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AUGUST 2015

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY & ENVIRONMENT PRACTICES

Why do we have to award & compete? Is it not an inherent characteristic of every human being ,responsibil ity towards the community and environment !

Corporate Social Responsibil ity (CSR) is the integration of social and environmental concerns in the business operations of companies. Through CSR, companies achieve a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (or what is called the ?Triple-Bottom-Line approach? of people,

planet and prof its), through the business model itself , or through charity, sponsorships or philanthropy.

In India, the recently amended Companies Act, 2013, states that any Indian company with a net worth of Rs 500 crore, or a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore, or net prof it of Rs 5 crore, needs to spend at least 2 percent of its average net prof it (from the preceding three f inancial years) on CSR activit ies. (CSR JOURNAL)

In AWE brings the award winning practices for others to follow !

?Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.? ? Oscar Wilde

" Caring for the community & environment should become a part of the DNA of every company, but when it is imposed as a rule & compulsion , the very essence of it is lost "

CSR is more like compassion for people & planet and should not be measured as prof it !

___ Dipika Tuteja

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FROM THE ARCHITECT'S DESK

Rural Development -URBANIZATION OF RURAL INDIA Project Report by DIPIKA TUTEJA

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PROJECT BACKGROUND India is on the "brink of an urban revolution" with its population in towns and cit ies expected to reach 600 mill ion by 2031, according to a new UN-backed report which pegged the gap in urban infrastructure investment in the country over the next 20 years at a whopping $827 bill ion.

Over the last two decades, India's urban population increased from 217 mill ion to 377 mill ion and this is expected to reach 600 mill ion, or 40 percent of the population by 2031.

Recent estimates show that the cost of environmental degradation, largely driven by sprawling cit ies, is "enormous" and is reducing India's GDP by 5.7 percent or about $80 bill ion annually. Since most of the people from distant vil lages, when they migrate into cit ies, usually land up in slums. Therefore, reducing migration from villages means automatic reduction in slums.

It is important to recognize the strong link between reduction of poverty and the provision of basic amenities to the population, especially those living in rural areas. Since the bulk of the poor in India is in rural areas, and improved infrastructure would contribute to poverty reduction. Such provision of civil infra-structure is not only a key component of rural development but also an important ingredient in ensuring any sustainable poverty reduction program. The proper development of infrastructure in rural areas improves rural economy and quality of l ife. It promotes better productivity, increased agricultural incomes and adequate employment. READ MORE

CASE STUDY: SANITATION PROJECTMaruti Suzuki India Ltd.

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Corporate Social Responsibil ity is an integral part of our Company?s activit ies. We believe that it is our responsibil ity to minimize any of the negative impacts arising out of our operations and products, on the environment or on the society. We believe that having prosperous and content communities around our manufacturing facil it ies is important for our own sustainability. Our init iatives in the social sector stem from this belief.

Under our CSR init iatives we have chosen to make positive contribution to society in areas of local community development, road safety and skill development. We have created a robust organization structure with the right mix of competencies and skill set to engage with communities and eff iciently implement our CSR projects. In addition, we have forged partnerships with the government, our business partners, not for prof it organizations to scale up and give a multiplier effect to our social init iatives. Through our current projects, we actively assist communities in identifying, priorit izing and meeting their developmental aspirations.

Maruti Suzuki intends to provide certain urban infrastructure services in the communities which are around its manufacturing facil it ies. The Company believes in designing projects which helps in creating an enabling environment at the same time which creates sustainable impact.

The Company mapped currently practiced sanitation models of the vil lages and Government schools in Haryana by understanding the triggers and barriers for the people in the vil lages for practicing various unhealthy activit ies. These triggers are used to further design and implement projects to provide 100% sanitation facil it ies. We have undertaken projects to improve the availability of resources and upgrade solid and liquid waste management facil it ies in vil lages and schools.

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Schneider Electric India Foundation?s ?Strategic Skill Development Program ?

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A Case Study on transforming lives of underprivileged youth through ?Electrician Training?

Let us remember: one book, one pen; one child and one teacher; can change the world

- Malala Yousafzai

Background on the Skill Gap Challenge and Youth Unemployment India is expected to reach to the population of 1.4 bil l ion and be one of the most populous nations by2025. The population pyramid of country is expected to ?bulge? across the 15?64 age brackets over the next decade thereby increasing the working age population from approximately 761 mill ion2 to 869 mill ion during 2011?20203. As a result, until 2020, India will be experiencing a period of ?demographic bonus,? where the growth rate of the working age population would exceed that of the total population4. Around 64% of India?s population is expected to be in the age bracket of 15?59 years by 2026, with only 13% of the total aged above 60 years.

