Vedanta HZL CSR Udaipur

Hindustan Zinc, Head CSR – Anupam Nidhi won the award at the 7th National CSR Leadership Congress, hosted by World CSR Day and World Sustainability, The company is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India and are currently reaching out to 700,000 people in 184 villages of Rajasthan, 5 in Uttarakhand and 16 villages in Gujarat.

Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc’s Head-CSR – Ms. Anupam Nidhi received the ‘CSR Leadership Award’ for her outstanding leadership and direct involvement in Hindustan Zinc’s various endeavors and initiatives aimed at improving the lives of the people and communities in the vicinity of its operations. She won the award at the 7th National CSR Leadership Congress, which was hosted by World CSR Day and World Sustainability. The award ceremony took place at the Taj MG Road in Bengaluru.
The National CSR Leadership Awards honour leaders and organizations that have made a difference by using CSR as a strategic tool for the business’s long-term sustainable growth. The CSR Leadership Awards jury for 2021 featured notable luminaries such as Dr. Arun Arora, Ex-President, and CEO – The Economic Times, Professor Indira Parikh, President – Antardisha, India’s Iconic HR Leader, Dr. C. M. Dwivedi, Group Chief Human Resource Officer – Fazlani Group of Companies, Dr. Saugata Mitra, Chief People Officer & Group Head HR – Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt. Ltd., Dr. R L Bhatia, Founder – World CSR Day and World CSR Congress, Dr. Sanjay Muthal, Executive Director – INSIST Executive Search.
A panel discussion was organized during the event where members spoke on the recent CSR amendment rules in 2021 and how CSR landscape is being shaped by policy and sustainability frameworks. During the session, it was also highlighted how Hindustan Zinc’s CSR programs were transitioned to meet the pandemic scenarios as compared to pre-pandemic times.

Hindustan Zinc is amongst the Top 15 CSR Spenders in India andits CSR efforts have a positive significant influence on the lives of more than 7 lakh people. Through its Khushi and Nand Ghar project, Shiksha Sambal project and Unchi Udaan project, the organization works in the educational sector. In the sphere of sports, the company operates a football academy and has used technology to enhance the field of grassroots football, producing champions in the Under 18 age category who have put Rajasthan on the sports map. Hindustan Zinc’s flagship women empowerment initiative, Sakhi, empowers over 27000 women financially and socially via self-help groups. Through its inclusive program, Project Jeevan Tarang helps to integrate and bring the differently-abled into mainstream society. Hindustan Zinc is presently helping 30k farmers and livestock owners improve their livelihoods with their SAMADHAN program. In rural areas, primary healthcare facilities are still a difficulty, thus the company’s mobile health vans at each site reach out to the community’s doorsteps and provide essential healthcare services. Hindustan Zinc also employs cutting-edge technology and implements a variety of water and infrastructure initiatives.

Certification includes 27001 (Information Security Management Systems), ISO 22301 (IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity. Management Systems), ISO 27701 (Privacy Information Management Systems) & ISO 31000 (IT Risk Management Systems), With these certifications, the company has entered an impressive list of businesses that adhere to the highest governance and control standards in the domains of Cyber Security, IT Risk, Continuity, and Privacy.
Udaipur : Hindustan Zinc Limited, India’s largest zinc-lead miner, has earned certification for integrated ISO systems for its IT systems. Certification includes 27001 (Information Security Management Systems), ISO 22301 (IT Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity Management Systems), ISO 27701 (Privacy Information Management Systems) & ISO 31000 (IT Risk Management Systems).

With these certifications, the company has entered an impressive list of businesses that adhere to the highest governance and control standards in the domains of Cyber Security, IT Risk, Continuity, and Privacy. Throughout the unprecedented period of the Corona Virus, Hindustan Zinc has worked tirelessly to develop these frameworks. Despite this stumbling block, the certification was accomplished in a benchmark time of 6 months.
While tweeting on this, Mr Arun Misra, CEO Hindustan Zinc said “HindustanZinc is now among an exclusive league of corporates with the highest governance & control standards in CyberSecurity. We’ve been certified for an integrated ISO system accredited by Intertek & UKAS – United Kingdom Accredit Services. This makes us a privacy-certified organisation assuring our employees, business partners & customers on the privacy of their personal/ sensitive information. In our journey of digital transformation, DataPrivacy remains to be a key priority.”
According to the Supreme Court of India, everyone has the right to privacy under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Hindustan Zinc strongly supports this fundamental right and is committed to safeguarding the privacy of all stakeholders. Privacy protection is currently one of the most frequently discussed topics in the world. The majority of countries have established privacy legislation and legal frameworks. Few nations are currently in the process of establishing it. In line with this, India has proposed the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019, which is now in the draft stage with the Joint Parliamentary Committee.
The integrated ISO systems certification is provided by Intertek and accredited by United Kingdom Accredit Services (UKAS) Management Systems. This milestone illustrates Hindustan Zinc’s commitment to protecting all of its stakeholders’ highly sensitive information. With this accreditation, the workers, contractors, business partners, and customers would gain trust in the confidentiality of their personal sensitive information. On the IT front, Hindustan Zinc has been a trendsetter, instituting a number of measures that limit access to available data to only those employees who have been approved. The use or dissemination of personal data without authorization is highly prohibited by the business. It has also infused technological advancement across its supply chain operations which are known for its innovation.

