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ITC
launched the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for
Sustainable Development in association with the
Confederation of Indian Industry in January
2006.
The
Centre is engaged in creating awareness,
promoting thought leadership and building
capacity among Indian enterprises on issues
relating to sustainable development.
The
Centre launched the first CII-ITC Sustainability
Awards 2006 to honour Indian businesses that
have demonstrated excellence in the area of
sustainable development.
An
eminent Jury led by Dr R A Mashelkar, the then
Director General CSIR (Council of Scientific and
Industrial Research) and Secretary, Department
of Industrial Research, selected the winners.
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The first
Sustainability Awards were conferred by the
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Mr Kamal
Nath, during the CII National Conference and
Annual Session in 2006 |
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‘Promoting
Excellence for Sustainable Development’ was the
theme of the Sustainability Summit: Asia-2006
organised by the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence
for Sustainable Development and Development
Alternatives in partnership with the Ministry of
Environment and Forest on December 19 and 20 in
New Delhi. The summit attracted wide ranging
participation from corporates, academia, banks &
financial institutions, civil society,
consultants, development cooperation agencies,
educational institutions, environmentalists,
policymakers & regulators, media, multilateral &
bilateral agencies, research institutes and
technocrats.
The summit
highlighted the challenge of sustainable
development in some of the fastest growing
economies globally which are also home to a
large number of the world’s poor. |
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ITC’s third
Sustainability Report, unveiled in December
2006, highlights ITC’s achievements across all
three dimensions of the ‘Triple Bottom Line’ –
economic, social and environmental.
The
Amsterdam-based Global Reporting Initiative has
recognised ITC’s Sustainability Report 2006 to
be the first in India and one of the first 10
reports globally to conform to G3, the latest
Sustainability Reporting Guidelines.
ITC’s
Sustainability Report 2006, at level A+, denotes
the highest level of reporting and was
independently verified by
PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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