India mirrors the global climate challenges with agriculture and farmers being significantly vulnerable to the vagaries of extreme weather events. It is indeed heartening that the Government of India has spearheaded several initiatives to build a climate resilient future.
ITC has invested significantly to be a future-ready climate-positive organisation. Our operations are spread across the country, including climate vulnerable sites. Several of the Company's businesses depend on agri and forestry-based value chains for sourcing key raw materials. It is our belief that building climate resilience is not only imperative but contributes significantly to enhancing enterprise competitiveness.
This encompasses a host of initiatives including investments in green infrastructure such as green buildings and renewable energy, sequestration through large-scale afforestation, climate smart and regenerative agriculture, integrated water stewardship, biodiversity conservation, promoting a circular economy as well as building resilience of rural communities.