Business & Group No: 1

Sustainability
Why are we talking about sustainability in business?
Government &
regulators
New global and regional
regulations are tightening the
rope around sustainability
Innovation
Technological advancement
is making it possible to
explore and achieve climate
related targets
Large Insurers Investor
Insurers have announced that they Sharp growth of investors using
will no longer be covering coal-fired sustainability as a criteria for
power plants and also taking out investment and considering LTV
investment from polluting industries
Net Zero Products
There is a global increasing demand in Net Zero
product
Internal
Organizational
Alignment
Consumer Sentiment Businesses of today are
threatened by changing
Consumers across globe are increasingly climate and in turn the
becoming conscious about their actions market
on environment
Focus has shifted from conventional profitability

Creating company through revenue

Financial Value Organizational
generation, profit generation, cost
Purpose
reduction, capital structure etc.
Organizational Changing
stakeholders
Purpose priority (employee,
Create the product in such a way that it
meets customer’s requirement. Aim is to customers,
Customer Value retain the customer by innovating and shareholders etc.)
creating trust

Non-financial
Delivering value by creating employment, metrics
People Value community service, donation etc. • Employee retention Value across
• Emission per unit time horizons
product • Focus on Long term
• Customer retention Value than short
• Fatality rate term gains
Delivering and creating value by designing • Patents
Environmental products and services that are ecofriendly • Political donations
Value and respect environment through out the
value chain
Ford Motors
Ford is one of the most trusted automotive brand across globe. Altruism and care for environment and society is ingrained
in Ford’s value and is reflected in their actions. They are the first movers in sustainable sourcing of raw material. They are
driving sustainability agenda through product design and manufacturing
Environment
• Target of becoming Carbon neutral
by 2050
• To go fully renewable by 2035
• Aiming to remove single use plastic
by 2030
• Electrification and low carbon or
alternative fuel is highest in Ford’s
materiality chart
• Guiding OEMs to develop vendor
training programs covering GHG
emissions, Scope 3 emissions and
water management
• Developing transparent blockchain
based sourcing tool
Electric Vehicle Portfolio
• Working towards becoming all EV
auto-maker by 2050
• Investing $11.5 billion in electrification
across globe to pave way for EVs
Social Governance
• $2 billion invested in communities
• Focus on D&I; became a member
and social work
of UNWEP in 2018
• Customer satisfaction and vehicle
• Strict anti-bribery and corruption
safety is the second highest in
guidelines and regulations put in
materiality chart
place
• Zero fatality
• Sustainability and innovation
• Assess human rights issue as per
committee meets thrice a year
UNGPRF
• CSO appointed and reports directly
• Up-skilling and crossing skilling of
to the board
employees and contractors
• Participate in public policy making
Energy and Water Usage in production facility Awards & recognition
• 19.4 million gallons of water used for • Environment Center's 2020 Gold Medal
manufacturing processes Award for Corporate Sustainability.
Tata Motors
Tata Motors is one of the biggest automotive brand across globe. They are known for their robust design, reliable vehicles
and ethical practices. Tata is synonymous with trust in Indian market. They usually are first movers when it comes to
greater good of society or environment.

Environment Social Governance

• Working towards fully renewable

• Consistent CSR budget
energy based company by 2030.
consumption (which is more than
Currently, it stands at 20%
the mandated amount – 200 mn) • Strong board diversity: Male 6,
• Target of planting more than a
• Provided scholarship/schooling to Female 2
million tree
more than 28,000 youth • Internal Tata Code of Conduct to
• Sustained water conversation from
• Conducted free Covid tests for drive ethical business
17.3% of fresh water-offset in
employees and laborer • Stringent internal controls in place
2017-18 to 27.1 in 2020-21
• Zero fatality in last 2 years and continuous audit
• Focus on sustainable supply chain
• Touched more than 750000 lives • Shareholders have strong voice in
to reduce Scope 3 emission by
through various CSR activities decision making
conducting vendor workshop
• Improved job placement from 44%
• Constant decline on waste
to 63%
generation from 10.9 kg/vehicle in
2015-16 to 8.8 kg in 2020-21

