COMMUNITY INITIATIVES


GRI Standards

Corporate Social Responsibility

Touching Lives – Across the Community –

As a responsible corporate citizen, we firmly believe in societal well-being. Adopting a partnership approach, we undertake meaningful initiatives that foster shared progress and inclusive growth alongside our business proposition of promoting well-being through colours.

Mission & Philosophy of CSR function –

To contribute positively to the development of the society by acting as a good neighbour, considerate of others, playing the role of good corporate citizen with passion and compassion.

CSR Vision of the Company –

To strive to be a responsible corporate by proactively partnering in the Environmental, Social and Economic Development of the communities through the use of innovative technologies, products as well as activities beyond normal business.

CSR Roles & Responsibilities

The company has constituted a CSR Committee of the Board, consisting of a judicious combination of independent and non-independent Directors to guide and drive CSR agenda of the organization.

The CSR Committee guides through the following major activities:

Approving the CSR programmes to be undertaken by the company, as specified in schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013

Recommendation of the amount of expenditure to be incurred on these activities    
    

Monitoring the CSR policy of the company from time to time

The CSR Sub-Committee ensures execution of various CSR activities.

We undertake CSR initiatives through our own team, NGO partners and government entities. We actively encourage our employees to volunteer in such activities. More than 8% of employees were involved in charitable work in FY 21-22.

We have instituted a structured approach to frame, design and implement suitable developmental program as part of our CSR charter. KNPL is committed to create maximum positive value through long-term symbiotic relationships with the communities we operate in.



Livelihood Enhancement


  • Contribute to the socio-economic development of the nearby communities
  • Impart trainings to unemployed youth to enhance their capacity and skill-set

Preventive Health Care and Sanitation


  • Seek to provide basic health care & sanitation facilities to improve general health condition and sanitation of the communities we operate in
  • Activity bouquet includes: Setting up health camps, creating awareness, building toilets in villages, common public places and schools, providing dust bins, provision of pure drinking water facilityImpart trainings to unemployed youth to enhance their capacity and skill-set

Rural / Community Development


  • Reach out to the grass-root communities by providing basic facilities & amenities in the villages near our plant/ depot locations
  • Work to provide basic infrastructure/facilities to the rural community residing in the nearby areas of the plants, in order to improve their basic living standards
  • Projects driving women empowerment under “Women Entrepreneurship”

Promoting Education


  • Collaborate with various educational institutes to promote education in rural areas
  • Major activities include construction of class rooms, labs, providing computers, solar lights, solar inverters, drinking water facility, supply of educational material such as projectors, benches and desks etc.

Ensuring Environmental Sustainability


  • Strong belief in responsible consumption of resources guides our commitment to preserve natural resources & ensure clean environment
  • Key areas of intervention span water conservation, air emissions and use of clean energy
  • Implementation of watershed development projects - Pond cleaning, De-silting / deepening of the pond and overall pond restoration
  • Focus on sustaining ecological balance through beautification projects, plantation

Restoration of Buildings & Sites of Historical Importance


  • Projects for conservation of National Heritage sites, Art & Culture
  • Promotion & development of traditional arts and handicrafts
Impact Assessment:

More than 95,000 beneficiaries have received benefits from different activities under CSR programmes such as construction of classrooms, labs, toilets, setting up health camps, tree plantation, digging bore-wells, rejuvenating water bodies, etc.


The Company has also carried out impact assessment in terms of Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended, through an independent agency for three projects, each having outlay of ` 1 Crore or more and that have completed not less than one year before undertaking the impact study.

Impact on Sustainable Development Goals: