Environmental Performance

Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Economic progress and long term business sustainability are today threatened by the real and adverse consequences of global warming and accelerated climate change. ITC has responded to the challenges emerging from the threat of global warming by aligning corporate strategy with national priorities. Accordingly in line with the Government of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) we have adopted strategies to address climate change related impacts and developed mitigation and adaptation plans. Our approach has been to integrate these plans with our business strategies.

Our Strategies Include

1. Identify and evaluate climate change risks for each business.
2. Reduce the environmental impact of our processes, products and services and work towards creating a positive environmental footprint.

   Adopt a low carbon growth path through reduction in specific energy consumption and enhancing use of renewable energy sources.

   Enlarge our carbon positive footprint through increased carbon sequestration by expanding forestry projects in wastelands.

   Reduce specific water consumption and augmenting rainwater harvesting activities both on-site and off-site at watershed catchments areas.

   In line with the Government of India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) we have adopted strategies to address climate change related impacts and have developed mitigation and adaptation plans

   Work towards minimising waste generation, maximising reuse & recycling and using external post consumer waste as raw material in our Units.

3. Creating Sustainable Livelihoods and promoting sustainable agricultural practices.