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ITC Limited REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2013
norms. The Company has also pioneered Elemental Chlorine
Free (ECF) pulp & paper/ paperboards in India, with the
implementation of'Ozone bleaching'technology, a first in
the country.
The Company continues to invest in reducing air emission
levels through adoption of cleaner technologies/ fuels,
monitoring of combustion efficiencies and investment in
state-of-the-art pollution control equipment, such as plasma
filters and electrostatic precipitators etc. ITC units monitor
significant air emission parameters, such as Particulate Matter
(PM), Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) and Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) to
ensure compliance with internal norms that are more
stringent than regulatory requirements.
Implementation of Environmental
Management Systems
In pursuit of its EHS Policy commitments, the Company has
established Environmental Health and Safety Management
systems certified by accredited agencies in line with
International Standards like ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
Within the purview of certified management systems,
contingency plans are developed and implemented to
Cleaner Production Methods, Use of
prevent, mitigate and control environmental disasters.
Energy Efficient and Environment-Friendly
An integrated database management system has been
Technologies
implemented across the Company to monitor and review
The Company is a pioneer in the green buildings movement,
sustainability performance through defined key performance
which commenced with the commissioning of the ITC Green
indicators. Standard Operating Procedures have been
Centre at Gurgaon in 2004 - the highest rated green building
prepared to define, collate and support audits of data for
in the world with LEED Platinum certification. ITC secured a
ensuring accuracy and verifiability.
5 Star GRIHA rating, the highest national rating for green
For more details, please refer to the ITC Sustainability Report 2013.
buildings in India, for the ITC Grand Chola, the 600-key
super-premium luxury hotel complex in Chennai, which is
also the world's largest LEED Platinum certified green
hotel under the 'New Construction category. The Company
The Company has
ncorporates validated green attributes while setting
up new infrastructure and efforts are underway to have
contributed to
existing buildings and factories meet these validated green
environmental security by
not only augmenting
precious natural resources
but also by ensuring
efficient use of resources.
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Source: https://www.industrydocuments.ucsf.edu/docs/snbx0223

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