PURPOSE

This document mentions the Environment Health & safety policy followed by the Orkla India.

RESPONSIBILITY

All employees and stakeholders of Orkla India.

POLICY STATEMENT

We believe that a focus on work along with Environment, Health and Safety contributes to greater efficiency and comfort and it’s an integral part of our business.

We consider, our efforts towards Prevention of Injuries, Work related diseases and Environmental pollution, as a necessity for long-term profitability and growth.

We commit to work together as Leaders and employees to build a strong EHS culture by adhering to Orkla EHS Golden rules where we feel good, feel safe and where everyone takes responsibility.

We strive to ensure that our business activities will minimize the health and safety hazards and also impact on the environment and we will also seek opportunities to improve the local environment and the communities in which we operate.

Our work regarding Environment, Health and Safety shall be conducted proactively and in a solution-oriented manner.

We will

• Have a safe, healthy and attractive working environment by implementing and continually improving the EHS systems, processes and performance to achieve an incident free workplace.
• Mitigate the environmental impact and Occupational Health and safety hazards by assessing the risks and setting up objectives and targets to take appropriate and effective long term preventive actions.
• Ensure that EHS assessments are carried out during development of new processes and products.
• Comply with all applicable Environment Health and Safety Laws and regulations as well as Orkla EHS Standards and other group directives.
• Minimize waste, conserve energy and ensure strict control of emissions and hazardous substances through optimizing resource usage, and promote recycling of materials wherever possible.
• Continuously value the health, safety and environmental implications in all our purchases, innovations and investments.
• Ensure that all employees, contract workers and suppliers are aware of their responsibility in respect of EHS at their workplace by imparting appropriate trainings.
• Ensure that the EHS activities and results are communicated to all Employees and Stakeholders in an open and trustworthy manner.