This increase in the share of youth population due to demographic ?dividend? or the ?youth bulge? seems to be one of the sources of future economic growth in India. However, their high proportions in the labor force indicate that the problem of youth unemployment and underemployment would remain .

Such high unemployment rates ref lect, at least partly, the mismatches between skills demand and supply. The skill levels of those who join the labor market early are low as they are often school drop-outs and haven?t had the opportunity to undergo vocational training. The Government of India (GoI) has set a target to impart the necessary skil ls to 500 mill ion people by 2022. However, some experts have raised concerns over the magnitude and achievability potential of this target. In this regard the Institute of Applied Manpower Research IAMR (a government think tank) has computed new skill gap f igures to arrive at a realistic overall target. According to IAMR?s analysis, the total number of people who need to be trained by 2022 ranges between 249 and 290 mill ion across dif fering skil l requirement scenarios. READ MORE

Employee Social Options ? A Mahindra way of enabling communities to RISE

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Introduction

The core purpose of the Mahindra Group is to challenge conventional thinking and innovatively use all our resources to drive positive change in the lives of our stakeholders and communities across the world, to enable them to rise. In line with our core purpose, our CSR vision is to focus our efforts within the constituencies of girls, youth and farmers by innovatively supporting them through programmes designed in the domains of education, health and environment, while harnessing the power of technology. Mahindra Group contributes 2 percent of its average net prof its (of the immediately preceding 3 years) towards social activit ies each year.

Some of the major social projects of the Mahindra Group are: Nanhi kali, Mahindra Pride schools, scholarships to deserving students, Esops, Hariyali, Lifeline Express, Swachh Bharat Swachh Vidyalaya.

In this paper we would like to focus on Esops implementation at Mahindra Group.

On October 2, 2005, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. celebrated its 60th anniversary. This was a major milestone that all employees of the Mahindra Group took immense pride in. It was a moment of ref lection, recollection and reaff irmation that the Group's growth, expansion and journey ahead lay largely with the people at Mahindra ? the employees at every level across locations. This was also the occasion for the company to acknowledge that similar to its own outlook towards social responsibil ity, there were many employees who individually or through teams were as charitably inclined, if not more. It therefore became the ideal t ime to recognise this and make giving back to society not only a management value, but a team value as well. Thus was coined the word Esops. What we all know as Employee Stock Options was rechristened Employee Social Options, and thus began the journey of setting up formal Esops structures and protocols that would enable every employee to participate in the exercise of giving back to society.

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Skill Development Programs

INFOSYS BPO Ltd

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Summary:

The Global Business Foundation Skills Program, a talent sustainability CSR init iative aimed at aligning the teaching and course-curriculum at Graduate Schools especially in tier 2 &3 towns to the industry requirements so the students have an edge as far as employability is concerned. More than 9200+ students have been trained on this course curriculum as on date in FY?15 through the 430 academicians trained from 220 colleges.

Background:

The f ight for suitable talent at the right cost is now more than ever crucial for any industry. Skills and knowledge are the driving forces of economic growth and social development for any country. A recent NASSCOM report states that only 34% of all the graduates every academic year are employable by the Knowledge Industry. Given the reach and the opportunities available today in the country, it is disheartening to note this f igure against the backdrop of high unemployment in our country. The crucial missing link here is skil l development as India moves progressively towards becoming a ?knowledge economy? and transforms into a diversif ied and internationally competit ive economy. Only 10% of the total workforce in the country receives some kind of skil l training (2% with formal training and 8% with informal training).Considering the fact that the academic curriculum is more or less similar across universit ies and colleges, graduates from Tier 2 and 3 towns typically lose out due to lack of exposure and soft skil ls in the race for employment. All the stakeholders, the central and state governments need to work in tandem to increase the employability through skills training. Companies and industry associations across business sectors are not only creating their in-house training facil it ies but are also taking steps to make potential employees job-ready before they join organizations.

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Oil & Natural Gas Corporat ion Limited

Hazira

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Golden Peacock

Environment Management Award

2015

Environment Management System

Hazira Plant has adopted various environmental protection measures through natural resources conservation, pollution control systems implementation, waste minimization, recycling and reuse strategies and energy conservation. ISO 14001 has also been implemented at Hazira Plant & ONGC township-Surat. The plant has three CDM projects registered with UNFCCC. About one third area of the Plant is covered with Greenbelt. Mangrove plantation has also been done along the banks of River Tapi which is adjacent to the Plant.

