Castrol India Ltd.

Castrol India Ltd.

Sales (2007-2008) =Rs.2200 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax =Rs.220 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget= Not Available

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 2/5

CSR activities:

SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

We are committed to comply with environmental laws and regulatory standards on a worldwide basis

We have the highest expectations for our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) performance. This is why we’re committed to listening and responding to the needs of our customers – and to working within our industry to raise HSE standards.

The care that we put into the safety of our products and practices directly benefits our customers, their employees and the communities in which they operate.

As a company, we are committed to comply with environmental laws and regulatory standards on a worldwide basis. We will continue to drive down the environmental and health impact of our operations by reducing waste, emissions and discharges and by using energy efficiently. We will produce quality products that can be used safely by our customers. Our stated goals are:

no accidents
no harm to people
no damage to the environment

The Castrol India HSE

The Castrol India HSE team makes sure that all our employees, contractors and others connected with us are well informed, well trained, engaged and committed to the HSE improvement process. We recognize that safe operations depend not only on technically sound plant and equipment but also on competent and committed people and an active HSE culture. We believe that no activity is so important that it cannot be done safely.

Social Investment Programme

To strengthen the link between our business and our social investments globally, we are progressively reducing the proportion of purely philanthropic donations we make. Instead, we are supporting long term development projects in line with our business investments. However, we do continue to recognize a place for charitable contributions, including responding to disaster relief with humanitarian aid. In line with our global social investment policy, Castrol India has a planned and structured Social Investment programme. Between 2001 – 2003, Castrol India has undertaken two major projects – (i) Rehabilitation of earthquake affected victims in Gujarat and (ii) Castrol Drive for Safety – a road safety initiative

Social Investment in India

In line with our global social investment philosophy, Castrol India has a planned and structured social investment programme. Following the Gujarat earthquake in 2001, Castrol undertook the rehabilitation of two villages – Bhaivari Vandh and Bandiya in Kutch district. Besides rebuilding of houses, community hall and school, we set up clean drinking water and sanitation facilities. The project was completed in 2003 and both villages were officially handed over to the villagers.

As a part of Social Investment activities in 2003, Castrol India launched a drive for safety programme aimed at propagating safe driving habits amongst car owners in the city of Mumbai. The programme was then extended to Delhi in 2004. In both Mumbai and Delhi, over 1 lakh people were contacted and they signed the pledge to drive safely.

Year 2005 saw two social investment projects which included restoration of education supplies of flood effected children in Mumbai and providing livelihood to fishermen by donating Boats in Tsunami affected areas of South India

The Castrol Drive for Safety project

“The Castrol Drive for Safety initiative is aimed at addressing the rising levels of concern on road safety violations and to make an effort to convert these concerns into positive behavioral changes. It is Castrol India�s effort to bring about change in the attitude and mindset of people. It involves propagating the message of road safety by working collaboratively with various authorities and other like-minded corporates / citizens. In 2003 the project was run as a pilot in Mumbai city and focused on car drivers. In 2004, the project is being extended to the capital city of Delhi.

The Castrol Drive for Safety project aims to communicate various road safety messages but the key messages, especially in mass media, are around the use of seat belts and mobile phones. The messages are spread through mass media and on-ground activities. The on-ground activities aim to get the target audience involved in the project and to win their �hearts and minds�. The activities in 2003 included theatre performances / street plays, safe driving programme for college students and a �Policing your parents� programme for school children. As part of the Safe Driving programme for college students, Castrol invited an international expert � Simo Lampinen of Finland, to share safe driving tips with the participants. Simo Lampinen is an ex world rally champion and runs a very successful advanced driving school. Under the �Policing your parents� programme, over 20,000 school children were given road safety tips through a highly interesting an interactive programme.

Quite clearly, a programme of this magnitude cannot be run by a single organization. It is also important to get the right partners � people and organizations interested in the cause. The Castrol drive for Safety project in Mumbai had the support of various like-minded authorities and organizations. These included:

The traffic police
The Mumbai Municipal Corporation
The Western India Automobile Association
partners including Autocar India, Radio Mirchi Afternoon Despatch & Courier and Zee TV
The Rotary, Rotaract and Interact Clubs of Mumbai
Maruti Udyog Limited

Road Safety Pledge

Every individual touched by the Drive for Safety project was requested to sign a pledge to reinforce his commitment to the cause. The pledge stated: �I care for my loved ones. I care for myself. I care for Mumbai city. I will always drive safely. I support the Castrol Drive for Safety�. In Mumbai, a total of 100,000 pledges were signed.

