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Social
Building economic capital Ensuring environmental integrity
In FY 2022-23, we worked with 5,245 C-SAFE is working on experimenting, about two decades. Our initiatives In FY 2022-23:
farmers on capacity-building trainings, piloting, establishing scientific include coral reef restoration,
field demonstrations, support on livestock agricultural practices through its ABC whale shark conservation, People covered through
Environmental projects
management, supply of seeds, organic value chain model - Agronomy, By- mangroves and indigenous flora
farming and agriculture equipment. Our Products and Consumers, especially and fauna conservation, along with 7,811
Our CSR efforts in this area are centred initiatives contributed significantly to with small and marginal farmers and Given the criticality of environment
around enhancing livelihood for farmers, improvement in farm productivity and led farmer-producer organisations conservation to sustainable business environmental education initiatives
youth and artisans in rural communities. growth, we have identified protection at Mithapur
to increase in the sustainable income of Mangroves planted
the farmers. In FY 2022-23: of biodiversity, along with water Through C-SCAPES, we have also 2,17,500
conservation and management as vital
Along with Okhamandal Farmer Farmers benefited by farmer elements of our CSR approach. been working on new conservation
projects on coastal ecosystem
Producer Company Limited (OFPCL), outreach initiatives management; coastal community
we supported four new FPOs (Farmer Whale sharks rescued
Enhancing farm productivity Producer Organisations) for agriculture 12,963 resilience-building; climate change
and income mitigation and adaptation; and 44 (till date 910)
and livestock management in
We work closely with farmers to augment partnership with NABARD (National Cattle covered under livestock Nurturing biodiversity coastal governance
the productivity of their land and enhance Bank for Agriculture and Rural management programmes
their income. Development). These work closely We have been running biodiversity
with farmers to enhance productivity 55,403 conservation programmes for
and profitability through market and
government linkages and grants
check dams, revival of community In FY 2022-23:
ponds, and promotion of drip
irrigation Total water harvested through
Progressing on water conservation
with partners like NABARD, TCS, Light rexine and leather, bead work, jute, block We also worked on water related Jal Dhan
of Life Trust (LOLT), etc. during the print and coconut fibre are made. These Our land development and Jal Dhan government schemes - Sujalam
year. We support skill development are sold through Okhai, two retail outlets, (water management and conservation) Sufalam and Amrit Sarovar Yojana - 136 mcft (till date 717 mcft)
Creating livelihood opportunities institutions like Tata Strive Centre at and handicraft stalls at Dwarka and Okha programmes in Gujarat and Maharashtra with community engagement during
Aligarh, ITI at Dwarka and Vaghra, railway stations continued to benefit people in these
We engage with the youth in rural Leslie Sawhney Centre and Akola Girls regions during the year. the year
communities and support them in ITI. TCE participated in local career fairs In Magadi, we completed desilting
becoming self-reliant through various and discussed career paths with youth In FY 2022-23: Our programmes cover groundwater of a dam for the local community in
skill development interventions. These in the country recharging, harvesting by building Murantaua
initiatives are aimed at equipping them Youth provided skill training
with employable skills to get jobs or start At our operations in Magadi, Kenya,
their own enterprises. we supported 24 trainees under 2,517
our Community Skill Upgrading
Our skill development centre in Programme
Mithapur, which has programmes Artisans impacted
across fashion technology, welder, We have connected 29,445 (41% Rural 29,575
fitter, domestic electrician, beauty and Women artisans) with pan-India
wellness, is creating employment and customers through Okhai marketplace.
entrepreneurship opportunities for TCSRD is providing entrepreneurial Sales of traditional handicrafts
the youth training to women members of self- ₹ 1,292 Lakh
help groups (SHGs). It has facilitated
Other skilling programmes were the formation of six clusters or group
undertaken at Mithapur, Dhasai, enterprises in Mithapur, where
Akola, Cuddalore and Mambattu
products in bandhani (tie-and-dye),
Location: Tata Chemicals Mithapur Coral
Reef Restoration
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