Sustainable Development Initiatives atSRF Chemicals Business

An example of Corporate NGO Partnership18th Feb 2010

SRF-CB - an overview

• Established: 1989 in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan

• Turnover in 2008-09: Rs. 595 Crores

• One of the largest players in Refrigerant Gas Business: ~39% domestic

market share

Refrigerant Gases• Floron 22 (HCFC)• Floron 134a (HFC 134a)

ApplicationsRefrigerants. Air Conditioning, Blowing Agent, Aerosol

Chloromethanes • Methylene Dichloride • Chloroform• Carbon Tetrachloride

Applications Raw Material for Refrigerants & Insecticides, Solvent in Drugs

Fluorospecialities• Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)• Penta Fluoro Benzoic Acid• Para Bromo Fluoro Benzene• Tetrafluorobenzyl Alcohol

Applications Pharma & Agro Intermediates

Earthen Check Dams Stone Dams

Adopt Government Schools

SRF Chemicals Business is engaged in addressing some of the most pressing problems faced by the community where it operates.

The focus is on Natural Resource Management, Primary Education and HIV AIDS.

Marking World AIDS Day

Water ManagementPlantations

Sustainable Development Initiatives

HIV AIDS Awareness

Project Guide: PRADANImplementation: Sir Syed Trust (SST)Impact Assessment: SPACE

Integrated NRM Project of SRF

NGO Partners SPACE

One of the first industries in India to invest in CDM to reduce carbon emissions

First company globally to be issued Carbon Credits ( CERs)

• One part of the project being to assist local community with Sustainable Development

Water

LivelihoodEmpowermentEducation,

Health

Inspiration

Context

SRF plant is located in Tijara of Alwar; part of Aravali hills

Aravali hills spread over 500 kms across N-E to S-W of Rajasthan

Once upon a time, covered with dense forest - providing firewood, fodder to local communities; maintaining delicate ecological balance of the Aravali ecosystem.

SRF

SRF Chemicals Business

Landscape

Over the years, severe land degradation has occurred due to:

Increasing pressure of human and livestock population

Breakup of Community system leading to non ownership and maintenance of water structures.

Large scale mining- legal and illegal

Alwar Tijara

Literacy 49.7% 45.3%

Female Literacy 34.9% 29.4%

Sex Ratio 886 829

The Community: Meo-Muslims & SCs

Project Design

How did we go about our NRM project!1. Prepared the Project Charter

2. Identification of NGO Partners3. Implementation Plan

• Established the Deliverables• Budget (in line with the Activities)• Details of working relationships• MOUs with Partners• Monitoring & Review mechanism

4. Documentation

5. Impact AssessmentSPACE

Interventions

Mapping of the target area with involvement of local community

Old water structures were identified Phased plan made for implementation Selling community the concept to local community and

encourage them to contribute 20-30 % for their buy-in Involved CGWB Jaipur for technical inputs Carried out contour surveys and hydrological studies to

establish right locations for Paals etc.

• Self Help Groups & User Groups Self Help Groups & User Groups are formed which carry out are formed which carry out interventionsinterventions• Funds are channelized through Funds are channelized through these groups, ensuring transparencythese groups, ensuring transparency

Community Mobilization

BarrierBarrier walls commonly called Paals were walls commonly called Paals were constructed to harvest surplus rain water and constructed to harvest surplus rain water and recharge the soil profilerecharge the soil profile

Loose Stone Check Dams

To check the velocity of rain water gushing down from the hills

To lessen the speed of water gushing down from Hills

Installed Injection wells & Piezometers for improved efficacy for Ground Water Recharge in consultation with CGWB, Jaipur

Leveling & Terracing of undulated lands Leveling & Terracing of undulated lands near catchmentnear catchment

Where lands are highly undulating and lying fallow

Plantations on leveled landsPlantations on leveled lands

Focus on Fruit, Fodder, Wood treesFocus on Fruit, Fodder, Wood trees

Better Agricultural Practices

Mustard, Chilies, Tomatoes, Gladiolus

Since 2006-07, we have been able to:

