Ambuja Cements Ltd.

Sales (2007-2008) =Rs.8360 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax =Rs.2300 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget: Not available

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating:  2/ 5 

CSR activities:

• Rural Upliftment- Ambuja Cement Foundation has established its office in Sarnad Gujarat and has undertaken a needs assessment of the four villages where developmental work has been proposed. Key issues have been identified and initial activities have been kick-started through participatory methods, and a good rapport has been established with the villagers. As a part of these activities, a few important members of the village community were taken to Ambujanagar to be introduced to the activities being conducted there. The villagers have appreciated the work being done there and are keen on having similar activities in their villages too.Development activities in Sanand will be focused on water resource management and generation of alternate livelihoods.

• A Social Impact Assessment -was carried out by ERM, which is an external resource agency in Marwar Mundwa, Rajasthan, in the areas surrounding the proposed cement plant. A workshop has been organised by ERM, on the 10th of April, 2008, at Rabriyawas, for senior management there to introduce the concept of social impact assessments.

• Training to rural communities-At Darlaghat in Himachal Pradesh, ACF partnered with the Punjab National Bank to establish and run the Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI). The Institute aims at providing short-term training courses for various fields that give the members of the surrounding rural communities an opportunity for alternate employment.One of the newest courses SEDI is offering is on operating heavy motor vehicles. Thirteen individuals who were affected by the Company’s land acquisition are being trained under this programme. The training is expected to last between three to six months, after which they will be able to operate heavy vehicles like cranes and dumpers dexterously. After the training, all those who are trained are absorbed by the Darlaghat plant.

• Education-The company will be creating a Trust of Rs.50 lacs for providing educational support to all girl children in Darlaghat and Majathal Sanctuary in Himachal Pradesh. They are providing computer literacy to school in Bhatapara
•  

• Krishi Vidyan Kendra work has started in Gujarat which will increase the per capita income and economic development. It will be fully functional by the end of this year.

• Health care-Programmes have been launched on HIV/AIDS problems on various fronts.- Rally on World AIDS day on December 2007.

Awards in 2007

Navjivani School of Special Education, Patiala- Sardarni Satwant Kaur Memorial Special Educator Award conferred on Suresh Kumar Thakur, Principal of Ambuja Manovikas Kendra

Asian Institute of Management- Asian CSR Awards, ‘The Excellence Award’ in the Concern for Health category

Government of India- The Rashtrapati Puraskaar’ for making sanitation facilities easily available to rural populations in Chhattisgarh

Source: www.ambujacementfoundation.org/

             www.ambujacementfoundation.org/pdf/ambuja2008.pdf

Contact Information:

Ambuja Cements ltd.

106, Maker Chambers III
Nariman Point,
Mumbai 400 021

Maharashtra
Phone no.   : 22-66597300

 Fax             :22-22846270

 Email         :investor@ambujamail.com

Website       www.gujaratambuja.com/

Industry Sector: Cement

Products / Services: Producer of Cement.

Other locations of factories / offices:

Previous year’s CSR activities & rating: www.karmayog.org/csr500companies/csr500companies_7812.htm