Ahmedabad, April 4, 2019: HCCB (Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd) – one of India’s largest FMCG companies – today announced that the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has awarded the Gold certificate to its newest factory at Sanand, Gujarat. The factory - a fully digital and world-class facility, became operational in mid-2018. The Sanand factory is only 1 of 9 Gold certified Green Buildings (Factories) amongst the FMCG / Food industrial facilities in India. It is also the only factory run by HCCB, which employs more than 40% women.

Green buildings are defined as “one which uses less water, optimizes energy efficiency, conserves natural resources, generates less waste, and provides healthier spaces for occupants, as compared to conventional buildings”.

The Gold certification to the Sanand factory is based on an assessment of the site in the categories of sustainable site, water conservation, energy conservation, indoor environmental quality, material conservation and innovation.

Initiatives such as prevention of soil erosion, group transportation and shuttle services, on site solar power generation & effective usage, rainwater harvesting, re-use of wastewater, vehicle charging facility, and several others, have been undertaken at Sanand to develop it into a green site.

Commenting on the recognition, Dinesh Jadhav, Executive Director, Supply Chain, HCCB, said, “We are certainly happy that our factory in Sanand gets into the list of a handful of facilities, which are recognized green! Being a Greenfield site, there was opportunity for us to be very diligent about building this factory. We kept sustainability and environmental resource minimization at the very core of factory design. There is more work happening at this factory and this recognition will only encourage us to hasten the ‘green’ work.”

Some of the initiatives that HCCB undertook at Sanand factory, right from the beginning, are:

1. Soil erosion prevention and controls, maintained during the project phase.

2. Landscaping in excess of 20% at the site

3. Charging points for 4-wheelers and 2-wheelers provided in the parking area to promote use of electric vehicles

4. Water conservation system for harvesting and storage of rain water

5. Two rain water-harvesting ponds of 900 cum/each and percolation wells to capture 1683 cum. of water

6. Low flow water fixtures in all washrooms

7. Only 14.3% of turf lawn in the factory, to minimize the water usage

8. 100% treatment of non-process wastewater generated

9. Maximising usage of LED fixtures

10. Use of solar tubes to bring in more sunlight deeper into plant areas, thereby reducing electrical loads during the day

11. Installation of 101 KW solar PV at the parking area. Installation of 897 KW Roof top solar PV is now being undertaken

12. Creation of driver management centre including training of drivers and rest areas for comfort with well-designed wash facilities

13. Shuttle services for employees

Bengaluru, Karnataka, March 27, 2019: HCCB (Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) Pvt Ltd) – one amongst India’s top FMCG companies – has entered the list of elite, global, manufacturing organizations. Two of its factories, one each at Ameenpur (near Hyderabad city) and Pirangut, Pune have been conferred the prestigious JIPM (Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance) Excellence in Consistent TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Commitment Award. The award was handed over to factory managers G. Venkateswara Rao and Kedar Sapre for Ameenpur and Pirangut respectively, at a glittering ceremony in Kyoto, Japan.

JIPM is one of the elite institutions in the world, which promotes safe, secure and reliable, production and maintenance activities in global manufacturing set-ups. Since its institution in 1964, it has also presented the TPM Excellence Awards, and so far, only 3000+ plants in the world have received this award.

Among the 21 plants globally, that have been conferred the JIPM Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment award, in 2018, there are 11 Indian Plants, 2 of which are the HCCB factories at Pirangut and Ameenpur.

TPM was introduced by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM) in 1971 and is defined as the ultimate method of pursuing production efficiency. It is intended to encompass the entire company from the shopfloor to the executive boardroom, creating a true company-wide commitment to production excellence, and is designed to avoid any losses by creating a culture of 'zero accidents, zero defects and zero breakdowns’.

Commenting on the recognition, Dinesh Jadhav, Executive Director, Supply Chain, HCCB, said, “This award is the ultimate tribute to the man-machine combination at our world class factories. TPM has been at the core of the construct in our factory operations, as we went about economizing the use of resources and enhancing production. Both these factories anyways have many distinctions to their credit, but the JIPM award is absolute top notch. All credit to the people at our factories, who make the wheels run. I congratulate the entire HCCB family and Kedar Sapre, Venkat and their teams in particular.”

The JIPM award system judges the results of a plant’s activities and presents awards at five progressive levels: Excellence, Consistency, Special, Advanced Special and World Class. On average, it takes about 10 years for a plant to go from the first to the highest level. The auditors of the award review every facet of manufacturing and its contribution and therefore the impact to the overall business.

Bengaluru, March 8, 2019: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) Pvt. Ltd. today celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) unlike any other. The Company did not offer flowers and gifts, or gave cards. Instead, 100 HCCB associates across India joined hands to spend quality time with 300 women from the local community, to understand the journey of their life, and create an impactful resume for them. The HCCB team also made these profiles digitally available for easy accessibility by potential employers.

HCCB associates carried out the engagement at its offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi offices and its factories at Nemam, Goblej, Ameenpur, Pirangut, Khurda and Dasna. In keeping with the requirements of modern day job searches, HCCB associates curated the resumes to highlight the most searched skills and also keywords that Artificial Intelligence systems prefer. All this in a span of one-and-half hours! The profiles were also converted into additional local language of choice, of the ladies. To add to this, these resumes were made available on social platforms, meant for job searches and requisitions.

Speaking on the occasion, Christina Ruggiero, CEO, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said, “We know that Indian woman can do the impossible. Our role is to enable them and in some cases, show them the path. As we were going through the process of creating resumes, we heard so many impactful stories and discovered skills that could easily be showcased. It just needed the right language and prioritization. We are so happy to have done this. Being able to do this for 300 women is a good start. I am thankful to my associates who took out time and accomplished this very fulfilling exercise.”

Aligned with the global International Women’s Day theme of #BalanceForBetter, HCCB’s unique initiative titled #InspiredByYOU had a series of activations through the day. The first half of the day was spent recognizing the efforts of HCCB associates, men and women, and their partners who contributed to their success in life. Panel discussions with company’s senior leadership team, quizzes around gender stereotypes, coaching workshops, etc were also held to set the tone for the day, which culminated with the bio-data creating session and fun activation.