Sustainability

We recognize our responsibility to act in a sustainable manner and are aware that our business activity affects the surrounding environment and communities.  We constantly strive to minimize and improve our footprint and work towards positive changes in our operations to continually improve our environmental operations.

The Aditya Birla viewpoint of sustainability goes well beyond the normal definition of environmental sustainability; it incorporates health, safety and social justice issues as well.  This concept is referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a form of corporate self-regulation conjoined with business model and strategies. It focuses on companies being responsible for their actions and encourages a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, shareholders and stakeholders. According to The Centre for Business and Government of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,

Corporate social responsibility encompasses not only what companies do with their profits, but also how they make them. It goes beyond philanthropy and compliance and addresses how companies manage their economic, social, and environmental impacts, as well as their relationships in all key spheres of influence: the workplace, the marketplace, the supply chain, the community, and the public policy.

Elements of the CSR program at AVTB include:

• Sustainability Dashboard – to track key indicators for energy use, water, waste, emissions, safety, product responsibility, labour and community issues
• Sustainability-based Reduction Targets – incorporating energy efficiency and waste reduction into capital expense and maintenance planning
• Commitment to Sustainable Forestry Practices