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GHCL Pride
Spreading Smiles
Edition : 1
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DearFriends,
ForCommunitywhichisourkeystakeholder,promotinginclusivegrowthis fundamentaltoallourinterventionsundertaken.TheGHCLFoundationhasidenti�ied3MajorStrategic/Flagshipthemesviz.Agriculture/AnimalHusbandry,HealthCare(Primary)andEducation(IncludingVocationalTraining)to deliver the objective of 'Inclusive Growth'. With an increased focus on various developmentalactivities,weaimtospreadsmileandcheerinthelivesofthecommunitiesandmakeadifferencetothevariouslivesthatwetouch.Ourinitiativesareasourceofprideaswecontinuetoreachforevenhigherlevelsofperformance.Ourgoalistobeadmiredasmuchforthetangiblebusinesssuccessesweachieveasfortheintangiblegoodwillandcommunitytrustwecontinuallyfoster.
Iwelcomeyoutothe�irsteditionofPride,GHCL'squarterlynewsletterwhichwillprovideyouwithanupdateonvariousCSR,health,safety,environmentandbusinessinitiativesundertakenatGHCLinthepastquarter.AtGHCL,theseinitiativesareanintegralpartofbusinesssustainability&strategywhichareperceivedasanopportunitytoaddvaluetoourstakeholder.
YoursSincerely,RSJalan
MD'smessage
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LeadershipCommitment:The driving force behind the CSR initiatives is the visionary leadership at GHCL complemented with thepartnershipandengagementwiththevariouscommunitiesNGO’s.Webelievethattogetherwecancreateanddeliversustainablesolutionsthatsuitthecommunity'sneedsandful�iltheiraspirations.
Focusareas:OurCSRinterventionsareinalignmentwithSDGs(SustainableDevelopmentGoal)andtheGHCLFoundationpartnerswiththeaffectedcommunitieswiththeinvolvementofsubjectmatterexpertagenciessuchasNGO'swhereeverrequiredtodeliveref�iciencyandqualityinthethreestrategicthemes
Agriculture&AnimalHusbandry
Education(IncludingVocationalTraining)
HealthCare(Primary)
CSR
At GHCL, respect for the communitiesweworkwith is fundamental to ourway of doing business. GHCLFoundationTrustworkseffectivelytowardsservingthesocietythroughvariousinitiativesthatenableholisticdevelopment of the surrounding communities. The sole purpose of our interventions is sustainabledevelopmentandneedbasedinterventions.Thefoundationhasidenti�ied3MajorStrategic/Flagshipthemesviz.Agriculture/AnimalHusbandry,HealthCare(Primary)andEducation(IncludingVocationalTraining)todelivertheobjectiveof'InclusiveGrowth'.
Education (including Vocational training) initiatives are aimed at improving the literacy rate as well asemployabilityoftheyoutharoundourareasofoperations.Webelievethateducationandskilldevelopmentarefundamentaltoanykindprogress.
Health Care is an important aspect of improving the quality of life in communities. We aim at providingpreventive&primaryhealthcareservices.
AgricultureandAnimalHusbandryinitiativesarefocusedtowardsdevelopinga“zerobudgetfarming”modelforthevillagerswhereintheysourceallthattheyneedfromnature,leadingtoa100%organicproduce.Thisinturnimprovesthehealthofthesoilandencouragesfamerstograduallymovetowardschemicalfreeagriculture.
AnimalHusbandaryinitiativesfocusesonbettercattlemanagementpracticesresultingbetterincomegenerationopportunities
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Education&VocationalTraining:Empoweringthefuture
GHCLFoundationensuresthatattheschoollevelweareabletoprovidequalityofeducationandincreaselearnabilityamongstruralkids.
Everyschoolgoingchildgoestoschoolandenjoyslearning
-Inthe�irstquarterofFY18-19,9234studentswereenrolled.
Teachersareequippedtomeettheneedsofthechildren.
