The air crackled with excitement at the 21st Clean India Show where a prestigious gathering of corporate professionals, industry leaders and dignitaries descended to attend the CREFM Masterstroke Awards at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. More than 15 of these coveted awards were presented to honour commendable achievements across three segments. The event, organized by VIS Group and Messe Frankfurt and powered by Clean India Journal, saw intense competition, particularly in the Sustainability Leader of the Year and Champion of the Year categories, which received the highest number of entries. Due to the high caliber of submissions, jury’s choice and special awards were instituted to recognize more well-deserving winners.
The CREFM Masterstroke Awards are unique as they focus on the recognition of successful operational models rather than just general performance. They aim to identify and honour the successful models adopted by service providers and FM professionals, celebrating those who are leveraging innovative products, solutions and processes to create a lasting impact.
Our applicants have climbed mountains in the Sustainability category.
A few notable mentions are:
Team Prakriti from Sasken Technologies Ltd has achieved a commendable 86% reduction in GHG emissions. Beyond operations, their scalable initiatives, like the Kaizen engagement framework and the digitization of grassroots women’s empowerment programs with SEWA are notably significant.
Dusters Total Solutions Services Pvt. Ltd achieved measurable environmental results In FY 2024–25, the company achieved significant milestones as below
- Scope 2 emissions Reduction from 414.99 tCO₂e to 395.70 tCO₂e.
- Scope 3 emissions Reduction from 1,343.18 tCO₂e to 1,298.31 tCO₂e.
By implementing energy conservation measures for clients and committing to achieve Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), formally committing to a Net-Zero Carbon goal by 2040. Continuous improvement in energy efficiency, notably achieving 25% energy savings at the DCW Thoothukudi site through HVAC system optimisation. DTSS has formally adopted the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), committing to a Net-Zero Carbon goal by 2040, and has aligned its reporting with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) frameworks.
World Trade Centre – Kochi managed by Brigade Group has initiated a Green Energy Power Procurement from 2024 from KINESCO for common areas, which is around 3.3 lakh Kwh/Month. They quantified a lot of their sustainable initiatives. Their total water savings per year with the usage of waterless urinals is 2340 KL.
The esteemed panel of jury included Dilip Lalwani, who has served over 25 years at Sodexo India and in the healthcare & aviation industries previously; Pallavi Chaudhari comes with a distinguished industry career and is currently a respected academic leader at DY Patil Deemed to be University; Prof. Dr Wilson Lukose brings over 28 years of academic and industry expertise and is currently principal in-charge at Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Hotel & Tourism Studies and Lt Col Navinder Narang, distinguished veteran, corporate leader and acclaimed author having served in senior leadership roles within the ICICI group.
Clean India Journal extends its hearty congratulations once again to all the winners and participants of the CREFM Masterstroke Awards
The winners under the different categories are:
| Champion of the Year (FM Service Provider) | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Compass Group – Support Services |
| Runner-up 1 | Tenon FM |
| Runner-up 2 | BVG India |
| Runner-up 3 | Unify FM Pvt. Ltd |
| Jury’s Choice | PSM Facility & Facile Facility Management |
| Champion of the Year (FM Professional) | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Pranay Thakar – Adani Group |
| Runner-up | Harshalata Mishra – Jio World Centre |
| Jury’s Choice | Oliver Andrew – TCS Ltd |
| Sustainability Leader of the Year (FM Service Provider) | |
|---|---|
| Winner | World Trade Center – Kochi |
| Runner-up 1 | Sasken Technologies Ltd |
| Runner-up 2 | Dusters Total Solutions Services Pvt. Ltd |
| Sustainability Leader of the Year (FM Professional) | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Abhishek Dole Bajaj General Insurance Ltd |
| Runner-up | Sayantan Sinha – JMD Ltd |
| Special Award | Arulkumar U My Home Constructions Pvt. Ltd |
| Best Sustainable Model Commercial Space | |
|---|---|
| Winner | Wipro Limited (Coimbatore) |
| Runner-up | World Trade Center – Chennai |
| Jury’s Choice | Mumbai Metro One Pvt. Ltd |
| Special Award | OCS Group India |