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Over the last decade, Indian industry has been With regards to enhancing and upscaling

conscientiously working towards developing corporate outreach activities, I would like to add

sustainable initiatives to improve productivity and that we are fortunate to have a government that

reduce costs. In this duration, we have seen advocates sustainable development and leads

some courageous entrepreneurs, visionaries by example. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has

and business leaders embarking on eco-friendly introduced us to new models of development

and socially sustainable programmes. including 'Zero Effect, Zero Defect', 'Clean India

Campaign', 'Smart Cities' and so on. Through his Indian industry has come to a stage where

speeches he often encourages renewable environmental and social considerations are part

energy uptake programmes and talks about of the requirements for doing business in today's

causing minimum environmental damage. global economy, compelling corporates to

Government initiatives like these aim to inspire develop their own business principles

India Inc. and forge new public private surrounding these. Therefore, with every passing

partnerships with the goals of sustainability and year, we are seeing businesses increasingly add

inclusive growth. environmental and social indicators to their

economic and financial activities. The My association with the Sustainability Award is

Sustainability Awards, which are currently in their from its inception stages and it is always a

9th year of operations were initiated with the pleasure to see examples of successful

purpose of recognising industry's voluntary sustainable initiatives first hand. With this

efforts and giving corporates a platform to thought, I would like to introduce you to the

showcase their work. winners of the 2014 Sustainability Awards. I'm

certain that this publication will encourage new Up until now, the Sustainability Awards have

role models and motivate creative and recognised and conferred over 120 best

sustainable programmes in the future. I'd like to practices awards, acknowledging those

take this opportunity to congratulate the winners. corporates that face multiple and sometimes

Keep up the good work and win more awards!conflicting demands and yet come out with path

breaking initiatives. This gives forward thinking

corporates the branding that they desire and sets Sincerely,

the mon a pedestal for other corporates to follow

suit. Post each site assessment by a third party Suresh Prabhuagency, the feedback report from the assessors

Former Jury Chair, CII-ITC Sustainability Awards team helps build the corporates' capacity and and Union Cabinet Minister for Railways, gives them ideas of improvement. Government of India

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The first fortnight of December witnessed world sustainable development. It is indeed heartening

leaders and experts congregate once again for that these Awards have inspired constructive

global climate change negotiations. With the thought and action that foster larger societal thconclusion of 20 conference of parties, it is clear value creation. So far, the CII-ITC Sustainability

that the possibilities far outweigh the progress Awards have recognised more than 120 winners,

made so far. Indeed, there is today more champions of a cause that promises to usher in a

empirical evidence of the harm caused. There is new future. This year, around 55 companies have

also more knowledge on potential solutions. offered themselves for close scrutiny through a

There are encouraging examples of individual rigorous process of evaluation. I would like to

and collective endeavour. Yet, a groundswell of applaud each one of them for their

global effort to scale up solutions that can make a commendable efforts and commitment.

meaningful difference is far from reach.It is with great pleasure that we present to you the

Exacerbating the world’s sustainabil ity winners of the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards

challenges is the dismal story of the global job 2014. My very best wishes to them for an even

deficit. It is clear as never before that a strategic more successful journey ahead. I would also like

break-out has to be crafted by every section of to place on record our grateful thanks to the

society to ensure a prosperous and secure Members of the Jury, led by Shri Suresh Prabhu,

tomorrow. To my mind, the transformative who have spent several hours of their valuable

energies of business can be harnessed most time to select the best amongst the best. As

effectively to deliver innovative solutions that always, I would like to express my appreciation of

create sustainable livelihoods and replenish the CII-ITC Centre Secretariat for their efforts in

environmental resources. bui ld ing th is coveted one-of- i ts k ind

Sustainability Awards.The CII-ITC Centre, established in 2006, has

grown from strength to strengthemerging as a

unique institution championing sustainability in Sincerely,

Indian industry. The Centre is engaged in a wide

spectrum of value-added initiatives that create Y C Deveshwarawareness, provide thought leadership, build

Chairman, Advisory Council,capacity amongst Indian enterprises and also

awards exemplary performance. CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable

DevelopmentThe Sustainability Awards of the CII-ITC Centre,

now in its 9th year, recognises the most

significant contributions by industry to

Methodology

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All applicants undergo a rigorous evaluation process that is based on a business excellence model and tailored for business in India. Desk assessment includes meticulous analysis of documented evidence of sustainability initiatives submitted by applicants. Qualifying companies then go through an on-site assessment, over a period of six months, by a peer team of highly experienced CII-certified assessors who spend approximately 1000 hours per application. And finally, the last shortlist of winning applicants is validated by a pre-eminent jury comprising leaders from government, industry, civil society and academia.

• Winners announced

• Feedback Report

• On-site Assessment

• Revised Consensus

• Jury Meeting

• Desk Assessment

• Consensus

• Jury Meeting

• Application of Intent

• Application Document

• Preliminary Screening

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Levels of Recognition

Domain Excellence

Corporate Excellence

This role model award celebrates

the company that has successfully

proven a business case for

sustainability and demonstrates

a company-wide commitment

to advancing the sustainable

business agenda; not just internally

but among customers, suppliers

and the industry as well.

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

The award recognises market

leaders, from each company

classification, that have demonstrated

outstanding policy, practice and

results by successfully incorporating

sustainability in their core business.

OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT

Companies from each classification,

which have employed innovative

approaches, including policy and

practice, to reduce their environmental

impact and achieved exemplary

results will get recognized.

ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT


which have positively impacted both

business and society by taking a

strategic approach to CSR through

collaborative programmes with

government and civil society, will get

recognized.

CORPORATESOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY


that are leading transformation in

their supply chain by integrating

sustainability into their sourcing,

procurement and distribution

channels will get recognized.

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN

The award recognizes companies

from each company classification

that have demonstrated commendable

results from deployment of policy and

processes.

COMMENDATION FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT

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• Corporate business objectives balanced on sustainability dimensions

• Environmental initiatives beyond compliance like greening of muck dumps,

development of roads made from waste plastic, vermicomposting of

municipal solid waste, butterfly parks and botanical gardens. Conservation

of water through rainwater harvesting, water foot printing and recycling

sewage water in drip irrigation. Engagement with IUCN on bio-diversity at

mining locations

• CO intensity reduced from 2.52 to 2.43 tco2/tcs during the year2

• External CSR advisory council formed prior to and in addition to the

mandated CSR committee on the Board. CSR expenditure of more than 3%

of PAT in FY14 as against the mandate of 2%

• More than 600 villages in FY14 and about 3000 villages cumulatively

illuminated by solar lights

• Innovation driven through schemes like ‘Mind over Matter’, ‘Project

Innovent’, ‘Innovation Council’ and ‘Tata Innovista’

• A procurement academy established as a part of Vendor Capability

Advancement Programme

• ‘Suraksha’ – a social security scheme for workers of contractors working at

the sites

• Focus on workforce diversity and affirmative action

• Promotion of ethics as a core business value and zero tolerance against

corruption

Tata Steel Ltd.

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Category A(Turnover > `2000 crores)

• With the primary focus on current and future energy security for the country,

the company is fully geared to achieve its strategic goals of enhancing

recovery factor, increasing reserves and oil and gas equity

• A strong wealth creator, has allocated 2% of its net profit for the community

and societal needs and has created partnerships with civil society and

NGOs for social development through focussed projects on health care,

education, literacy promotion, improving rural infrastructure, rural-

community development, economic empowerment of women, income

generating programmes, child welfare, micro-financing and credit

assistance etc

• Developed a long term action plan for the control of GHG emissions with the

ultimate mission of attaining carbon neutrality. It has developed its GHG

inventory and has identified possible mitigation projects. Besides, ONGC is

effectively controlling the flaring of natural gases

• In the year FY13-14, out of the CSR budget of ` 4.19 billion, ONGC has

made expenditure of approximately ` 3.41 billion on community based

projects. This translates to overall utilization of 86 % of the CSR budget

• One of the first few companies and the first PSU to have signed the Integrity

Pact – a tool designed by the Transparency International – to ensure

transparency in its contracts from 1st July 2005

• Complies with all applicable local and national regulations. All installations

of ONGC are accredited with Environmental Management Systems based

on ISO 14001

• Notable environmental initiatives include bio-remediation for treating oily

wastes, pipeline corrosion control by controlling sulphate reducing

Bacteria, paper recycling etc. Biodiversity projects were also taken up by

ONGC through ringal plantation in Uttarakhand and mangrove plantation in

coastal Gujarat area

• Successfully maintaining steady production from its aging oil fields through

Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) and Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) projects

and has also been doing reserve accretion steadily. ONGC also has seen

its net worth rising steadily

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.

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Ambuja Cement Ltd.

• India’s first cement company to achieve “ProSustain” certification from DNV

Business Assurance. The “ProSustain” certification implies that the company

promotes the adoption of responsible and cost effective measures for

incorporating sustainability into product design, development, production and

supply chain management

• Finds a place in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index 2014 issued by CDP

with a score of 92 out of 100. Scored highest among the participating cement

companies. A mark of climate change mitigation efforts and high quality of

disclosure of their carbon emissions

• Reduced 3.3% net specific CO emission in 2013 over 2012 and 28% from 1990 2

levels; 4.5% of energy generated at Ambuja is from renewable sources

• Through the Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), reaching out to about to 1.4

million people in over 855 villages in 22 locations of 12 Indian states. Spent over

4% of PAT on CSR activities in 2013

• Partnered with WBCSD for the development of India Water Tool (IWT) together

with WRI, CII Triveni Water Institute and 10 other Indian companies. The tool shall

help companies to understand and respond to their growing challenges of

managing water effectively and water risk with respect to ground water across

direct operations and supply chains within India

• An active member of Leader for Nature (LfN) Initiative of International Union for

Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and also a signatory to the Indian Business

Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI) of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)

• Has been “Water Positive” for 3 consecutive years, having created freshwater

potential that is more than twice its consumption. Around 16.6% of the total water

withdrawal was recycled and reused in 2013

• Largest consumers of fly ash in cement manufacturing, reduced clinker factor

from 75.15% in 2006 to about 67% in 2013

• 22.3% of total raw material consumed was recycled material in 2013; consumed

about 1.74 lakh tonnes of waste in 2013 as compared to 1.5 lakh tonnes in 2012

• Launched its first fully automatic 1 million tonne capacity terminal in Mangalore,

taking the total now to 5 bulk cement terminals/ports for transportation through

sea route, 10 specifically designed captive ships

• Working towards ‘Zero Harm’ – launched a new initiative ‘We Care’ – a holistic

approach to safety that encompasses all connected with Ambuja – across

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• First Indian company from engineering and construction sector to publish a

sustainability report and carry out organization wide carbon footprint

mapping every year

• Ensures optimal consumption of material and energy by working closely with

clients, suppliers and various stakeholders

• Designed three year sustainable road map with defined targets focussed on

thrust areas of energy conservation, greenhouse gas mitigation, inculcating

a ‘safety culture‘, water conservation, material management, enhancing the

health index of the organization and continuing social interventions

• All 28 campuses have achieved ‘zero waste water discharge’ status

• Over a million trees planted by the company

• Regular reviews by the executive management committee on planning and

execution of CSR initiatives

• Reached out to over 8,00,000 beneficiaries in FY13-14 through intervention

programmes in education, healthcare and skill building

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

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• Grown its turnover 32 times from 36 crores in FY08 to 1146 during

