Sustainable Operational Excellence
For centuries, carbon black has played a vital but often overlooked role in making our lives better, advancing agriculture, aiding safer travel and improving the performance of everyday products. We continue to be driven by our purpose, vision and strategy, leveraging the power of carbon black to create social value.
Our strategy: Sustainable Operational Excellence
Sustainable Operational Excellence (SOE) is our sustainability strategy, influencing every decision we make. From designing and operating our plants to interacting with our customers and communities, SOE guides our efforts to Share the Strength and live our purpose.
People
We encourage a culture of responsibility that promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and the communities in which we operate.
Product
We are committed to producing a consistent supply of world-class carbon black for our customers while also working to reduce our environmental impact and ensuring our product generates real social value.
Process
We strive to be a responsible steward of the environment by optimizing the conversion of carbon-to-carbon black, minimizing our carbon dioxide emissions and maximizing the recovery of energy generated during our manufacturing process.
Learn about our approach to protecting the environment (PDF, 13.7 MB)
To continue to achieve Sustainable Operational Excellence, Birla Carbon has aligned with the Aditya Birla Group’s three‑step agenda:
We have become responsible stewards
We have begun greater stakeholder engagement
We are future-proofing our business over the long term
To continue to achieve Sustainable Operational Excellence, Birla Carbon has aligned with the Aditya Birla Group’s three‑step agenda:
We have become responsible stewards
We have begun greater stakeholder engagement
We are future-proofing our business over the long term
Future issues and trends
Future-proofing is a key stage in our SOE journey. It helps us to identify external factors that could impact our business, considering their potential risks and opportunities. We believe the following external factors may impact the global carbon black industry between now and 2030:
Climate change
Resource scarcity
Demographic shifts
Disruptive innovation
How we focus on what matters
Our Sustainability Steering Committee determines the materiality of key environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, aligning to Global Reporting Index (GRI) Standards.
The issues below are the most significant for Birla Carbon and our stakeholders.
In alignment with global sustainability goals, we first mapped our efforts to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in FY2016, focusing on three key areas: economy, society and environment.
We recently became signatories of the UN Global Compact, ensuring our efforts are coordinated at a global level.
Economy
Society
Environment
Our EcoVadis Sustainability Rating
EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of independent business sustainability ratings. Our Platinum result places us in the top 1% of companies rated and confirms our position as an industry leader in advanced sustainability practices and reporting.
