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Principle 7: Businesses, when engaged in influencing public and Empowerment – Empowerment is the underlying theme in
regulatory policy, should do so in a responsible manner all the programs. Inclusion of the socially backward population
especially the women and scheduled caste & scheduled tribe
1. Is your Company a member of any trade and chambers or
association? If Yes, name only those major ones that your population is done in all programs.
business deals with. Relief Programs
Yes. The Company has a stewardship role in the chemical Tata Chemicals continues its support to any disaster which hits
and fertilizer industries. It is represented in Confederation of our country.
Indian Industry (CII), Indian Chemical Council (ICC), Fertilizer For further information on projects and achievements please
Association of India (FAI), Council of European Union Chambers visit www.tcsrd.org; www.okhai.org
of Commerce, in India (EUCCI), Bombay Chamber of Commerce
and Industry (BCCI), Associated Chambers of Commerce and 2. Are the programmes/projects undertaken through
in-house team/own foundation/external NGO/
Industry (ASSOCHAM), All India Management Association
government structures/any other organisation?
(AIMA), etc., and also member of International Fertilizer
Association (IFA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers - The Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects Integrated Report
Center for Chemical Process Safety (AIChE-CCPS), etc. are implemented through the Tata Chemicals Society for Rural
Development (‘TCSRD’) which was set up in 1980 to protect
2. Have you advocated / lobbied through above associations
for the advancement or improvement of public good? and nurture rural populations. Since then the Company
Yes/No has set up other focused organisations such as the Golden
Jubilee Foundation, Uday foundation and Okhai-Centre for
Yes
empowerment. We work with partners who respect and agree
If yes, specify the broad areas (drop box: Governance and to our Company’s core CSR values. TCSRD has always worked in
Administration, Economic Reforms, Inclusive Development partnership with government agencies, voluntary bodies and
Polices, Energy Security, Water, Food Security, Sustainable local authorities in implementing CSR initiatives. The Company
Business Principles, Others) has partnered with various government and non-government
The Company has participated in industry body consultations organisations such as Sir Ratan Tata Trust, WASMO (Water and
in the following areas: Sanitation Management Organisation), NABARD (National
ʀ Governance and administration Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development), American India
Foundation and Wildlife Trust of India.
ʀ Inclusive development and affirmative action Statutory Reports
ʀ Principles for Sustainable business 3. Have you done any impact assessment of your initiative?
ʀ Economic/sector reform Yes. Impact of activities is measured on a regular basis by
ʀ Skill Development and skill building doing impact assessment, social audit by third party and by
assessment as per Tata Sustainability Framework Analysis.
Tata Code of Conduct is the guide that the Company uses for A community satisfaction survey is carried out yearly to
advocacy.
understand the perception of the community, reach of
Principle 8: Businesses should support inclusive growth and programs and the satisfaction level of the community.
equitable development
There are various types of annual social assessment that are
1. Does the Company have specified programmes/initiatives/ being conducted for the impact of the program, community
projects in pursuit of the policy related to Principle 8? If satisfaction, need identification & future planning.
yes, details thereof.
List of assessments are mentioned below:-
Yes, the Company follows an integrated approach towards
development programs and follows the policy of Sustainable Sr. Name of the Beneficiaries Remark
Development, participatory approach and transparency. No. assessment
The Company’s overall community development interventions 1. Community a) Community members Financial Statements
have been named as BEACoN (Blossom – Enhance – Aspire – satisfaction Internal &
Conserve – Nurture): Index b) Beneficiaries of project external every
c) Panchayat Leaders
Blossom - Capacity building and empowerment of local 3rd Year
communities through sustainable and replicable handicraft d) Vendors
development model. 2. Tata People from Backward External
Enhance - Enhance income of community. Affirmative classes on Education,
Action Employment,
Aspire - Facilitate and empower local communities to seek Program Entrepreneurship &
functional education and skills to enable sustainable socio- Assessment Employability
economic development.
3. External Beneficiaries of the External
Conserve - Maintain ecological balance and conserve natural assessment program assessors
resources through participatory approach for environmental
sustainability. 4. Social Return Beneficiaries of the External
on investment program assessors
Nurture - improve the health status of community through (SROI)
preventive and curative measures.
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