Environmental Performance

Water Management

Effluent Discharge

We are committed to achieving zero effluent discharge through treating and recycling all the wastewater and harvesting all rainwater incident on our properties. This not only reduces fresh water intake but also maximises groundwater recharge, reduces run off etc.

Many ITC units have already achieved the goal of zero effluent discharge. For example this year, the following units recycled all their treated effluents in-house and achieved zero effluent discharge status: Cigarette Factories at Bengaluru, Saharanpur & Pune, Leaf Processing Units at Anaparti & Chirala, Packaging & Printing Unit at Tiruvottiyur, Research Centres at Bengaluru & Rajahmundry, Paperboards Units at Kovai and Bollaram, Personal Care Soap Unit at Manpura, and ITC Green Centre at Gurgaon.

All our Units, apart from meeting the effluent norms set by the Regulatory Bodies, have defined internal norms, more stringent than statutory limits to maximise reuse and recycling.

In addition, we have started using more environment friendly DEWATS wastewater techniques that are chemical free and require negligible energy inputs, through the Centre for Science & Environment, Auroville. These have been presently installed at our SNPL Simra factory and housing colony at Nepal and in the new Cigarette Unit at Pune with several other installations in the pipeline.

Among the ITC businesses, the Paperboards and Specialty Paper business is confronted with the most serious challenges in effluent quality and quantity.