CSR PRESENTATION ITC As A Responsible Business

Aashi upadhyay (184) Apoorv Chaudhary (158) Parth Barot (155) Kunal Vichare (180) Pranjal saiwal (115) Ankita Mundra (112)

History and Evolution

ITC was incorporated on August 24,1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco Company Of India Limited. ITC has a multi business portfolio wide: - range of consumer goods .Foods .Personal Care .Cigarettes and Cigars .Branded Apparel .Education .Stationery Products, .Incense Sticks and Safety Matches - Hotels - Paper boards and specialty papers - Packaging - Agri-Business - Information Technology In September 18 , 2001 the company now stands as ITC Limited

 The first six decades were devoted by the company to the growth of Cigarettes and Leaf Tobacco businesses. Packaging and Printing Business was setup in 1925. In 1975, the Company launched its Hotels Business with the acquisition of a hotel in Chennai which was rechristened ITC Welcome group Hotel Chola (now renamed My Fortune, Chennai). In 1979, ITC entered the Paperboards Business by promoting ITC Bhadrachalam Paperboards Limited. In 1985, ITC set up Surya Tobacco Co. in Nepal as an Indo-Nepal and British joint venture.

In 1990, ITC acquired Tribeni Tissues Limited , TTD was merged with the Bhadrachalam Paperboards Division to form the Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division in November 2002.
Also in 1990 , ITC setup Agri Business Division for export of agri-commodities. ITC launched line of premium range of notebooks under brand Paperkraft in 2002. Years 2007- 2009 saw the launch of Practical Books, Drawing Books, Geometry Boxes, Pens and Pencils under the Classmate brand. In 2000, ITC spun off its information technology business into a wholly owned subsidiary, ITC Infotech India Limited

ITC also entered the Lifestyle Retailing Business with the Will Sports in 2000
There food business is a successfully blending multiple internal competencies to create new driver for business growth. Aug 2001: introduction with Kitchens of India 2002: entered confectionary and staple segment with Mint-O , candyman and Ashirwad aata. 2003: biscuits segment with Sunfeast 2007: snacks with Bingo 2010: noodles with Yippiee

 In 2005 ITC entered Personal care business.

In 2010 , launched its hand rolled Cigar Armenteros

Social Responsibility Hierarchy

Social Responsibility Hierarchy

Economic responsibilities refer to
production of goods and services which are of value to society, so that the firm can get acceptable return on its owners investment as well as pay repay its creditors.

Legal responsibilities refer to carry

out business within legal framework drawn up by the Government.

 Ethical responsibilities refer to

generally held beliefs about behavior in society.

Discretionary responsibilities are

purely voluntary obligations on the part of a company

EHS Policy - ITC

ITCs EHS philosophy cognizes for the twin needs of conservation and creation of productive resources. Policies:
To take account of environment, occupational health and safety in planning and decision-making. To provide and maintain facilities, equipment, operations and working conditions which are safe for employees, visitors and contractors at the Companys premises. To institute and implement a system of regular EHS audit in order to assure compliance with laid down policy, benchmarked standards, and requirements of laws, regulations and applicable codes of practice.

 All employees of ITC are expected to adhere to and comply with the EHS Policy and Corporate Standards on EHS.

The Corporate EHS Department is responsible for reviewing and updating Corporate Standards on EHS, and for providing guidance and support to all concerned.

ITC's Social Farm Forestry Projects

Helped create green cover for carbon sequestration, ground water recharge, regeneration of biomass and in nurturing of depleted soils. Change the way farmers cultivate and improve yields, now spread to eight districts in Andhra Pradesh, virtually converting the State into a pulp bowl.

 Andhra Pradesh's contribution of about 25 lakh tonnes is about one-fourth of the country's total pulp output of 100 lakh tonnes per annum.

BENEFITS
By encouraging farmers to take up cultivation of fallow lands, ITC has played a catalytic role in covering over one lakh hectares The green cover created has enabled ITC to achieve a unique distinction of being a carbon positive company for four consecutive years The green cover also helped in generating carbon credits.

 The company has helped plant 358 million plants and has also played a role in transforming over one lakh hectares of land, where 70,000 farmers are engaged. The plantations have created an asset value of Rs 1,827 crore in the form of wood.

ITC arm to invest Rs 1,100 cr in Bhadrachalam paper plant

The setup of this plant was an ecology conscious decision in a backward area. The social forestry initiative of ITC is also playing a critical role in encouraging farmers to take up cultivation of eucalyptus, subabul and casuarina.

 Work on the expansion project, which entails ramping up the manufacturing capacity from 4 lakh tonnes of paper a year to 6 lakh tonnes a year while keeping a check on the environment. ITC's Soil and Moisture Conservation Programme covers 26,704 hectares of rain fed agricultural land and generates employment during the lean season.

