ITC's EHS Policy

ITC’s mission is to sustain and enhance the wealth-generating capacity of its portfolio of
businesses in a progressively globalising environment. As one of India’s premier corporations
employing a vast quantum of societal resources, ITC seeks to fulfil a larger role by enlarging its
contribution to the society of which it is a part. The trusteeship role related to social and
environmental resources, aligned to the pursuit of economic objectives, is the cornerstone of ITC’s
Environment, Health and Safety philosophy. ITC’s EHS philosophy cognises for the twin needs of
conservation and creation of productive resources.

In the multi-business context of ITC, Corporate Strategies are designed to create enduring value
for the nation and the shareholder, through leadership in each business and the attainment of
world-class competitive capabilities across the value chain. The objective of leadership extends to
all facets of business operations including Environment, Health and Safety.

ITC is, therefore, committed to conducting its operations with due regard for the environment, and
providing a safe and healthy workplace for each employee. Various international and national
awards and accreditations stand testimony to ITC’s commitment to EHS. Such external recognition
further reinforces the need to direct the collective endeavour of the Company’s employees at all
levels towards sustaining and continuously improving standards of Environment, Health and Safety
in a bid to attain and exceed benchmarked standards, whether regulatory or otherwise.

In particular, it is ITC’s EHS policy -

 To contribute to sustainable development through the establishment and

implementation of environment standards that are scientifically tested and meet the
requirement of relevant laws, regulations and codes of practice.

 To take account of environment, occupational health and safety in planning and

decision-making.

 To provide appropriate training and disseminate information to enable all employees

to accept individual responsibility for Environment, Health and Safety, implement
best practices, and work in partnership to create a culture of continuous
improvement.

 To instil a sense of duty in every employee towards personal safety, as well as that
of others who may be affected by the employee’s actions.

 To provide and maintain facilities, equipment, operations and working conditions

which are safe for employees, visitors and contractors at the Company’s premises.

 To ensure safe handling, storage, use and disposal of all substances and materials
that are classified as hazardous to health and environment.

 To reduce waste, conserve energy, and promote recycling of materials wherever

possible.
  To institute and implement a system of regular EHS audit in order to assure
compliance with laid down policy, benchmarked standards, and requirements of
laws, regulations and applicable codes of practice.

 To proactively share information with business partners towards inculcating world-

class EHS standards across the value chain of which ITC is a part.

All employees of ITC are expected to adhere to and comply with the EHS Policy and Corporate
Standards on EHS.

ITC’s EHS Policy extends to all sites of the Company. It will be the overall responsibility of the
Divisional/SBU Chief Executives, through the members of their Divisional Management
Committees, General Managers and Unit Heads, to ensure implementation of this Policy and
Corporate Standards on EHS, including formation of various committees and designating
individuals for specific responsibilities in respect of their Division/SBU.

The Corporate EHS Department is responsible for reviewing and updating Corporate Standards on
EHS, and for providing guidance and support to all concerned.

Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN

Y C Deveshwar

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Nakul Anand P V Dhobale K N Grant

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

A Baijal S Banerjee AV Girija Kumar

S H Khan S B Mathur D K Mehrotra

H G Powell P B Ramanujam Anthony Ruys

Basudeb Sen K Vaidyanath

History and Evolution

ITC was incorporated on August 24, 1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco Company of
India Limited. As the Company's ownership progressively Indianised, the name of the
Company was changed from Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited to India
Tobacco Company Limited in 1970 and then to I.T.C. Limited in 1974. In recognition of
the Company's multi-business portfolio encompassing a wide range of businesses - Cigarettes
& Tobacco, Hotels, Information Technology, Packaging, Paperboards & Specialty Papers,
Agri-business, Foods, Lifestyle Retailing, Education & Stationery and Personal Care - the
full stops in the Company's name were removed effective September 18, 2001. The
Company now stands rechristened 'ITC Limited'.

The Company’s beginnings were humble. A leased office on Radha Bazar Lane, Kolkata,
was the centre of the Company's existence. The Company celebrated its 16th birthday on
August 24, 1926, by purchasing the plot of land situated at 37, Chowringhee, (now renamed
J.L. Nehru Road) Kolkata, for the sum of Rs 310,000. This decision of the Company was
historic in more ways than one. It was to mark the beginning of a long and eventful journey
into India's future. The Company's headquarter building, 'Virginia House', which came up on
that plot of land two years later, would go on to become one of Kolkata's most venerated
landmarks.

