Tata Chemicals wins accolades at the FE-EVI Green Business Leadership Awards 2011-12
Mumbai/Delhi: Tata Chemicals was awarded the prestigious 2011-12 FE-EVI Green Business Leadership Award in the Chemicals and Fertiliser Sector to recognise companies in corporate India who have adopted sustainability and clean tech as a core strategic measure to profitability. Dr M Veerappa Moily, Union Minster for Corporate Affairs, presented the award to Tata Chemicals at a glittering ceremony in Delhi on World Environment Day, June 5, 2012. The awards were organized by The Financial Express, in collaboration with Emergent Ventures India.
Green Business Leadership Awards 2011-12
The award ceremony was accompanied by the launch of the FE-EVI Green Business Survey 2011-12. In the fourth edition of the survey; which was first instituted in the year 2008, over 500 top companies of India were chosen and a total of 73 companies across 11 sectors actively participated. The companies were selected on the basis of the impact their initiatives have made in areas like climate change and environment, natural resources management and sustainability governance.
Sanjay Choudhary, chief sustainability and technology officer, Tata Chemicals, said, “This award recognises our efforts to engage with the stakeholders in the transition to green economy. We at Tata Chemicals feel delighted and honoured by this recognition and it assures us that we are on the right path towards sustainable operations, products and service offerings.”
The awards, presented to a cross section of industry sectors, recognised Mahindra & Mahindra, Shree Cement, Tata Coffee, Cognizant Technology Solutions, Essar Steel, Larsen & Toubro and Jain Irrigation System as winners in their respective categories. The awards jury comprised of eminent policymakers, industry leaders, academicians and thought-leaders.
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