ITC LTD. - CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

1. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2. ITC Limited ITC Ltd is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. 1910- established as the Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited.  1970- it diversified into non-tobacco businesses. 1975- acquired a hotel in Chennai, and renamed as the 'ITC- Welcomgroup Hotel Chola ' (now known MyFortune , Chennai). 1985- Set up Surya Tobacco Co. in Nepal as an Indo-Nepali and British Joint Venture.

3. 2000- Launched the Expressions range , Wills Sport and ITC InfoTech India Limited. 2001- Introduced ready-to-eat Gourmet Indian recipes. 2002- ITC entered the confectionery and staples segments, acquired Bhadrachalam  Paperboards Division and WIMCO Ltd. 2003- Entered the incense sticks business with Mangaldeep brand. 2005- Diversified into body care products. 2010- Launched handrolled  cigar Armenteros . 2014- Be gan online sales

4. Core Activities Its diversified business includes five segments: - Fast-Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG) - Foods, Education & Stationary, Personal Care, Safety Matches & Incense Sticks, Lifestyles Retailing and Ciggrattes . - Hotels- ITC Grand Bharat, ITC Maurya , WelcomeGroup , Fortune Park Hotels and WelcomHeritage Hotels. - Paperboards & Packaging- Classmate, Paperkraft , Saathi . - Agri Business- Karnataka Green Leaf Threshing Plant, Bhadrachalam and Kovai Unit - Information Technology- ITC InfoTech India Limited

5. Social O utreach E- Choupal Social & Farm Forestry Watershed Development Women's Empowerment Livestock Development Primary Education

6. e- Choupal A knowledge portal providing farmers with a range of information and services . Bargaining as virtual buyers' co-operatives, adopting best practices, matching up to food safety norms. 6,500 e- Choupal centres spread across 40,000 villages and 4 million farmers empowered.

7. Social & Farm Forestry T o source effective pulp wood from sustainable sources to enhance its competitiveness. A large green cover contributing significantly to groundwater recharge, soil conservation and carbon sequestration.  114,428 hectares greened, generating 51.48 million person - days of employment.

8. Integrated Watershed Development F acilitates building, reviving and maintaining water harvesting structures. Management of water resources to reverse land degradation, provide critical irrigation and increase agricultural productivity . 56,951 hectares brought under soil and moisture conservation

9. Women's Empowerment Sustainable economic opportunities to poor women in rural areas A ssisting to form self help groups. The extra income is largely invested in children's education, health and nutrition. 15,378 women members 1183 self - help groups

10. Primary Education Provides infrastructure support to government run primary schools and coaching through Supplementary Learning Centers. P oor children receive school uniforms and text/exercise books. A network of rural libraries and resource centers. An innovative roaming laptop programme provided to government schools in rural areas. 252,329 children covered through 2,334 Supplementary Learning Centres .

11. Relationship Between Core and CSR Activity The business of ITC is diversified into five segments : Fast-Moving Consumer Goods(FMCG ), Hotels, Paperboards & Packaging, Agri Business & Information Technology. The CSR activities is connected to the core business of ITC. Its linkage with farmers for maintaing the quality of their products through their agricultural farm and other social works.

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