Though the first six decades of the Company's existence were primarily devoted to the
growth and consolidation of the Cigarettes and Leaf Tobacco businesses, the Seventies
witnessed the beginnings of a corporate transformation that would usher in momentous
changes in the life of the Company.

ITC's Packaging & Printing Business was set up in 1925 as a strategic backward integration
for ITC's Cigarettes business. It is today India's most sophisticated packaging house.

In 1975 the Company launched its Hotels business with the acquisition of a hotel in Chennai
which was rechristened 'ITC-Welcomgroup Hotel Chola'. The objective of ITC's entry into
the hotels business was rooted in the concept of creating value for the nation. ITC chose the
hotels business for its potential to earn high levels of foreign exchange, create tourism
infrastructure and generate large scale direct and indirect employment. Since then ITC's
Hotels business has grown to occupy a position of leadership, with over 100 owned and
managed properties spread across India.

In 1979, ITC entered the Paperboards business by promoting ITC Bhadrachalam

Paperboards Limited, which today has become the market leader in India. Bhadrachalam
Paperboards amalgamated with the Company effective March 13, 2002 and became a
Division of the Company, Bhadrachalam Paperboards Division. In November 2002, this
division merged with the Company's Tribeni Tissues Division to form the Paperboards &
Specialty Papers Division. ITC's paperboards' technology, productivity, quality and
manufacturing processes are comparable to the best in the world. It has also made an
immense contribution to the development of Sarapaka, an economically backward area in the
state of Andhra Pradesh. It is directly involved in education, environmental protection and
community development. In 2004, ITC acquired the paperboard manufacturing facility of
BILT Industrial Packaging Co. Ltd (BIPCO), near Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Kovai Unit
allows ITC to improve customer service with reduced lead time and a wider product range.

In 1985, ITC set up Surya Tobacco Co. in Nepal as an Indo-Nepal and British joint venture.
Since inception, its shares have been held by ITC, British American Tobacco and various
independent shareholders in Nepal. In August 2002, Surya Tobacco became a subsidiary of
ITC Limited and its name was changed to Surya Nepal Private Limited (Surya Nepal).

In 1990, ITC acquired Tribeni Tissues Limited, a Specialty paper manufacturing company
and a major supplier of tissue paper to the cigarette industry. The merged entity was named
the Tribeni Tissues Division (TTD). To harness strategic and operational synergies, TTD was
merged with the Bhadrachalam Paperboards Division to form the Paperboards & Specialty
Papers Division in November 2002.

Also in 1990, leveraging its agri-sourcing competency, ITC set up the Agri Business
Division for export of agri-commodities. The Division is today one of India's largest
exporters. ITC's unique and now widely acknowledged e-Choupal initiative began in 2000
with soya farmers in Madhya Pradesh. Now it extends to 10 states covering over 4 million
farmers. ITC's first rural mall, christened 'Choupal Saagar' was inaugurated in August 2004 at
Sehore. On the rural retail front, 24 'Choupal Saagars' are now operational in the 3 states of
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

In 2000, ITC forayed into the Greeting, Gifting and Stationery products business with the
launch of Expressions range of greeting cards. A line of premium range of notebooks under
brand “Paperkraft” was launched in 2002. To augment its offering and to reach a wider
student population, the popular range of notebooks was launched under brand “Classmate”
in 2003. “Classmate” over the years has grown to become India’s largest notebook brand
and has also increased its portfolio to occupy a greater share of the school bag. Years 2007-
2009 saw the launch of Children Books, Slam Books, Geometry Boxes, Pens and Pencils
under the “Classmate” brand. In 2008, ITC repositioned the business as the Education and
Stationery Products Business and launched India's first environment friendly premium
business paper under the “Paperkraft” Brand. “Paperkraft” offers a diverse portfolio in
the premium executive stationery and office consumables segment. Paperkraft entered new
categories in the office consumable segment with the launch of Textliners, Permanent Ink
Markers and White Board Markers in 2009.

