JAT Holdings committed to sustainability
View(s):JAT Holdings, in an effort to further reiterate its strong commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen, has carried out several corporate sustainability related projects throughout 2017. In a company media release, JAT said its projects focused on a wide spectrum of areas including commitment to business sustainability, environmental sustainability, employee recognition and welfare, sports and recreation and community service.
Speaking on JAT’s commitment to positively contributing to society, Corporate Sustainability and Process Excellence Manager Kaushalya Kotuwage said, “We at JAT Holdings believe in being a sustainability driven company with a solid commitment to sustainability in all areas and are proud to have been recognised and awarded for our commitment. Sustainability is an integral part of the company DNA.”
The ‘Chemical Leasing Agreement’ signed off with MAS Linea Intimo (Pvt) Ltd, was pioneered by JAT Holdings as a business solution in 2017. JAT’s Chemical Leasing solutions aim to promote the responsible disposal of chemical waste.
The release said the Corporate Sustainability Department focuses on process re-engineering and streamlining systems to ensure the business sustainability.
JAT is a Responsible Care certified company and holds a merit award in the National Manufacturing category. Responsible Care is an initiative developed and adopted by chemical companies to continuously improve environmental, health and safety (EHS) performance of their operations and products in a manner responsive to the concerns of the public.
JAT Holdings addressed global climate change reduction in the carbon foot print. The Sustainability team is currently working towards the reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) emission with the ultimate goal of reaching ‘Zero Emission by 2020’. Equipped with a 13,750 sqft rooftop solar plant at the factory, JAT contributes to the National Grid.
In 2018, the Sustainability team will aim to achieve the water foot print disclosure and a cleaner production (CP) and Life cycle analysis (LCA) integration in manufacturing with Waste Management being a key area that has successfully been addressed with the 3R Concept(Reduce, Reuse, Recycle).