SUSTAINABILITY REPORT ON CEMENT INDUSTRIES

PAVITHRA SAI PASUMARTHY

Mid Thesis Report

APRIL 2022

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 DEDICATION

I dedicate this record to my parents, Liverpool University, circle of relatives’ individuals and
all my nicely-wishers. The reason behind me picking this topic is to explore about
sustainability and how it has a vital role in the field of Cement Industries. This Project aids
the upcoming organizations to have overview of how they sustain in the Cement Industry.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to acknowledge my University for giving me such opportunity and my TS

Mr.Rahul for guiding and aiding me from picking up the topic to each and every step of
achieving the target. I would also like to thank my colleagues and family, who supported me
in my research.

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 ABSTRACT

Over current years, there was a focus in company interest upon the concept of
sustainability reporting. Sustainability reporting has won significance by way of Indian
corporations and corporate have followed sustainability reporting practices on the grounds
that few years. Company Sustainability revealing has a stable act of herbal detailing with
employer requirements. This study undertakes a research on sustainability reporting
practices done by means of the Cement organizations of India. This study aims to describe
the sustainability position of cement industry in India on the idea of diverse sustainability
parameters and indicators. Cement enterprise has outperformed while it came to voluntary
sustainability reporting practices.

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 LIST OF TABLES

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 LIST OF FIGURES

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 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ESG…………... Environmental, Social, and Governance

CSR…............. Corporate Social Responsibility
CSI………… Cement Sustainability Initiative
GHG…............. Green House Gases
GRI………… Global Reporting Initiative

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION ..................................................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................................ iv
ABSTRACT ...........................................................................................................................................v
LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................................ vii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................... viii
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of the Study
1.1 Sustainability ..............................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Sustainable Development ..........................................................................................1
1.1.3 Sustainability of Cement Industries ..........................................................................1
1.2 Problem Statement .................................................................................................................2
1.3 Aim and Objectives ................................................................................................................3
1.3.1 Aims................................................................................................................................3
1.3.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................3
1.4 Research Questions ................................................................................................................3
1.5 Scope of the Study ..................................................................................................................3
1.6 Significance of the Study .......................................................................................................4

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW .............................................................................................5

2.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................5
2.2 CSR Activities ........................................................................................................................5
2.3 Limitations of th Study...........................................................................................................6
2.4 Discussion ...............................................................................................................................6

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .................................................................................7

3.1 Introduction .............................................................................................................................7
3.2 Research Objectives ...............................................................................................................7
3.3 Research Methodology ..........................................................................................................7
3.4 Proposed Method ...................................................................................................................7

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 3.5 Findings ...................................................................................................................................8
3.6 Summary .................................................................................................................................9

REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................................10
APPENDIX A: RESEARCH PLAN ..................................................................................................11

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 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

1.1.1 Sustainability

Sustainability is a societal purpose with 3 dimensions: the environmental, monetary and

social dimension. This idea may be used to manual choices on the global, country wide and
on the person purchaser level. An associated idea is that of sustainable development. Both
phrases are frequently used synonymously. Sustainability is frequently represented
diagrammatically. They determine on the pinnacle of this web page indicates that there are 3
pillars of sustainability – monetary viability, environmental safety and social equity.
Sustainability is measured with the aid of using assessing overall performance of Social,
Environmental, and Economic principles. While a balanced remedy of all 3 is a perfect
purpose, it isn't always constantly achievable. Sustainability manner meeting our personal
needs without compromising the capability of future generations to meet their private desires.
Further to natural sources, we moreover need social and financial assets. Sustainability
reporting is the disclosure and communiqué of environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
goals—further to an agency's development closer to them.

1.1.2 Sustainable Development

Sustainable improvement is an organizing precept for assembly human improvement dreams
even as additionally maintaining the capacity of herbal structures to offer the herbal assets
and surroundings offerings on which the financial system and society depend.

1.1.3 Sustainability of Cement Industries

Sustainability is of high-quality problem to the cement company with the primary troubles
being the emission of carbon dioxide and the constantly developing international name for
cement. Sustainability is set making first-rate use of sources – growing maximal charge in
assessment to environmental outcomes. The Indian cement market faces stressful conditions
stemming from the supply and speaks to four sides. But, the upside is that there was a

