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ABFRL
SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT /

All the PoSH committee members undergo refresher At present, there is a management-recognised
training by an external facilitator once a year. employee association in our factories, which covers
2.3% of our employee membership.
Detailed investigations are conducted by the
designated PoSH committee members governed by
the principles of natural justice and within prescribed
timelines. OCCUPATIONAL WELLNESS
CONTINUOUS EDUCATION At ABFRL, safety is our top most priority. Our safety goal

The organization provides for scholarships to families is to achieve 'zero severity at workplace' by year 2020.
as well as employees through the AWOO (A World of
Emphasis is laid on safety awareness, and continual
Opportunities) and Pratibha scholarships within the
training on better working practices is carried out across
businesses. This propagates a larger sense of ownership
all our factories and businesses to help prevent injuries
as well among the employees.
and mishaps. Safety of our women is assured through
In addition, the employees are also able to avail of regular communication of travel guidelines,
employee discount through the retail stores and transportation to and from work beyond work hours is
warehouses as part of a larger initiative to reward monitored and cabs are made available for women who
employees who have a part to play in the organization's work beyond 7 PM.
success.
Safety training being an integral part of our on-boarding
process we ensure that all the new employees are
trained during their induction. We also conduct regular
WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY mock drills to ensure their preparedness and awareness
about a safe work environment.
To ensure that there is a common minimum standard of The corporate o ce, regional o ces and stores have
professional behavior, all employees are expected to dedicated safety committees which are responsible for
adhere to the Organization's Values Framework and regular safety audits, refresher trainings and mock
Code of Conduct. The whistleblower policy provides a emergency evacuation drills. The committees ensure
platform and mechanism for the Employees to voice that each site has personnel trained on delivering rst
genuine concerns or grievances about unprofessional aid and operating re extinguishers.
conduct without fear of reprisal.
All the above safety initiative drives have
resulted in improvement in the overall audit
scores across parameters. More than 800 re
HUMAN RIGHTS trainings have been conducted in FY 2016-17
across various locations.
ABFRL respects human rights and believes that all
humans must be treated with dignity. To ensure this,
we aim to protect human rights and uphold labour
standards not only within our premises but also across DIVERSITY: HIRING DIFFERENTLY
our supply chains. ABLED EMPLOYEES

CHILD LABOUR To ensure a diverse and inclusive work culture, we have
We prohibit child labour at our facilities and in our identi ed speci c positions and roles which are
suppliers' premises. We also prohibit any form of forced conducive to di erently abled employees. Project
or compulsory labour. Regular checks are conducted Sankalp at Pantaloons has been designed to enable
through audits to ensure non-violation. The robust hiring of such employees in our front-end roles.
implementation of our Code of Conduct (CoC) further
forti es human rights protection across our value chain. di erently abled employees are
on board at various Pantaloons
Stores as of now
FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
An association of employees, which is for their
di erently abled employees are
betterment under the overall goals of the business, is on board in factories across
given its due credit. Madura Clothing

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