Vedanta’s Jharsuguda receives APEX India Platinum Award for Sustainability

Vedanta announced that its Jharsuguda plant received APEX India Green Leaf 'Platinum' Award for sustainability in the Metals & Mining category. The company said Platinum is the highest category among sustainability awards.

Mr. CN Singh, CEO - Vedanta Ltd., Jharsuguda, said, “Vedanta’s operations are governed by the robust Vedanta Sustainability Framework, drawn in line with the best international standards. Our business imperatives and social responsibilities are founded on the premise of ‘Zero Harm, Zero Waste & Zero Discharge’, and fulfilled through an unwavering commitment to leverage global expertise, adopt green technology and use resources judiciously, to create a lasting positive impact on the environment, our communities, partners and customers. The APEX India Green Leaf Platinum Award stands testimony to our endeavours against those commitments.”

Vedanta has instituted the Vedanta Sustainability Assurance Programme (VSAP), a robust governance system following International Finance Corporation (IFC) and International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) guidelines that monitors its operations and measures performance across 34 elements under the broader dimensions of Sustainability, such as Leadership, Process Safety & Management of Change, Continuous Improvement, Social Sustainability, Resource Use Management, Health, Safety, Environment (HSE) Management etc.

Mr. TJ Kim, Plant In-charge from KEPCO KPS, Vedanta's partner for operation & maintenance of its 1215 MW Captive Power Plant stated, "Vedanta Jharsuguda's sustainability practices are very well developed, meeting international requirements. Vedanta has a very focused approach on safety, health and environment aspects of business performance."

The company integrates smart innovation, best- in-class technology, environmental safeguards and sustainability-focused operating procedures to create value for the nation. Some of the examples are aluminium smelters, power plants and alumina refinery are among India's leading energy efficient manufacturing units, Vedanta Jharsuguda is India's first, and the world's third, smelter to deploy Digital Smelter Solution and Vedanta Jharsuguda is one the best water efficient smelters in the country among others.