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developing call for in introduction and the housing market due to rapid urbanization that is
anticipated to maintain a boost in profits Experienced strength technology, lowering reliance
on depleting fossil fuels and growing use of opportunity fuels and uncooked substances,
permitting water conservation, energy efficiency, apparent CSR reporting, club in
worldwide sustainability projects inclusive of the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI),
environmental Biodiversity protection, lowering GHG emissions, and placing sustainability
dreams for the destiny are a number of the feasible answers. Cement corporations of India
had most energy green within side the international .Some cement agencies have confirmed
that via converting water cooled condenser with the resource of the use of Air cooled
Condensers, water can be conserved. India is the world's second-biggest cement
manufacturing after China. It's no wonder that India's cement enterprise is an essential
element of the nation's economy, producing direct and oblique jobs to its citizens. Since it
changed into deregulated in 1982, the Indian cement enterprise has drawn massive
investments, every from Indian buyers in far-flung locations. Sustainability is crucial to the
wellbeing of our planet, persevered boom, and human development. Concrete is one of the
maximum extensively used introduction materials within side the worldwide. The
environmental issues related to Green House Gases (GHGs), similarly to herbal reassets
issues, will play a prime characteristic within side the sustainable development of the
cement and urban corporation during this century. Therefore, it's far vital to look for
sustainable answers for future concrete introduction. Sustainable concrete want to have a
totally low inherent energy requirement, be produced with little waste, be crafted from a
number of the maximum sizable assets on the planet, produce durable structures, have a
totally excessive thermal mass, and be made with recycled substances. Sustainable
structures have a small effect at the surroundings. They use “green” materials which have
low energy fees, excessive durability, low maintenance necessities, and comprise a big
percent of recycled or recyclable substances. Green substances furthermore use an awful lot
much less energy, assets, and can reason excessive-universal overall performance cements.
Concrete want to keep evolving to fulfill the developing desires of all of its users. It
additionally contributes notably to society through offering a main product within side the
improvement of infrastructure to guide social dreams like as shelter, mobility, water, and
sanitation.

1.2. Problem Statement

The purpose of this research is to explore how the cement industries are trying to sustain in

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the current competitive world. Profit is the reason of business; however the execution of
social obligation is the muse for sustainable improvement of every enterprise.

1.3 Aim and Objectives

1.3.1 This study aims to:
1. To understand the Sustainability Reporting of Cement Industries.
2. To know which sustainability factors (GRI) are used by respective
industries
1.3.2 The objectives of this research are:

1. To collect data from cement industry sustainability

report and to check the current sustainability and
impact reporting in India
2. To make recommendations based on gaps identified to enable
business heads to measure impact in the form of contribution to the
Sustainable Development Goals.

1.4 Research Questions

What is the sustainability reporting pattern of Indian Cement Industries?

1.5 Scope of the Study

Why Sustainability Reporting is needed in cement industry?

The assignment for cement organizations is to stability the developing call for for
cement with its environmental implications via way of means of growing and
championing sustainable answers for the industry. Meeting the developing call for for
cement with out harming surroundings is the most important assignment for cement
Industries. Considering the boom in call for of cement the troubles like safety, waste
management, power discount, water conservation, biodiversity management,
afforestation and emission discount are to be sorted for a sustainable commercial
enterprise in cement industry. Seeking lodge to sustainable answers is the most
effective choice for cement industries. Thus, In India, UltraTech Cement, Shree
Cement, Dalmai Bharat Cement Orient Cement are individuals of Cement
Sustainability Initiative (CSI).

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1.6 Significance of the Study
This study plays a vital role, as it establishes the practices made by the cement
industries for their sustainability in the industry. This provides a roadmap for the up
coming cement industries development.

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 CHAPTER 2

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Introduction
 Sustainability is the capacity to maintain a particular reputation or interaction in
existing frameworks. The most regular usage of the expression "sustainability" is
related to natural or human frameworks almost about. Sustainability is
additionally the potential of an environment for a prolonged duration to paintings
and preserve up with efficiency.

 Concrete is an essential fabric for building and structural designing improvement

that thesedays tracks what is going on carefully.
 In 1987, the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development
launched the record Our Common Future, normally known as the Brundtland Report.
The record protected a definition that's now broadly used:
 Chapter 2  Sustainable improvement is improvement that meets the wishes of the
prevailing with out compromising the capacity of destiny generations to fulfill their very
own wishes. It consists of inside it key concepts:
• The idea of 'wishes', in particular, the critical wishes of the world's poor, to which
overriding precedence have to be given; and
• The concept of obstacles imposed through the kingdom of era and social business
enterprise at the environment's capacity to fulfill gift and destiny wishes.
— World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future (1987)

2.2 CSR ACTIVITIES

For any organization to maintain its sustainability in the industry, CSR activities are
most prominent. India is the second-biggest manufacturer of cement within side the
world. It bills for greater than 7% of the worldwide set up capacity. The cement
enterprise performs a binding and pivotal position in each the infrastructure and
socio-financial improvement of the country, with the aid of using permitting
employment technology for tens of thousands and thousands and with the aid of using
their CSR initiatives.

