Tata Housing, one of the leading real estate development companies in India announced its win at the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2017, for outstanding accomplishment of corporate excellence in sustainability. With the commitment to green buildings, the company has set a benchmark and pioneered its sustainability practices for over a decade.
Tata Housing was adjudged with the award for its efforts to excel at sustainable business. Over the last ten years, the company has set examples through its various projects by incorporating state of the art designing, utilising modern technology and using environmental friendly materials for construction. Being a responsible corporate citizen, Tata Housing has not only focused on the consumers, but also worked for the community welfare and environment protection.
Brotin Banerjee, MD and CEO, Tata Housing, said, "At Tata Housing, we recognize the importance of sustainable development and are applying global sustainable practices to make our projects unique and environment friendly. In line with our green mission, we have become the only real estate company to be water positive and carbon neutral in its operations. Following the brand ethos, Tata Housing has always kept in mind the biodiversity aspects and worked towards its improvement. We thank the jury for recognising our efforts and encouraging to us create a sustainable business and macro-system."
Instituted in 2006, the CII-ITC Sustainability Awards recognises and reward excellence in businesses that are seeking ways to be more sustainable and inclusive in their activities, to support the most significant contributions and encourage the leaders of this revolution.
Winners of this award are India's Most Sustainable - role models that inspire all business to follow suit. The selection process is based on the EFQM Business Excellence Model uniquely aligned to triple-bottom-line performance.
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