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As a leading conglomerate we are aware of our commitment to include a broader stakeholder community so we can establish a truly sustainable framework of doing business. We, as a company are passionate about ensuring that our policies & procedures remain eco-friendly and over the years we have demonstrated our focus on the environment by decreasing our environmental footprint year on year.

environmental stewardship strategy

To align our focus on driving an eco-friendlier approach towards doing business we continue to focus our efforts on a four-pronged strategy to manage our investments in health, safety and environment. Engro Corp has investments in diversified businesses which operate in industries and markets with different challenges and approaches to HSE but with the common goal of improving the overall HSE performance. Based on these identified focus areas, every business formulates its own health, safety and environmental stewardship strategy catering to their specific business context based on their products or services, location and operations.

Over the years, we have been able to maintain business growth while reducing our environmental impact through a focused eco-efficient approach. All our businesses are ISO 14001 certified and fully compliant with the national environmental regulations. Moving beyond regulations and compliances, we have adopted strict international best practices on environmental management, like British Safety Council Environmental Program and WWF Green Office certification. We have a sound policy in place in regards to this agenda, which is factually enforced, in all our businesses by designated teams having environmental experts. Our environmental management function is subject to internal audit and independent third party audit. We consider energy and water as our focus areas.

energy

Energy is considered to be the life line of any economy and most vital instrument of economic development for a country. Pakistan faces severe energy crisis along with an increasing trend in the energy demand. Engro actively pursues opportunities to reduce its energy consumption levels despite the fact it being an energy supplier to the national grid.

water

Pakistan faces lack of sufficient available water resources to meet the increasing demands. Majority lacks access to clean drinking water. Engro strives for optimum consumption of water ensuring minimal usage and takes measures to treat the waste water from manufacturing processes.

environmental conservation

Pakistan’s urban air pollution is among the most severe in the world and can potentially cause significant damage to human health and the economy. Pakistan generates about 20 million tonnes of solid waste annually, according to the Ministry of Environment, and this number is growing a about 2.4 percent each year.

Our commitment to handling and managing waste streams from different subsidiaries adhering to strict regulatory compliance and international waste management best practices. We ensure that waste that can be used as a resource through recycling and reuse is put to good use. The challenge of handling hazardous waste recycling and its proper disposal is of prime importance. All our subsidiaries have waste water treatment facilities which are strictly monitored and regularly audited.

green office project

The key focus areas of the Green office project include:

  • Behaviour modification of employees

  • Reduction in electricity consumption

  • Office supplies and equipment conservation

  • Reduction in paper consumption

  • Waste management

  • Reduction in water use

key parameters & focus areas

  • electrical consumption
  • waste reduction
  • paper reduction

The Initiatives taken to conserve electricity include:

  • Installed motion sensor lighting & LEDs
  • Reinforcement messages to switch off unnecessary lights placed at all places
  • Undertook a six sigma initiative to reduce power consumption
  • Employee awareness through sessions, email, standees, banners, buntings and stickers displaying a variety of messages with GO Logo
  • Modification of behavior of employees
  • Turning off the lights around window panes where sunlight is available
  • Turning off lights and electrical appliances during lunch breaks
  • Color coding of switches for easy identification to shut unnecessary lights when not required
  • Change of hardware from energy saver to LED lights
  • Discontinuation of halogen lights
  • Use of sun switches and motion detectors to save waste
  • Circuits’ modification, electrical audit and Lux metering
  • Rewarding employees for taking responsibility

Initiatives taken:

  • Use of washable and reusable material – Eliminating paper cups, plates and plastic cutlery
  • Less paper usage
  • Use of recycled materials (like envelopes, tea coasters and carry bags)
  • Recycling waste through RLCC initiative
  • Use of glass bottles instead of PET
  • Elimination of secondary packaging at the purchasing stage

Initiatives taken:

  • Employees re-using paper for double side printing
  • Major reduction in paper achieved through using a centralized printer
  • Departments encouraged to reduce specialized paper usage
  • Transformation from duplex to secure, track able & controlled centralized printing
  • Employee awareness
  • Making separate groups within Company
  • Assigning paper saving targets to each department
  • Centralized procurement of paper trays where employees drop paper used on one side
  • Others pick this and use the other side
  • Monitoring of print jobs sent by each employee
  • Promoting use of computers for presentations and proposals than taking prints. In meeting each employee takes his own PC with pre shared presentation and no prints are taken
  • Use of multimedia and video conferencing
  • Development of software to transmit data electronically rather than using old paper based approvals (Like travel booking or low value purchases)
  • Moving to SAP and doing away with paper files
  • Rewarding employees

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