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Amidst global challenges such as climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss, World Nature Conservation Day serves as a reminder of the need to protect our planet’s natural resources. This becomes especially important in the context of a growing world population and increased resource needs for development. Today, UltraTech commemorates its initiatives that help conserve and enhance natural resources and sustainable land use across our manufacturing units.
Recognising the crucial role of biodiversity and understanding the consequences of manufacturing processes, UltraTech’s Biodiversity Policy, guided by a 'No Net Loss' by 2050 approach, ensures that our activities have a neutral or positive impact on biodiversity. Ecosystems, and the biodiversity they contain, are a vital part of the relationship between us and the health of the planet. Committed to this, several of UltraTech units have already initiated Miyawaki plantations, addressing the challenge of habitat degradation by planting densely packed native species to create fast-growing, high-density forests.
UltraTech also conducts mining operations While prioritising the achievement of a balance between unit activities and the preservation of the local ecology and environment. 15 of UltraTech’s integrated units have undergone biodiversity and habitat mapping studies, helping create optimal conditions for native species to thrive.
In line with the Water Stewardship Policy, UltraTech sustains its commitment towards a holistic water management system.
In FY24, UltraTech has conserved 105 million cubic meters of water making it 5 times water positive in line with its stated ambition. The 105 million cubic meters of water conserved includes the water it has reused, recycled, harvested and recharged both within its unit premises and through community interventions.
Through its watershed management approaches and community-driven initiatives, UltraTech focuses not just on water conservation, but also on enriching lives and livelihoods. UltraTech’s watershed management projects encompass a holistic planning basis the rainfall pattern in a given area and target to harvest a percentage of the rainfall in addition to other water conservation activities.
Endeavouring to go beyond just legal and regulatory compliances, UltraTech aims to minimise the company’s operational footprint through the implementation of a robust water monitoring infrastructure. A good example of this is the initiative taken by UltraTech’s white cement manufacturing unit located in Kharia Khangar in Rajasthan, which is often faced with water supply disruptions. The unit initiated a project to collect and reuse 70 m3 of grey water, i.e. waste water from sinks, washing machines and other such appliances daily from the villagers in Kharia Khangar. The unit installed discharge pits in 350 households to collect this, which is then treated in the unit’s in-house sewage treatment plant and used for clinker quenching. This initiative reduced the unit's dependence on traditional freshwater sources and supported the local community in managing greywater effectively.
The circularity of materials is a priority for UltraTech in tackling the issue of overutilization of natural resources, the rising cost of natural raw material and disposal of waste generated from it. UltraTech has developed systems in its units where it is utilizing waste materials safely and efficiently in a circular economy fashion.
UltraTech has scaled up the use of alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) in its cement manufacturing operations. In FY24, UltraTech has successfully utilised over 33 million tonnes of recycled and alternative raw materials in cement production. In addition to this, over 1.5 million tonnes of alternative fuels was utilised by the Company in FY24. These efforts have made UltraTech 3.4 times plastic negative.