Enablinghighereducationfordeservingstudentsfromsocially&economicallybackwardfamilies
49%51%
SSC-Q1FY19
Enrolled
ClearedSSC
49%51%
HSC-Q1FY19
Enrolled
ClearedHSC
Theseinterventionsaredirectedattwolevelsviz.schoolandskillbuildingtoimproveemploymentopportunities.Atschoollevelweintendtopromotequalityofeducationandlearnabilityamongstruralkids.Undervocationaltrainingweimpartnecessaryskillsetsamongstruralandtribalpopulationwhichcanreducepossibilityofmigrationandmakethememployableinareasclosetotheirhomes.Specializedtrainingcentersarebeingoperatedbythefoundationtopromotevocationaltraining.
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Education&VocationalTraining–SkillingYouth
andJafrabadareaprovide:ThevocationaltrainingcentersruninBhilad,Kaprada
Newskillstotheyouthinthevillagestoimprovetheiremployability.
Conduct meetings with the parents of the studentswithinthevillagesinordertomakethemunderstandthebene�itsofsuchtrainings.
Arrangeonjobtraining.
MotivationalsessionsforstudentswhofailedtocleartheirHSCexams.
VocationalTrainingcentersBhilad,KapradaandJafrabad
30%
18%
52%
Studentsenrolled
Studentstrained
Studentsplaced
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Agriculture&Animalhusbandry
Zerobudgetfarming
- Inorder topromotesustainableagriculturalpractices, theFoundation isworkingondevelopinga “zerobudgetfarming”modelforthevillagerswhereinallthattheyneedissourcedfromnature,leadingto100%organicproduce.
-ATMA(AgriculturalTechnologyManagementAgency)alsoorganisedspecialtrainingsessionforthefarmerstopromoteorganicfarming.
UnderagricultureschemeduringFY18-19
-47trainingandexposureprogrammesorganisedforthefarmersespeciallyconcentratedtowardsthefarmingofKharifcrops(groundnuts).
-Sharingknowledgeaboutvariousstagesforkharifcropfarming.
-Methodstoreducethenutritionde�iciencyinthecropandunderpinningtreatmentbeforeseeding.
The regions close to our operations are dominated with agriculture farming as a source of income, ourinterventions are directed towards improving the farmers' incomes and resource ef�iciency. It includespromotingenvironmentalfriendlyandnaturebasedsolutionstoenhanceproductivityoffarmingactivities.Itcoverscapacitybuildingon farming techniques,provisionofhighqualityseeds/manure,ef�icient irrigationsolutions, etc. Animal Husbandry efforts are directed towards improving milk yield through better cattlemanagementpractices.
UnderagricultureschemeduringFY18-19
-Arti�icialInseminationcompletedfor565animals
-Fodderseedsupport&supplementaryNutritionkitprovidedto71&877farmersrespectively
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Health
MobileMedical Unitwith support from 'Helpage India' organisedweekly camps providing primaryhealthcaretothevillagersinSutrapada,Lignitedivisionandmininglabours.
Eyecheck-upcampsinQ1FY19atSutrapada
-235peoplechecked-65diagnosedwithCataract-57receivedthetreatment
Cancerdetectioncamps
-251womenidenti�iedasreferralsforthenextlevelofmedicalcheckup.
6555patients-bene�itedfromhealthcareservices
InalignmentofSustainableDevelopmentGoals(No3:GoodHealthandWellbeing),weextendprimaryhealthcareservicesinthecommunitiesofouroperation.WerunMobileHealthCare,HealthCamps,andSpecializedCancerCheckUpCamps (For females) innearbyvillages.Necessary support andhelp is alsoextended foradvanceddiagnosisandtreatmentwhereveridenti�ied.
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RuralDevelopmentInfrastructureInitiaves
Sanitation:
GHCLFoundationTrusthasstartedmassivedrivetoensurethateachhouseholdacrossthevillageshasaccesstotoilets.
Underthisschemetoiletswereconstructedin356householdinthe�irstquarterofFY18-19.
Irrigationsystem
RainWaterHarvesting(RRWHS):
IntroductionofRRWHShasbeenveryhelpfulinsolvingtheproblemofcleanandsafedrinkingwater.
Approximately30householdschosenforconstructionofRRWHSduringQ1ofFY18-19andconstructioncompletedfor10households.