ITC also entered the Lifestyle Retailing business with the Wills Sport range of international
quality relaxed wear for men and women in 2000. The Wills Lifestyle chain of exclusive
stores later expanded its range to include Wills Classic formal wear (2002) and Wills
Clublife evening wear (2003). ITC also initiated a foray into the popular segment with its
men's wear brand, John Players, in 2002. In 2006, Wills Lifestyle became title partner of the
country's most premier fashion event - Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week - that has gained
recognition from buyers and retailers as the single largest B-2-B platform for the Fashion
Design industry. To mark the occasion, ITC launched a special 'Celebration Series', taking
the event forward to consumers.

In 2000, ITC spun off its information technology business into a wholly owned subsidiary,
ITC Infotech India Limited, to more aggressively pursue emerging opportunities in this
area. Today ITC Infotech is one of India’s fastest growing global IT and IT-enabled services
companies and has established itself as a key player in offshore outsourcing, providing
outsourced IT solutions and services to leading global customers across key focus verticals -
Manufacturing, BFSI (Banking, Financial Services & Insurance), CPG&R (Consumer
Packaged Goods & Retail), THT (Travel, Hospitality and Transportation) and Media &
Entertainment.

ITC's foray into the Foods business is an outstanding example of successfully blending
multiple internal competencies to create a new driver of business growth. It began in August
2001 with the introduction of 'Kitchens of India' ready-to-eat Indian gourmet dishes. In
2002, ITC entered the confectionery and staples segments with the launch of the brands
mint-o and Candyman confectionery and Aashirvaad atta (wheat flour). 2003 witnessed the
introduction of Sunfeast as the Company entered the biscuits segment. ITC's entered the fast
growing branded snacks category with Bingo! in 2007. In eight years, the Foods business has
grown to a significant size with over 200 differentiated products under six distinctive brands,
with an enviable distribution reach, a rapidly growing market share and a solid market
standing.

In 2002, ITC's philosophy of contributing to enhancing the competitiveness of the entire

value chain found yet another expression in the Safety Matches initiative. ITC now markets
popular safety matches brands like iKno, Mangaldeep, Aim, Aim Mega and Aim Metro.

ITC's foray into the marketing of Agarbattis (incense sticks) in 2003 marked the
manifestation of its partnership with the cottage sector. ITC's popular agarbattis brands
include Spriha and Mangaldeep across a range of fragrances like Rose, Jasmine, Bouquet,
Sandalwood, Madhur, Sambrani and Nagchampa.

ITC introduced Essenza Di Wills, an exclusive range of fine fragrances and bath & body care
products for men and women in July 2005. Inizio, the signature range under Essenza Di
Wills provides a comprehensive grooming regimen with distinct lines for men (Inizio
Homme) and women (Inizio Femme). Continuing with its tradition of bringing world class
products to Indian consumers the Company launched 'Fiama Di Wills', a premium range of
Shampoos, Shower Gels and Soaps in September, October and December 2007 respectively.
The Company also launched the 'Superia' range of Soaps and Shampoos in the mass-market
segment at select markets in October 2007 and Vivel De Wills & Vivel range of soaps in
February and Vivel range of shampoos in June 2008.

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ITC Limited (BSE: 500875) public conglomerate company headquartered in Kolkata, India.
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Its turnover is $6 billion and a market capitalization of over $30 Billion. The company has
its registered office in Kolkata. It started off as the Imperial Tobacco Company, and shares
ancestry with Imperial Tobacco of the United Kingdom, but it is now fully independent, and
was rechristened to Indian Tobacco Company in 1970 and then to I.T.C. Limited in 1974

The company is currently headed by Yogesh Chander Deveshwar. It employs over 26,000
people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on Forbes 2000. ITC Limited
completed 100 years on 24 August 2010.

ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers,
Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Information Technology,
Branded Apparel, Personal Care, Stationery, Safety Matches and other FMCG products.
While ITC is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels,
Paperboards, Packaging and Agri-Exports, it is rapidly gaining market share even in its
nascent businesses of Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Branded Apparel, Personal Care and
Stationery.

ITC's aspiration to be an exemplar in sustainability practices is manifest in its status as the

only company in the world of its size and diversity to be 'carbon positive', 'water positive' and
'solid waste recycling positive.' In addition, ITC's businesses have created sustainable
livelihoods for more than 5 million people, a majority of whom represent the poorest in rural
India.

