IGBC recognizes ABB India as ‘Leader in Mass Adoption of Green Factory Buildings in India’

The annual Green Champion Award is an honor given by IGBC, which is part of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), to recognize and honor organizations that have embraced sustainable goals and have the ability to inspire others, So that the green building movement in India can be taken forward.

IGBC has certified four of ABB India’s five manufacturing locations as green. With the Green Factory Building approach, ABB India is further strengthening its existing environmental initiatives based on the requirements of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) to make all its plants and offices more sustainable. Used to be.

ABB India was honored at the IGBC Leadership Awards programme, which is part of IGBC’s flagship event – the 20th Green Building Congress in Hyderabad.

“Four of our five manufacturing locations at ABB have been certified as Green Factory Buildings by IGBC. We intend to adopt sustainable methods not only for our processes and buildings, but also for the needs of our suppliers, our customers and distributors. There are also partners to help Sanjeev Sharma, Country Head and Managing Director, ABB India, said they achieve their sustainability goals.

All of ABB India’s manufacturing and office locations use renewable energy, which reduces more than 80% of total carbon emissions, supporting its commitment to carbon neutral operations, the company said in a statement.

ABB India has improved water recycling by about 25% in Q3’22 over the previous year, resulting in a reduction in freshwater withdrawals from the company’s overall water footprint thereby contributing to setting up a water-positive/neutral campus Can go The company recycles approximately 95% of the waste generated from all its facilities on its grounds to meet its long-term sustainability goals from zero waste to landfill, the statement said.