A stakeholder consultation meeting towards preparation of the Sustainability Report for the year 2016-17, was organized at Bhilai Management Development Centre (BMDC) Sector-7, Bhilai recently, a statement of the plant informed here on Saturday.
The meeting was organized by Environment Management Department, Bhilai Steel Plant along with Corporate Environment Division of SAIl.
The meeting was attended by about 40 persons representing different segments of BSP’s stakeholder’s viz. employees, suppliers, contractors, NGOs, customers, Gram Panchayats, contractual workers etc.
In his welcome address, K Praveen, AGM, Environment Management, briefed the audience on the importance of sustainability reporting & stakeholder engagement process at BSP. It was followed by a detailed presentation on the Sustainability reporting & sustainability initiatives of BSP and SAIl, by Sunil Singal, DGM, Corporate Environment department, New Delhi.
BSP has been recognised for its pioneering efforts in area of employee welfare, Environment Management, Corporate Social Responsibility apart from being the jewel crown of SAIl in terms of productivity & Profitability.
Bhilai steel plant strives to capture the concerns & issues of its stakeholders through different channels & the same are conveyed to the management. In Bhilai Steel Plant there are dedicated departments to capture & work on the stakeholder issues.
The organisation tries to address these issues through allocation of required resources based on priority. The purpose of the stakeholder consultation meeting is to inform the stakeholders about the sustainability initiatives of BSP & SAIl and also invite their opinion on those initiatives. After analysing their opinion scientifically, sustainability matrix is prepared to arrive at the material issues, which in due course of time are addressed through formulations of plans & strategies.
During the meeting, a small film on AKSHAYAPATRA, a renowned NGO was also shown. BSP has partnered AKSHAYAPATRA foundation, in helping about 22,000 needy students studying in 211 government schools, in the 40 KM radius of Bhilai, through providing mid-day meal. The participants have also exchanged their views & opinions and appreciated the initiatives of BSP in valuing their opinion in formulating the business plans & strategies.