Sustainability Report FY 2018-19 INDEX Corporate Information Carbon Management 33 Message from COO 04 Transportation Initiatives 35 Report Profile 05 Water Management 37 Company Profile 06 Symbiosis with nature 40 Green Purchase Godrej Interio 44 Division of Godrej & Boyce 08 Product Stewardship Godrej Interio Timeline 09 Life Cycle Approach 49 Product Offerings 11 Product Certifications 54 Network & Reach 16 Work Environment @ GI Manufacturing Capabilities 17 Work @ Godrej Interio 57 The year that was Safety @ Godrej Interio 60 Stakeholder Engagement 19 Growth @ Godrej Interio 62 Materiality Matrix 21 Diversity & Inclusion 65 Maintaining the leadership 24 Community Connect position Wellness@Work 70 Godrej by Numbers 25 Community Development 72 Environment GRI Index 78 Energy Management 28 Renewable Energy 32 CORPORATE INFORMATION Message from COO Ready to reboot – at all times sustainable products and processes. As India's GreenCo rating in FY 18-19. Godrej Interio is committed to creating better living largest manufacturer of furniture, we understand our This report presents our key initiatives towards and working spaces, and doing it responsibly. Our role as a thought and action leader. We have greater sustainability. As we continue to invest in focus last year was to 'Go Big, Be Different'. achieved the distinction of becoming the first Indian people, products and processes, we firmly believe in furniture company to have received GreenPro During the year, we made an impressive dent in new being strategic contributors towards a greener, certification for our products. areas of business we ventured into, scaled new more sustainable tomorrow. heights and also achieved great success. While In FY 18-19, our Good & Green product range In the coming year, we invite all our stakeholders to there were some challenges along the way, it is contributed to 41% of the revenue as against target gear up for change. Today, in our daily operations, important that we did not let challenges side-track of 25%, with our green product count reaching 89 we must be open to learning the new, embracing us. We kept our eyes on our Vision, letting it lead us compared to 68 in the previous year. We look the smartest, and be ready to commit to excellence. on the right path at all times. forward to crossing the 100-product mark in FY 19- Growth is a combination of agility and stability. Let 20, giving our customers a truly wide choice of One of our Good & Green goals is to contribute these values be our guiding lights as we Adapt, environmentally safe products and materials. substantially to Creating a Greener India. Addition Challenge and Excel on our journey towards a of two new manufacturing facilities did slow down As an organization, we have always believed that greener, diverse and more inclusive tomorrow. our progress in this area during FY 17-18, but our true growth is achieved when all stakeholders With best regards, numbers have improved considerably in FY 18-19, experience growth. Accordingly, Godrej Interio keeping a special focus on efficiency improvement nurtures various initiatives for its employees, projects. And I am happy to report, we are back in communities and even partners. alignment with 2020 Roadmap of achieving Good & We have continued our pioneering GreenCo SME Green goals. The perseverance in energy Cluster initiative, where we work closely with our management has elevated our Shirwal unit to SME vendors, bringing them on board and in Anil Mathur become “National Energy Leader”. alignment with our larger vision as an organization. COO, Godrej Interio While being a responsible corporate citizen is an I am happy to share that in addition to 8 vendors obligation today, we believe it is also a great certified in previous years, 4 more suppliers of opportunity. Today, the customer demands Godrej Interio have successfully attained the GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-14 Godrej Interio, Sustainability Report 2018-19 04 CORPORATE INFORMATION Report Profile & Scope The Brighter Tomorrow report this year has been This report covers information for Financial year Godrej Interio published its last sustainability report prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting 2018-19 (1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019) about all in the year 2018 and aims to publish it annually. Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards: Godrej Interio's products, processes, plants & people, Relevant information and data for the report is Core option. This year’s report has not sought any with the mention of a few processes and activities collected periodically from the concerned external assurance. governed and controlled by parent company, Godrej departments and reported through multi-level & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. dashboards for all plants as well as common Godrej Interio's materiality matrix has been prepared functions. The data presented is verified through to identify key issues to be responded to as a part of The Materiality of specific topics and indicators has regular internal audits. the company strategy. This report explores how GI been determined by using internal and external fulfills stakeholder and environmental responsibilities conventions including: through a combination of forward looking strategies United Nation Global Compact Principles on In case of queries, clarifications or suggestions, and robust processes. This report aims to provide the Environment , Human Rights and Corruption readers with a balanced and reasonable contact: Mr. Raviprakash R. Gupta, representation of GI’s contribution in the area of World Business Council for sustainable Godrej Interio Division, sustainability. development's focus area. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, Plant 13 A, India GHG Program Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli, Mumbai – 400079, India. While applying the reporting principles approach, an CII Mission for Sustainable Growth attempt has been made to address all the relevant CII India business and biodiversity initiative [email protected] and applicable standards. The appropriate topics Corporate Social Responsibility reporting, and standards in addition to those emerging from Business Responsibility reporting, Stock Exchange the materiality matrix are selected based on their Board of India significance for the economic, environmental and Sustainability Challenges facing our business social performance of the company and its identified through our Risk Management substantial influence on the assessment and processes decisions of stakeholders. Godrej Core values and internal management systems GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 Godrej Interio, Sustainability Report 2018-19 05 CORPORATE INFORMATION Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Unlocking creating toilet soap from vegetable SHAREHOLDING: The Early Beginnings oil. His brother Pirojsha Godrej Since its inception, the Company is carried Ardeshir's dream forward, controlled by the GODREJ family The beginnings of Godrej leading Godrej towards becoming a based in Mumbai, India. Its shares & Boyce as an vibrant, multi-business enterprise. are not listed on any Stock Exchange. About 24% of the Pirojsha laid the foundation for the organization are traced Company's share capital is held by sprawling industrial garden back to 1897 – the year Pirojsha Godrej Foundation, a public township now called Pirojshanagar charitable trust. young Ardeshir gave up in the suburbs of Mumbai, where the law and turned to lock- Godrej Group has its headquarters. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Mr. Jamshyd Godrej, Mr. Adi Godrej, Today, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., making. The young Mr. Nadir Godrej, Mr. Kavas Petigara, the holding company of the Godrej innovative thinker was Mr. Vijay Crishna, Group, has grown to have 14 diverse Mr. Navroze J. Godrej, business divisions offering consumer, committed to give the Mr. Pradip Shah, Mr. Anil Verma, office and industrial products and society products that Mrs. Anita Ramchandran, services of the highest quality to Mr. Keki Elavia, Mrs. Nyrika Holkar. served their needs and every corner of India as well as met the highest standard across the globe. REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing not just in India, but Company Limited, across the world. INCORPORATION: Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli, Established in 1897, the Company Mumbai - 400079, India. Ardeshir went on to make safes and was incorporated with limited www.godrejandboyce.com security equipment of the highest liability on March 3, 1932, under the order, stunning the world by Indian Companies Act, 1913. GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-1, 3, 5, 18 Godrej Interio, Sustainability Report 2018-19 06 GODREJ INTERIO A Division of Godrej & Boyce Godrej Interio Godrej Interio, one of the largest technology. Godrej Interio pursues sustainability. To that end, all its Strategic Business Unit of Godrej excellence with a special focus on products are manufactured with Transforming lives & Boyce, is also India's premium health and ergonomics. Be it office, minimalistic effects on the furniture brand in both home and home or other specialised environment, thus lessening the institutional segments with a strong application, it has the entire range carbon footprint. Usage of eco- commitment to sustainability and under one roof. Two new Business friendly materials; setting up of less centre of excellence in design, Lines, viz. AV Solutions and Vending polluting and consuming processes; manufacturing and retail. Services, earlier with Godrej Prima eco-friendly packing and Enabling people were merged with GI in FY 17-18 to transportation;