Company Description Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) is a not-for-profit centre of excellence that promotes responsible business strategies, policies, and practices to support harmonious workplace relationships and sustainable growth. CRB works with a wide range of stakeholders across value chains, including national and international brands, local manufacturers and suppliers (SMEs), civil society organizations, and governments. The organization focuses on building capacities for designing, developing, and implementing self-regulatory social and environmental standards that foster responsible business conduct. CRB emphasizes the impact of its interventions on workers, working conditions, factories, farms, producers, businesses, and the workplace. Established in 2011 following a 2010–2013 partnership between GIZ, SAI, and BSCI in India, CRB has grown into a recognized leader in business responsibility and voluntary standards.

Location : Karur , Tamil Nadu

Background




The Karur home textile cluster is a major manufacturing and export hub supplying home textile products to domestic and international markets. As global buyers increasingly demand greater transparency, traceability, decarbonisation, circularity, and compliance with emerging sustainability regulations, the cluster needs dedicated capacity to understand evolving requirements, assess implications for businesses, and support collective action.
To strengthen the cluster's sustainability ecosystem, a Sustainability Anchor will be deployed in Karur. The position will be jointly supported by the Karur Textile Manufacturers Exporters Association (KTMEA) and the UNEP InTex India Project (until September 2027). The Sustainability Anchor will serve as a focal point for sustainability-related initiatives within the cluster and support industry stakeholders in navigating emerging sustainability challenges and opportunities.

Objective
To establish a dedicated sustainability support function within the Karur hom

📌 Sustainability Anchor – Karur Home Textile Cluster
🏢 Centre for Responsible Business
📍 Karur