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CORPORATE OVERVIEW
A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
Conservation of natural resources has always
been a priority for Tata Motors. We strive to
minimise the impact of our operations on the
natural environment.
Depending upon stakeholder engagement outcomes and materiality
assessment, we formulate our Sustainability Strategy and prioritise
actions towards addressing the Material Environmental Issues. Our
efforts on environmental conservation are governed by the
Board-level Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Committee, which
monitors and reviews our environmental performance.
The key environmental issues which we prioritise and act upon are:
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
Resource optimisation is of prime
importance. There are multiple financial and
non-financial benefits, which are associated
with resource optimisation. Not only does
it lead to reduction in vehicular weight, fuel
efficiency and generated waste, it leads to
significant cost savings.
At TML, we achieved a significant reduction
in steel and ferrous alloy consumption
in FY 2016-17, compared to FY 2015-16,
even though there has been an increase in
production by 0.28%. We are continuously
seeking to optimise material usage
and recycling to avoid virgin material
consumption through initiatives, such as
using high-strength steel and alternate
engineering plastic.
Through Tata OK and Tata Assured initiative
and our reconditioning business, Prolife, we
are extending the life of our products, while
ensuring optimum operational performance
and minimising the usage of virgin materials.
14,058
Number of vehicles
refurbished and sold
JAGUAR LAND ROVER
Closed Loop Process
Continuing its efforts of building closed-loop
systems, JLR has changed the way it works
by collecting the surplus aluminium from
its body-stamping process and reusing it
to make new vehicles. This has helped in
achieving Zero Waste to Landfill by 2016.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
While we are complying with waste
management laws in our respective
geographies, we are actively working
towards adopting the principles of
‘Circular Economy’. This initiative will help
us transform our approach towards
waste management. It will build synergies
among different functions such as design,
materials sciences, engine technologies;
and also present opportunities from
new business streams.
44,069
Total volume of product
recycled/reused in
take-back programme
In one year alone, JLR reclaimed 50,000+
tonnes of press shop aluminium waste
which was enough to make around 200,000
Jaguar XE body shells. The company is now
applying this process to other materials.
Natural or sustainable materials
As a member of the Lightweight And Sound
consortium (LANDS), JLR has been involved
in a three-year project to find material
replacements that use recycled content
and that are suitable for current production
methods. The work JLR is doing with its
LANDS partners has confirmed that natural
or sustainable materials can meet current
automotive standards and be manufactured
successfully – an important step towards
further environmental improvements across
the vehicle life cycle.