E-Waste Handling - ITC

Preferential dealing with IT vendors having sound E-Waste management processes Extending the useful life of IT assets to postpone / minimize generation of E-Waste Responsible disposal processes conforming to regulatory requirements and best practices

Initiatives E-Choupal

Milestones 4 million farmers empowered, 6,500 E-Choupals installed 114,428 hectares greened, generating 51.48 million person days of employment

Social and Farm Forestry

Watershed Development

56,951 hectares brought under soil and moisture conservation

Women's Empowerment

15,378 women members 1183 self - help groups 176 Cattle Development Centres 3,520 villages covered annually 252,329 children covered through 2,334 Supplementary Learning Centres

Livestock Development

Primary Education

E-Choupal
E-Choupals, information centers equipped with a computer connected to the Internet, located in rural farming villages.

E-Choupals serve both as a social gathering place for exchange of information

(choupal means traditional village gathering place in Hindi) and an e-commerce hub.

A local farmer acting as a sanchalak(coordinator) runs the village e-Choupal, and the computer usually is located in the sanchalaks home.

Traditional Mandi System Vs e-Choupal

 Enhance farm productivity by

Latest information on district level weather forecasts for short & medium

terms.

Best practices in farming. Supply of quality inputs (seed, herbicide, fertilizer, pesticides etc) in the village itself.

Improved price realization for farm produce by Making available live data on markets viz. Location / Buyer wise prices

offered.
International market prices of relevant agri-commodities. Historical & Up-to-date information on supply & demand. Expert opinion on expected future price movements. Minimizes transaction costs in marketing farm produce by

Buying output at the farmers doorstep.

Through transparent pricing & weight management practices.

Results
Launched in June 2000, 'e-Choupal', has already become the largest initiative among all Internet-based interventions in rural India

'e-Choupal' services today reach out to over 4 million farmers growing a range

of crops - soyabean, coffee, wheat, rice, pulses in over 40,000 villages

There are presently 6,500 e-Choupals in operation. ITC Limited plans to scale

up to 20,000 e-Choupals by 2012 covering 100,000 villages in 15 states,

servicing 15 million farmers.

CSR of ITC- ILTD Division (Indian Leaf Tobacco Development)

Policy
Social responsibility program policy o Integrated crop management program o Elimination of child labour o Review mechanisms Child labour policy

o Welfare, health and safety of children o No farm activity that could put children at risk is undertaken by children like handling mechanical equipments, agro-chemicals etc. o Any form of farm practice does not conflict with the educational development of children including school attendance.
Genetically modified tobacco holding statement o If any genetically modified sample is found then ITC traces the purchase to the farmer level through: o Tobacco Board and recommend for cancellation of the license o Directly deal with the individual farmers and no further tobacco purchases will be done from them

Agronomy
Adding value to the farmers produce o Cultivates flue cured Virginia tobacco in India o Collaboration with Tobacco Board and the Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI)

Integrated Farm Management Some techniques: oTray Seedling Technology oWater Management oVenturi Furnace Systems oVermiculture oIntegrated Pest Management oIntegrated Watershed Development oSocial & Farm Forestry

Processing
Accreditations ISO 9002 ISO 14001 IQRS LEVEL 7 Awards: oNational Safety Awards from the British Safety Council oSwords of Honour from the British Safety Council oBritish Standard 7750 oROSPA Gold Awards from the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents oGolden Peacock Environment Management Award from the World Environment Foundation oRajiv Gandhi National Quality Award in the Best of All category from the Government of India oSpecial Commendation Safety Certificate from the Ministry of Labor, Government of India oSocial Accountability Standard Certification (SA 8000). oOHSAS 18000:199 Certificate. oBest Research and Development of New Innovation Gold award oBest Energy Conservation Implementation Gold Award

Socio Economics

Natural Resource Management

Integrated Coastal Development

Green Guntur

Community
Fostering The Well-Being Of Communities

Human Resource Development

Womens Empowerment

School & Supplementary Education

Global Honours and Recognition - ITC

Worldwide CSR Recognition

'World Business Award : the
worldwide business award recognizing companies who have made significant efforts to create sustainable livelihood opportunities and enduring wealth in developing countries.

Sustainability Report : ITC is the

first from India and among the first 10 companies in the world to publish its Sustainability Report in compliance (at the highest A+ level) with theest G3 guidelines of the Netherlands-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

 Development Gateway Award:

ITC is the first Indian company and the second in the world to win the prestigious award. It won the $100,000 Award for the year 2005 for its trailblazing ITC e-Choupal initiative

Annual FICCI Outstanding Vision Corporate Triple Impact Award (2007): ITC won this award for its
invaluable contribution to the triple bottom line benchmarks of building economic, social and natural capital for the nation.

 Golden Peacock Awards: ITC has won the Golden Peacock

Awards for 'Corporate Social Responsibility (Asia)' in 2007, the Award for CSR in Emerging Economies 2005 and Excellence in Corporate Governance' in the same year.