Create 119 Check Dams (Paals) …551 Loose Stone Check Dams Level 477 hectares of undulated Waste Land Plant 120,000 fruits, fodder and timber trees in the leveled

lands Form 66 Community Self Help Groups Introduce improved variety of mustard (T-59) with an yield

of 32 Qt/ Ha against the local breed (yield 19 Qt/Ha) Introduce improved Agriculture practices in more than 350

acres in impacting 501 families

Results

Water harvesting: Harvested 254 Ha-mtr of rainwater (cumulative 3 yrs) Created over 350 Ha-meter of water holding capacity in

the 119 Paals

In-situ soil moisture conservation: On an average 3 cm water was conserved per hectare of

land Increased soil moisture brings improvement in soil/crop

productivity

Families impacted 3780 families in 33 villages

Impact so far…

• To acknowledge community for their work in paals construction, land leveling, plantation etc

• Hand over the paals to the community so that they take ownership of maintaining them as their own assets.

Kissan Sammelan – Feb 2009

Nawab Durru Mian Karan Singh Roop Salotra Nassir Khan Ratan Singh

Participation of more than 1000 people, largely women

Our Vision for NRM Based Livelihood ProjectOur Vision for NRM Based Livelihood Project

Management of Land, Water – Paals, Field Bunds, Plantations etcManagement of Land, Water – Paals, Field Bunds, Plantations etc

Transforming farms– Enhanced ProductivityTransforming farms– Enhanced ProductivitySocial TransformationSocial Transformation

60 SHG&

Federation

60 SHG&

Federation

Producer Companies

Milk Producers

Producer Companies

Milk Producers

BankBank MarketMarket

Producer Companies

Vegetable/Fruits producers

Producer Companies

Vegetable/Fruits producers

Mother DairyMother Dairy

Empowered women, families

(Socially + Economically)

Empowered women, families

(Socially + Economically)

Mobilizing Women

Mobilizing Women

22 Villages

Physical WorkPhysical Work

Linkages established

Linkages established

Linkages established

Completion

Expand our reach in the NRM Project Go further downstream in the areas of education, skills

improvement; look at health and sanitation interventions

Way Forward

• PRADAN helped us in conceptualizing and initiating this Project

• SST with its experience of working with local community were the best choice for being the implementation partners

• SPACE brought in the expertise in agriculture and impact assessment to ensure the benefits reach the community

• SARD is engaged with us in Education and Health related initiatives

• IDEA (CGWB), for their technical expertise in groundwaterInterventions

One of the Injection Wells

Acknowledgements

Education: Government School AdoptionPartners: SARD and SRFF

• Bridge Schools: Mainstream Out-of-School Children

– 62 children mainstreamed in 4 years

• Remedial Support Centers: Reduce drop out rates of school children in Govt. primary schools

– About 17 centers organized in last 4 years and 3 Centres presently running (180 students)

•Ban-Ban School adoption by SRF:Goals•Raise Minimum Learning Levels•Reduce dropout rate & Improve

attendance•Focus on girl child

Ban Ban Government Primary School

3 Fold Planned Improvements:

1. Infrastructure2. Teachers, Curriculum, Pedagogy3. Community Involvement

Outputs so far:There has been increase in overall attendance & avg. learning levelPermission obtained for Bridge school for 5th pass out girls

Before After Infrastr. Improvements Community Involvement

HIV AIDS at Work Place: SRF-SARD Model

Master Trainers

Peer Educators

Employees Families Community

(The International Labor Organization)

With the help of SARD, developed a band of Peer Educators and Master Trainers to expand the community outreach program in the neighboring

industries and the local community – more than 4000 people (employees, contract workers, truckers covered )

We are thankful to our NGO Partners for guiding us through the issues of

Survival and Sustainability

Thank you for your attention