CSR and Sustainability practices of ITC annual report 2018

1. CSR And sustainability practices of ITC ltd.
Abhishek Dewangan

2. ITC Limited
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• Sustain ITC’s position as one of India's most
valuable corporations through world class
performance, creating growing value of the
Indian economy and the company’s stake
holders.
ITC Vision
• To enhance the wealth generating capability
of the enterprise in a globalising
environment, delivering superior and
sustainable stakeholder value.
ITC mission

3. Facts about ITC Limited
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The only company in the world to be carbon, water and solid waste recycling
positive.
Aashirvaad
is NO.1 in
branded
atta
Bingo is
NO.2 in the
snacks
segment
Sunfeast is
NO.1 in the
premium
cream
biscuits
segments
Classmates
is NO.1 in
notebooks
Yippee! Is
NO.2 in
noodles
Engage is
NO.2 in
deodorants
Mangaldeep
is NO.2

4. Social investment
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E-choupal initative
Social and farm forestry,
Soil and moisture conservation
Livestock development
Women’s economic empowerment
Primary education
Skilling and vocational training
Health and sanitation

5. Social investment
These initiatives strives to empowers stakeholders communities to conserve,
manage and augment their natural resources, create sustainable on and off
farm livelihood sources and improve social infrastructure in rural areas.
Through its CSR activities ITC has suported around six million
livelihood
Always strive to reduce the impact of its activities and create positive
footprint.
Over 43% of the total requirement of the company is today met from
renewable sources.
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6. Some campaigns
Women Empowerment in the case of Vivel and Healthier Kids, Stronger India in the case of Savlon have
received positive response from consumers resulting in a pick-up in sales momentum. Savlon won
seven Cannes Lions Awards at the coveted Cannes Lions 2017.
The 'Be Better Than Yourself' campaign launched during the year seeks to encourage children to realize
their full potential by pursuing their personal goals and ambitions rather than comparing them with
peers .
Mangaldeep App has partnered with several subject matter experts with the introduction of new
features which were carefully curated to cater to regional nuances. 300,000 downloads.
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7. Sustainability in agri supply chain
Crop development
for ensuring higher
productivity,
product quality and
integrity
Replenishing
natural resources
that are crucial for
agriculture - water,
soil and
biodiversity
Disseminating good
agricultural
practices through
programmes like
Farmer Field
Schools, Agri
Business Centres,
etc.
Undertaking
community
development
activities for
building rural
infrastructure
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8. Sustainable farming technique
Use of
agrochemicals
Soil and water
management
Prevention of
child labour
Prevention of
Forced labour
Safe working
environment
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9. Stakeholder engagement process
Identification of key stakeholders
Consultation with the key stakeholders with
due weightage given to each stakeholder
Identification and prioritisation of concerns and
needs
Addressing the prioritised concerns and needs
in a consistent and transparent manner.
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10. Key concerns
Global context
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Socio
economic risks
• World is in danger with direct human outcomes
• Unemployment and rising socio economic inequality
• Food crisis is also a concern for rising population
Environmental
risks
• Environmental risk have emerged as major concern
• Extreme weather
• Water crisis
• Man made disaster etc.

11. Indian context
Water
• India is undergoing under worst water crisis
• 6% of GDP will be lost by 2050 due to water crisis
• Will face 50% of aggregate gap between demand and supply of water
Climate
change
• India has pledged to reduce emission by 33-35%
• Increase green energy by 40%
urbanization
• Rapid unplanned urbanization
• High consumption level and infrastructure are putting severe strain
• Wastes are being dumped to landfills making health problem.
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12. Sustainable development goal
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13. Enhancing agricultural productivity
Over the last four years, the Company has implemented an integrated pilot
programme towards doubling farmer incomes in four districts of Allahabad,
Chandauli, Ghazipur and Varanasi, reaching out to nearly 200,000 farmers
Over 28,000 farmers, who have adopted all the initiatives under the integrated
programme, have already reported doubling of incomes.
Under this initiative, the Company will collaborate with NITI Aayog and the district
administration to train 200,000 lead farmers to enable them to reduce costs and
enhance farm productivity across major crops in the identified districts.
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14. Nature to secure
Climate Change itself acts as a risk multiplier and
further exacerbates the existing environmental and
ecosystems' challenges of constrained availability and
steady depletion of natural resources including
biodiversity.
ITC's Businesses have targets for key performance
indicators like specific energy consumption, specific
greenhouse gas emissions, specific water intake,
specific waste generation, etc.
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15. Performance snapshot
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16. Energy and climate change
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17. Air emissions
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18. Water management
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19. Water Intakes
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20. Effluent Discharge
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21. Effluent Quality
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22. ITC is also engaged in MSW management through its Well-being out of Waste
(WOW) and Mission Sunehra Kal (MSK) programmes. These programmes focus on
source segregation and empowerment of waste collection workers/rag-pickers.
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WOW