FY14 with a CAGR of 37% in the last 5 years

• “AA” credit rating by international agencies such as ICRA and CARE

consecutively for three years

• More than 55 million square feet of IGBC registered green building footprint

• Implemented precast technology on a mass scale with a manufacturing

plant at site. Other innovative sustainable technologies implemented

includes re-inforced concrete block, gabion wall, bio-engime roads and

rapid wall technology

• Provide low cost eco-friendly housing solutions - Shubh Griha

• Annual carbon abatement by 49% over previous year’s carbon emissions -

ambitious plan to become carbon neutral by 2017-18

• Strong commitment towards biodiversity - conservation of tiger, red panda

and snow leopard in six tiger landscapes, western Arunachal Pradesh,

Sikkim and Ladakh region

• Supporting ecosystem services in high altitude wetland and strengthening

spring shed conservation in Western Arunachal Pradesh Landscape (WAL)

and Khang Chendzonga Landscape (KCL)

• Spends more than 3 % of its net profit on CSR initiatives annually

• Provides skill development training to more than 4,000 youth and touches

more than 10,000 students every year by way of remedial coaching and

other initiatives

• Strong commitment towards implementing affirmative action programme

for SC/ST communities and development of vendors from SC/ST

community

• Unique sanitation awareness for programme aimed at behavioural change

and construction of toilets for 600 households annually

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Tata Housing Development Company Ltd.

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• Released their 3rd edition of sustainability report with highest level of

disclosures (A+ application level check)

• Continued focus on building environment friendly and energy efficient

‘green buildings’ with two certified projects and 11 pre-certified projects

• Received recognition for the 3rd largest contributor in India to have the

largest residential green footprint

• Mahindra World City, Chennai became the 1st Green Township in India to get

awarded with Gold rated Stage I Certification under IGBC Green Township

rating system

• In 2014, the company voluntarily participated in the Climate Disclosure

Leadership Index (CDLI) and the only real estate company in India to do so

• Performed Living Building Assessment (LBA) to validate the actual results of

environment performance on design parameters

• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) was conducted to demonstrate the company’s

commitment over the life cycle of a building

• Social Impact Assessment for Mahindra World City, Chennai to understand

and capture the dynamics and nature of socio-economic transformation that

has impacted the local communities

• The only participant from India in pilot testing of two global GHG accounting

tools by WRI

Mahindra Lifespaces Developers Ltd.

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• Delivered over 6,000 homes built in 20 projects and has to its credit over 1

crore square feet of constructed area. Over 30,000 satisfied residents and

over 1 crore square feet area under various stages of construction

• Increased its green building footprint from 0.8 million square feet to 10 million

square feet. Green building projects are Agara, Pinnacle, Blossom, Mantri A,

Hyderabad, Commercio @ Mantri, Ballendhur, Outer Ring Road

• Turnover increased from ̀ 360.65 crores to ̀ 640.88 crores over a period of 5

years

• First company in Real Estate Industry in India to comply with four

International Standards, viz., ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and SA

8000. Entire system of the company has been controlled through latest and

innovative ERP Technologies

• Ventured into green energy with its windmills installed in north Karnataka. The

company generates 23.79 MW capacity of renewable energy

• Various Public-Private-Partnership projects like metro station development

under BMRCL in Bangalore (First in India), infrastructure development

project (First in Karnataka State)

• Initiated many CSR activities under the banner of Mantri SEVA, which has

spent 3.52% of PAT for it. Among other, it has started first international

community school, which caters to international standard of education to

children from the underprivileged section of the society

Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd.

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• Awarded CII's ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award for 13 years (winning for 11

years consecutively)

• Reduced specific energy consumption by 6.29% in the last 6 years

• Recovered 11079 MT of CO in FY13-14 and distributed it for offsite processing 2

and use

• Invested 4,31,000 man-hours in training and development of employees during

the year 2013-14

3• Recycled 2.81 million M of treated effluent as cooling water make up, 777 MT of 3hazardous wastes and produced 6.45 million SM of bio-gas from anaerobic

treatment of effluent and utilized it as fuel in 2013-14

• RIL, Hazira's HIV and TB control centre works on PPP model with Reliance,

RNTCP (Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme), GSNP+ (The

Gujarat State Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS), LVS and NACO, along with

28 bedded Reliance AIDS care hospital (exclusively for HIV infected individuals).

