Aditya Birla Group's
Sustainability Journey:
On World Environment Day, we share some key highlights of Aditya Birla Group's environmental performance and its ambitious sustainability targets for the future.
A Snapshot
World Environment Day, observed on 5 June, is an annual reminder that protecting our planet's health requires a resolute commitment to adopting target-driven and time-bound growth pathways that have environmental wellbeing at their core.
As a global exemplar of sustainable business, Aditya Birla Group has put in place rigorous policies and processes to protect and support the environment across its locations and businesses. Benchmarked to the highest standards, these processes are accompanied by stringent and time-bound targets set by the Group and its individual companies.
In this story, we have put together a snapshot of the Group's sustainability journey and its future ambitions, which showcases the Group's proactive intent and determination to boldly lead the way for other businesses on the sustainability front.
Mission
D e c a r b o n i s a t i o n
Aditya Birla Group aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Emission intensity is the volume of emissions per unit of an industrial activity or output
Birla Cellulose
Net-zero carbon emissions
by 2040
Birla Carbon
Net-zero carbon emissions
by 2050
Hindalco & Novelis
Net-carbon neutrality
by 2050
UltraTech
Carbon-neutral concrete to be produced
by 2050
Net-zero goals of our businesses
4.5GW
of renewable energy capacity to be created by Aditya Birla Renewables by FY-2026
UTCL has set a target to scale up their green energy mix to 34% of their
total power requirement by 2024
300GW
of renewable energy
capacity to be created by
Hindalco by 2025
Net-zero goals of our businesses
25%
reduction in emission
intensity by 2025
(from 2012)
30%
reduction on CO2
footprint by 2026
(from 2016)
50%
reduction in GHG
emissions intensity by 2030
27% & 69%
reduction in scope 1 & 2 GHG
intensity by 2032
(from 2017)
The greener black
The production of every tonne of Continua™ 8000 SCM —a revolutionary carbon black developed by Birla Carbon—captures 0.73 tonnes of CO2
Waste
M a n a g e m e n t
Zero Waste
to landfill by 2030
Zero Waste
to landfill by 2050
Reduce solid waste by
25%
by 2030 over FY2015
Repurpose of
25% of waste by 2030
ABFRL
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail Ltd. (ABFRL) sends zero waste to landfill
Liva Reviva
A viscose fibre developed by Birla Cellulose, is made with up to 30% pre-consumer waste
Wealth from waste: 11.5 million+ tonnes of waste repurposed by the Group in 2022
Plastic positive: UltraTech Cement uses 2.3 times more plastic in its cement kilns than the amount it uses for packaging—making it 'plastic positive' twice over!
Water
R e s i l i e n c e
Water withdrawal across the group
FY2019
347,059,670
FY2020
348,244,081
FY2021
335,610,760
Recycling Exemplars
Top wastewater recyclers* across the Group (FY2021)
75%
47%
19%
16%
12%
H2O Hero
UltraTech is 3.8 times
'Water Positive'
Water Smart
AFBRL is also
'Water Positive'
across its facilities
B i o d i v e r s i t y
B i o d i v e r s i t y
Protecting forests
Grasim has eliminated ancient and endangered forest fibres from its rayon and viscose supply chain
Restoring greenery
Hindalco has developed green belts on 5,144 acres of land near its sites.
Creating carbon sinks
Mining has greened 5,613 hectares of land and rehabilitated 4,797 hectares of degraded forests in Koira, Odisha
Biodiversity Roadmap
Aditya Birla Group's group-wide Corporate Biodiversity Policy was launched in April 2018
No Net Loss
The Group follows a 'No Net Loss' approach towards biodiversity management.
'No Net Loss' approach = Negative biodiversity impact from projects + biodiversity gains through compensation measures
The International Day for Biological Diversity was recently celebrated on May 22, 2023. Aditya Birla Group recognises Biological Diversity as a key focus area within its ESG framework. Read the full story to know more about the Group's biodiversity preservation initiatives carried out across business units.
Source: Aditya Birla Group and its businesses sustainability reports 2021