Global Exemplar in Sustainability
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Sustainability lies at the heart of ITC's corporate strategy. The Company believes that businesses possess the unique transformational capacity to create enduring societal value. Inspired by the opportunity to create growing value for the Indian society, ITC has adopted a 'Triple Bottom Line' strategy that synergises creation of social and environmental capital with the generation of shareholder value.
Highlights of ITC's sustainability initiatives:
- ITC is carbon positive (for 10 consecutive years), water positive (for 13 years in a row) and solid waste recycling positive (for 8 years in succession).
- The Company meets over 43% of its total energy requirement from renewable sources, a testimony to its commitment to adopting a low carbon growth path.
- All ITC's premium luxury hotels are LEED® Platinum certified, making it the greenest luxury hotel chain in the world. ITC Grand Chola is the world's largest LEED® Platinum certified green hotel. The ITC Green Centre is the highest rated green building in the world. The recently commissioned ITC Green Centre at Manesar has also received the LEED® Platinum certification. Several of ITC's factories are LEED® certified.
- ITC's e-Choupal initiative has empowered 4 million Indian farmers in 40,000 villages across 11 states.
- The Watershed Development Programme of the Company has covered over 2,00,000 hectares, benefitting 1.6 lakh households and generating 4.73 million person days of employment.
- ITC's Afforestation Programme has covered nearly 2,00,000 hectares and generated nearly 90 million person days of employment.
- The Company's Livestock Development Programme has provided animal husbandry services to over 11,00,000 milch animals.
- ITC's Women Empowerment Programme has provided livelihood opportunities to over 40,000 women.
- The Company's Primary Education Programme has covered over 4,00,000 children.
- The Skills and Vocational Training Programme has covered over 19,000 youths.
- ITC's Health and Sanitation Programme has enabled construction of over 8,200 individual household toilets.
- The concerted efforts of the Company over several years have led to the creation of sustainable livelihoods for around 6 million people, many of whom represent the weakest in society.
For more details, refer to the section, Sustainability - Contribution to the 'Triple Bottom Line', in the Report of the Board of Directors, and the ITC Sustainability Report.
