Tata Steel bags CII-ITC award for excellence in biodiversity

New Delhi/Jamshedpur: Tata Steel has been bestowed with the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2018 for Excellence in Biodiversity, recognition for its commitment to play a leading role in conservation of biodiversity.

M C Thomas, Executive-in-Charge, Ferro Alloys & Minerals Division (FAMD), Tata Steel received the award from NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant at an event held on December 12, 2018 at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra Chanakyapuri, New Delhi.

Thomas was joined by other company officials including Somesh Biswas, Chief, Raw Materials Strategy Group (Mineral & Coal-block Acquisition), Dr. Hishmi Jamil Husain, Head, Environment & Forest Management, Raw Materials Strategy Group, Vinayak Deshpande, Senior Manager, Environment, OMQ Division and Mr. Ranjan Nayak, Head of Horticulture, JUSCO.

Arun Misra, Vice President, Raw Materials, Tata Steel said, “Sustainability lies at the of heart of everything we do at Tata Steel. As a responsible steel maker, we have embedded sustainable practices across the value chain and are actively pursuing initiatives towards biodiversity conservation. We are honoured and encouraged by this recognition and this will further reinforce our commitment to a better tomorrow.”

As a pioneering steel maker in India, sustainability is embedded in the very culture of Tata Steel. The sense of responsibility towards the planet and the welfare of the community is very intrinsic to the Company�s value systems that predates even the first steel ingot that rolled out of Tata Steel�s plant more than a century ago.

Tata Steel has been actively working with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 2013, to enhance its performance in biodiversity conservation and significantly reducing its impact on ecosystem and biodiversity.