Over 3093 HIV positive patients have been registered so far at the centre

• Since the inception of its eye camp, 6527 people have benefitted (cataract

operation – 1141 and spectacles – 3836). The beneficiaries are from all

surrounding villages of Hazira belt. Last year 13, total 771 candidates benefitted

out of which 100 cataract surgeries done and 509 spectacles provided

• Healthy Trucker's Project started in 2013 in co-ordination with Commissioner of

police – Surat City, Civil Hospital, Surat and Reliance, Hazira-Medical Department

• 2507 truckers have been examined for various health parameters including HIV,

STD, eye test and blood testing. Among them identified HIV positive truckers are

registered at the health center for treatment

• Over 2.57 lac drivers trained on ‘Defensive driving and transportation of

hazardous materials’ at the unit's Truck Drivers' Safety Training Centre since its

inception in 2005. During the FY13-14, more than 23,673 drivers trained

• 100 children enrolled under ‘Project Hope’, which provides nutritional and

medical support to the children infected or affected by the HIV virus

Won the DEMING Quality Control Award and the EFQM Award for Business

Reliance Industries Ltd.Hazira Manufacturing Division

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Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter,Hindustan Zinc Ltd.• Provides supplementary nutrition to 7246 enrolled children (3-6 years) in

identified 300 Anganwadi centres catering 238 villages in Rajasthan in

collaboration with Government of Rajasthan

• In Govt. upper primary middle and secondary schools in Rajasthan and

provides need based infrastructure and focussing on girl child education in

rural Rajasthan catering to 4000 enrolled students of 20 schools every year

• Impacting the lives of rural women in Rajasthan covering 48 villages,

benefitting 600 rural women through Sakhi SHG (Self Help Group)

Programme through:

- Regular capacity building, exposure programme

- Income generation training

- Ensuring forward and backward linkages

- Regular health check-up camps for rural women

• Imparting sustainable source of livelihood for 500 farmers family in 8

villages, benefiting 929 families through horticulture development,

improved agriculture, vegetable cultivation, cash crop cultivation and rain

water harvesting structures. Regular exposure and training to farmers and

empowering the village level farmers committee

• Availing access of drinking water by construction of overhead water tanks,

ground level reservoir tanks, open well, bore well and pipeline for water

supply in 9 villages benefitting 20,000 villagers in collaboration with Public

Health Engineering Department (PHED) and panchayats

• Through its project aligned to ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’, providing access

of individual quality household toilet to 1000 families covering 4 Panchyats

in 3 blocks of Chittorgarh district in Public Private Partnership model

• Cement industries utilized around 12 Lakh MT of ISF slag. ISF slag is a

major process waste generated from Pyro metallurgical operations, which

was earlier stored and occupying around 40 hectare land

• Managing zero water discharge throughout the year through integrated

water management system which includes effluent treatment plant, reverse

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• Invested more than 17,000 crores towards modernization and expansion of

its operations. All the expansion units will be commissioned in the next two

years

• In the FY13-14, plant production of 2.75 million tonnes of cast steel, loading

of 2,59,295T of 26mUTS-90 rails, specific energy rate at 6.477GCal/ton of 3crude steel (tcs), specific water consumption of 2.839 m /tcs and specific

particulate emission of 0.717 kg/tcs

• 13 new and differentiated products developed as per customer and market

requirements

• Carried out carbon and water footprint study in collaboration with IIT-Bombay

to understand the impact of operation on scarce resources.

A number of initiatives based on the recommendations of the report

have been taken up

• Partnered with Ministry of Environment and Forests, and United Nations

Industrial Development Organization for implementation of a project for the

destruction of PCBs (Poly chlorinated Biphenyls), which are recognized as

POPs under Stockholm Convention

• Commissioned a 0.2 MW solar power plant in the guest house

• Proactively sustains its multi-pronged initiatives for providing educational

support, quality medical services, health education, community welfare

schemes in model steel villages and other peripheral development activities

• Contributed significantly in transforming the lives of many, through its

CSR initiatives such as Bhilai Ispat Vikas Vidyalaya, Bhilai lspat Kalyan

Chikitsalaya, Bhilai lspat Kaushal Kuteer, Siyan Sadanin Bhilai and Antagarh

near Rowghat

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• Optimal usage of natural resources through beneficiation of low grade

iron ores

• Mill scale briquettes adopted as coolant in LD converters; helps in

consumption of mill scale which is otherwise a waste

• Introduced micro pelletization for the first time in India on World Environment

Day for collecting all air borne dust and converting them into product

• Recovered 0.5MT of iron ore concentrate (56-60% Fe grade)

• Zero discharge of water

• Market and sell granulated slag as replacement to river sand. This initiative

has tremendous economic impact conservation of natural resources and

gainful recycling of process wastes

• Waste heat recovery from coke ovens 1 and 2 for power generation at captive

power plant 2

• Sinter cooler waste heat recovery for steam generation from sinter plant P 2,

3 and 4

• Waste heat from stoves of blast furnace-3 and 4 for coal drying and/or

preheating combustion air and fuel gas

• Pressure energy of waste gases of blast furnace 3 and 4 for electricity

generation by top recovery turbine

• 492 cataract patients operated free-of-cost at Jindal Sanjeevani Hospital

• 657 students benefitted under Computer Aided Learning Centres

established in schools during FY13-14. With this, the total students

benefitted under this project are 13,848

• General health camps (63 camps) held covering 6,973 patients during

FY13-14

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• Expansion & modernisation projects to upgrade the capacity from 2.3 to 4.5

