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The award is a recognition of the company’s efforts towards sustainable mining in the Govari Limestone Mine, Wadi Limestone Mine, Gagal Limestone Mine, Jamul Limestone Mines and Kymore Limestone Mines.

Thanks to the Sir Mathuradas Vissanji Education Trust, Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) has been able to install a CNC plasma cutting machine at its Skill & Entrepreneurship Development Institute (SEDI) in Ambujanagar and Chandrapur to encourage girls’ participation in machine operations and manufacturing.

UCWL has become the first cement company in the Southern Rajasthan region to introduce CNG-based trucks for the dispatch of cement.

Reinforcing its commitment to sustainable construction and a greener future, ACC Limited has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Green Building Centre (GBC) in Telangana’s Karimnagar district.

The company has been recognised for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its prestigious ‘A List’ for tackling climate change.

This is in line with the company’s commitment to increasing the renewable energy footprint in the total power mix and reducing carbon emissions from fossil fuel-based power plants.

The company has earned the award through undertaking various projects to collect and co-process segregated municipal solid waste and plastic waste across the country.

CII-IGBC followed a life-cycle approach to certify Dalmia Cement’s avant-garde blended cement product portfolio.

During 2021, the company has invested in numerous sustainable upgrades at one of its integrated cement manufacturing units – the Maihar Cement Works, located in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Both Ambuja and ACC, in alignment with its parent company, Holcim, have been consistently leveraging innovation and R&D to build a range of green and responsible products to reduce CO2 emissions in India.