GHCLFoundationfocusesontherural infrastructuredevelopmentprojects intheareasof itsoperationsbypartneringwiththeaffectedcommunity.TheFoundationhaspartneredintheconstructionofapproximately1000RainWaterHarvestingStructures,pipedwatersupplytovillagehomesandruralroadconstruction.
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Givetrainingonhowtoplanthesavingsfor�inancialbackingandlinkthecreditinstitutionswiththebanks.
WomenEmpowerment
Trainingtomakepickles,doormats,bakeryitemsandhandcraft.
-PromotesmallscaleenterprisebytheSHGs.
-Incomegeneratingcenterssupport30women.
Exposuretoorganicfarming,honeybeecombandvermicompostatValsadandNavsaridistrict.
Promotehealthyeatingandnurturingthefoetusduringpregnancy.
Empoweringwomentomakethemself-dependentwithSpecialHelpGroups(SHGs).
GHCLFoundationTrust:
86SHGswithinvolvementofapproximately1040womenfolk
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HSEInitiatives(Sutrapada)
Environment
EarthDayCelebrationAtSodaAshDivisionndEarthDay-Celebratedon22 April,theEarthDaythemethisyearwas
'BeatPlasticPollution.'Theparticipantsoftheeventpledgedtoadoptnoplastic habits. Mr. N N Radia, COO (Soda Ash Division) encouragedemployeestoreduceplasticconsumptionanduseeco-friendlymaterial.Saplingswereplantedbyemployeesinrawmaterialhandlingarea.
WorldEnvironmentDayatSodaAshDivision
Thethemefor“TheWorldEnvironmentDay”2018was#BeatPlasticPollution.Variousactivitieswereplannedaroundthetheme.A“Plastic
st thPickupcampaign”wasorganisedfrom1 June2018–5 June2018.HSEstewardsalongwiththeirteamsactivelyparticipatedintheevent.
TheSodaAshdivisionalsoparticipatedinSomnathBeachcleaning
activitywhichwasanawarenessprogrammeorganisedbyGujaratPollutionControlBoardandGEERforextendingtheirsupportforIndia'sMission2022-phasingouttheuseofplastic..
Safety
th14 April2018-NationalFireServicedaywasobserved
Fire week included awareness sessions on �ire safety in variousdepartments, training to communitiesondomestic �ire safety, trainingprograms at SutrapadaMunicipal Corporation. Mock drills on Fire&Emergencypreparednesswereorganised in schoolsalongwithonlinequizandvariousin-housecompetitions.
(RSA)whichis"theformalsafetyperformanceexaminationofaroadwasth thorganisedatSodaashdivisionon25 and26 May2018wherevarious
roadsafetyissuesandopportunitiesforimprovementofsafetyforthecommuterswereidenti�iedanddiscussed
RoadSafetyAudit
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SafetyTamareAngne
(Safetyatyourdoor)wasorganisedacrossalldepartment.Thesafetyteamconductedopendiscussionsatshop�loorsbrie�ingtheteamsaboutpotentialsafety&healthhazards.Thisconceptwasintroducedinyear2008forpromotingsafetycultureatSodaashdivision.
Annual Kaizen Awardsth
AFelicitationprogramforannualKaizenawardsforFY17-18heldon8 &th9 ofJune2018.Awardsweregivento33employeesbyMr.N.N.Radia,
COO for their contribution in bringing continual improvement withinvariousareasandsystemsintheplant.
Mr.N.N.Radiaappreciatedtheeffortsmadetheeveryindividualandurgedthemtoinvolvemore&morepeopleinthisdrive
thThisworkshopwasheldon30 ofJune2018atSodaashdivision.Postthetraining,31peoplewererecognisedasFirstAiders.ThetrainingsessionwasconductedbytherepresentativefromIndianRedCrossSociety.
Main highlight of the session was the live demonstration to handlesituationslike:
-HeartAttack
-RoadAccident
-Burns
-Fracture'etc.
FirstAidTrainingWorkshop
Safety does not come instantly, you should implement it consistently.“ ”
Business Updates
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RekoopLaunch
GHCLhaspartneredwithAppliedDNASciences(ADNAS),NewYork, theworld's largestmanufacturerof polyester �ibre andyarnto launchCertainT®veri�iedmolecular tagged,recycledPET(“rPET”)beddingproductsunderthebrand“Rekoop”.ThetargetmarketforthisbrandatthemomentistheUSAmarket.ThebrandwasshowcasedattheNewYorkHomeFashionsweekfromMarch19to22,2018.
