Sustainability at Hitachi Energy India

Sustainability 2030 goals

Dedicated to achieving carbon neutrality in operations

Hitachi Energy India's commitment to sustainability extends beyond its innovative projects and technologies. The Company recognizes the vital role it plays in enabling sustainable operations.

In line with its global vision, Hitachi Energy India announced ambitious 2030 carbon-neutral goals, outlining a clear roadmap for its operations in India. To achieve these targets, the Company adopted a comprehensive approach, combining grassroots efforts with top-down strategies to meet the urgent demands of a carbon-neutral future.

With a firm commitment to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) carbon neutrality, and renewable energy integration, Hitachi Energy India is setting new standards and inspiring positive change within the industry.

Sustainability highlights

Hitachi Energy’s purpose for sustainability 20301, places sustainability at the heart of the Company’s purpose with a promise to advance a sustainable energy future for all. In line with this purpose, Hitachi Energy India Limited is committed to drive business in a sustainable way. The Sustainability 2030 plan aims to advance in four key areas – Planet, People, Peace and Partnerships.

97 %

Recycling of waste

18 %

Reduction in water usage from 2019

88 %

Reduction in emissions from 2019

~ 21 %

Gender diversity in hiring

Some initiatives in its operations towards reducing its impact on the environment

5.5 kW

New dedicated compressor installed for Savli casting plant, reducing operation of 30 kW centralised compressor system.

30.8%

Water leakages arrested at Savli, with optimised water usage resulting in significant reduction of freshwater consumption as compared to last year.

~5 MT

Avoidance of waste generation at Peenya and Doddaballapur facilities with elimination of nearly 65,000 paper cups per month.

744 MT

Of dust reused and not disposed of as waste Board dust reused as biofuel in boiler in the form of briquettes at Mysuru.

100% fossil free electricity

By investing on rooftop solar in Maneja and Doddaballapur facilities, power purchase agreements at Mysuru where more than 90% of electricity is secured through wheeled green electricity.

Encouraging and empowering women

Under its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, Hitachi Energy India is driving the ‘Women in the Engineering program to promote gender equality and empower women in the engineering workforce, thereby increasing diversity and inclusion. The program was launched in 2020. Hitachi Energy India has partnered with Sikshana Foundation for this initiative. The program identifies girl students pursuing undergraduate engineering courses from economically disadvantaged families and provides them with a laptop, scholarship, soft-skill training, career planning mentoring, industry visits, and interactive sessions with senior management. The program aims to create an environment of employability and summer training opportunities for some students.

Hitachi Energy is supporting over 200 girl students hailing from Tier II & III cities across the country, pursuing engineering courses in BE/ B. Tech for four years.

Investing in a sustainable and inclusive development

The Company has contributed to addressing different facets of healthcare across locations in the country. These include:

. Deployed 50 mobile deep freezer deceives for vaccine/ immunisation at Tamil Nadu & Karnataka Govt PHCs

. Funding emergency medical/ surgical requirements for underprivileged children across the country

. Developed and maintained Hematology lab at Govt Hospital at Vadodara

. Two ambulances with critical care equipment at Vadodara

. Maintaining fully equipped pediatric ICU facilities at Halol and Mysuru

Smart learning and clean drinking water in government schools

Your Company is supporting the Gujarat government’s ‘Sarva Siksha Abhiyan’ initiative. It has converted two classrooms in each of the five government schools in the villages of Gujarat for digital teaching by providing large screen monitors with interactive CPU and also refurbished the classrooms. The organization is also providing drinking water and has upgraded the campus and other facilities at the Government School in Maneja, Vadodara.