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Sustainability at ITC

Powering the Transition to Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy

With global warming and greenhouse gas emissions on the rise, the need for transitioning to green energy has never been more urgent. For a developing nation like India, where energy demands are rapidly increasing, moving towards cleaner and renewable energy sources is essential to meet both developmental and environmental goals. India is taking bold steps to lead this transition. Through its enhanced Nationally Determined Contributions, the nation has set ambitious renewable energy targets.

At ITC, our climate action plan resonates deeply with the nation's objectives. We have taken giant strides by investing significantly in the transition to renewable energy and in augmenting its specific energy efficiency measures to improve the overall environmental footprint.

ITC has achieved its 2030 goal of meeting 50% of its energy requirement from renewable sources.

Renewable Energy

As a responsible corporate contributing to India's transition to a low-carbon economy, energy is a key focus area in our strategy for mitigation of climate change risks. Over the years, we have been investing in renewable energy projects for both renewable electricity and renewable thermal requirements.

ITC's renewable energy sources include:

Biomass
Solar
Wind

Biomass

We have progressively replaced fossil fuel-fired boilers with biomass boilers for thermal energy generation. Adoption of biomass boilers in our Foods factories have also been accelerated. We have also commissioned a state-of-the-art High-Pressure Recovery Boiler at our Bhadrachalam paper mill, replacing conventional soda recovery boilers, thereby contributing towards reducing carbon footprint through lower coal consumption.

Solar Energy

Four solar projects have been implemented, beginning with our first offsite solar power plant in Tamil Nadu in 2021. This was followed by the commissioning of additional offsite solar power plants - one in Uttar Pradesh and two in Karnataka. Moreover, we have installed rooftop solar power units at various locations, including Ambernath, Hyderabad, Trichy, Kapurthala, Ranjangaon, Munger, and other factories.

Wind Energy

ITC has invested in wind energy to increase its share of renewable energy. Interventions include continued wheeling of wind energy through interstate open access. The Company has installed windmills in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.

We have scaled up our renewable energy use in line with the growth of our operations. This has been driven by investments in augmentation of renewable energy assets such as onsite solar and offsite solar/wind projects to meet the electrical energy demand as well as substantial investments in innovative green boilers in paper mills and use of biomass boilers to meet the thermal energy demand.

Overall installed capacity of 174 MW of Renewable Energy assets across India

Outcome

ITC has achieved its 2030 goal of meeting 50% of its energy requirement from renewable sources.

ITC uses renewable energy across 20 factories, 9 hotels and 6 office buildings spanning states such as Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Haryana, West Bengal and Punjab.

The High Efficiency Recovery Boiler in ITC's Bhadrachalam paperboard manufacturing plant has reduced the annual consumption of coal by over 1,50,000 tons.

~100% renewable electricity consumption at Bollaram Paper Mill

ITC's Journey in Green Energy Adoption

Targets for 2030

Sustaining the share of renewables to 50% of total energy consumption despite growing operational footprint

Meeting 100% of its grid electricity requirements from renewable sources

30% reduction in its specific energy consumption vis-à-vis the FY 2018-19 baseline

50% reduction in specific GHG Emissions vis-a-vis the FY 2018-19 baseline

Alignment to SDGs

Awards and Certifications

ITC's wind farms in Karnataka and Maharashtra received the 'Best Performing Wind Farm Award' from the Indian Wind Power Association for FY 2022-23 in their respective regions.

Our Key Initiatives

ITC invests in people and practices that are good for the planet

Addressing Climate Change

Building a Climate Positive Organisation

Supporting Livelihoods

Transforming Lives and Livelihoods

Renewable Energy

Powering the Transition to Renewable Energy

Green Buildings

Pioneering Green Buildings

Circularity

Towards Circularity

Sustainable Packaging

to address single use plastic substitution with scalable, innovative, and eco-friendly solutions.

Climate Smart Agriculture

Empowering Farmers with Climate Smart Agriculture

Water Stewardship

Integrated Water Stewardship Programme

Biodiversity Conservation

Preserving Biodiversity for a Sustainable Future

Afforestation

Enhancing Green Cover, Supporting Livelihoods

Livestock Development

Creating Off Farm Livelihood Opportunities

Women Empowerment

Enabling Women to Fulfil their Potential

Support to Education

Helping Children Improve Quality of Education

Skilling & Vocational Training

Skilling India's Youth to Build a Future-Ready Workforce

Healthcare

Improving Preventive Healthcare, Augmenting Curative Services

Sustainable Supply Chain

Building a Resilient & Sustainable Supply Chain

Brands with Purpose

Driving Change through Purpose-led Brands

Occupational Health & Safety

Fostering Health and Safety at Workplace

Talent

Creating a Workforce for Tomorrow

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Creating a Diverse, Equitable and Inclusive Culture

Human Rights

ITC has a long-standing commitment to Human Rights, which is reflected in its Code of Conduct for its employees, Suppliers', and Service Providers'.

Corporate Social Responsibility

Generating livelihoods & environmental capital

ITC CSR Policy

Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

ITC Social Investments Impact Studies

ITC's Social Investments Programme under Mission Sunehra Kal

RPF's For Impact Assessment & Other Studies

Request for Proposal of Impact Assessment of Projects undertaken by ITC’s Social Investments Programme across India

Major Subsidiaries

Operational Joint Ventures

Major Associate Companies

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ITC has achieved its 2030 goal of meeting 50% of its energy requirement from renewable sources.

Renewable Energy

ITC's renewable energy sources include:

Overall installed capacity of 174 MW of Renewable Energy assets across India

ITC's Journey in Green Energy Adoption

Major Subsidiaries

Operational Joint Ventures

Major Associate Companies

YOUR RECENT SEARCHES

ITC has achieved its 2030 goal of meeting 50% of its energy requirement from renewable sources.​

Renewable Energy

ITC's renewable energy sources include:

Overall installed capacity of 174 MW of Renewable Energy assets across India​

ITC's Journey in Green Energy Adoption

ITC has achieved its 2030 goal of meeting 50% of its energy requirement from renewable sources.

Overall installed capacity of 174 MW of Renewable Energy assets across India