ITC’s farm and social forestry initiatives now cover over 19,500 hectares, enabling the sequestration of 31% of the total Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions during the year. ITC’s commitment to grow 100,000 hectares of plantations in the coming years will make the Company a Carbon-Positive Corporation.

ITC sequestered almost a third of CO2 released (2003–04)

    *Although the total energy consumption has gone up by 7.81%, the CO2 emissions have come down substantially because ITC generates 24% of its energy requirement from climate-neutral fuels.

Consumption of raw material

The main raw materials that ITC’s manufacturing operations consume in significant quantities are detailed below:

Product and Service Stewardship Initiatives

All ITC manufacturing Units have obtained ISO 9000 (2000) and ISO 14001 certification. Stewardship initiatives are ingrained in these management systems. ITC focuses on providing best quality to the customer, without any compromise, through strict adherence to these management systems.

Wastes as Raw Material

Over a period of time, ITC has evolved into a multi-product Company that has both backward and forward business linkages. This creates major life cycle advantages for the environment. Wastes of certain Units become natural raw material for Units within or outside the Group. This minimises the burden on the environment by avoiding excessive use of natural resources. The following diagram presents the ‘raw material and energy’ synergy that exists within the Group, optimising overall manufacturing activity and life cycle environmental care.

ITC Units foster product stewardship. By synergistically recycling and re-using their wastes, they reduce their consumption of virgin natural resources.

A significant proportion of raw materials used for the production of paperboards at the Bhadrachalam Unit is waste paper from external sources.