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(ii) Medikarb IP: Medikarb is Sodium Bicarbonate Water Purifier: Tata Swach helps the consumer in
developed for pharmaceutical applications; which saving the electrical energy at their end as it does not
is manufactured by further processing of Sodium use electrical energy in purifying the water.
Bicarbonate to reduce Sulphate, Chloride and other 3. Does the Company have procedures in place for
heavy metals. This product complies to specifications sustainable sourcing (including transportation)? If yes,
as prescribed by Indian and British pharmacopeial what percentage of your inputs was sourced sustainably?
requirements. Also, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so.
(iii) Water Purifier - Tata Swach: Ncourage Social Yes, the Company has developed a supplier sustainability
Enterprise Foundation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of code and has established process for vendor selection. This
the Company through its Tata Swach range of Water includes various principles and guidelines like SHE Policy,
Purifiers have been addressing one of the basic Legal Compliance, Adherence to Tata Code of Conduct, ISo
human needs of making access to Safe drinking Certification, etc. The Company has started carrying
Water accessible to marginalised communities. Tata out a Sustainability Assessment of its Key Suppliers and
Swach Tech Jal was an intervention in this direction - communicates areas of further improvements and reinforce
for providing affordable access to safe drinking water sustainability principles.
for communities. This year saw Tata Swach remodel
this community purification system and made For sustainable transportation and to help reduce carbon
available a variant by integrating an ATM interface footprint, the Company maximises Rail and Coastal mode
to Tata Swach Tech Jal. This new variant is targeted despatches, full load based transportation, loose/bulker
and deployed to create dual impact – (i) provide an movements – deployment of german designed patented
opportunity for livelihood for an operator/attendant Lupa Bulker, etc.
(ii) with ATM integration it can now be deployed at Bulker helps in continuing journey towards pollution
popular and high-density tourist locations to make prevention, minimisation of waste, eliminating the efforts
available assured safe drinking water at an affordable of packaging, loading and unloading. It has an approximate
price. Thus, actively encouraging reducing plastic capacity of 25 tonnes and can replace 3 million plastic bags
waste through the reduction in the use of single-use each year.
plastic bottles.
4. Has the Company taken any steps to procure goods
2. For each such product, provide the following details in and services from local and small producers, including
respect of resource use (energy, water, raw material, etc.) communities surrounding their place of work? If yes,
per unit of product (optional):
what steps have been taken to improve the capacity and
(i) Reduction during sourcing/production/distribution capability of local and small vendors?
achieved since the previous year throughout the
value chain Yes, the Company has a vendor development programme.
Nil over the years, the Company has promoted local contractors
and service providers and provides them opportunities.
(ii) Reduction during usage by consumers (energy,
water) has been achieved since the previous year? Additionally, the Company has also promoted skills and
livelihood development in the neighbouring community
Sodium Bicarbonate: National Thermal Power through various training and community development
Corporation (‘NTPC’) was the first customer where programmes. The Company has also established an
after several discussions with technology providers, apprentice training centre to improve capacity and skills of
the Company received trial orders to supply Sodium more than 100 apprentices every year. The Company provides
Bicarbonate to its dadri Unit in National Capital support to people from socially backward community.
Region. NTPC has plans to adopt dry sorbent
injection technology using Bicarb at multiple The Company also keeps exploring development of suppliers
units. It is expected that use of Bicarbonate in from socially and economically backward communities.
Flue gas Treatment for addressing flue gas emissions has The Company initiated a sponsored Professional
a promising potential for environmental sustainability Training programme for developing Functional skills and
once it’s adopted by the national power producer. It can competencies of SC/ST and other socially and economically
be adopted by small power producers as the regulations backward candidates to make them capable of being
tighten and are mandated by enforcement agencies. employed in sales and marketing field.

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