The Vedanta Ltd, Jharsuguda’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ) unit (Plant-2) has been certified with the ISO 50001:2011 (Energy Management System) for production and supply of primary aluminium, ingots, wire rod and billets effective from December 19, 2019.
The certification is a significant recognition of the company’s energy efficiency standards in the global metal industry.
The ISO 50001 encourages and supports organisations in all sectors to use energy more efficientlythrough the development of an energy management system (EnMS). It is intended at enabling an organisation to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance and the EnMS.
Vedanta CEO CN Singh said, “As India’s largest producer of primary aluminium, we work diligently to ensure that our operations strive for global benchmarks in sustainability indices. The ISO 50001 certification is a testimony to the company’s vision to create and demonstrate world-class standards of sustainability and social responsibility.”