Veronika Richterova the renowned PET-artist from theCzech Republic has been working with GHCL tomakebespokeartifactsmadeofPETbottleswhicharebeingshowcasedattheGraceHomeFashion/GHCLshowroomat the Textile Building during the New York HomeFashionsweek.
Ontheoccasion,GHCLlauncheda�ilmdescribingtheentirephilosophythebrandstandsforandtheprocessofcreatingRekoopbeddings.
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HighestProductionfortheYear2017-18
OurSodaAshPlantatSutrapadacreatedhistorybyachievingalltimehighestproductionof9,36,972MTintheyear2017–2018.
Tocelebratethisachievement,Mr.NNRadia–ChiefOperatingOf�icer,alongwithalltheemployeeshadassembled on 1st April 2018 at Central Control room and Power Plant Control room in the earlymorningat6am.Everybodycongratulatedeachotherandsharedtheirfeelingsonthisgrandsuccess.Mr.Radiadescribedthismomentofgrandsuccessaresultofintegratedteamworkanddedicationofalltheemployees.HealsoextendedhisthankstoallourstakeholdersassociatedwithGHCLwhoshowedgreatstrengthinachievingthismilestone.
OurMD,Mr.RSJalan,onthisproudmomentcongratulatedtheentireteamattheplantforworkingwithgreateffortstoachievethismilestone.OurMDalsomentionedthismomenttoconveyhisplansandvisionsonhowtoimplementsustainabilityforeffectiveworkingresult.
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InaugurationofMonfongStenteratHomeTextileDivision
MonfongStenterwasinauguratedattheprocessingdepartmentofourHomeTextileDivisionon17thMay2018.TheMonfongStenterwillhelpincreasethe�inishingcapacityby50,000to60,000metersoffabricperday.
TheinaugurationceremonywasgracedbytheHODsandemployeesfromallthedepartments.
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ConsumerProductDivision
i-FLO brand from our
ConsumerProductDivisionnow is all set to enter theblended spice market bynex t month . Th i s newproduct category will helpenhancethevisibilityofthebrand more in the marketa l o n g w i t h i t s m a j o rcompetitors in the samecategory and will help thetarget customer to havemore preferences in termsofbrandavailability.
i-FLO has now started itsoperation in the north andEast region of India. Theproductsarewellplaced inthemarketsofDelhi/NCRinthenorthandKolkataintheEast.
Our other productvariants
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Awards
GHCL Limited wins the Golden Peacock National Quality Award – 2018
TheGoldenPeacockAwardTrophyandaCerti�icatewaspresentedto GHCL, at a specially organised 'Golden Peacock AwardsPresentationCeremony',heldonWednesday,18thApril2018,at10:30 hrs, at Hotel St. Regis Dubai, (UAE), in the presence of adistinguishedgatheringofbusinessleadersandparticipantsduringIOD, India's "28thWorld Congress on Leadership for BUSINESSEXCELLENCE&INNOVATION".
HisHighnessSheikhNahyanbinMubarakAlNahyan,Hon'bleCabinetMember&MinisterofTolerance,Govt.ofUAEwastheChiefGuest.
CommentingonthisawardMrRSJalan,ManagingDirector,GHCLsaid,“Forthelastthreedecadesourconstanteffortshavebeentowardsimprovingqualitysystemstoofferbetterproducts&servicestothecustomers. This philosophy has taken us from satisfying customers to customer delight, thusmaximizingvaluetoallstakeholders.GHCLassimilatedholisticapproachoftotalqualitymanagementpracticesateverylevelandisachievinghighestlevelofqualityinproducts&servicestomovetowardsbusinesssustainability.
