ITC’s Sustainability Report 2004 was the first ‘In Accordance’ report
in India prepared as per GRI guidelines
Highlights of ITC’s ‘triple bottom line’ contributions during 2004-05
Net Sales grew by 18%
Export and Foreign Exchange earnings touched Rs.1,316 crores
ITC’s excise payments accounted for nearly 5% of India’s total
excise collections
The total rainwater harvesting potential created by ITC increased to 16.86 million
kilolitres, making it a ‘water positive’ corporation for the third successive
year
The Company sequestered 86% of CO2 emitted, up from 31% last year,
by greening 29,230 hectares of wastelands with over 100 million saplings
Having been felicitated in 2004 with the World Business Award for the
transformational impact of e-Choupal on rural India, the pathbreaking initiative
also won the Development Gateway Award in 2005 |
