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Biodiversity Management

UltraTech is committed to conducting its business responsibly and recognises the importance of biodiversity and associated ecosystem services for the long-term sustainability of its operations. The Company takes concerted actions to protect, restore and promote all forms of life in the ecosystem.

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UltraTech recognises that our business can have an impact on the local ecology where we operate and is aware of the important role it must play in protecting biodiversity and the ecosystem.

Governed by our Biodiversity policy, UltraTech is committed to maximize biodiversity around its plants and quarry sites under various biodiversity management initiatives. The Company has started monitoring the ecological evolution of its sites to help identify risks and opportunities. We are also committed to No Net loss which is in line with the Aditya Birla Group Biodiversity Policy. UltraTech has so far undertaken biodiversity assessment for fifteen of its sites. UltraTech has committed to conduct biodiversity assessment for all its Integrated Units by end of 2024. The Company is intensely moving towards achieving this target. Post completion of assessment, biodiversity management plan (BMP) is formulated to implement the recommendations from assessment. We have constituted BMP for 12 units. Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) has been established at five of our locations to oversee the implementation of the recommendations from BMPs. We are working towards formulating the BMCs at all locations as we work towards implementing the BMP.

Our engagement with IUCN

UltraTech has collaborated with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to create a scientific and systematic approach towards biodiversity management. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

UltraTech's engagement with IUCN has evolved from the ground level through its unit Sewagram Cement Works (SCW) in Gujarat and at the corporate level to develop policies and technical standards to ground level comprehensive assessment and data collection at four more units.

The sites are selected based on the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool report which we have used for initial screening of all our units. We have identified the sites which are high in biodiversity and a comprehensive Biodiversity Management Plan is being prepared for these sites.

Sewagram Cement Works - where it all began

In 2017, UltraTech entered into an agreement with IUCN for developing a detailed biodiversity and ecosystem services management plan for Sewagram Cement Works (SCW) located in Gujarat. IUCN carried out a comprehensive baseline assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services in and around SCW's area of operations. The results from the biodiversity assessment were used to develop a robust Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) for the unit. The BMP includes a suite of measures designed to avoid, minimise, rectify, and/or compensate for impacts to biodiversity resulting from the development and operations of the cement unit and mines area. Native nursery development, on-site thorn forest habitat development and restoration of grasslands are some of the biodiversity projects implemented at SCW over the years.

Key Achievements

  • All our sites have been assessed for potential biodiversity-related features through the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT).
  • None of our sites which have been assessed have a key biodiversity area within 10 km radius.
  • Biodiversity assessment has been undertaken at fifteen of our integrated plants - Rajashree Cement Works, Balaji Cement Works, Aditya Cement Works, Sewagram Cement Works, Kotputli Cement Works, Vikram Cement Works, Andhra Pradesh Cement Works, Reddipalayam Cement Works, Rawan Cement Works, Hirmi Cement Works, Dhar Cement Works and Nathdwara Cement Works, Dalla Cement Works, Baga Cement Works and Awarpur Cement works.
  • In line with its Biodiversity policy, UltraTech aims to achieve ‘No Net Loss’ at all sites by 2050.
  • Innovative concept of Miyawaki forests was adopted to create mini forests at five of our integrated units and one grinding unit, over the last three years. Cumulatively, over 42000 native trees have been planted as part of this initiative to increase the green cover in seven of our manufacturing units.

Way Forward

Over the next few years, UltraTech will work towards implementing the measures identified under the biodiversity management plans at all the integrated units.

 

In parallel, UltraTech plans to create awareness amongst value chain partners on biodiversity and related ecosystem services. The status of their work towards biodiversity conservation is being assessed through self-assessed questionnaire. Actions are planned and taken based on the identified areas.

 

UltraTech will continue to engage through industry-level platforms such as Leaders for Nature (LfN) to enhance awareness and contribute towards dissemination of biodiversity related information and knowledge.

Collaboration with External Partners

We are working together with the external agencies to create a scientific and systematic approach towards biodiversity management.

 

Our engagement with agencies has evolved through the organisation’s involvement at several Integrated units. At the corporate level, we are collaborating with Terracon & Green Future Foundation for comprehensive assessment and data collection at various units.

 

The sites were selected through the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, which was used to screen all our units. The identified sites need prompt intervention, and a comprehensive Biodiversity Management Plan is being prepared for them.

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