23. Waste management
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24. Recycle
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25. Raw Material
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26. Progress:
• Field work initiated for educating communities on the issue and co-creating field plans to develop
alternate fuel and fodder sources in forest fringe villages
• Pilot projects are underway to compost hyacinth, which is a major aquatic weed, addressing the issue of
lake revival
• Consultations have been kick started with local communities in all three distinct ecosystems to discuss
challenges and develop mitigation plans
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Eco System

27. Employee Accidents
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28. Aligning to SDGs
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29. Government partnership
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The primary
objective
• De-risk farming
operations
• To improve profitability
of agriculture
Agriculture
in Munger
(Bihar)
• Higher Net Returns From
small holder Agriculture
• Challenges
Water
Stewardship
• To promote water
security through
community-based
participation
• Scientific water-balance
• Assessments.
Sustainable Agriculture.

31. Women's Economic Empowerment
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• ASHIYA BEE: From ultra poor to a successful Woman
Entrepreneur .
• 70% of the graduating women till date
have tripled their incomes, earning more
than INR 60,000/- per annum from a base
of less than INR 18,000/- per annum.
• Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
• Micro-enterprise
• Financial Inclusion

32. Education
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• ITC's Education Programme is designed to
provide children from weaker sections, access
to education with a focus on learning outcomes
and retention.
• In FY 2017-18, 162 primary schools were
provided with infrastructure support,
taking the cumulative number till date to
1,644 schools.
• Impact of Read India Plus Programme.
• Digital Learning
• Vocational Training.

33. Community development programme.
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• Public Health - Individual Household Toilets
• Potable Water-To make hygienic and healthy water
available to local communities in 4 districts of
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, 15 new RO plants
were established in FY 2017-18, taking the total to
101 plants providing safe drinking water to over
120,000 rural people.
• Hygienic Practices- The 'Swasth India Mission'
leveraged a mix of audiovisual aids, games and
practical training to encourage healthy hygiene
habits amongst children.

34. Other Activities
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FSSAI's 'Safe and Nutritious Food at School'
initiative- ITC has been participating in FSSAI's 'Safe
and Nutritious Food at School' initiative for creating
awareness amongst children on healthy and
hygienic food practices
ITC SANGEET RESEARCH ACADEMY- The objective is
to create the next generation of masters of
Hindustani Classical
Music towards the propagation of a precious legacy.
Agro-chemicals Management Programme- ITC
encourages an ecosystem approach to crop
production and protection that integrates
management practices to grow a healthy crop
with minimal use of pesticides.

35. Awards.
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• Porter Prize 2017 for 'Excellence in Corporate Governance and Integration‘
• 'India's Most Admired Company' in a survey conducted by Fortune India magazine and Hay Group.
• world's 8th largest'sustainable value creator' among consumer goods companies globally, according
to a report by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
• Vivel's proposition of empowerment of women through its 'Ab Samjhauta Nahin' message won
certificates of excellence at the South Asia PR SABRE awards.
• SSOCHAM Award for Exemplary Contribution to Society & Environment in Water.
• ITC Factory, Bengaluru - ‘Sustainable Factory of the Year Award 2017’
• ITC Factory, Saharanpur - ‘Energy Efficient Unit Award’