Indus Towers launches the second edition of its Sustainability Report
Providing
near perfect uptime of 99.98% with 2,53,513 tenancies and 1,15,942 towers
in India
(2015-16 – Tenancies 270,006
& Towers 119,881)
13,064
Sites converted from indoor to outdoor
(2015-16
–41,484)
Growing
total number of ‘Green Sites’ in India to 40,505(2015-16 – 50,461)
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Mr. Bimal Dayal, CEO, Indus Towers said, “The second edition of this report
demonstrates our commitment towards innovation and sustainability for the
environment; and all stakeholders.” Commenting on the occasion, Mr.
Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief of Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability, Indus
Towers added, “Indus Towers is
religiously working towards strengthening the telecom backbone, enabling high-quality
communication services across India. Our second Sustainability Report 2014-15,
is a showcase of the sustainability practices that we follow and while creating
value for our customers.” With afocus on the correlation between strong economic performance,
social responsibility and respect for the environment, this report is an
indicator of Indus Towers’ on sustainability in every aspect of the organization.The report highlights Indus
Towers’ bolstered focus in creating a prolific engagement with the environment
and the community it operates in, reiterating its pledge towards sustainable
development in the country. Indus Towers currently operates over 1.19 lakh towers across the
country and has been a standout leader in the telecom tower industry in India.
The company has been very conscious of its role as a responsible corporate
citizen and focuses on community development activities - particularly in the
areas ofcustomer-focused measures,
stakeholder engagement, operational excellence, and environment-friendly initiatives. Through the report, Indus Towers
has clearly identified a way forward for its sustainability initiative which
will help the company achieve its objective of putting the community- and more
importantly “India first”.
Building a Green
Economy
Working on its core values of ExCITE (Excellence, Customer, Integrity,
Teamwork, and Environment), Indus Towers continues to be responsible and
sensitive towards the environment and the communities it operates in. While
maintaining highest standards of health and safety, Indus Towers maintains over
50,000‘Green Sites’ in India. These Green Sites use innovative solutions like
Free Cooling Units and fast charging battery banks like Li-on batteries to
reduce energy consumption and to reduce the carbon footprint. Through this, the company has been driving its efforts
to reduce its carbon footprint in the circle as well as across the country.
Furthermore, through its ‘Shut AC’ initiativeIndus Towers has
converted over 50,000 sites from indoor-to-outdoor (Non-AC)
by shutting down ACs across the country, resulting in a significant reduction
in carbon emission and pollution.
Local Community
and Training Initiatives
As a part of its initiatives to grow and sustain the local economy,
Indus Towers continuously aims to improve the skills of all its employees by
way of various training programs such as technical trainings, in association
with NTTF, for its nearly 2500 field force technicians as well as mandatory 2.5
man-days training programs for each employee every year.
Reiterating its focus on the community, Indus Towers, in association
with SOS Children’s Villages of India (SOS India), supports a total of 28
families - 280 children across the country. Indus has also partnered with
Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), a not-for-profit social enterprise that
empowers people at the edge of information, including marginalized and
underserved communities. Indus also has partnership with TERI to sponsor clean
energy and rural entrepreneurship through the Lighting a Billion Lives Program
(LaBL) that reaches over 165,000 people across 660 villages in India. Indus is
also working with NGO ‘Goonj’ to collect and distribute old clothes amongst the
poor.
About
Indus Towers Limited
Indus Towers Limited is an independently managed
company offering passive infrastructure services to all telecom operators. Indus
is headquartered in the National Capital Region. Founded in 2007, Indus Towers
Limited has been promoted under a joint venture among entities of Bharti
Infratel Limited (rendering telecom services in India under the brand name
Airtel), Vodafone India (rendering telecom services under the brand name
Vodafone) and Aditya Birla Telecom (rendering telecom services under the brand
name Idea), who created history by collaborating to share telecom
infrastructure.
Indus has presence in 15 telecom circles of India and has achieved over 270,006 tenancies
till date, a first in the telecom tower industry globally. With the current
count of over 119,881 towers, Indus has the widest coverage in India and is
also the largest telecom tower company in the country. Indus’ vision of “Transforming Lives by Enabling
Communication” is setting a new paradigm for a networked economy, on a world
leading scale, whereby there is inclusive and impactful growth for all.
For any further information please visit our website www.industowers.com
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