If you travel across India, you will often see roadside shacks that provide the weary traveler with drinking water. Set up by individual and charitable trusts, these shacks embody a tradition of water-related philanthropy that has existed for years. (One can even point to the wells dug by the side of the Grand Trunk Road on the orders of the 15th century Indian emperor Sher Shah Suri to show a historical precedent.)
These days, a few multinationals and large private companies have also embraced the challenge of providing clean drinking water in their corporate social responsibility campaigns. It is a welcome trend, as the availability of clean water is a perennial challenge in a hot and dusty country like India.
LANXESS, as a specialty chemicals company, makes many products to purify water.
As part of our CSR initiatives in India, we have focused on ensuring a reliable supply of clean drinking water in the communities where operate. For instance, in Nagda in Madhya Pradesh, where we have a factory, we deliver clean drinking water to he surrounding community. We also treat sewage and recycle wastewater in Nagda to lower riverwater consumption. We believe availability of clean water is a fundamental human right and we will continue to stress this in our CSR activities in India and around the world.
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Posted By: Nikesh Bhanti on Aug 05, 2010 02:30PM
Water is one of the single most important aspect of our lives, it touches everybody. And if we want to communicate in the language the community speaks near our production facilities, than water comes definitely as a better medium. This way we are expressing our LANXESS philosophy is the best possible way.
Put it on the "Formula X" or test it against our "Quality & Environmental Policy" our water based CSR initiatives are going to give better returns on short & long term basis.
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Posted By: Siddharth Mohanty on Aug 18, 2010 11:53AM
I agree to what you are saying and there are MNC like Nestle which are taking affords to provide clean drinking water to the community around its factories. And it’s good to know that chemical company like you are also focusing more on this and trying to provide clean water to the community.
Water is a scarce resource in India and it’s important that not only corporate house but individual like us take efforts to keep water clean. Almost 200 million people do not have access to clean drinking water.
You can also read more about what Nestle is giving back to the community: www.nestle.in/Nestle_in_community.aspx
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Posted By: Shareen Makaan on Aug 19, 2010 11:39AM
I think it's good that companies also do their best to reduce water consumption as good as possible. But the awareness among the public also needs to be further raised. There are many people that don't know how scarce water is and how difficult it is to supply to rural areas.
Companies could also further raise the awareness for this topic at conferences or any other platforms where they are communicating about this topic.
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Posted By: aakash gomes on Jan 25, 2011 11:20AM
Good article. Thank you.
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Posted By: Sandesh on Feb 18, 2011 08:56AM
This also can be a seminar topics and projects in colleges becuse of its importance. atleast students have do this work for avoiding water problem in future.A realy nice job. thank u
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Posted By: Saijoo Abraham on Feb 25, 2011 10:30AM
Good article. Thank you.