Contents
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 1 List of products & brands

 2 Rural initiatives
 3 Corporate philanthropy
 4 Forbes ranking
 5 Global and other Honours
 6 References
 7 External links

[edit] List of products & brands

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In FMCG, ITC has a strong presence in:

 Cigarettes: W. D. & H. O. Wills, Gold Flake Kings, Gold Flake Premium, Navy Cut, Insignia,
India Kings, Classic (Verve, Menthol, Menthol Rush, Regular, Mild & Ultra Mild), 555, Benson
& Hedges, Silk Cut, Scissors, Capstan, Berkeley, Bristol, Lucky Strike, Players and Flake.
 Foods: (Kitchens of India; Ashirvaad; Minto; Sunfeast; Candyman; Bingo; Yippee, Sunfeast
Pasta brands in Ready to Eat, Staples, Biscuits, Confectionery, Noodles and Snack Foods);
 Apparel: (Wills Lifestyle and John Players brands);
 Personal care: (Fiama di Wills; Vivel; Essenza di Wills; Superia; Vivel brands of products in
perfumes, haircare and skincare) [2]
 Stationery: (Classmate and Paperkraft brands)
 Safety Matches and Agarbattis: [Ship (through ownership of WIMCO); iKno; Mangaldeep;
Aim brands]

Other businesses include:

 Hotels: ITC's hotels (under brands including ITC Hotel /Welcomhotel) have evolved into being
India's second largest hotel chain with over 80 hotels throughout the country. ITC is also the
 exclusive franchisee in India of two brands owned by Sheraton International Inc.- The Luxury
Collection and Sheraton which ITC uses in association with its own brands in the luxury 5 star
segment. Brands in the hospitality sector owned and operated by its subsidiaries include
Fortune and Welcomheritage brands.
 Paperboard, Specialty Paper, Graphic and other Paper;
 Packaging and Printing for diverse international and Indian clientele.
 Infotech (through its near-wholly owned subsidiary ITC Infotech India Limited which is a SEI
CMM Level 5 company)

[edit] Rural initiatives

ITC's Agri-Business is India's second largest exporter of agricultural products. ITC is one of
the India's biggest foreign exchange earners (US $ 2 billion in the last decade). The
Company's 'e-Choupal' initiative is enabling Indian agriculture significantly enhance its
competitiveness by empowering Indian farmers through the power of the Internet. This
transformational strategy, which has already become the subject matter of a case study at
Harvard Business School, is expected to progressively create for ITC a huge rural distribution
infrastructure, significantly enhancing the Company's marketing reach.

The company places computers with Internet access in rural farming villages; the e-Choupals
serve as both a social gathering place for exchange of information (choupal means gathering
place in Hindi) and an e-commerce hub. What began as an effort to re-engineer the
procurement process for soy, tobacco, wheat, shrimp, and other cropping systems in rural
India has also created a highly profitable distribution and product design channel for the
company—an e-commerce platform that is also a low-cost fulfillment system focused on the
needs of rural India. The e-Choupal system has also catalyzed rural transformation that is
helping to alleviate rural isolation, create more transparency for farmers, and improve their
productivity and incomes.

[edit] Corporate philanthropy

ITC Echoupal creatively leverages information technology to set up a meta-market in favour

of India's small and poor farmers, who would otherwise continue to operate and transact in
'un-evolved' markets.

As of July 2010, services through 6500 Echoupal across 10 states, reach more than 4 million
farmers in about 40,000 villages. Free access to Internet is also opening windows of rural
India to the world at large.

ITC eChoupal e-choupal is now being regarded as a reliable delivery mechanism for resource
development initiatives. Its potential is being tested through pilot projects in healthcare,
educational services, water management and cattle health management with the help of
several service providers including non-governmental organizations.

When Classmate notebooks were launched, it came up with the initiative of contributing 1
rupee towards the education of poor children,from every single notebook it sold.

Classmate, has launched a programme called Classmate Ideas for India challenge. The
programme would be a part of the company's centenary initiative.[3] The nation-wide
programme would invite ideas of the youth, who have the potential to transform India.
Classmate Ideas for India challenge plans to reach out to 25 lakh students across 30 cities,
500 schools and 200 colleges across the country.[4]

[edit] Forbes ranking

ITC features on the Forbes Global 2000 rankings for 2007 at position 1256.[5]

ITC is the only Indian FMCG company that features on the Forbes Global 2000 rankings for
2009 at position 987.[6]

ITC also featured on the Forbes World's Most reputable Companies List at position 95.[7]

[edit] Global and other Honours

 ITC is the first from India and among the first 10 companies in the world to publish its
Sustainability Report in compliance (at the highest A+ level) with theest G3 guidelines of the
Netherlands-based Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), a UN-backed, multistakeholder
international initiative to develop and disseminate globally applicable Sustainability
Reporting Guidelines.

