Enlarging Our Carbon Positive
Footprint
ITC operations (manufacturing & freight) generated total CO2 emissions of 1709 Kilo tonnes (KT) in 2009-2010 (1,572 KT in 2008-2009). Higher CO2 emissions were due to significant growth in most businesses and increased pulp production which substitutes imported pulp. Contributions by the new 6 MW wind energy plant and the 90 TPH bio mass residue fired boiler have been for only a part of the year and over 2010- 2011 their contribution is expected to have a much larger impact.
ITC’s social and farm forestry initiatives added 13,333 hectares of plantations during 2009-2010. Total plantations, as at March 31, 2010, now stands at 103,466 hectares. The social & farm forestry initiatives have not only provided a sustainable source of raw material for the Paperboards and Specialty Papers business, but have also helped sequester 4785 KT of CO2, provided over 46 million person-days of employment and also consolidated ITC’s status as a ‘Carbon Positive Company’ for the fifth year in a row. |