Hindustan Zinc receives the Industry Leadership Award – Base, Precious and Speciality Metals
Udaipur. Hindustan Zinc, one of the world’s largest producer of integrated Zinc, Lead and Silver, won the ‘Industry Leadership Award – Base, Precious and Speciality Metals’ at the prestigious S&P Global Metal Awards held at a sprawling hybrid event held in London on October 14, 2021. S&P Global Platts’ ninth edition of the Global Metal Awards, recognized and honoured the best-of-the-best in the metals and mining industry across 16 categories spanning individual and corporate accomplishments. Hindustan Zinc swooped the ‘Industry Leadership Award’from a pool of 113 finalists across 21 countries around the globe.

On winning the award, Mr. Arun Misra, CEO, Hindustan Zincsaid, “Hindustan Zinc is delighted to winat the esteemed S&P Global Metal Awards. This recognition is a testament to our approach of innovation and technology, that fosters a high-performance culture within the organization. One of the core principles that drive Hindustan Zinc’s operations is our commitment to the environment and sustainability. We’ve remained focused on our objective to provide best-in-class metals worldwide produced with the highest ESG standards. Every one of our stakeholders, employees, and people, who share our commitment to responsible business practices, has won this award for us.”
“We congratulate all the winners and finalists for persevering through unique challenges and continuing to drive performance while embracing change,” said Saugata Saha, president of S&P Global Platts.
Dave Ernsberger, Global Head of Pricing and Market Insight, S&P Global Platts, said, “Not surprisingly, but certainly encouraging, is the industry’s increasing prioritization of innovation for a lower-carbon future, which was evident in the nominations and focus of Awards category participation in this year’s Global Metals Awards.”
Building on the ethos of ZERO HARM, ZERO WASTE, ZERO DISCHARGE, Hindustan Zinc is determined on developing ground-breaking sustainability initiatives that contribute towards a greener tomorrow. The company is focussed on being climate conscious and nature positive sustainability goals for 2025, which include emissions reduction in operations, ramping up the utilization of process waste, and positively impacting rural lives through social, economic, and environmental outcomes, among many other objectives. Hindustan Zinc has pledged to invest over $1bn in the next 5 years to make their operations even more sustainable and environment friendly.
Hindustan Zinc operates proactively to ensure that sustainable social solutions are an integral part of its operations. The company is known to have some of the best-in-class people practices and employee initiatives in the metal mining industry. Hindustan Zinc, as a socially responsible corporate, works diligently to improve and enhance the lives of rural and tribal communities around its business locations. The business has taken extensive and wide-ranging initiatives to boost its existing community outreach in 189 villages across Rajasthan and Uttarakhand.

Launches a holistic campaign to encourage washing hands as a weapon against evil diseases
Udaipur. The figure of Ravana, engulfed in fire, represents the triumph of good over evil. While there is joy in the victory of virtuousness over immorality but the fight against Covid-19and other health issues persists. Public Health Organisations around the world, including the World Health Organization (WHO), have espoused hand sanitation practices as a preventive measure against multiple diseases.

