CSR Vertical 7

Enhancing the Environment & Safety Proposition

Providing a clean and safe environment to neighbourhood communities is pivotal to the realisation of our sustainable growth strategy. We have in place various programmes to promote a healthy and secure ecosystem in the villages near our operations.

Objective

To promote better environment and healthy, unpolluted surroundings by implementing climate-strong practices.

Description

Hindustan Zinc proactively works to promote a safe and healthy environment for the surrounding communities. Our efforts in this vertical include promotion of massive plantations, support for Udaipur city through a 60 MLD sewage treatment plant (STP), and implementation of an independent third-party study for assessing climate-strong practices within CSR.

Safety is a non-negotiable facet of our business, backed by the vision to extend this commitment to the community. We launched a safety module across the six locations of Dariba, Kayad, Agucha, Debari, Zawar and Chanderiya named ‘Suraksha Margdarshika’, the module covers home and domestic safety, such as LPG safety, electrical safety, ergonomics safety, 5S of six sigma at home, confined space safety, etc. It is aimed to create safety master trainers to advance safety trainings in the community.

Coverage

• Entire Udaipur city 3+ lakh population through STP
• 700+ people, including Government school students, youth and rural women and men, benefitted through the year from regular and practical demo sessions on fire safety and basic first aid across locations

Created Zinc India Foundation, a section 8 company for implementation of a sewage treatment plant.

Impact

Heroes of the Vertical

• Formation of Zinc India Foundation
• Set up Miyawaki Forest with 50 varieties in Anjana & Dariba villages of Rajasmand District
• Launch of Safety Module – Suraksha Margdarshika

Partnerships with Udaipur Municipal Corporation (UMC), Urban Improvement Trust (UIT) – Udaipur, Jatan Sansthan, Zinc India Foundation