Electric Vehicle Portfolio
• Formed Tata UniEVerse to create e-
mobility ecosystem
• Best EV selling car is Tata Nexon
• Rolled out thousands of EV buses
Energy and Water Usage in production facility
• 22,350 tCO2 equivalent emission stopped
through energy conservation
Awards & recognition
• Corporate Governance Award
• National Energy Conservation Award
(NECA) 2020
• Asia's Best Report Design at the 4th Asia
Sustainability Reporting Awards
Ashok Leyland
Ashok Leyland always stands out when it comes to manufacturing trucks and buses. Although due to the changing
ecosystem and environmental challenges they have started contributing towards the Environmental and Social obligations
majorly.
Environment
• Increase to sourcing of clean to 60% for
India and 75% for Chennai
• All plants harvest water.
• Low flow water systems to reduce
consumption
• Recycle all waste to avoid it going into
landfills. This have led AL to be a water
positive company.
• Plug-in hybrid buses resulting in a 20 to
30% saving in fuel consumption. Also
equipped with Noise free rear engine
• Non-Plug in hybrid buses equipped with
ultra capacitors to save energy and hence
fuel efficiency
Electric Vehicle Portfolio
• Electric technology in 2016
• Zero combustion vehicle that runs to
120 Km at single charge
• Already planning a 20% penetration in
electric/ hybrid vehicle sector
Social
• In 2016 partnered with Learning link
foundation to provide a holistic program
covering education and health
• Program implemented in 714 schools enrolling
55000 students
• In 2019 partnered with Akshaya Patra
foundation to launch the breakfast program
benefiting 7800 students in 70 Govt Schools.
• In 2020 launched Icare to provide online
education to underprivilege children.
• It covered states like Rajasthan Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh Odisha Chhattisgarh
Karnataka and Tamilnadu
• 45000 seed bombs distributed across districts
in Tamilnadu from growing dense forests. Plans
to spread this initiate across all Plants
Energy and Water Usage in production facility
• Low flow water systems to reduce
consumption
• All plants BTS to harvest water
• Ashok Leyland is a water positive company
running on 75% clean energy in Chennai
Governance
• Skill Development program to enhance the
skills of the youth through a two year
basic program
• Set up camps Across countries for Driver
healthcare
• A sustainability committee developed
under new chairman which meets every
quarter.
• Strong processes set across the
organization to vouch out equality across
all genders.
Awards & recognition
• In 2019, the company was awarded the AON
Best Employers for India award
• In 2019, Ashok Leyland was ranked as 34th best
brand in India by Interbrand
 Mahindra
Mahindra is a billion-dollar global enterprise headquartered in India, which is driven by innovation &
compassion. Mahindra has been a pioneer in EV sector and is innovating to bring clean ,connected and convenient to market.
Environment
• E2O is India's first electric car
manufactured in the first-ever national
platinum certified green factory by
Mahindra
• The Group's green revenue portfolio is
worth half a billion dollars that includes
electric vehicles, automotive recycling,
solar energy, waste to-energy and
biogas, green buildings, and micro-
irrigation.
• Responded to Government of India's
plans to have 40% EVs by 2030 &
ongoing FAME-II scheme for mass
adoption for EVs
Electric Vehicle Portfolio
• Funster – Roadster concept with a
playful convertible mode
• ATOM is a microcar with a combination
of clean, comfortable and
• smart mobility.
• eXUV300 is all-electric version of the
XUV300 compact SUV
Social
• Project Nanhi Kali has provided educational
support to more than 450,000
underprivileged girls
• Mahindra Group recently launched India's
first all women run automobile workshop in
Jaipur, Rajasthan, as part of the #pinkcollar
initiative.
• Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announced that it
will stop the use of plastic at all its 15
manufacturing plants in India
• Use of Mahindra Holidays resorts across
India as temporary care facilities during
Covid
• Raised awareness for the visually impaired
by cycling across South Mumbai to spread
awareness on equal opportunity.
Energy and Water Usage in production facility
• Use of ETP/STP/RO treated water for
gardening, cleaning and process application
• Rainwater harvesting for ground water
recharge
• Water aerators for optimum water flow
• Energy efficient air conditioning system
• Intelligent flow controller system to
• reduced compressed air consumption
Governance
• Out of 13 members on the M&M board,
7 are independent directors, which is
approximately 54% of the strength of
the board. This is in conformity with
Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations
• 2.78% Females in top management
positions, i.e. maximum two levels away
from the CEO or comparable positions
• e-Cockpit, an electronic platform,
through which various stakeholders
such as shareholders, board of
directors, key managerial personnel and
other stakeholders can interact, within
the overall regulatory
.
Awards & recognition
• Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in
Corporate Governance
• Sustainable Factory of the Year Award’
• 'Jury award for Zero Waste to Landfill
• The President of India,
• National Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Award
Maruti
Maruti Suzuki India Limited, previously called Maruti Udyog Limited, is a New Delhi-based vehicle manufacturer. It was
created in 2001 and was held by the Indian government until 2003, when it was sold to Suzuki Motor Corporation of
Japan. Maruti Suzuki had a 49 percent market share in India's passenger car market as of September 2021.
Environment
 Reducing environmental stress
 Sustaining a sustainable use of
natural resources.
 Collaborating with consumers,
suppliers, and the local community
 Maruti Suzuki has adopted the ISO
14001 standard as a strategy and
actively promotes it among its Tier-1
suppliers.
 Additionally, the organization
complies with the 2016 Biomedical
Waste Management Rules.
Electric Vehicle Portfolio
• Has chosen to introduce its first
electric vehicle — the WagonR – in
2024.
• From 2026, the product portfolio will b
e expanded
Social
 Support to Government in managing
the pandemic by scaling up production
capacity of Oxygen PSA Plant
manufacturing in the country.
 Under CSR, installation of 25 such
Oxygen PSA Plants in Government
Hospitals Donation of Oxygen Cylinders
and Ventilators.
 Multi-specialty Hospital at Sitapur,
Gujarat in partnership with Zydus
Hospitals Maruti Suzuki Podar Learn
School at Sitapur, Gujarat
 Village Development Projects on Health
Facilities and Community
Infrastructure.
Energy and Water Usage in production
facility.
• The firm uses canal water for most of its
production activities, contributing to
groundwater conservation.
• The firm has established procedures for
collecting and monitoring data relating to
water.
Governance
 The BoD is responsible for strategic
oversight.
 The Company's plan is properly
controlled and implemented.
 Operational management maintains a
laser-like focus on execution;
appropriate information about the
Company's operations and financial
performance is made available.
 Risk is appropriately assessed and
managed.
Awards & recognition
• Maruti Suzuki was presented with the
'National Safety Award' by India's
Ministry of Labour and Employment in
2016.
• Swift has been crowned the 2019 Indian
Car of the Year (ICOTY).
Honda
Honda, since 1959, is the world's largest motorcycle producer, with 400 million motorcycles produced by the end of 2019.
Honda is also the world's largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines, generating more than 14 million units each
year. Honda surpassed Toyota to become Japan's second-largest automaker in 2001.

