Waste management

Abstract

"We at ITC are immensely proud to be able to contribute meaningfully to the Prime Minister's vision of a Swachh Bharat through large-scale solid waste management interventions. The Company has deployed the principles of circular economy to implement scalable, sustainable and replicable models of waste management, besides investing in cutting-edge innovation in the area of sustainable packaging that substitutes single-use plastic," said S. Sivakumar, Group Head, Sustainability, Agri and IT, ITC Ltd.

It follows a six month process by CarbonQuota, which specialises in calculating the carbon impact of manufacturing.
Chapelton managing director, Neil Skelton, said: “This is a great beginning for Chapelton. Achieving Carbon Neutral status will benefit our customers and suppliers, eventually offering products that meet the needs of the environmentally conscious. This first step is focusing on our direct operations and in the future we will include all logistics and products.”