quantify — how cared for a customer feels long after leaving the showroom.
As jewellery increasingly doubles as adornment and investment, initiatives like this one may well set a new benchmark for customer care in the industry.
Senco, through its partnership with Olocker, isn’t just insuring jewellery against snatching or a break-in — it’s giving people back the freedom to wear their memories, out loud, without fear.
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