Awards and Recognition

In recognition of the work done on the above project, Castrol India Limited has received the following awards :

The IRTE-Prince Michael International Award for promoting the cause of Road Safety
The Dalton Pen Award for a press advertisement created as part of the Castrol Drive for Safety campaign
Finalist at the Cannes International Advertising Festival for a press advertisement created as part of the Castrol Drive for Safety Campaign

Rebuilding lives, not just homes

On 26th January 2001, an earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, hit the state of Gujarat in Western India, leaving behind a trail of unparalleled damage, destruction and loss of life.

Immediately after the earthquake, many of BP employees across the world were keen to contribute towards relief efforts. Their contributions were pooled and then matched by the BP Foundation. More than $85,000 was raised in this way.

Funds were channelled through the Disasters Emergency Committee, an umbrella organisation made up of 14 international aid agencies, and given specifically to Help the Aged, Tearfund and Concern to support relief in the affected areas.

Tearfund gave temporary shelter, cooking kits and food supplies to 5,000 families in 17 villages in Bhachau and Rapar taluks. They also improved water storage facilities in seven villages and provided employment to 1,000 families. Help the Aged supplied basic provisions such as food and blankets to 7,500 older people and their families, as well as medical and surgical treatment to over 22,000 people in 192 villages.

Whilst the above aid was immediately disbursed towards relief efforts, there was clearly a need for long term sustainable development and Castrol India became the focal point for the global support.

The approach to the project was �to rebuild lives, not just homes�. This was built around a model of �working partnership� with NGOs and villagers and not by mere donation.

We entered into a partnership with an NGO � Vivekananda Research & Training Institute and together we identified two partner villages � Bandiya and Bhaivari Vandh.

Rehabilitation process

Castrol India, VRTI and the villagers worked closely on the rehabilitation process which covered:

Reconstruction / retrofitting of 195 houses;
Health and hygiene � providing clean drinking water / sanitation facilities
Women empowerment providing sustainable income
Sustainable income generation � watershed development
Education � building school / innovative mid-day meal scheme

This project has impacted over 1000 people and helped them regain their self respect and dignity. The project was completed on schedule in mid 2003.

Education Support after Mumbai Floods

On 26th July, 2005, a torrential downpour caused heavy floods in Mumbai, killing many and rendering many others homeless.

Post the disaster, an NGO called United Way Mumbai brought to attention the need for education aid in various schools in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane. Castrol India immediately responded by involving in a project to provide for school stationery, uniforms, etc for flood-affected children. These were distributed by the partner NGO to 6 schools and 16 slum communities in the flood affected areas. With the help of this project, Castrol India restored educational supplies of over 3000 school children

Restoring livelihood after Tsunami

On 26th December 2004, the coastal areas of South East Asia were hit by a massive Tsunami. But when till after a year no help in terms of restoration of livelihood had reached many fishermen in south coastal India, Castrol India., in partnership with United Way Mumbai, went to work to help 208 fishermen. As part of this project, 52 fishing boats, motors, and nets were distributed in 3 Tsunami affected areas-Chinnakudi, Keelamoovarkai and Palayar in Tamil Nadu. One boat would be shared by 3-4 fishermen to help continue their work leading to income generation, and thus in the process, 208 families would be provided for. At present the partner NGO is keeping track on the usage of boats and will be doing so for 10 months to ensure sufficient income is generated by these fishermen to help them rebuild their homes and lives.

Besides this, Castrol India�s parent company BP also contributed, Rs 1 crore to the prime minister Relief Fund for Tsunami Rehabilitation.

From Annual Report of Castrol India Limited 2007 (Pg 11)

In line with our objective of contributing to the society we operate in, Castrol India participated in various community and social investment programmes.

Our employees at the Silvassa Plant have been actively engaged in contributing to the communities around the Plant. Promoting education is one of the core areas that the Silvassa Plant focuses on and towards this end, we support a Balwadi and the local secondary school. In 2007, the team took a much larger initiative, contributing towards the setting up of the first tertiary level College in the Silvassa area. Castrol India provided funding for the establishment of laboratory facilities for the new College of Pharmacy. The College has received accreditation from the University of Pune.

As part of the BP Group, Castrol world-wide supports its staff taking an active role in their community. Over 2007, staff in India took a variety of initiatives, including volunteering in local schools and raising money for the NGO – Nanhi Kali, in the Mumbai Marathon.

Source: http://www.castrol.com/castrol/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=8278033&contentId=6005974

Annual Report 2007

Contact Information:

Castrol India Ltd

Technopolis Knowledge Park,

Post Box NO. 19411,

Mahakali Caves Road,

Chakala, Andheri (East)

Mumbai 400 093

Maharashtra

Phone : 022 56984100

Fax : 022 56984101

E-mail :

Website : http://www.castrol.com/

Industry Sector: Lubricants

Products / Services: Lubricants

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