 Human Rights: Significant Investments
During 2010-11, nearly 49 % of our total capex cash flow of ` 1281 crores was incurred on machinery and technology sourced from reputed global suppliers/ vendors who follow internationally accepted norms and standards on Human Rights. Approximately ` 555 crores were invested on new factories, hotels, modernisation.
All large contracts in ITC, for the construction of hotels, factories, and significant upgrades, included environment, health, safety and human rights’ clauses covering decent place of work, and beyond compliance labour practices.
In 2010-11, large projects such as construction of the Green Leaf Threshing plant at Mysore, Packaging and Printing factory at Haridwar, the Master Facility of the Lifestyle Retailing Business at Manesar, ITC Hotels at Chennai and Kolkata and modernisation of the Cigarette factory at Kolkata are in progress. All these were managed and supervised by ITC managers, who also ensured proper Human Rights compliance.
Systems have been established to ensure compliance of our Policies and Standards, through rigorous audits by Corporate Internal Audit and Corporate EHS.
Human Rights: Supply Chain
As a large and multi-product enterprise whose products are benchmarked nationally and internationally, we recognise our responsibility to proactively encourage high levels of ‘Human Rights’ standards in our supply chain.
Our approach to managing human rights in the following distinct categories is described below:
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Our major Businesses are vertically integrated across several Divisions that follow ITC policies. |
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We procure inputs for the Company’s agri-based businesses entirely from state controlled trading platforms and the open market. |
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We position our managers at all significant ‘outsourced’ manufacturing facilities (cigarettes, personal care, branded apparels and packaged foods) to ensure high standards of product quality and adherence to ITC’s guidelines on EHS and labour practices. Government officials also routinely inspect these Units to ensure adherance to relevant labour and factory acts, which, inter alia, provide for the necessary EHS and labour practices standards. |
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The execution of ITC’s human rights policies is obligatory for all service providers operating within our establishments. |
During 2010-11, the total number of service providers was 5,170 of which 1,309 operated within the Company’s premises and 3,861 worked off-site. 100% of contracts on-site and 82% of contracts off site, included important clauses on Human Rights, environment, health and safety. No contracts were cancelled during the year as a result of non-compliance with ITC’s Human Rights policy.
Prevention of Discrimination at the Work Place
During 2010-11 no incident of discrimination in any of the ITC Units was reported either to the concerned Units or statutory authorities.
Freedom of Association
During 2010-11 no incidents of violation of freedom of association were reported either to the concerned Units or statutory authorities. Within ITC’s operations, there are no areas where the right to exercise freedom of association and collective bargaining is at risk.
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