 ITC is the first Indian company and the second in the world to win the prestigious
Development Gateway Award. It won the $100,000 Award for the year 2005 for its
trailblazing ITC e-Choupal initiative which has achieved the scale of a movement in rural
India. The Development Gateway Award recognizes ITC's e-Choupal as the most exemplary
contribution in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for
development during the last 10 years. ITC e-Choupal won the Award for the importance of
its contribution to development priorities like poverty reduction, its scale and replicability,
sustainability and transparency.

 ITC has won the inaugural 'World Business Award', the worldwide business award
recognising companies who have made significant efforts to create sustainable livelihood
opportunities and enduring wealth in developing countries. The award has been instituted
jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), International Chamber of
Commerce (ICC) and the HRH Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF).

 ITC is the first Corporate to receive the Annual FICCI Outstanding Vision Corporate Triple
Impact Award in 2007 for its invaluable contribution to the triple bottom line benchmarks of
building economic, social and natural capital for the nation.

 ITC has won the Golden Peacock Awards for 'Corporate Social Responsibility (Asia)' in 2007,
the Award for ‘CSR in Emerging Economies 2005’ and ‘Excellence in Corporate Governance'
in the same year. These Awards have been instituted by the Institute of Directors, New
Delhi, in association with the World Council for Corporate Governance and Centre for
Corporate Governance.

 ITC Hotel Royal Gardenia, Bengaluru is the first Indian Hotel and world's largest, to get the
LEED Platinum rating - the highest green building certification globally.
 The Stockholm Challenge 2006 for the e-Choupal initiative. This award is for using
Information Technology for the economic development of rural communities.

 United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Award at the international

conference on Sharing Innovative Agribusiness Solutions 2008 at Cairo for ITC's exemplary
initiatives in agri business through the e-Choupal.

 The Corporate Social Responsibility Crown Award for Water Practices from UNESCO and
Water Digest for its distinguished work carried out in the water sector in India. ITC also
received the National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2007 in the 'beyond the
fence' category from the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre for its leadership role in
implementing water and watershed management practices.

 The watershed programme also won the Asian CSR Award 2007 for Environmental
Excellence given by the Asian Institute of Management. The Award recognizes and honours
Asian companies for outstanding, innovative and world-class projects. The Company also
received the Ryutaro Hashimoto Incentive Prize 2007 for Environment & Development from
the Asia Pacific Forum. This Award aims at promoting information dissemination of good
practices towards sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.

 The Readers' Digest Pegasus Award for corporate social responsibility, recognising
outstanding work done by socially conscious companies.

 The Corporate Award for Social Responsibility 2008 from The Energy and Resources Institute
(TERI) in recognition of its exemplary initiatives in implementing integrated watershed
development programmes across 7 states in India. The company also won the award in 2004
for its e-Choupal initiative. The Award provides impetus to sustainable development and
encourages ongoing social responsibility processes within the corporate sector.

 The 'Enterprise Business Transformation Award' for Asia Pacific (Apac), instituted by Infosys
Technologies and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania for its celebrated e-
Choupal initiative.

 The Best Corporate Social Responsibility Practice Award 2008 jointly instituted by the
Bombay Stock Exchange, Times Foundation and the NASSCOM Foundation.

 The NASSCOM – CNBC IT User Award 2008 in the Retail & Logistics category. The Company
has been recognised for its pro-active and holistic approach to IT adoption and the seamless
alignment of IT with business strategy. This is the fourth time that ITC has won Nasscom's
Best IT User Award since it was instituted in 2003.

 The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting
with its Annual Report and Accounts, adjudged as a commendable entry under the Category
'Manufacturing and Trading Enterprises’.

 The Business Today Award for the Best Managed Company in recognition of its outstanding
initiatives in the consumer products segment.

 Ranked no.63 in The Brand Trust Report published by Trust Research Advisory in 2011.