Orient Paper Mills has been declared as the winner of “Golden Peacock Environment Management Award” for the year 2006 by the World Environment Foundation (WEF) which is one of the leading non-profit, non-Governmental Organizations solely dedicated to the improvement of the Environment and sustainable development. It is a registered Society established in 1998 which has been amongst the fore-runners in leading the environmental movement in India & abroad
The jury was headed by Justice P.N. Bhagwati, Former Chief Justice of India with other eminent personalities such as
Justice M.N. Venkatchaliah , Former Chief Justice of India, Justice A.M. Ahmedi, Former Chief Justice of India,Mr. Suresh Prabhu, MP & Former Union Minister MoEF,Dr.S Z Kasim, Former Member Planning Commission,Mr. T Shankaralingam,CMD,NTPC, Mr. N.K. Sinha, Chairman, Public Enterprises Selection Board, Lt. Gen. Surendra Nath, Former Chairman, UPSC,Mr. Vinid Dhall, IAS, Competition Commission of India,Mr. R.V. Shahi, Secretary, Power,Mr. R B Mittal, VC and MD, Bharti Teletech, Dr. SM Dewan, DG, SCOPE etc.
Designed to encourage and recognize effective implementation of environment management system, and continual improvement, by a meticulously defined & transparent selection criteria, the Golden Peacock Environment Management Award is the most coveted and prestigious recognition that all organizations strive to win for Environment Management. The emphasis is on maintaining ecological balance by minimizing adverse environmental impact while carrying out industrial and business activities and aim towards sustainable growth.
Commenting on the development, Mr. M.L. Pachisia, Managing Director, Orient Paper & Industries Ltd. said, “Orient Paper Mills has taken the issue of environment improvement very seriously and is fully committed to promoting a cleaner and greener environment in and around its plants. We have continuously innovated various actions to achieve cleaner production, minimum wastage of resources and utilization of effluents. These efforts have been recognized time and again and we are honoured to receive the coveted Golden Peacock award for achievements in Environment Management in the Indian industry.”
Orient Paper Mills was the first paper mill in India to develop wastewater treatment technology for pulp and paper industry in collaboration with NEERI during the period 1969-1972. A state of the art Effluent Treatment Plant was established well before Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act was enacted.
Orient Paper Mills has continuously improved upon its environment management practices. In the year 2000, the organization had declared an Environmental Policy on June 5th (the World Environment Day) and had fulfilled the commitments made therein. In recognition of its Environmental Management System (EMS), the Mills have been certified as an ISO-14001 company by M/s Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) since 2001.
The company also launched a massive farm forestry programme in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh and 5 districts of Chattisgarh effectively reviving degraded agricultural lands to the tune of 26,000 hectares. The Mills used to depend 100 percent on natural forests for its raw materials initially. Today, 60 per cent of the Mills raw material comes from farm forestry sector and only 40 per cent is drawn from natural forests, which is lops & tops of forest produce.
Orient Paper Mills has also been the recipient of the Greentech Gold Award for outstanding performance in Environment Management for three consecutive years 2001, 2002 and 2003.
Mr N.K.Thusu, President of Orient paper Mills, Amlai, who has been spearheading these efforts will be receiving the award on 11th June 2006.
For further information, please contact Contact at C K Birla Group Ms. Soni Shrivastav General Manager, Corporate Communications New Delhi. # 011 42092177,
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