MT hot metal

• Provision of futuristic environment friendly and energy saving equipment in

the expansion projects

• Maintaining raw material and water security through captive mines and river

dam

• Addressing the needs of national security e.g. special plates for INS Vikrant

• SA 8000 Certified

• Launching of Surakshya Chakra for safety and Paryavaran Chakra for

environment

• CEO’s mass contact exercise with 500 employees every week

• Mid-day meal for 57,000 students under Akshyay Patra Project

• Water supply and sanitary projects in 16 model villages maintained in the

periphery

• 26 acre Ispat Nehru Park dedicated to the society

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• Generation capacity of 860 MW with Plant Load Factor of 101% in FY 12-13

and 94.75% in FY13-14

• National Award for meritorious performance in power sector, Gold Shield for

FY11-12 and 12-13 from Ministry of Power, Government of India

• Consecutive National Awards for meritorious performance in power sector to

2x130 MW units since FY06-07, four bronze shields from FY 06-07 to FY 09-

10 and silver for FY 12-13 from Ministry of Power, Government of India

• Among the best operating margins with specific oil consumption of 0.09 ml/

KWH and aux power consumption of 7.64% during FY13-14

• Reduction in carbon foot print through utilization of waste gas from steel

plant by suitably modifying 300 MW boiler firing system

• Water conservation by recycling cooling tower blow down water through RO

plant

• Optimization of water consumption through innovative operating practices

• 100% utilization of Fly Ash

• Mission to eradicate malnutrition from Bellary district by providing micro

nutrient and nutrient supplement to malnourished children and pregnant and

lactating mothers

• Integrated water and soil management for sustainable agriculture in 4

villages of Sandur Taluk covering 5,900 hectares

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• 43.6% reduction in electricity intensity against the baseline set in FY08

• 34.5% reduction in water intensity against the baseline set in FY08

• 75.6 million units of electricity from renewable sources in FY14

• 10.1 MW of connected load reduction through HVAC retrofits since FY11

• 3.4 million sq. ft. of highest rated green buildings

• 2 MW of onsite solar power plants

• 95% improvement in enterprise storage performance from dynamic

storage tier technology deployment

• Partnered with COMMIT to develop wearable computing technology

• 25% improvement in agent productivity for a telecom client, deploying

assist edge

• Reduction in carbon footprint by optimizing the customer asset

management process

• Collaborated with the Confederation of Indian Industry to create

volunteering portal for India@75, India’s first national volunteering week

• Partnered with TV18 to present ‘Innovating for a Better Tomorrow’ series

on CNN-IBN and CNBC

• Filed 79 patents during FY14

• Received silver recognition at the Express IT Awards for Health

Assessment and Lifestyle Enrichment (HALE)

• Launched responsible supply chain policy, and brought key suppliers

under the Infosys Supplier Code of Conduct

Infosys Ltd.

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• Devised and implemented a comprehensive approach towards

sustainability involving stakeholders. A methodological approach of Eco-

Mind, Eco-Kaizen and Eco-Showcase has been taken up to sensitize

employees and community at large

• Unified framework by strengthening ISO 14001 with Toyota’s environment

management systems which adopted a 5 year environmental action plan

and established a functional level robust environment management

programme

• “Yokoten” (Horizontal Deployment) system has been established which

prevents the recurrence environment incidents

• Continuous reduction in specific steel consumption and VOC emissions by

technological advancements and small group activities

• Continuous efforts to achieve ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ and ‘Zero Fresh Water

for Manufacturing’ by adopting eco-friendly practices

• Manufacturing units developed in line with Toyota Eco Factory concept with

state of art technologies like servo press and water based painting

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MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd.

• India’s first and only London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) accredited

refinery for gold and silver

• Most advanced wet scrubbers and jet bag filters installed to ensure no

untreated air is discharged to external environment

• Integrated rain water harvesting system comprising of 21 rain water

recharge pits and 2 dug wells

• 100% recycling of water through provision of in-house effluent and sewage

treatment plants

• State of the art environment laboratory to monitor water and air parameters

at a frequency more stringent than legal requirements

• Solar power generation, solar lightening system and solar water heaters

• Over 60% green cover for maintaining ecosystem balance

• Solar pond for natural drying of treated effluent

• Vermicomposting plant for treatment of in-house organic waste

• Drip irrigation for in-house cultivation, resulting in water conservation



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• Sulphuric Acid Plants 1 and 2 - SO emission reduced from 2kg/MT of 2

Sulphuric acid to 1kg /MT of Sulphuric acid

• Sulphur slag generated is crushed to specific size by customized in-house

designed equipment and is reused as filler in the fertilizer manufacturing

section

• Sulphur slag generation in sulphur melters reduced to 40% by using caustic

lye instead of lime for neutralization

• Bio-furnace oil adopted in place of petro - furnace oil for Sulphuric Acid

Plant’s package boiler

• Plant package boiler’s burner system was replaced with customized burner

system with modulation unit- resulting in 40% fuel saving

• Cooling tower return sea water from nearby thermal plant is used as feed for

our Multi effect desalination (MED) unit to produce boiler feed water.

Catering plant’s 50% of total water requirement

• Green belt lawn with flower plants developed and maintained at a 5 feet

distance of sulphuric acid plant burner area

• Consumption of furnace oil is reduced from 120 lit/hr to 71 lit/hr ( 49 liter /hr)

thereby reducing carbon emission by 33 MT

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• Reduced specific oil consumption (litres / tonne of cement) in the hot air

generator by 98.25% in the last 4 years

• Reduced specific energy consumption (kWh / tonne of cement) by

37.32% in the last 4 years

• Reduced specific water consumption (litres / tonne of cement) by 83.84%

in the last 4 years

• Improved clinker factor by 11.75% in the last 4 years

• Installed latest and high efficient air pollution control equipment for

controlling emissions

3• Harvested 1,10,000 m of water / year through various rain water

harvesting measures

• Filtered 9,100 litres of oil and re-used in the process

• All internal roads are concreted for control of fugitive emissions

• Replaced chemical pesticides with biological pesticides

• Used fly ash bricks inside the factory and in various aesthetic

developments of the garden

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• ECO+ solutions from DSM Engineering Plastics for automotive and

electronics industry. Improved fuel efficiency and emission reduction by

weight reduction, friction reduction, electrification and bio based materials.

