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Reducing our

environmental impact

Towards sustainable growth
Our sustainability commitments Sustainability is at the heart of our business conservation initiatives. Using innovative
strategy. We strongly believe in giving back technologies to desalinate seawater,
Natural capital to society, protecting the environment Mithapur continues to have zero
• Achieve energy efficiency as part and achieving our overarching desire of dependence on ground water and
of the Responsible ‘serving society through science’. Our policies recycles almost 94% of the water it uses.
Manufacturing Index (RMI) and processes are aligned with the triple The Innovation Centre in Pune recently set
• Reuse and recycle packaging bottom line approach that measures social, up a rainwater harvesting system.
and other waste environmental and nancial performance.
• Conduct responsible mining TCNA taps into Green River to source
We focus on water conservation, reducing drinking water and for manufacturing.
Social and relationship capital energy consumption and green house gas Initiatives to reduce water consumption
• Ensure safe drinking water and (GHG) emissions, e cient waste disposal have resulted in 84% of the water previously
reach 25 million people and recycling systems, and conserving lost to the evaporation ponds being
• Harmonise community relations biodiversity. We aim for sustainable growth recovered.
• Promote responsible care and and continually reduce our environmental
customer education footprint. TCE aims to return a high proportion of its
• Establish community based water back to the river course to minimise
organisations to empower Water conservation net usage. All returned water is subject to
citizens We use water responsibly. We meter and highly regulated consented permits. The
• Encourage inclusion of women, monitor the impact on water resources. water is recycled within the process or to
and socially and economically Mithapur has a well-established rainwater other users wherever possible and extensive
backward communities collection system and newly constructed use is made of rainwater harvesting to
• Maintain a responsible supply rain water collection ponds are part of displace use of river water.
chain

Human capital Speci c water consumption Water consumption (000'KLs)
• Uphold safety’s zero harm
commitment
• Encourage employee
investments and development
• Engage volunteers

Manufactured capital
• Opt for low carbon technology
• Select low sulphur-content raw
materials
• Reuse and recycle packaging
and other waste
• Adopt technology and Speci c water consumption
innovation (KL/MT produced)

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