Environment Social Governance

• Honda was the first automaker in the
world to comply with the United
States Clean Air Act and created the
low-pollution CVCC engine which
successfully decreased CO,
hydrocarbon, and NOx emissions.
• They are working on climate change
issues, resource efficiency and clean
air preservation with the goal of
achieving a zero-environmental
impact society in the future.
• Honda is working on weight
reduction for all components by
examining alternate recyclable
materials.
• Honda donated vehicles to local
governments that were specially
• The Business Ethics Kaizen
customized to transport COVID-19
Proposal Line improves the
patients with mild symptoms.
corporate ethics issues.
• Honda held "The Power of Teen," an
• Bribery and corruption are not
event established to help children
tolerated at Honda. He Honda Code
achieve their goals.
of Conduct expects everyone to
• During the COVID-19 pandemic,
maintain appropriate relations with
Honda colleagues across North
related entities.
America participated as virtual
• Honda takes great effort to ensure
volunteers to aid the communities.
that its everyday business activities
• In Brazil, 3,600 units of ventilators
conform with competition rules in
were discovered to be faulty. The
the countries where it operates.
repair of ventilators was assisted by
Moto Honda Da Amazonia.

Electric Vehicle Portfolio
• The Honda e electric was named
"German Car of the Year 2021" for the
first time.
• By 2030, Honda plans to boost the
proportion of electric cars (EVs) and
fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) in overall unit
sales to 40%.
Energy and Water Usage in production facility
• Honda saves freshwater by regulating the
amount of water taken in at its facilities.
• Their water conservation fund in North
America helps to restore coastal
environments for future generations.
• Honda Mobile Power Pack swappable
batteries expands renewable energy use.
Awards & recognition
• Honda received a Silver Class grade in the
Automobiles sector of S&P Global Inc.'s
Sustainability Award 2021.
• The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) presented
Honda Foundation, Inc. (HFI)*2 with the
Outstanding Humanitarian Award for
Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR).
Comparative Analysis
Company Frequency Coverage Materiality Assessment Global Frameworks

Ford Motors Annual Very well designed and • Electric Mobility GRI, SASB, TCFD
comprehensive ESG report focusing • Low carbon fuel
on all three pillars. • Zero Waste
Special focus on Electric Mobility • Responsible Sourcing
Tata Motors Annual Standard sustainability report that • Social service SBTi
looks more like a CSR report (as • Community building
trend in Indian companies)
Focus more on community working
and wellbeing
Ashok Leyland Annual Standard sustainability report • Rural Community SBTi
covering all three aspects. development - Health,
Special attention to social aspect Nutrition & Wellness
programs (eye testing,
dental screening,
surgeries)
Mahindra Annual Comprehensive report with • Low carbon fuel GRI, SASB, TCFD
materiality matrix clearly out lining
material KPIs
Maruti Annual Standard report with focus on • Workplace safety SBTi
community service
Honda Annual Comprehensive report covered • Electric Mobility GRI, SASB, TCFD,
every aspect • Zero Waste CDP
Conclusion

• As Advanced manufacturing firm, their focus is mainly on emission reduction

• Companies like Ford and Honda are trying to bring in sustainability in their business by
playing on their core capability; i.e. creating Electric vehicle, R&D on low carbon fuel, vehicle
safety, worker safety

• Companies like TATA and Maruti focus more on society building by providing training and
sponsoring education and healthcare for underprivileged.

• Circularity is a common theme across automotive sector to control waste

• Customer centricity is gaining momentum for sustainability and LTV

• One missing thing again from Indian companies is political donation

Thanks You
Sl. No. Name Roll No
1 Rahul Sourav Singh EPGP-13B-076
2 Debanjan Burman EPGP-13B-028
3 Deeptanshu Kautuk EPGP-13B-029
4 Mouazzam Jawed EPGP-13B-057
5 Kanupriya Chaturvedi EPGP-13B-049
6 Neeharika Sharma EPGP-13B-061