Product portfolio of halogen free and ROHS compliant materials

• Zero water discharge from site since Dec 2009. Zero land filling for

hazardous waste disposal

• 31% specific energy reduction in last five years

• 70% specific water consumption reduced in last five years

• 1MW in house solar plant at site, 50% use of energy from renewable source

for manufacturing facility (25% wind energy and 25% in house solar plant)

• 5 years of zero lost working day cases in DSM Engineering Plastics all over

India

• Initiatives to reduce the water scarcity in the villages around the site. Created

a pond of 276 lakhs liters water capacity which is used for domestic purpose

and harvesting in the nearby area. It also increases the ground water level in

the area

• Taken the responsibility to financially support a school for the visually

challenged girls and help them become empowered independent

individuals. Other than monetary help, employees also spend quality time to

engage with these girls

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• Installed Waste Heat Recovery System (WHRS) of 13.3MW capacity and a

Solar Power System of 1600KW capacity in March 2013 and April 2014

respectively

• More than 6 lakhs saplings planted in the plant premises and in the colony

area. A green belt is being developed along the road and on the plant

boundary which reduces noise level, arrests dust and improves the

environment of the surrounding area

• ESP of Kiln-1 has been replaced with high efficiency RABH to reduce stack

emission below 50mg/NM3. Replacement of ESP of Kiln 2 is under progress

which will be completed by 15th Jan 2015

• Zero water discharge as a result of sewage water treatment for plant and for

the colony separately. 100% treated water is used in cement manufacturing

process and kitchen garden in colony

• For sustainable business and protection of the environment, the plant is

using the following waste of other industries and saving natural resources:

- Phosphogypsum, waste of fertilizer plant, replacing 100% mineral gypsum

- Copper slag, waste of copper plant in place of iron ore

- Utilization of flue dust, waste of steel industry, as raw mix component

- Use of Lime sludge of paper mill partially replacing limestone

- Use of bamboo dust, waste of paper mill as an alternative fuel

- Installation of air cooled condenser and CFBC Boiler in CPP unit-2 for

reduction of water consumption in power generation

• Rain water harvesting by storing rain water in the mines pit to help recharge

the ground water. The mines pit water is supplied to nearby villages for

agricultural activities

• Investing ` 10 crores for the installation of a limestone crusher with a

screening system for the beneficiation of limestone by separating sulphur

content and clay contamination. This will enhance the quality of limestone

and improve the life of mines for 13 years with the present capacity of

production

• Constructed Clinker Silo of 75000 MT capacity along with 6 bag filters in the

year 2012 with an investment of ̀ 43 crores, to eliminate storage of clinker in

open yard

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• GHG emission reduction to 655 Kg Co / ton of cement in FY13-14 as 2

compared to 686 Kg CO / ton of cement of FY11-122

• Installed 800 KWp solar power plant in township and producing 1 million kWh

yearly. This makes the township self-dependent in terms of electricity

requirements

• Water conservation initiatives:

- 20 km long contour bunding done in the nearby village for rain water

harvesting

- Check dam constructed near Paraswani village for water harvesting

- Out of the existing new tube wells, the tube wells which have been found to

be non-yielding used as injection wells

- Roof water harvesting through pits and through the existing tube wells

- More than 28 Lakhs cubic meter water reserve through channeling of

surface run off water in catchment area

• Energy conservation measures:

- Reduced specific energy consumption of cement to 76.26 kWh/T in FY

13-14 than 78.98 kWh/T in FY11-12

- Reduced heat rate and auxiliary consumption of CPP to 3085 Kcal/kWh

and 13.07% in FY13-14 than 3274 Kcal/kWh and 15.43% respectively in

FY11-12

• Natural resource conservation:

- Use of Alternate Fuel (AFR) – conservation of fossil fuel through AF usage

(TSR-1.04%)

- Using alternate raw material like red mud, FES dust, LD slag, chemical

gypsum, flue dust etc

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• As of date installed 25.48 GW wind turbines in 31 countries. Installations upto

March 14 have potential to avoid 33.25 lakh CO e annually; equivalent to 21.71 2

crore trees planted, 5.54 lakh cars taken off the road, 21.86 lakh tonnes coal

saved and 3.13 crore Indian homes powered

• Under its five capital sustainability framework of CSR, Suzlon tries to offset

negative impacts and enhance positive impacts through initiatives in livelihood

(financial capital), soil and water conservation (natural capital), empowerment

(social capital), health and education (human capital) and civic amenities

(physical capital)

