Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility

1. Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility

2. Review Outline • Critical Environmental Issues • Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility – CSER • CSER Approaches • Pakistan’s CSER Focus Areas • CSER Evaluation in Pakistan • ITL’s Commitment to CSER

3. Critical Environmental Issues – Pakistan • Major Challenges • Soil Erosion • Pesticide Misuse • Deforestation • Desertification • Urban Pollution • Water Logging • Salinity

4. Critical Environmental Issues • Population of 180M, seventh most populous country globally. Doubles in twenty years! • One of the highest population growth rates. • GDP growth rate to exceed 7% P.A to provide the economic sustainability. Last ten years not even 50% of this goal. • Limited indigenous energy sources. Fossil fuel reserves are low, and there is no great potential in biomass energy.

5. Critical Environmental Issues • Energy use is essentially inefficient. Pakistan’s GDP per unit energy used is 4.0, which ranks 69th out of countries evaluated by UNDP. • On waste treatment, only 3 percent of all industrial plants meet international waste treatment standard. • Attempts to legislate environmental protection have fallen short, and regulations have not been enforced strongly.

6. Critical Environmental Issues • Those who are designing regulations are often disconnected from the real challenges of industry (space, limited capital, technology). • In order to make real progress, there has to be a lot more and real public private partnership (PPP). • Environment is a provincial matter. Build an outstanding PPP platform and draw from the ‘captains of industry’ to legislate, collaborate and implement effectively.

7. Corporate Social & Environmental Responsibility -CSER • In terms of the private sector, must focus on CSER, not as a fashionable thing to do, but a fundamental commitment to do the right thing for our country. • Three key dimensions: • How companies define corporate responsibility and corporate values. • The relationship of values to business performance. • Identify best practices for managing corporate values.

8. CSER Approaches • Business Ethics • Cleaner Production • Environment • Fair Trade • Human Rights • Labor Practices • Workplace safety • Occupational Health • Quality Management • Supply Chain Integrity

9. Pakistan’s CSER Focus Areas • Real and urgent need for CSER in Pakistan • CSER approaches still rudimentary • Barriers to implementing CSER outside MNCs • WTO requirements • Assessment of potential threats and opportunities • Need policy and regulatory measures to support CSER • Goals that can be set by industry to report CSER • Identify best practices • Strategy for effective implementation

10. CSER Evaluation in Pakistan • 1st Generation • Pressure driven, engagement for pain alleviation with localized benefits. • 2nd Generation • Systematic engagement for risk management and increased understanding of stakeholders. • 3rd Generation • Integrated strategic engagement for sustainable competiveness.

11. ITL’s Commitment to CSER • Making a large capital investing in an ETP as its tangible commitment to a cleaner environment. • Commissioning in December 2012. • Manufacturing discharges will be completely treated. • Adopted state of the art technology, based on the aeration process supported by chemicals. The net result will be to meet all international standards and NEQs. • Adult literacy program. • Employee wellness days. • Significant and a quiet contributor to community healthcare for the disprivileged.

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