Driving The New By Being Conscious And Through Preservation

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and we as an organisation are cognizant of the role we have to play in mitigating Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Energy conservation and optimisation are of the utmost importance to us. However, in addition to adopting various energy efficiency measures, we have significantly increased our uptake of renewable energy as a key aspect of our decarbonisation strategy.

In our journey towards being a global sustainable organisation, we recognise the importance of minimising the negative environmental impact of our operations. To this end, we have adopted new technologies and best practice initiatives so that almost all of our plants have an ISO 14001 Certified Environmental Management System (EMS), making it possible for us to consistently evaluate our performance and progress against our environmental goals. Across the organisation, our efforts are directed by our EHS policy.

Energy and Emissions

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time and we as an organisation are cognizant of the role we have to play in mitigating Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Energy conservation and optimisation is of the utmost importance to us. However, in addition to adopting various energy efficiency measures, we have significantly increased our uptake of renewable energy as a key aspect of our decarbonisation strategy. In the last year itself, we have installed rooftop solar panels at various plants increasing our renewable energy share from 2% to 10%.

A testament to our commitment to decarbonising our operations, we have also set ourselves an ambitious target of meeting 40% of our energy needs from renewable energy by 2025.

We meet our energy demand through LPG, LNG, Natural Gas, PNG, Biodiesel, Wood, Diesel and Grid Electricity. Since a large share of energy requirements are met through purchased electricity, our renewable energy strategy would enable us to significantly reduce our emissions moving forward.

Fuel Type	Unit	Consumption FY 2021-22	GHG Emissions (tCO2e) FY 2021-22
Direct Energy Consumption
LPG	GJ	18,15,687	11,680
Natural Gas	GJ	536	02
PNG	GJ	35,616	1,680
Biodiesel	GJ	25,132	1.79
Diesel	GJ	1,27,884	2,808
Indirect Energy Consumption
Grid Power	GJ	4,02,896	88,413
Solar Power	GJ	46,342

Energy Saving Initiatives

Location	Initiatives	Savings Per Annum (Kwh)
Lighting - Chennai	Provide energy savers in Ac’s to save power	25,000
Lighting - Pune	Fan automation to start & stop with timer/occupancy sensor/RF card	9000
	Changed V belt to cogged belt for better gripping	16,250
	Old motors changed with IE-3 energy efficient motors	12,000
	Decikent Air dryer replaced with refrigerated air dryer reducing air purge losses 5-7%	1,12,375
Lighting - Manesar	Insulation repairing done at injection moulding machines on hooper	16,589
	In place of existing chillers, provided one 85 TR energy efficient screw chiller with VFD	75,600
Rinder - Bhadurgarh	Replacement of AHU from AC	1,23,529
	Process optimisation of cooling tower	38,651
Rinder - Hosur	Energy saving by redesigning the cooling tower pipelines	52,462
	Thyristor installation instead of SSR	62,400
Rinder - Pune	Installation of heater jackets on injection moulding machines	46,800
	Installation of VFD on base coat ovens	32,400
Rinder - Sonipat	Insulation repairing done at injection molding machines on hooper, heaters & ovens	35,388
Acoustic DTA & EOU-Manesar	EOU Auto High Energy Consuming SD7 line converted into Manual Less Energy Consuming SD7 horn assembly line	62,840
METL- Manesar	VFD installation on low pressure compressor	24,480
Minda Onkyo - Bawal	Energy saving by improving power factor at main feeder	36,500
	Saving by integrating the exhaust blowers	39,600
MIL - Switch Manesar	Insulation repairing done in furnaces, hopper & heaters	48,938
	Provided VFD to save the power	38,568
MIL - Switch Pantnagar	Use of PNG in powder coating plant instead of LPG	71,760
MRPL - Chennai	11 KW pump replaced by 7.5 KW motor on circulation pump from cooling tower to process	31,200

Water Management

We recognise that water is a scarce resource that needs to be conserved for not only the benefit of enterprise but also the community at large. From our inception, we have been judicious in our use of water, adhering to all local permissible water withdrawal limits in our areas of operation.

We have taken several initiatives across our business to conserve water. We have installed Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) and Effluent Treatment Plants (ETP) in most of our facilities to treat waste water, which can be reused for domestic purposes like gardening.

Moving forward, we intend to implement a digital water management system that would enable us to monitor and optimize water consumption across various processes in our plants.

Water Withdrawal by Source	Quantity (FY 2021-22)	Unit
Groundwater	3,84,562	KL
Municipal Supply Water	23,774	KL
Third Party Water	2,47,305	KL

Water Minimisation

We firmly believe that waste is just another ‘valuable resource’, which can be reused to yield positive environmental and economic impact. Moreover, we also believe that effective waste management is important for the health of the environment, our employees and surrounding communities. Therefore, we strive to minimise our waste across all waste streams.

We manage all the waste that we generate in compliance with local regulations and by processing it through authorised vendors and recyclers.

Waste Generated	Quantity (FY 2021-22)	Unit
Hazardous Waste
Used Oil	937	Tons
Coolant	892	Tons
Sludge	382	Tons
Oily Socked Clothes	201	Tons
Empty Container	3,337	Tons
Others	471	Tons
MON-HAZARDOUS WASTE
Metal Waste	1,086	Tons
Plastic Waste	4,529	Tons
STP Sludge	56,030	Tons
Others	2,294	Tons