• During the years FY11-14, Suzlon Foundation reached out to 972 villages,

111,693 families, 2,710 community based organizations, 900 schools and

122,266 students through its programmes

• Livelihood initiatives include increasing productivity of agriculture and livestock,

microfinance and micro enterprise development. This has benefitted more than

100,000 families and 857 families have reported increase in income. 1.35 lakh

small and big animals have received health care. Cumulative self-help group

savings have gone above ̀ 5 crores and community based oragnizations have

accessed ̀ 30.8 million credit

• Under empowerment initiative capacities of women members of 2,253 self-help

groups were built. 244 community leaders were developed and 3 women

federations became financially sustainable. 500 farmers are practically applying

knowledge inputs received in various trainings. 128 community based

organizations are handling issues of common interest

• Through health and education initiatives implemented to enhance human

capital, 54 rural schools availed e-learning – an interactive multimedia teaching

aid – giving better quality education to over 60,000 students. 6,958 families

benefitted from better health access and free treatment. 120 individuals

received free surgeries as a result of health camps and 22 received free cataract

surgeries. Out of 2,399 students participating in Introduction to Technology

course, 70% learned different trades and earned income from it

• 55 drinking water sources were rejuvenated benefitting 138 families and 15

villages were made tanker-free, saving 38,700 hours of fetching water. 1045

solar lanterns, 15 street lamps and 450 solar home systems installed making

98,892 days of light available. 100 special tricycles were provided to differently-

abled. 21 overhead tanks of 5 lakh litres capacity were cleaned by scientific

method with community contribution

• More than 5,000 employees have contributed 10,663 days of volunteering to

CSR initiatives

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• Working in 184 villages, reaching out to more than 5 Lakhs people in

Rajasthan

• Established 6 hi-tech centralized kitchens in Rajasthan having a capacity to

prepare and serve nutritious mid-day meal to 1,80,000 students on daily

basis

• Launched Sakhi Project wherein more than 7000 rural women are covered

and project health check-up has been done for approximately 15,000 rural

women

• Formed 483 SHGs comprising of 6030 women. 86% SHGs linked to banks

and 48% involved in various income generation activities earning `1,500-

3,500 per month

• Provide vocational trainings to 7,800 unemployed rural youth in 5 years @

1,560 youth every year through vocation based trainings in various market

driven trades. More than 2,400 youths already trained and 85% of them are

employed and earning ̀ 5,000 – 20,000/- per month

• Under Vedanta Bal Chetna Anganwadi Project, 1,500 AWCs are running,

benefitting 42,000 children

• Under Vedanta Computer Education Project providing computer education

to 82,000 students

• More than 150,000 cattle benefitted under Livestock Management Project

reducing cattle morbidity rate by 41% and cattle mortality rate by 15%

• Established a vocational training cum resource centre at Bharatpur for

differently-abled providing them vocational trainings to enhance their

capabilities

• Upgraded existing HZL Cardiology Centre into Vedanta Hindustan Zinc

Heart Hospital at Udaipur with an objective to access to affordable cardiac

care services to the rural population in southern Rajasthan

• Constructed a state of the art stadium in Rajsamand and Bhilwara District

which will cater to the needs of promoting sports amongst local youth

• Constructed a STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) on DBOOT (Design, Build,

Own and Operate) basis for 25 years. This will help in keeping the lakes and

all water bodies of Udaipur, free from pollutants. Around 20 million litres of the

sewage water is being recycled every day

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• Reaching out to over thousands of people over hundred villages across the

country through their social development initiatives

• Assisted the communities to add over 0.4 million meter-cube of water

harvesting capacity in FY14

• Demonstrated drip-irrigation, a way of micro-irrigating field that saves over

70% of water as compared to the traditional flood irrigation system, in over

150 acres of land

• Developing 8,000 hectares of land on watershed basis in Tamil Nadu and

Andhra Pradesh in partnership with NABARD

• Helping around 15,000 people get safe drinking water every day through the

process of reverse osmosis

• Aided 800 household convert to fuel efficient kitchens by means of using

fuel-efficient stoves and biogas plants, which saves them wood worth

` 9,000 per annum per household and also reduces their carbon footprints

by over 1800 kilograms of CO per family per year on an average2

• Facilitated 350 families with no or limited access to electricity to use solar

lighting systems

• In all, through the energy conservation initiatives, abetted community to

reduce CO emissions by about 3,500 tons per annum, which is as good as 2

around 900 hectares of full grown forest sequestering carbon dioxide each

year

• Assisted 6,000 people to get skills and leverage finances for their livelihood

initiatives

• Initiatives on health, education and infrastructure have helped over 56,000

people across programme locations

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• Adopted seven villages, to be developed as model steel villages in terms of

infrastructural facilities − roads, causeways, culverts, ponds, hand pumps,

community halls, health centres, school buildings, hostels etc. Development

work is going on regularly

• Runs 26 schools, imparting quality education to children. Two of these

schools are dedicated exclusively to poor children, providing free education,

school bags, study material, uniforms, shoes and mid-day meal. There is a

provision of scholarships to meritorious students from economically weak

background

• Helping the primitive Birhor tribe stave off the threat of extinction through its

