Frost & Sullivan recently concluded its 6th edition of the 'Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards’ (GMEA) and India Sustainability Summit (previously referred to as the Green Manufacturing Excellence Summit) at Hyatt Regency, Mumbai. Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing & Process Consulting Practice has been promoting awareness and adoption of sustainable development practices across Indian manufacturing companies through a healthy benchmarking and incisive feedback process under this awards platform. Multiple sub-parameters ranging from sustainable strategy, risk management, stakeholder engagement, occupational health and safety systems, environmental management, and social accountability are tracked under the aegis of Sustainability through this platform.
At the India Sustainability Summit, various organizations from the Indian manufacturing sector were gathered under one roof to share their knowledge and experiences from their sustainability journey. Best practices from companies across industries were shared along with strategic keynote presentations by industry stalwarts who play an integral role in the field of sustainability in India. The importance of risk management and mitigation was stressed upon at the Summit; this is crucial for the longevity of any business Sustainability and collaboration is the way forward to address radical and frequent changes in the externalities of business environments. The key takeaway from the Summit was to inculcate the concept of long-term thinking, involving risk management and mitigation, stakeholder engagement, and a broader perceptive of sustainability in the mindsets of Indian corporations.
Nitin Kalothia, Director, Manufacturing & Process Consulting Practice, Frost & Sullivan reiterated this in his keynote address. He highlighted that, “Sustainability is an indispensable part of being resilient, proactive, and progressive with changing times. Companies need to collaborate with its key stakeholders across the value chain to maximize the benefit of this initiative, stand-alone focus will not be sufficient”. He added “Organizations need to invest into sustainability projects with a long term focus and for doing that they need to have a medium to long term sustainability plan that will be the guiding document for seamless decision making”.
This year’s award model brought together experiences from the previous editions to include the concept of ‘shared value’ that involves creating economic value in such a way that it also generates value for all the stakeholders by addressing their needs and challenges. The reengineered model supports shared value by giving equal importance to creating partnerships with all those who have an interface with their organization.
In its second year, the Safety Excellence Model took companies through a detailed safety assessment built on five broad parameters (Safety Management Systems, Process Safety, Equipment Safety, Employee Safety, and Occupational Health). The highest scoring companies were recognized for ‘Excellence in Safety’ during the 2015 Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards banquet.
Frost & Sullivan strongly emphasizes a concise and structured framework that needs to be adopted by organizations in order to excel in their sustainability initiatives, evolving from long-term risk identification, building a sustainable supply chain, and understanding stakeholder requirements. Organizations need to balance their business' economic challenges with a sound and clear understanding of the environmental and social impact along with a concrete action plan for mitigating the same. Showcasing this concept were some presentations made by UltraTech Cement Limited, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Limited, Grasim Industries Limited, Schneider Electric India Pvt. Ltd., Mahindra & Mahindra, ITC Ltd., United Breweries, and Wrigley India Pvt. Limited. The topics covered ranged from Sustainability, Risk Management, and Product Life Cycle Management to Safety at the workplace.
Moving forward, Frost & Sullivan plans to increase the scope of these award platforms to cover service sectors as well, which would include Banking, Hospitality - Hotels and Tourism, Construction, Logistics, Social Sector - NGOs, and Airports. With this change, we also expect sustainability to gain a wider spectrum of visibility and enhance learning among corporates in India.
