PRINCIPLE 3 Employee Wellbeing
- Please indicate the Total number of employees.
47,920 as at March 31, 2017 (includes permanent, temporary, trainee and contractual employees)
- Please indicate the Total number of employees hired on temporary/contractual/casual basis.
21,885 as at March 31, 2017
- Please indicate the Number of permanent women employees.
806 as at March 31, 2017
- Please indicate the Number of permanent employees with disabilities
13 as at March 31, 2017
- Do you have an employee association that is recognized by management?
The manufacturing plants at Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow, Pantnagar and Sanand have employee unions recognized by the management. The Company enters into long term wage settlements with these recognized unions.
- What percentage of your permanent employees is members of this recognized employee association?
Around 94% of the operative employees at Jamshedpur, Pune, Lucknow, Pantnagar & Sanand plants are members of these employee unions. These employees represent around 52% of the total permanent employees at these five plants. The Company do not have an Employees Union at the Company's Dharwad Plant presently.
- Please indicate the Number of complaints relating to child labour, forced labour, involuntary labour, sexual harassment in the last financial year and pending, as on the end of the financial year.
- What percentage of your under mentioned employees were given safety & skill up-gradation training in the last year?
- Permanent Employees
- Permanent Women Employees
- Casual/Temporary/Contractual Employees
- Employees with Disabilities
Safety is of paramount importance to the Company. All employees of the Company are provided with safety training as part of the induction programme. The safety induction programme is also a critical requirement for contract workforce before they are inducted into the system. The Company has a structured safety training agenda on an on-going basis to build a culture of safety across its workforce.
The Company believes in continual learning of its employees and has institutionalized a continual learning model for skill upgradation, especially at the shop-floor level. The learning and development needs of management cadre employees are met through the Company's L&D structure which includes various training delivery mechanisms.
PRINCIPLE 4: Stakeholder Engagement
- Has the company mapped its internal and external stakeholders?
Yes, the Company has mapped its internal and external stakeholders. It uses both formal and informal mechanisms to engage with various stakeholders to understand their concerns and expectations. Individual departments within the organization have roles and responsibilities identified and defined to engage with various stakeholders.
- Out of the above, has the company identified the disadvantaged, vulnerable & marginalized stakeholders?
Yes, the Company's AA policy is specially designed to address the socially disadvantaged sections of the society, Scheduled Castes and Tribes. Within the broader stakeholder group of communities, the Company works towards women empowerment and education of children. Every year, the Company participate in TAAP (Tata Affirmative Action Program) Assessment, developed on the lines of TBEM (Tata Business Excellence Model).
- Are there any special initiatives taken by the company to engage with the disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized stakeholders. If so, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so.
The Company's CSR programmes and projects are aimed at serving the needy, deserving, socio-economically backward and disadvantaged communities aimed at improving the quality of their lives. Under Tata Affirmative Action Programme (TAAP), the company continues to serve the SC and ST communities in inter alia Education, Employability and Entrepreneurship.
PRINCIPLE 5: Human Rights
- 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.
- 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
- 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. - 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. - Does the company identify and assess potential environmental risks? Y/N
Yes, the Company has an Environmental Policy which guides the Compan'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.
- Does the company have any project related to Clean Development Mechanism? If so, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so. Also, if yes, whether any environmental compliance report is filed?
None of the Company's plants have undertaken Clean Development Mechanism projects during the Fiscal 2017.
- 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 Lucknow Works;
- 18.5 kWp Solar PV Plant at Pant Nagar Works; and
- 7.2 kW hybrid wind and solar energy system at Dharwad Works.
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.
- Jamshedpur and Pantnagar Plant also made progress on energy efficient LED lighting by installing around 2,500 and 1,325 energy efficient LED lights respectively in areas such as streetlights, vehicle storage pads, office and Shop floor areas.
- In addition, Jamshedpur also installed 20 light pipes to harness natural day light in manufacturing areas.
- Lucknow Plant implemented Waste Heat Recovery System for Ovens and SCADA Control for high bay lights and man coolers in Paint Shop.
Please refer Annexure to Board's Report of the Company Annual Report Fiscal 2017, 'Energy and Climate Change' and 'Environmental Stewardship' sections of the Tata Motors Sustainability Report 2016-17 for details on the Company's energy efficiency and cleaner production initiatives.
- Are the Emissions/Waste generated by the company within the permissible limits given by CPCB/SPCB for the financial year being reported?
The Company is in compliance within the prescribed permissible limits as per CPCB/SPCB for air emissions, effluent quality and discharge, solid and hazardous waste generation and disposal.
- Number of show cause/legal notices received from CPCB/SPCB which are pending (i.e. not resolved to satisfaction) as on end of Financial Year.
There is no show cause/legal notice pending resolution by CPCB/SPCB.