JSPL at its core is very much a social enterprise – its business and processes are designed to serve
the social cause of building the Nation of our dreams. Sustainable business practices are
therefore very important for us. In the past few years, we have been working towards developing
robust systems which have helped us adopt a proactive approach to making the business sustainable
and socially relevant.
The first step, in this direction, was taken up by setting up the Environment Management Division
(EMD) and the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) divisions. These divisions now operate across all
our units with dedicated personal equipped with the specific skill sets. This was followed up by
setting up Climate change and sustainability department in 2011. This department was, later, renamed
to Sustainability Division in 2014 with the aim of focussing on holistic sustainability avenues and
aligning sustainability with the core strategy of the organization. This was marked by the appointment
of company’s Chief Sustainability Officer to ensure that JSPL is on a trajectory of authentic and
holistic growth.
In order to reaffirm our promise of balanced and inclusive growth, we have rolled out systems for
quality management (ISO9000),environment management (ISO14000) and occupational health and safety
management (OHSAS18000) at all our units. Our unit at Angul has also been certified for social
accountability (SA8000). Our power plant at Tamnar has recently been certified as ISO 50001. With the
aim of manufacturing products at lower costs and reduced impact on environment and society, we have
pioneered on bringing ground-breaking technologies for the first time in India and also innovative
initiatives including enhanced operational efficiencies, greater cost optimization and new product
applications. The key innovations in the company have been profiled in detail in the
'Innovation and Technology Leadership' section of this website.
We are also focussed on utilizing our waste by:-
- Reducing the waste generation by developing more efficient systems,
- Developing and promoting use of waste through new applications such as road
- Municipal solid waste processing to usable forms such as methane etc.
Today, JSPL views sustainability aspects not in silos but has been working towards integrating it
throughout our operations. It is a unique model of ensuring sustainability and social commitment right
at the core of our business ethos, processes, and products.