Recipients of the Green Manufacturing Excellence Awards 2015
| Overall Leader Award |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Award |
| Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited - Mumbai Refinery | Mahul | Overall Leader Award |
| Johnson & Johnson Limited | Mulund | Overall Leader Award - 1st Runner Up |
| Hindustan Unilever Limited | Barotiwala | Overall Leader Award - 2nd Runner Up |
| ITC Limited | Bengaluru | Overall Leader Award - 2nd Runner Up |
| Leaders Award |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Award |
| Mahindra & Mahindra Limited - Farm Equipment Sector | Nagpur | Leaders Award - Mega Large Business |
| ITC Limited - India Tobacco Division | Ranjangaon | Leaders Award - Mega Large Business |
| Hindustan Zinc Limited - Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter | Chanderiya | Leaders Award - Mega Large Business |
| Hindustan Unilever Limited - Haldia Detergent Factory | Haldia | Leaders Award - Large Business |
| ACC Limited - Lakheri Cement Works | Lakheri | Leaders Award - Medium Business |
| Challengers Award |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Award |
| Sesa Sterlite Limited | Jharsuguda | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| Bajaj Auto Limited | Chakan | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited, FTO - 3 | Bachupally | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| JSW Steel Limited | Vijayanagar | Challengers Award - Mega Large Business |
| Lakme Lever Private Limited | Gandhidham | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| UPL Limited - Unit 2 | Ankleshwar | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| Grasim Industries Limited - Birla Cellulosic | Kharach | Challengers Award - Large Business |
| UltraTech Cement Limited - Reddipalayam Cement Works | Ariyalur | Challengers Award - Medium Business |
| United Breweries Limited | Golconda | Challengers Award - Medium Business |
| Philips India Limited | Chakan | Challengers Award - Medium Business |
| Schneider Electric Infrastructure Limited | Vadodara | Challengers Award - Medium Business |
| Darjeeling Organic Tea Estates Private Limited - Ambootia Tea Estate | Darjeeling | Challengers Award - Emerging Business |
| Nilkamal Limited | Pondicherry | Challengers Award - Emerging Business |
| Challengers - Certificate of Merit |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Certificate Of Merit |
| ACC Limited - Sindri Cement Works | Sindri | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Hindustan Unilever Limited - Mangalore Detergent Factory | Mangalore | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Olam Agro India Limited | Varikoli | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Sentiss Pharma Private Limited | Nalagarh | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Sesa Sterlite Limited | Lanjigarh | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| UPL Limited - Unit 1 | Ankleshwar | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Welspun India Limited | Anjar | Certificate of Merit - Challengers Category |
| Believers - Certificate of Merit |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Certificate Of Merit |
| Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited | Jejuri | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| J. K. Ansell Limited | Aurangabad | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| J. K. Cement Limited | Nimbahera | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| JK Tyre & Industries Limited | Chennai | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Kariwala Industries Limited | Falta | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Kirloskar Ebara Pumps Limited | Kirloskarwadi | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Oil India Limited | Duliajan | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Raymond UCO Denim Private Limited | Yavatmal | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Sanofi India Limited | Verna | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Sanofi India Limited | Ankleshwar | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Schneider Electric India Private Limited- Power Factor Correction Unit | Bangalore | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| United Breweries Limited | Bombay | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
| Usha Martin Limited | Ranchi | Certificate of Merit - Believers Category |
Recipients of Frost & Sullivan’s “2015 Safety Excellence Award” | Safety Excellence Award |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Award |
| Johnson & Johnson Limited | Mulund | Safety Excellence Award - Overall Winner |
| Henkel Adhesives Technologies India Private Limited | Jejuri | Safety Excellence Award - 1st Runner Up |
| Wrigley India Private Limited | Bangalore | Safety Excellence Award - 2nd Runner Up |
| Safety Excellence - Certificate of Merit |
| Company Name | Facility Location | Certificate Of Merit |
| ACC Limited- Lakheri Cement Works | Lakheri | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| Hindustan Unilever Limited - Haldia Detergent Factory | Haldia | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| Hindustan Zinc Limited - Chanderiya Lead Zinc Smelter | Chanderiya | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| Philips India Limited | Chakan | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| UltraTech Cement Limited - Reddipalayam Cement Works | Ariyalur | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
| Wrigley India Private Limited | Baddi | Certificate of Merit - Safety Excellence |
Business Standard was the National Newspaper Partner. Other Media Partners who supported this event were – Autocar Professional, Chemical Weekly, Efficient Manufacturing, Energetica India, EcoConstruction India, Industrial Product Finder, Iron & Steel Review, Metal Asia, Manufacturing Today, Process India and Sustainability Next.
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