Philips Greater Together Awards
GHCLbaggedthe“GreaterTogetherAwardatthePhilipsLightingSupplierEventorganisedatNewDelhion11thApril2018
Mr. Pankaj Kumar andMr. Sunil Bhatnagarwere present toreceivetheawardonbehalfofGHCL.ThatwashandedoverbyAnnaSpinelli(Sr.VicePresident)Headofprocurement,Philips.The event alsomarked the presence of seniormanagementfromPhilipsLighting.
GHCL has been supplier for Philips Lighting since theirinceptionandwasrecognisedforitsgreateffortsforbeingveryresponsiveandmanagingvaluable relationship forall thesetimes.
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Awards
TheDun&BradstreetCorporateAwardshavebeencommemoratingoutstandingperformersamongIndianCorporatessince2006.TheseawardshonorstheTop500CompaniesinIndia,thusrecognizingtheirroleas'ChampionsofChange'inthetransformationofthecountry.
CommentingonthisawardourMDMr.RSJalansaidthatGHCLisanimportantcontributortotheGovernment's“MakeinIndia”initiative.Withaninstalledproductioncapacityof9.75LakhMTPAandanexpansionofanother1.25lakhtonnesintheof�ingby2019,wemakemorethan25%ofIndia'sSodaAshproductionandaimtobethesinglelargestproducerinthenext�iveyears.
ReceivingDun&Bradstreetawardatthisstageisatestimonyofourexcellentmanufacturingcapabilities.”
Dun and Bradstreet Corporate Award
GHCLbaggedtheDun&BradstreetCorporateAward2018forthe'BestGrowthPerformanceunderChemicals'category.
Mr.ManuKapur,CEOTextilesDivisionreceivedtheawardonbehalfoftheorganizationfromtheHon'bleMinisterofStateforFinance,GovernmentofIndia,ShriShivPratapShukla,atanawardceremonyheldinMumbaionMay25,2018.
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Know our Core Value
Respect
TrustOwnership
IntegratedTeamwork
Corevaluearethepillarsthatsupportthevision,shapethecultureandre�lectcompanyvalues.Thesecorevaluearetheessenceofacompany'sidentity.
Ineachissuewewillsharewithyouthewaysinwhichweliveourcorevalues.Here,wetalkabout-Respect.
Respectisthefoundation,whichliesatthebaseofallpositivebusiness successes that arise from livingandworkinginadiverseenvironment.
Being respectful to nature – Reclamation work at our mining location
GHCL has two mining locations from where we deriveresourcestobeusedforourbusiness.TheseareLimestonemines and the Lignite mine both located in Bhavnagardistrict,Gujarat.
At GHCL we respect the nature that gives us greatresourcesbasedonwhichwethrive inourbusiness.Webelievethatitisourdutytogivebacktonatureinwhatever way possible and help balance theequilibriumofnature.
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GHCL'sCoreValues-Respect,Ownership,TrustandIntegrityhelpbuildauniquecultureandanedgetooperateeffectively.
ChemicalgradelimestoneisoneofthebasicrawmaterialrequiredformanufacturingofSodaash.Thischemical grade limestone is found along the coastal belt of Saurashtra extending from Dwarka toBhavnagarwithinrangeof30to40Kmsinlandfromseaandismadeupoffossilmilliola.
GHCLhas14miningleasescoveringanareaof619hects.outofwhich12mining lease are under operation. We have completely mined out andreclaimedabout385hectsoflandback�illedbyundersizeandmadetheareasuitable for plantation or pit �loor cultivation. About 55 hects has beenconvertedintopondwhererunoffwaterduringrainyseasongotcollected.Thiswaterhelptorechargegroundwaterandalsousedforplantationandirrigation.
AtourKhadsaliyaLigniteMine, theGeologicalreserveof themine is7.8millionMTandextractablereserveis6.82millionMTasperapprovedmineplanfromMinistryofCoal,Govt.ofIndiaanduptocompletionof�inancialyear2017-18.
Intheselocales,wearecontinuouslytryingtorevivethelandbyre�illingtheareaextracted.Underthereclamationprogramforthearea,greenbeltisdevelopedinthede-coaledareabyregularlyplantingsamplings
Smalleffortscanbringaboutbigchange.Withthisbeliefwearetryingtocontributefromourendtothenaturebyputtingoureffortstomaintainthebalancebyrevivingthenaturalresourcesagain.