Environmental Performance
Biodiversity
"No man is an island, entire of itself" - When John Donne made this statement on the interdependence of mankind in the year 1624, he
might not have realised that this interdependence is true for every living organism on this planet. We are all interconnected and the actions of
one person can have far reaching effect on everything that surrounds him.
 
Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Greater biodiversity implies greater health. At Mahindra we are not only committed to protecting biodiversity but also creating the right habitat to ensure that it flourishes. ;
Our manufacturing plant at Kandivali, Mumbai is the only Mahindra facility located near a protected area or an area of high biodiversity. The plant is 5 kilometres away from the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, one of the few national parks that lie within city limits. Through strict monitoring we have taken all necessary steps to ensure that our activities have no adverse effects on the ecosystems thriving within the national park.
 
Project Hariyali
Deforestation leaves many species homeless and results in destruction of the local biodiversity.
Mahindra Hariyali is a large scale tree plantation initiatives flagged off by the Mahindra group in May 2007 with an initial target to plant one million trees by October 2008. The passion and enthusiasm of our employees ensured that the targets were surpassed by a good 22% and the total trees planted were 1,221,118.
Our commitment to a 'Green India' goes beyond
just planting, we monitor survival rate and plant replacement saplings if and when required.
In the current phase of Project Hariyali, we have
set a target of planting another million trees by October 2, 2011. As of March 31, 2011, we have planted 692,976 trees and are on course to achieve
our targets for the year.
Given here is a breakup of the number of trees planted by various locations of the Mahindra group. This includes trees planted to replace the saplings in the previous year which did not survive, (referred here as Gap Filling) so as to maintain the 1 million target.
       
  Aftermarket 60,000 28,876
  AD 178,000 103,505
  FD 317,100 360,430
  MMFSL 75,000 54,998
  Real Estate 60,000 55,510
  Information Technology 6,050 1,463
  Systech 55,000 10,664
  Partner Division 7,500 7,126
  MACE 125,000 7,301
  Leisure & Hospitality 75,000 44,250
  MTWL 20,000 6,500
  MRV 6,500 6,478
  Corporate Centre   5,000 0
  MVML 11,700 5,875
  Total 1,001,850 692,976
 
MWCDL
MWCDL piloted a feasibility study through world renowned water consultants M/s. Tetra Tech, USA for sustainability and conservation of Kolavai lake which is adjacent to the township.
MWC tabled this report to the Public Works department (Govt. of Tamil Nadu) and prepared a detailed project report for onward submission to Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India in order to avail financial assistance from the Central and State government. After allocation of the subsidy, the project execution will be carried out by Government of Tamil Nadu.  
 
 
AD-Zaheerabad
Our AD Zaheerabad facility is spread over 343 acres of semi-arid land and dependent solely on groundwater for its requirements.
Following the year 2000, when the area faced acute water shortage, the facility came up with a comprehensive 10-year water management master plan, with the help of Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and ICRISAT. Measures like wastewater recycling, drip irrigation system, rainwater harvesting and large-scale tree plantation were undertaken.
The tree plantations have now spread over 90 acres of land and house a variety of birds. For the employees and their families to appreciate the flora and fauna, an eco trail has been set up.
 
What began as a twin strategy of rain water harvesting and tree plantation has also resulted in bio-diversity enhancement making the plant, energy-efficient and water-efficient. The entire ecosystem has been transformed and regenerated.
 
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