Ethical Manufacturing India
India Artisan Manufacturing Due Diligence for PE & ESG Buyers
Former Textile Factory Owner & CEO, Jaipur (25 Yrs)
WFTO Guaranteed · US-Based · Ph.D. Anthropologist
A supplier's certification tells you what a factory is supposed to look like.
It rarely tells you what's actually happening on the floor.
Who This Is For
I work with Private Equity due diligence teams, ESG compliance leads, and brand executives evaluating artisan and small-scale textile manufacturing exposure in India — not broad industrial or mechanized production, and not South Asia generally.
Why Work
With Me
I'm Dr. Shari Keller. For 25 years, I founded and ran a WFTO Guaranteed fair trade manufacturing company in Jaipur — vertically integrated, with our own stitching and block-printing units, licensed for export, and recognized with a 2019 Sustainability Leadership Award from Common Objective.WFTO Guaranteed is fair trade's equivalent of SMETA or SA8000 — audited against ten fair-trade standards. Before Jaipur, I completed doctoral fieldwork in Hyderabad as a Fulbright scholar, studying how communities navigate real economic and social pressure — not just their official account of themselves.Both experiences taught me the same thing: the real signal is almost never in the paperwork.
Mehera Shaw
WFTO Guaranteed member
50+ person team across design, production, and export — Jaipur, RajasthanVertically integrated production — in-house stitching and hand block-printing units, no dependency on third-party subcontractors for core productionLicensed exporter status — full customs, compliance, and export documentation for clients across North America and EuropeArtisan-scale wastewater filtration & rainwater harvesting system, designed and built in-house, passed Government of India lab testing
Engagement Categories
Expert Network Advisory Calls
Direct 1:1 advisory for PE due diligence teams, investment analysts, and strategy consultancies on India manufacturing exposure and ESG risk.Independent Supply Chain Reality Checks
On-the-ground assessment of artisan and small-scale textile manufacturers in India — including capacity verification and readiness for evolving European (CSDDD) and US compliance requirements.Subcontracting Risk & Traceability Assessments
Mapping Tier-1 to Tier-3 exposure to identify unauthorized subcontracting and chain-of-custody gaps.
India Artisan Manufacturing Due Diligence for PE & ESG Buyers
Expert Network Advisory Calls
Independent Supply Chain Reality Checks
Subcontracting Risk & Traceability Assessments