ACC Ltd.

Sales (2007-2008) =Rs.9650 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax =Rs.1800 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget =Rs.12.2 crores

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating:  4/ 5

CSR activities:

Among the first companies in India to include commitment to environment protection as a corporate objective, ACC has won several prizes and accolades for environment friendly measures taken at its plants and mines.

• Company has a separate CSR department which was introduced in 2006. They have put in place a new organizational structure for CSR and inducted experience and trained professionals to coordinate this work at regional and plant levels .

• Community Development-The Company’s earliest initiatives in community development date back to the 1940's in a village on the outskirts of Mumbai while the first formal Village Welfare Scheme was launched in 1952. The community living around many of our factories comprises the weakest sections of rural and tribal India with no access to basic amenities. Community development activities revolve around the under-privileged community that lives in the immediate vicinity of ACC Ltd.’s cement plants and is thus more dependent on them.

• Sharing of amenities and facilities-At all their cement factories they have been sharing amenities and facilities with members of the local community. This includes sharing education and medical facilities, sports and recreation. Wherever possible they also share access to Bore Wells, drinking water and the usage of colony roads.

• Education- is imparted to children from rural areas who do not have access to any medium of information or education. ACC schools maintain high standards and are open to other children of the vicinity.

• Medical assistance-It provides various forms of medical assistance to those living in those living in surrounding villages.

• Support to national health initiatives-ACC has come out to provide support to state and national health initiatives such as the eradication of malaria, dengue fever and the dreaded HIV.

• Contribution to help in any national disaster-ACC and its employees make timely contribution to help in any national disaster. This is done both at the corporate level, by local units and employees. Apart from the Kargil cause, collective contributions by way of cash, food and clothing has been sent to help victims of calamities such as the Latur earthquake, Himachal Pradesh floods, Orissa cyclone, Gujarat earthquake, Tsunami and floods in Maharashtra.

• Conservation of Heritage Sectors.

• Waste Management Services- The state pollution control boards of Orissa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh have invited ACC ltd. for managing the hazardous waste

• Greening areas-In December 2003 ACC planted 1 million trees on barren hills near their Kymore Plant which by 2006 had become lush green and inhabited by wild life.

• Water Management- The Company has set examples for achievement in water harvesting and creation of reservoirs. ACC’s Gagal Cement plant was the first to set up Bio-Tech Root zone treatment plant for managing domestic sewage and waste water using a natural process which is simple and cost efficient.

• ACC has developed various projects to reduce and control CO2 emissions, Dust control, mining and Quary rehabilitation

• Afforestation Activities- The overburden dump once matured is afforested through plantation. Non mineralized areas are also brought under plantation.

• AFR-Company’s Alternate Fuel Raw Material (AFR) was established in 2005 with fuel risk abatement as its primary objective.

• Conversion of Kiln to bag house – To provide better environmental conditions it was decided to convert Electrostatic Precipitators to a pulse jet bag house. This has helped in reducing the dust levels.

• Award received by ACC Ltd. In the past few year-Golden Peacock Eco-Innovation Award 2008 won by AFR Business for efficient disposal of industrial wastes

Source: www.acclimited.com/newsite/corp_soc_resp.asp

www.acclimited.com/newsite/sdevelopment.asp

Contact Information:

ACC Limited
Cement House
121, Maharishi Karve Road
Mumbai - 400 020
Maharashtra

Phone no. :022-66654321
Fax:           022-66317440

Email:        rajivkumar@accement.com

Website:    http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/sdevelopment.asp

Industry Sector: Cement

Products / Services: ACC Limited is India’s foremost manufacturer of cement and ready mix concrete

Other locations of factories / offices:  Calcutta, New Delhi, Pune