Ashok Leyland Ltd.
Sales (2007-2008) =Rs.7730 crores (rounded off)
Net profit after tax =Rs.470 crores (rounded off)
CSR Budget: Not available
Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 3/ 5
See Karmayog Comments below
CSR activities:
Fun Bus
- Fun Bus is a gift from Ashok Leyland exclusively for free uses round the year by children of orphanages, Corporation Primary schools and physically/mentally challenged children in Chennai.
- The seating layout reckons the requirements of physically challenged children. The bus is equipped with a hydraulic lift for the convenience of wheelchair-bound children.
Green Mission
- In 2002, all the vehicle manufacturing units of Ashok Leyland were ISO 14001 certified with Environmental Management System..
- The Ennore unit was recently identified as one of the model energy-efficient units by a CII-TNEB organised Energy Conservation (ENCON) mission. Systematic management of all energy resources from the 1980s through better housekeeping and awareness has made this possible. The 1980s also saw Energy Audit being introduced. Improvement in machine tools, furnace-loading pattern, design of heating elements and an energy efficient lighting system has all led to energy savings of 30,782 units per day.
- For Ennore, practicing the 3Rs of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle has surely paid-off. Recently, an opinion survey conducted in the neighbourhood reveals that both industries and the public are happy to have Ashok Leyland as their neighbour. Building on the eco-friendly measures over the years, Ennore has received the ISO 14001 certification for Environmental Management Systems.
Effluent Treatment
- The plant can do primary, secondary and tertiary treatment operations. About 55,000 liters of effluents flow into the plant every day. Five kilograms of solid hazardous waste is stored as per Pollution Control Board standards and the rest of the water portion is treated and used for organic farming. On an average, 250,000 liters of recycled water is pumped into the garden saving Rs.1.5 million per annum.
Greening
- The Ennore Unit is known for its lush green cover. Almost 10 % of the total ground area of 53.41 hectares is covered by greenery creating an oasis in the arid zone of Ennore.
- Of the 12.44 hectares of land available for tree planting, landscaping and lawns at Hosur 1.44 hectares has been used for growing 1,623 trees. A herbal garden right next to the effluent treatment plant serves as an open lab of medicinal herbs.Hosur II has a green belt stretching 15 hectares with nearly 4,500 trees.
- Bhandara has over the years systematically developed green belt zones. A mind-boggling 179,000 trees cover 50 hectares of the 101-hectare unit. Teak, Shisham, Subabul, Eucalyptus, Bamboo, Bori, Asoka, Neem, and Suru are among the 35 varieties that adorn the landscape. The trees are home for a wide variety of birds, almost converting the factory into a conservation zone.
AIDS Awareness
- In the mid-90s, the Department of International Development, British High Commission, formed the Truckers Interim Coordination Unit (TICU) for a focussed programme among truck drivers. Ashok Leyland was one of the first organisations to associate itself by becoming an intervention centre
- Outside the factory camps, and health education programs like lectures, cycle rallies, film shows, exhibitions, etc. are conducted through our volunteers in co-operation with AIDS Prevention and Control Project. They also provide counseling services at our Medical Center. Cases which require support service are sent to ‘Seva Kendra’ in Bangalore (an NGO backed by Rotary – TTK), RIDS (an NGO) in Hosur, Kingsley Community Centre – (an associate of Bill and Milinda Gates Foundation) in Krishnagiri.
Driver Training Centre
- Ashok Leyland’s Namakkal Driver Training Centre near Salem in Tamil Nadu was started in 1995 “to ready a driver for life on the road and off the road”. From the very beginning, the curriculum had included, besides functional subjects, health education including yoga and AIDS awareness (along with the education on the vehicle and traffic rules cum sessions on physical fitness, personality development and health risks like smoking. The drivers also attend awareness sessions on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Ashok Leyland has reached out to 90,000 truckers during its training programme in Tamil Nadu.
Community Welfare
- Started in 1994, the Dharam Hinduja Matriculation and Higher Secondary School, Thiruvottiyur, Chennai, is managed by a Board of Trustees consisting of senior executives and workmen of the company.
- Every year, buses are donated to various schools, mostly catering to economically backward students. Desks and benches are also provided. The inmates of ‘Missionaries of Charity’ near the Ennore Unit are provided with free food, every day.
- The Company contributed one crore rupees in aid of relief operations for the Tsunami victims. In addition, employees contributed another Rs. 15 lakhs separately.
- Substantial relief material was distributed in the worst affected districts of Tamilnadu through NGOs. The Company is also working with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for long-term solutions like fishing equipment and community centers to the fishermen communities. Apart from this, employees moved into instinctive helping actions and some of them even braved odds to be at disaster sites, helping rescue and relief operations.
- Their exits a social diversity among the workforce of Ashok Leyland. Of the total employees in the units as on March 31, 2008, 81.55% are from SC/ST, BC and other socially marginalised commninities.
Sludge Disposal
A natural by-product of the painting process, sludge disposal has always been a problem faced by the auto industry. At Ashok Leyland various actions have been initiated over the years towards safe storage of sludge, ultimately leading to the construction of secured landfills within the campus.Since paint had a high calorific value, its use as a fuel was explored. The effort yielded positive results.
Source: www.ashokleyland.com/csr_overview.jsp
Karmayog Comments: Less information on CSR initiatives available last year.
Contact Information:
Ashok Leyland Ltd.
19, Rajaji Salai
Chennai-600001
Tamil Nadu
Phone no. :044-25342141
Fax :044-25342493
Email : Mr. Thomas .T. Abraham(GM – Corporate Communications)
Website : www.ashokleyland.com/
Industry Sector: Automobiles-LCVs/HCVs
Products / Services: 18 seater to 82 seater double-decker buses, from 7.5 tonne to 49 tonne in haulage vehicles, from numerous special application vehicles to diesel engines for industrial, marine and genset applications, Ashok Leyland offers a wide range of products.
Other locations of factories / offices: Ennore, Hosur, Bhandara, Alwar.
Previous year�s CSR activities & rating: www.karmayog.org/csr500companies/csr500companies_7309.htm