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| ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE |
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| Environmental Management |
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| Biodiversity |
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| Life on our planet is an interconnected web of symbiotic relationships between the
diverse living organisms that inhabit it. Human activity such as urbanisation and industrial development are threatening the survival of many species and habitats. Conserving biodiversity helps protect the well being of the eco-system and secures valuable natural resources for future generations. |
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The only Mahindra facility located near a protected area or an area of high biodiversity
is the manufacturing plant at Kandivli, Mumbai. The plant is 5.6 hectares in size and is 5 kilometres away from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, one of the few Parks that lie within city limits. Through strict monitoring we ensure that our activities have no impact on it. |
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Over and above ensuring that our operations have minimal impact on the biodiversity of the land, we proactively work towards enhancing and preserving it. Under Project Hariyali we not only met our target but surpassed it by planting 1.2 million trees all over India, well before the deadline as of October 2008. During the reporting period Mahindra Esops volunteers, their families and community members came together to plant an additional 95,411 trees. The survival rate of the trees as of 31st March, 2010 is approximately 84.26%. |
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Given below is a breakdown of the number of trees planted by various participating sectors of the Mahindra group. This includes trees planted to replace the saplings planted in the previous year which did not survive, (referred below as Gap Filling) so as to maintain the 1 million target. |
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Total Number of Trees Planted for Gap filling as on 31st March 2010 |
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| Under Project Hariyali we not only met our target but surpassed
it by planting 1.2 million trees all over India, well before
the deadline as
of October 2008. |
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| Sector |
Number of
trees planted |
Survival rate as
on
31st May, 2009 |
Gap Filling as on
31st March, 2010 |
Survival rate as on
31st March, 2010 |
| After-Market |
40,167 |
99.50 % |
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99.50% |
| Automotive |
211,997 |
78.6 % |
35,750 |
95.46 % |
| Farm Equipment |
318,047 |
65.7 % |
38,601 |
63.00 % |
| Financial Services |
41,875 |
51.68 % |
10,831 |
77.54 % |
| Infrastructure Development |
462,507 |
80.00 % |
8,540 |
81.84 % |
Information
Technology |
5,230 |
100.00 % |
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100.00 % |
| Systech |
38,812 |
57.95 % |
1,074 |
60.72 % |
Trade, Retail &
Logistics |
2,483 |
92.00 % |
100 |
96.02 % |
Mahindra
United World
College of India |
100,000 |
90.00 % |
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Mahindra Hariyali project started in May 2007 with a target to plant one million trees by October 2008. The total trees planted were 1,221,118 which surpassed the target. During April - May 2009 a survey was carried out to find survival
rate of planted trees. The survey revealed survival rate as 79.49%. From June 2009 to March 2010 - the additional plantation done was 95,411. As on May 2009, the number of survived trees was 970,151. As on March 2010 the
number of trees planted is 1,065,562 and the survival rate is 84.26% and the number of survived trees is 897,761. |
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In addition, during Vanamahotsavam, a tree plantation festival at Venkitapuram organized by TechM, Chennai 30 volunteers planted 1,320 trees across nearly 500 houses and 14 streets of the village. |
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The Van Vihar Biodiversity project which was initiated by the governing board of Mahindra United World College of
India in February 2008, continues its efforts to preserve and enhance the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats. |
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