Frost & Sullivan, recently concluded its 5th edition of the 'Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards and Summit (GMEA&S)’ at The Leela, Mumbai. GMEA through this mission lays emphasis on identifying long-term sustainability risks, and an organizational approach to address these issues. Various metrics ranging from sustainable strategy to safety systems, from environmental management to social accountability, are tracked through this platform.
The day started with the Green Manufacturing Excellence Summit where organizations that have worked on their sustainability journey gathered under one roof. Best practices from companies across industries that participated in the award platform were shared by notable industry stalwarts that play an integral role in the field of sustainability in India. The focus through the day was on aligning sustainability initiatives with the business model and creating sustainable “smart” business models. The common message brought to the fore by these companies was that to create success stories it is imperative that financial inclusion be one of the cornerstones of the language of sustainability.
Nitin Kalothia, Director, Manufacturing and Process Consulting, reiterated this in his keynote address. He highlighted that, “during the assessments for GMEA the key finding has been that sustainability for most companies have been initiative driven. The focus areas for these companies have been energy management, material, and products, which, directly impact the bottom line of the company. There needs to be a shift in this concept as the low hanging fruits that come with an initiative based approach would soon dry out. The shift has to be toward considering sustainable “smart” business models that integrate each of the requirements be it resources, waste, energy, supply chain, into the long-term planning and vision of the organization”.
This year also saw the introduction of the Safety Excellence Model that took companies through a detailed safety assessment built on five broad parameters (Safety Management Systems, Process Safety, Equipment Safety, Employee Safety, and Occupational Health). These five parameters were further divided into sub-parameters that evaluate and map their journey from a reactive to a proactive safety approach. A detailed feedback on the maturity of a company’s safety system was shared in addition to the GMEA report. The highest scoring companies were recognized for ‘Excellence in Safety’ during the 2014 Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards banquet.
Frost & Sullivan strongly emphasizes that corporates need to take a deeper look at what sustainability means to them. The approach to sustainability needs to start at the drawing board with their Vision and Mission. Companies that have been successful in this have reaped tremendous benefits, not the least – the goodwill of its stakeholders. Some presentations that showcased this have been by Mahindra & Mahindra, ITC Ltd., United Breweries, Hindustan Zinc, and ACC Limited and the topics covered ranged from Sustainability- Business Case to Biodiversity and Organizational impact.
The Believers, Challengers, Leaders and Best of Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2014 are:
| Recipients of the 2014 Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards |
| Overall Leader Award |
| Company Name | Facility location | Award |
| ITC Limited | Bengaluru | Overall Leader Award |
| ACC Limited - Lakheri Cement Works | Lakheri | Overall Leader Award- 1st Runner Up |
| Leaders Award |
| Company Name | Facility location | Award |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited - Farm Equipment Sector | Nagpur | Leaders Award - Mega Large Business |
| Ericsson India Private Limited | Jaipur | Leaders Award - Mega Large Business |
| Aquagel Chemicals Private Limited | Gandhidham | Leaders Award - Large Business |
| Challengers Award |
| Company Name | Facility location | Award |
| Hindustan Zinc Limited - Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter | Chanderiya | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited - Farm Equipment Sector | Kandivali | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| JSW Steel Limited | Vijayanagar | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| Sesa Sterlite Limited | Jharsuguda | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| ACC Limited, Chanda Cement Works | Chandrapur | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| ACC Limited - Wadi Cement Works, Plant II | Wadi | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| UPL Limited - Unit 2 | Ankleshwar | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| UPL Limited - Unit 5 | Jhagadia | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| PI Industries Limited | Panoli | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| United Breweries Limited | Golconda | Challengers Award - Medium Business |
| UltraTech Cement Limited - Reddipalayam Cement Works | Ariyalur | Challengers Award - Medium Business |
| Believers Award |
| Company Name | Facility location | Award |
| BPCL - Kochi Refinery | Ambalamugal | Believers Award - Mega Large Business |
| Sesa Sterlite Limited | Lanjigarh | Believers Award - Large Business |
| Asian Paints Limited | Ankleshwar | Believers Award - Large Business |
| Sentiss Pharma Pvt. Limited | Nalagarh | Believers Award - Medium Business |
| USV Limited - Unit II | Jharmajri | Believers Award - Medium Business |
| Challengers - Certificate of Merit |
| Company Name | Facility location | Certificate Of Merit |
| UPL Limited - Unit 1 | Ankleshwar | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Jindal Steel & Power Limited | Barbil | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| ACC Limited - Tikaria Cement Works | Tikaria | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| ACC Limited - Sindri Cement Works | Sindri | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Believers - Certificate of Merit |
| Company Name | Facility location | Certificate Of Merit |
| Welspun India Limited | Anjar | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Raymond UCO Denim Private Limited | Yavatmal | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Piramal Enterprises Limited | Digwal | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Finolex Industries Limited | Golap | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
Frost & Sullivan’s “2014 Safety Excellence Award” Recipients | Safety Excellence Award |
| Company Name | Facility location | Award |
| ACC Limited - Lakheri Cement Works | Lakheri | Safety Excellence Award - Overall Winner |
| ACC Limited - Wadi Cement Works, Plant II | Wadi | Safety Excellence Award - 1st Runner Up |
| Sesa Sterlite Limited | Jharsuguda | Safety Excellence Award - 2nd Runner Up |
| Safety Excellence - Certificate of Merit |
| Company Name | Facility location | Certificate Of Merit |
| Ericsson India Private Limited | Jaipur | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| PI Industries Limited | Panoli | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| USV Limited - Unit II | Jharmajri | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
Business Standard was the National Newspaper Partner. Other Media Partners who supported this event were – Autocar Professional, Chemical Weekly, Communications Today, Construction Business Today, Efficient Manufacturing, Infrastructure Today, Minerals and Metals Review and Process India.
To know more about Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards and its methodology, please log on to
http://www.frost.com/gmea To participate in Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2015 or know more about the summit, please send an e-mail to Ravinder Kaur/Akshata Mhatre, Corporate Communications, at
ravinder.kaur@frost.com / akshatam@frost.com or write to us at
gmea2014@frost.com with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country.
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