Ø Characteristics of Top Performers
The award is given by CSE in recognition of the rating achieved by industries on the basis
of their environmental performance ,in various sectors covered under Green rating project.
The criteria
for the green Leaves award are as follow:
The top bracket
The companies that have figured high on the ratings
have more
than one of the following features
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 Environment policy/policy statement:
Even if these companies do not have environment policy statements with all the details
worked out, they do have formal environment policy statements. They also have environment
departments with senior managers looking after their day-to-day affairs
Chemical
recovery plants and lime kilns:
Several companies that have featured high in the ratings have installed chemical recovery
plants and other elaborate mechanisms to recover chemicals in the wastes they generate.
Some of the best among the top bracket have installed kilns to recover lime from the
sludge that is left after chemicals are recovered from pulping wastes (black liquor)
Improvements
in bleach plant processing:
Most of the companies that have done well in the ratings have been moving away from
highly polluting elemental chlorine bleaching. There is a trend to move towards elemental
chlorine-free bleaching processes among the better companies
Efficiency:
These companies are better than the average Indian company at getting the maximum out of
the raw materials they use. In general, they reveal better process efficiency and
continuously decreasing trends of fibre, water energy and chemical use.
Sound
at fibre sourcing:
The companies show a trend towards social/farm forestry in sourcing their raw materials
and are less dependent on government-owned natural forests
Compliance
with pollution norms:
They meet the pollution norms set by the respective state pollution control boards for
emissions, effluents and solid wastes and some even have their own internal pollution
standards
Sound
pollution control equipment:
Almost all the companies in the top bracket have spent a considerable amount of money to
install pollution control devices such as effluent treatment plants and equipment to
control emissions
Recycling
and reuse of raw materials:
There is a clear trend towards recycling and reusing as much of the wastes generated as
possible. One example is the generation of energy from wood chips and sludge from effluent
treatment plants
Profitability:
Most companies with better than average environmental records are making profits. There is
a clear link between sound environmental performance and profitability.
Though several factors affect a
company’s rating, having an environmental policy is quite important as it shows the
top management’s involvement
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