However, its significance and execution have remained a challenge, particularly in rural India. The global pandemic has taught us that hand-washing is one of the least expensive, simplest, and most crucial ways to prevent the spread of the virus.
On the eve of Dussehra and World Hand-Washing Day, Hindustan Zinc launched a holistic campaign to encourage washing hands as a weapon against the evil diseases spread. The company stressed the necessity of hand-washing with soap to the employees and the business partners. The company reached out to rural and tribal communities at its Zawar, Dariba, Chanderiya and Agucha location through Mobile Health Vans to raise awareness of hand-washing and gave a demonstration on 5 steps of hand-washing to more than 500 students.Hindustan Zinc also created an enlightening video with their employees and their children that exhibit the basic five steps of hand-washing and maintaining proper hand sanitation.
Discussing the successful Mobile Health Van (MHV) initiative, Dr. Naresh Yadav expressed that, “The reactions were overwhelming. People were enthralled by the five easy steps of hand sanitizing and engaged with the medical personnel and staff, which indicates that lack of awareness and proper advice is the major cause of improper hand hygiene. The hand-washing demonstration and exercise proceeded effectively, and the core message of hand-washing is to protect oneself, one’s family, and those around oneself from disease-causing pathogens, whether at home, at work, on the road, or out in the community, was successfully communicated to all.”
Mr Anil Kumar Rajak, the principal of Govt Secondary School at Dagla Ka Kheda in Chittorgarh shared his thoughts on the session, “The event organized by the team of MHV was useful for school children, as it is very necessary for them to know about prevention of diseases. I would request to the team to organize more of such informative sessions on different topics at our school.”
Hindustan Zinc comprehends the necessity of the hour is a two-pronged approach – first, bringing quality health care services to the doorsteps of the underprivileged, and second, raising healthcare awareness among communities. To extend and enhance the health administration to their current community base, Hindustan Zinc has reached more than 2 lakh beneficiaries across 182 villagesthrough a range of healthcare initiatives, such as 8 Mobile health Vans in partnership with Deepak Foundation and Wockhardt Foundation, Health and Wellness Camps, and Medical Equipment Donations.
As part of its core philosophy, HZL works closely with its communities to create value for its stakeholders and drive overall social-economic development. The company is currently impacting the lives of about 7 Lakh people through various community development initiatives. The CSR initiatives focus on 184 villages near its business operations in Rajasthan.

Celebrated this day on the global theme “My Voice, Our Equal Future”
Udaipur. International girl child day, celebrated on October 11, focuses on the empowerment of girls, their education, and enabling to access equal opportunities and equal rights to fulfil their dreams and ambitions. Hindustan Zinc firmly believes in empowering and educating the girls. They have constantly engaged in several activities to generate more opportunities for girls and have been striving to increase consciousness and bridge gender gap faced by girls worldwide.

Gender sensitization refers to the change in behavior by raising awareness of gender equality concerns. It is about improving behavior and instilling empathy, into the viewpoints that we possess, for ourselves and the opposite gender. It helps people in examining their personal attitudes and faiths and question the ‘facts’ they presumed they identified. Gender Sensitization is a weapon towards Gender Equity, Equal Opportunity, and Women Empowerment. Hindustan Zinc runs projects like Sakhi, Khushi, NandGhar and Siksha Sambal, which equipsgirls from all walks of life with knowledge of their rights, educational facilities, skill development facilities, and also health care facilities. It createsvarious platforms and equal opportunities through which girls can access these facilities as well as strengthen developmental framework for the girls to evolve into strong, confident women. These projects have assisted hundreds of girls in completing their education, gaining leadership skills, and obtaining skill-based work and job opportunities.
On October 10, Hindustan Zinc conducted a ‘training of trainers’workshop on gender equality for all of its field staffof Shiksha Sambal project through able hands of Trainer Ms. Riddhi Shah. On the International Day of Girl Child, they celebrated this day on the global theme “My Voice, Our Equal Future.” The trainers of Shiksha Sambal were trained by Ms. Shah and then they engaged with 1500 students through various awareness competitions and initiatives throughout the locations.
Employees of Hindustan Zinc motivated the girl students to pursue their career goals by overcoming the hurdles faced by them. The girls were delighted with the interaction and shared their goals and ambitions with the team. The employees also provided them guidance on how to make the best use of the opportunities that they have. The event was graced by Mr. AmeetWali, Head of Leaching & Cell House Process, Debari and Mr. Shyam Chaudhary, Commercial Manager,CRDL.
The Agucha team celebrated the day at 4 Anganwadi Centres by inviting families with girl children, teenage girls and their families. Activities like pledge taking, awareness and sensitization sessions, talking about historical female figures that made a change in the world and cake cutting to celebrate female children younger than a year were ceremoniously conducted across each Anganwadi Centre to celebrate girls.
Hindustan Zinc, the country’s largest metal and mining company, took the lead by ensuring suitable facilities and opportunities to rural talents through the Khushi, NandGhar initiative, Anganwadi and pre-school education. This resulted in a more inclusive world by integrating children with special abilities into mainstream society through an important educational intervention. Shiksha Sambal is a Hindustan Zinc project that sends subject teachers to assist school staff and help rural children improve their academic performance. Through its Unchi Udaan initiative, the organisation helps high-potential students prepare for competitive tests at IITs and other top-tier engineering colleges. The company facilitates higher education, residential camps, as well as Zinc football academy for rural football sports talents. It conducts programs in collaboration with the government for the education, health, and nutrition of children. Hindustan Zinc is committed to bring a better future for the children across all age groups.