ITC :: Sustainability Report 2008

Chairman’s Statement:
ITC’s Vision and Strategy

ITC:
Organisational Profile

Certifications, Honours & Awards

Report
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Governance, Commitments & Engagements

ITC’s Triple Bottom Line

GRI Index

Statement from
Ernst & Young

Annexures

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ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE

Local Hiring and Senior Management

We believe that our mission to create enduring value for all stakeholders can only be actualised by the dedication and commitment of our people. We recruit quality talent from premier campuses across the country. The selection process is objective and robust. A range of selection tools are used. These include assessment centres, group tasks and in-depth personal interviews.

New employees are assigned to various businesses of the Company and are expected to be competent enough to work in any part of the country.

We encourage local employment in the workforce in manufacturing and hotels and depending primarily on the availability of requisite skills.

Infrastructure investments & services

Our multipronged social sector investments are complemented by our endeavor to create enduring symbols of excellence be it in the field of culture or sustainable development.

ITC Sangeet Research Academy

ITC Sangeet Research Academy was set up to preserve and promote Indian cultural heritage. ITC-SRA plays a major role in reviving and nurturing India's rich heritage of Hindustani classical music. It has created a residential learning centre in Kolkata which captures the mood and ambience of the traditional gurukul. For details of this unique institution please visit www.itcsra.org.

CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

'CII - ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development' was launched on January 18, 2006 along with the Confederation of Indian Industry. This centre aims to create a conducive, enabling climate for Indian businesses to pursue sustainability goals. It seeks to create awareness, promote thought leadership and build capacity to achieve sustainability across a broad spectrum of issues (for further details please www.sustainabledevelopment.in).

Other ‘infrastructure’ initiatives

Information on e-Choupals (Web enablement of farmers), watershed development etc. are detailed elsewhere in this Report.