Gyan Jyoti Yojana. A batch of 15 Birhor children was adopted in 2001, with a

fully free residential programme of secondary education, and was

subsequently offered higher secondary and ITI education beyond the scope

of the scheme. The second batch has also been adopted

• With a vision to create employment opportunity for the youth in and around

Bokaro Steel City and to ensure availability of trained and skilled manpower

for upcoming industries of Jharkhand, Bokaro Steel under CSR is running an

ITI where more than 200 unemployed youths of periphery are getting training

in Electrician, Welder and Fitter trades

• Supports NGOs such as Mahila Samiti and Chinmaya Ojas, working for

women empowerment, so that women engaged with these NGOs can earn

their livelihood with dignity and respect. A facility for training women in silk

yarn reeling has been set up in collaboration with Mahila Samiti and Jharcraft

• Rural sports tournaments organised by Bokaro Steel help identify and

nurture talent. Archers picked from these tournaments and honed by ex-

international player Angela Singh, have gone on to win medals at the national

level. Bokaro Sangeet Kala Academy offers multiple courses in music,

dance and painting

• Innovations in recycling have helped eliminate discharge of solid and liquid

wastes. Regular plantation drives have increased the green coverage. Over

1, 00,000 trees saplings were planted in the past couple of years

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• Water resources development initiatives includes pond deepening works, repairing of existing

ponds, construction of check dams / stop dams have been done. Roof rainwater harvesting

works have also been initiated. To improve moisture regime in private land, farm bunds have

been constructed under watershed project. To ensure availability of drinking water, hand pumps

have been installed and drinking water pipe lines have been laid

• Working with farmers to improve the productivity of cultivable land by using agronomic practices.

Farmers are motivated to adopt quality seeds, bio-fertilizers, vermi-compost, farm yard manures

and protective irrigation to assure Kharif and Rabi crops. Water saving techniques such as drip

irrigation system is being promoted for optimum utilization of water and vegetable cultivation

• Through its Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI), skill trainings are imparted

to rural youths who are marginally educated and have limited options for livelihood. This institute

provides trainings and builds capacities of youths in various trades, opening up avenues for self-

employment. Till date approximately 800 rural youths have been trained in 8 trades such as

mason, electrician, driving, carpentry, beautician, computer networking and hardware,

automobile and welding

• The health intervention programme works towards preventive, curative and primitive care. The

intervention envisages development of a healthy community through home based neo-natal

care, child development, nutrition and sanitation

- 35,000 patients have been checked and treated in various health camps so far. 1,050 toilets

construction has been supported

- 3 mega health camp have been organized in FY13-14 and about 3,000 patients from different

villages were treated by specialized doctors

• Strategic intervention for education development are focussed for capacity building of teachers,

creating and enabling environment, strengthening school management committee, teaching

and learning tools and academic supports. 26 government schools are being supported under

this programme

• Supports Self Help Groups (SHGs) with the focus on building the capacities of various income

generation activities. 95 SHGs are being supported, covering 1,156 members

• Under rural infrastructure development: construction of community centre, drainage, cement

concrete roads, culvert, boundary wall, cemented ghat in ponds, and installation of street lights

have been done

• Works on the theme of energy conservation through promotion of bio-gas among rural

households. The programme is implemented in collaboration with the Chhattisgarh Renewable

Energy Development Authority (CREDA):

- To set up of bio-gas units to ensure clean energy in the households along with a regular supply

of organic manure

- Installation of 1KW solar power plant for street lighting in villages

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• Proactively started sustainability initiatives such as ‘Green Purchasing

Guideline’ towards suppliers and Dealership Environment Risk Assessment

Program (DERAP) towards dealers

• Tracking sustainability performance of dealers through various initiatives like

Dealer Environment Risk Audit Program (DERAP), Dealer Expectation

Standards of India (DESI) and Dealer Improvement System through Holistic

Approach (DISHA), SHE Model Dealership

• Continuous enhancement of suppliers in domains of sustainability through

various unique initiatives like performance report card tracking, CSR and

environment performance assessment

• Supplier support centre, a recently created strategic vertical bringing

together a pool of specialists for capacity building of local suppliers in areas

of Toyota Production System (TPS), safety, environment, quality, productivity,

and cost and human development

• Toyota Kirloskar Supplier Association (TKSA) is an organization formed by

Toyota Suppliers which allows all the suppliers to share the best practices

and build mutual understanding between them

• Toyota’s supplier CSR guidelines which states that ‘No discrimination, Equal

treatment’ is adopted, adhered to and preventive measures are taken to

avoid non-compliance

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India’s Most SustainableCorporate Excellence

Reliance Industries Ltd,Hazira Manufacturing Division

Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter,Hindustan Zinc Ltd.

COMMENDATION FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTOUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT

Bhilai Steel Plant,Steel Authority of India Ltd.

Rourkela Steel Plant,Steel Authority of India Ltd.

JSW Energy Ltd,Vijayanagar Plant

JSW Steel Ltd, Vijayanagar Works

Category A (Turnover > 2000 crores)

Category F (Independent Division / Unit)


Oil and Natural GasCorporation Ltd.


Tata Steel Ltd.

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.Ambuja Cements Ltd.



Tata Housing DevelopmentCompany Ltd.


Mahindra LifespaceDevelopers Ltd. Mantri Developers Pvt Ltd.

Category B (Turnover 500- 2000 crores)

Domain Excellence


COMMENDATION FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTIN ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

Infosys Ltd. Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd. MMTC-PAMP India Pvt Ltd.

Category C (Turnover 50-499 crores)


Coromandel International Ltd.



ACC Ltd, Thondebhavi Cement Works

DSM India Pvt Ltd,(Division: Engineering Plastics)


UltraTech Cement Ltd,Awarpur Cement Works

UltraTech Cement Ltd,Hirmi Cement Works


COMMENDATION FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTIN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY


COMMENDATION FOR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTIN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd.

EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN


Bokaro Steel Plant,Steel Authority of India Ltd.

Ambuja Cements Ltd,Unit Bhatapara

Suzlon Energy Ltd. Hindustan Zinc Ltd. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd.

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