Details of rebate availed on water cess f rom pol lut ion control Board  

The latest Consolidated Consent & Authorization(CC&A) as per The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)- 1981, The Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1974& Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling & Trans boundary Movement) Rules 2008 framed under the Environmental (Protection) Act-1986 from Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) was issued vide Consent Order No. AWH-49221 dated 04/09/2012 valid upto 22/04/2018.

Compliance status of CC&A stipulations by Schedule I Environment Auditor regularly send to GPCB.

Water cess is being paid to Gujarat Pollution Control Board. Last water cess rebate was made available by GPCB in the year 2011-12.

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Steel Authority of India Limited

Bhilai Steel Plant

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Golden Peacock

Environment Management Award

2015

Environment Management System

Hazira Plant has adopted various environmental protection measures through natural resources conservation, pollution control systems implementation, waste minimization, recycling and reuse strategies and energy conservation. ISO 14001 has also been implemented at Hazira Plant & ONGC township-Surat. The plant has three CDM projects registered with UNFCCC. About one third area of the Plant is covered with Greenbelt. Mangrove plantation has also been done along the banks of River Tapi which is adjacent to the Plant.

Details of rebate availed on water cess f rom pol lut ion control Board  

The latest Consolidated Consent & Authorization(CC&A) as per The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)- 1981, The Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1974& Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling & Trans boundary Movement) Rules 2008 framed under the Environmental (Protection) Act-1986 from Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) was issued vide Consent Order No. AWH-49221 dated 04/09/2012 valid upto 22/04/2018.

Compliance status of CC&A stipulations by Schedule I Environment Auditor regularly send to GPCB.

Water cess is being paid to Gujarat Pollution Control Board. Last water cess rebate was made available by GPCB in the year 2011-12.

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Infosys Limited Mysore

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Golden Peacock

Environment Management Award

2015

Environment Management System

We are committed to high standards of environmental management systems. Over the years we have worked to enhance our environmental performance through better systems, processes and use of technology. We believed in continuous improvements and following were few highlights of the results we achieved at Mysore Development Center with respect to resource conservation, prevention of pollution, waste management and biodiversity

Water Conservat ion

Our fresh water consumption is solely for the purpose of human sustenance. Hence we believe that we do not signif icantly impact water resources. We have focused on reducing our per capita freshwater consumption through various init iatives. Our aim is to make our campuses water sustainable. Our water sustainability strategy includes reducing our freshwater consumption, using rainwater harvesting, and ensuring the recycling and reuse of wastewater. Our efforts to reduce freshwater consumption includes and are not l imited to the installation of pressure reducing valves in taps and pipes, the use of f low restrictors, waterless urinals, drip irrigation and the installation of sensor taps in high density areas.

We have reduced our per capita fresh water consumption by 39% as of f iscal 2015, as against the baseline f igure of f iscal 2008 at our India locations.

Our campus is a Zero discharge campus, all the waste water generated is routed to Sewage Treatment Plant with Membrane Bio-Reactor technology, and the treated water is used for landscaping, f lushing, HVAC and Fire hydrants. The treated water quality is monitored regularly to ensure our adherence to all applicable environmental norms.

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Tata Motors Limited

Pantnagar

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Golden Peacock

Environment Management Award

2015

Environment Management System

Hazira Plant has adopted various environmental protection measures through natural resources conservation, pollution control systems implementation, waste minimization, recycling and reuse strategies and energy conservation. ISO 14001 has also been implemented at Hazira Plant & ONGC township-Surat. The plant has three CDM projects registered with UNFCCC. About one third area of the Plant is covered with Greenbelt. Mangrove plantation has also been done along the banks of River Tapi which is adjacent to the Plant.

Details of rebate availed on water cess f rom pol lut ion control Board  

The latest Consolidated Consent & Authorization(CC&A) as per The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)- 1981, The Water(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act-1974& Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling & Trans boundary Movement) Rules 2008 framed under the Environmental (Protection) Act-1986 from Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) was issued vide Consent Order No. AWH-49221 dated 04/09/2012 valid upto 22/04/2018.

Compliance status of CC&A stipulations by Schedule I Environment Auditor regularly send to GPCB.

Water cess is being paid to Gujarat Pollution Control Board. Last water cess rebate was made available by GPCB in the year 2011-12.

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