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PRINCIPLE 5: Human Rights
1.
Does the policy of the company on human rights cover
only the company or extend to the Group/Joint Ventures/
Suppliers/Contractors/NGOs/Others?
The Company respects human rights and has established a
Policy on Human Rights. The policy details the Company’s
approach towards human rights and sets the Company’s
expectations of its Channel Partners and Contractors to adhere
to principles of human rights. The Company encourage its
suppliers, vendors, contractors and other business partners
associated with the Company to follow the principles laid out
in the Tata Code of Conduct.
2.
How many stakeholder complaints have been received in
the past financial year and what percent was satisfactorily
resolved by the management?
During the year, 74 concerns have been received towards
actual or potential violation of Tata Code of Conduct, of which
66 of the complaints were satisfactorily resolved as at March 31,
2017.
PRINCIPLE 6: Environmental
1.
Does the policy related to Principle 6 cover only the
company or extends to the Group/Joint Ventures/
Suppliers/Contractors/NGOs/others.
Sustainability is built into the Company’s business processes
through well-defined Tata Group’s Sustainability Policy. This
policy reaffirms value system committed to social expenditure,
environmental preservation and governance structure that
engages employees and other stakeholders.
The Company also has Environmental Procurement Policy
which is applicable to all its vendors, contractors and service
providers.
2.
Does the company have strategies/initiatives to address
global environmental issues such as climate change,
global warming, etc.? Y/N. If yes, please give hyperlink for
webpage etc.
Yes, the Company has adopted Tata Group’s Climate Change
policy to guide the organizational efforts towards mitigating
and adapting to climate change. The Company approach
towards climate change mitigation and pursuing low carbon
growth is three-fold – develop cleaner and more fuel efficient
vehicles, reduce environmental impacts of manufacturing
operations and build awareness among stakeholders. It has also
continually working on alternate fuel technologies like electric
vehicles, hybrid vehicles and fuel cell technologies.
The Tata group became part of the Prime Minister’s low carbon
committee and was a member in the steering committee of the
‘Caring for Climate’initiative of the United Nations Global Compact
and United Nations Environment Programme. Ahead of the
crucial global climate change talks that concluded in Paris, global
corporate leaders signed an open letter on climate change.
3.
Does the company identify and assess potential
environmental risks? Y/N
Yes, the Company has an Environmental Policy which guides
the Company’s efforts to manage its environmental impacts
and continually improve its environmental performance.
All manufacturing plants in India are certified to ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) standard. As part
of EMS implementation, potential environmental risks are
identified and appropriate mitigation strategies are planned.
4.
Does the company have any project related to Clean
Development Mechanism? If so, provide details thereof, in
about50wordsorso.Also,ifyes,whetheranyenvironmental
compliance report is filed?
None of the Company’s plants have undertaken Clean
Development Mechanism projects during the Fiscal 2017.
5.
Has the company undertaken any other initiatives on -
clean technology, energy efficiency, renewable energy,
etc.? Y/N. If yes, please give hyperlink for web page etc.
In Fiscal 2017, the Company continued to work on improving
energy efficiency, introduction of clean technology and
increasing its renewable energy consumption in line with its
commitment to RE100 which is a collaborative, global initiative
of influential businesses committed to 100% renewable
electricity for operations.
As at March 31, 2017, the Company installed capacity for RE
(wind and solar) generation includes:
•
21.95 MW Captive Wind Power project at Supa and Satara
in Maharashtra;
•
2 MW Roof-top Solar PV plant at Sanand Works;
•
1.8 MW Roof-top Solar PV plant at Pune Works;
•
25 kWp Solar PV Plant at LucknowWorks;
•
18.5 kWp Solar PV Plant at Pant Nagar Works; and
•
7.2 kWhybridwind and solar energy systemat DharwadWorks.
The Company source off site wind power at its Pune, Sanand
and Dharwad Works through Power Purchase Agreements
(PPA) with Third Party Wind Power Generators. The Company
will continue to source renewable electricity from grid in line
with favorable regulatory policies / frameworks and tariffs in
the States where it operates.
In Fiscal 2017, the Company generated / sourced a total of
75,703 MWh of renewable electricity for its manufacturing
operations. Further, the Company carried out significant Energy
Conservation projects across its manufacturing plants and
offices.
•
Pune Plants made progress on energy efficient lighting
by replacing around 6,000 fluorescent tube-lights with
energy efficient LED tube-lights. Also, nine high masts
fitted with conventional sodium-vapor lamps were
replaced with LED fittings. All light fittings in offices and
shops, are being progressively replaced with LED fixtures.
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