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Strategic Objective 3
Focus on Sustainability, Innovation and Digitisation as key platforms for transformation

Sustainability Innovation Digitisation

Enabler Strong foundation of SDG, World-class R&D facilities: Technical expertise in analytics
product stewardship and process automation
Innovation Centre, Pune
Corporate sustainability policy Culture for leveraging digital
Rallis Innovation Chemistry Hub
CDP, UNGC & IR framework for (RICH), Bengaluru assets across the organisation
reporting performance
Innovation Centre -
Science-Based Target Initiative Seeds Division
(SBTi) commitment to reducing
absolute carbon footprint Refer to page 28-30 for more details
on R&D facilities
Active member of ICC, BCCI, CII,
CIA, ESAPA, EU Salt Association

Progress in Announced UK’s first industrial Agri Sciences Optimal Rake logistic planning
FY 2019-20 scale carbon capture and o Portfolio expansion: Paddy and Salt Pan Automation at
utilisation plant with £16.7 million crop protection products viz. Mithapur
investment at TCE Zygant (pesticide) and Ayaan Prescriptive analytics for
Established Centre for Sustainable (fungicide) were introduced; factory operations in Soda Ash
Agriculture and Farm Excellence and Rapid regeneration manufacturing
(C-SAFE) and Centre for technique for rice was Agri Sciences
Sustainable Conservation Action implemented
for Protection of Ecosystems of Nutritional Sciences o Implemented Dealer
the Seas (C-SCAPES) Management System and Sales
o New product pilot completed Force Automation
Plastic waste used as alternate and ventured into skin domain
fuel source at Cement plant (built novel prototypes) Synergising IT operations across
supporting the circular economy o Developed staple food businesses - Financing and
concept fortification premixes accounting support harmonised

Material Sciences
o New grades of Silica for
garment and oral care
applications
Energy Sciences
o ISRO Lithium cell technology
transfer completed
o NCA cell prototyping work
completed at CSIR-CECRI
Analytics for R&D
o Developed analytics roadmap
o Bioinformatics to support field
study and diagnostic projects
at Rallis for seeds

18 I INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20