An initiative of the India Karuna Collaborative
Karuna Ethics Alliance
Embedding compassion, transparency, and resilience into India’s animal-linked value chains.
A structured, pre-competitive platform for Indian industry and financial institutions to understand, address, and co-create solutions for the ESG, governance, public health, and climate risks embedded in animal-derived supply chains.
Founding Members
Our founding members represent leadership across FMCG, food systems, financial services, and allied sectors.
Membership of the Karuna Ethics Alliance does not imply endorsement of past or existing practices. It reflects a willingness to engage constructively with a shared challenge — and to be part of building India-specific solutions.
$3,850
Revenue This Month
- 55% Increase
About Us
Vission & Mission
Our Vision
To foster ethical, transparent, and resilient value chains in India by embedding compassion as a core business principle, while helping businesses mitigate material ESG risks and respond responsibly to evolving consumer expectations — benefiting animals, people, and long-term economic resilience.
Our Mission
The Alliance exists to :
- Build a shared, evidence-based understanding of the ethical, governance, climate, and public health risks embedded in animal-derived value chains
- Enable structured, trust-based collaboration across industry, finance, and subject-matter experts
- Co-create practical, India-specific solutions that can be sustained within real-world business, investment, and regulatory contexts
What Makes KEA Distinct
Pre-competitive and compliance-safe
All Alliance activities operate within a robust Competition Compliance Policy. Members retain full independence in their commercial decisions.
Compassion-anchored, pragmatically applied
The Alliance recognises animals as sentient beings whose welfare matters. It pursues this through evidence-based, context-sensitive approaches that balance ethical intent with operational feasibility.
India-rooted and evidence-led
Solutions are designed for Indian business, regulatory, and market realities — not imported frameworks applied without context.
Business-relevant, not advocacy-driven
This is not an activist platform. It is a structured collaboration space for senior industry and finance leaders.
Governing Council
CEO
The Karuna Ethics Alliance is an initiative of the India Karuna Collaborative (IKC)
Our Relationship With The India Karuna Collaborative
IKC provides strategic stewardship and convening support. All decision-making authority relating to KEA’s strategy, governance, membership, programmes, public positions, and outputs rests solely with KEA’s Governing Council, in accordance with its Charter.
IKC members with relevant expertise participate in Alliance sessions and working groups in an advisory capacity.
Members of IKC