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Top Cement Companies that take CSR Seriously
• Ultratech cement
• Ambuja Cement
• Shree Cement
• ACC Cement
• Ramco Cements.

2.3 Limitations of the Study

This research is limited Sustainability practices in cement industry. Presently in this
article the study is related to an overview of the sustainability practices in India.

2.4 Discussion

• Concrete is an essential fabric for building and structural designing

improvement that thesedays tracks what is going on carefully.
• Sustainability is the capacity to maintain a particular reputation or interaction in
existing frameworks. The most regular usage of the expression "sustainability" is
related to natural or human frameworks almost about. Sustainability is
additionally the potential of an environment for a prolonged duration to paintings
and preserve up with efficiency. In 1987, the World Commission on
Environment and Growth introduced an overview that mirrored the sense of
reasonability that was regarded to be the "Brundtland Concept"(Holden et al.,
2013)
• This is the most concurred concept everywhere in the global, which takes
word of that supportability "addresses the problems of the current with out
sabotaging the restriction of people within the future to meet their very own
necessities”.

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 CHAPTER 3

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction
In this study content analysis of Sustainability Reports of Cement companies available in
public domain is finished rigorously based on various parameters encompassing surroundings
sustainability. For other companies now no longer publishing their sustainability reviews,
disclosure on their web sites and annual reviews concerning surroundings tasks are studied.
CSR Hub is a private database employer which provides corporate social responsibility and
sustainability scores and facts for companies worldwide. The CSR Hub internet site facts is
likewise used to attract the desired inferences.
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3.2 Research Objectives

The primary objective of the modern-day studies paper is to understand modern-day
practices of decided on Cement Industries for Sustainability Reporting. We are
inspecting approximately distinctive elements of Sustainability of Organisation in
addition to Society at large.
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3.3 Research Methodology

Data collection: We have used Secondary facts for inspecting fashion of Sustainability
reporting of Cement Companies. Data has been gathered from Annual reviews of
numerous Cement Manufacturing Companies

3.4 Proposed Method (Classification)

Method – 15 sectors are in comparison on the premise of numerous sustainability
indicators
• Parameters – Following parameters are used to assess sustainability disclosure of
numerous sectors:
I. Health & Safety initiatives

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II. Internal policies & code of conducts
III. Adaptation of voluntary sustainability principles & codes of conduct
IV. Communication with Employees & Stakeholders
V. Green operation
VI. Climate change initiatives
VII. Research & development initiatives
VIII. Green supply chain
IX. Renewable energy
X. Workplace initiatives
XI. Donations & sponsorships
XII. Disaster Relief
XIII. Education Initiatives
XIV. Community livelihood
XV. Environment conservation
XVI. Infrastructure development
XVII. CSR Finances
XVIII. Cultural conservation

3.5 Findings
Parameters Rank of cement industry
CSR, Health & Safety & Environment 1
Disclosing internal policies 1
Reporting voluntary sustainability principles Communication 3
with employees & stakeholders Awards to follow voluntary 4
guidelines 2
Green operation 4
Climate change initiative 1
Research & development 5
Green supply chain 2
Renewable energy 1
Health & safety initiatives 2
Workplace initiative 4
CSR finance 4
Disaster Relief 5
Education 3
Healthcare 3
Infrastructure development Cultural 3
conservation initiative Community 1
livelihood 4
Environment conservation initiative CSR 2
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 Rank of cement industry
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0 Rank of cement industry
Health & safety…

Cultural…
Communication…

Climate change…

Infrastructure…

Environment…
Research &…
Reporting voluntary…

Awards to follow…
CSR, Health & Safety…
Disclosing internal…

CSR
Renewable energy
Green supply chain

CSR finance
Green operation

Disaster Relief
Education
Healthcare
Workplace initiative

Community livelihood
3.5 Graphical Representation of Rank of Cement Industries in various parameters of
Sustainability Factors

3.6 Summary
Cement Diligence of India need to ameliorate on the parameters like law of conduct,
community livelihood, disaster relief, Research & Development.

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 References

• (Mahasenan et al., 2003) The Cement Industry and Global Climate Change Current
and Potential Future Cement Industry CO2 Emissions
• (Oza, 2021) Sustainability Reporting Practices With Special Reference To Cement
Industry in India
• (Dasgupta & Das, 2021) Sustainability performance of the Indian cement industry
• (Klee, 2004) Briefing: The Cement Sustainability Initiative
• (Young & Internship, 2018) Report on “ Indian Cement Industry and Sustainability ”
• (Jeffrey Sachs, 2019) Sustainable Development Report 2019 - Sustainable
Development Report

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Research Plan

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