Swati Pandey, co-founder and CEO of Arboreal Bioinnovations Pvt. Ltd, has received the Women Transforming India (WTI) Award, 2021. The event was organised on March 21, 2022, by NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP). The WTI Awards were conferred on 75 women achievers to celebrate their contribution towards a ‘Sashakt Aur Samarth Bharat’. It was a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75 years of India’s Independence. The Women Transforming India Awards is NITI Aayog’s annual drive to highlight the commendable and ground-breaking endeavours of India’s women leaders and change-makers.
Arboreal Bioinnovations Pvt. Ltd. is an award winning food ingredients manufacturing company focussed on Natural Sugar Reduction solutions for the food and beverage industry. It was founded with the vision of accelerating the world’s transition to the ‘Post Sugar World’. The company has done pioneering work in establishing an integrated supply chain of Stevia (a 100% plant based, zero calorie sweetener) in India, where it works with smallholder farmers in rural India to grow the right variety of Stevia, which is then processed using its proprietary technology to create great tasting low/zero calorie sweetening solutions.
Talking about the award ceremony, Pandey stated, “I feel extremely humbled to receive the Women Transforming India Award 2021, by NITI Aayog. The event was organised to commemorate the 75th year of India's independence, by recognizing 75 women whose work across different sectors is transforming and building tomorrow's India.”