Godrej Interio Sustainability Report 2020

Sustainability Report FY 2019-20
INDEX
Corporate Information Renewable Energy 32

Message from COO 04 Carbon Management 34
Report Profile 05 Transportation Initiatives 35
Company Profile 06 Water Management 37
Symbiosis with nature 40
Godrej Interio
Green Purchase 44
Division of Godrej & Boyce 08
Godrej Interio Timeline 09 Product Stewardship
Product Offerings 11 Life Cycle Approach 48
Network & Reach 16 Product Certifications 53
Manufacturing Capabilities 17 Work Environment @ GI
The year that was Work @ Godrej Interio 56
Stakeholder Engagement 19 Safety @ Godrej Interio 59
Materiality Matrix 21 Growth @ Godrej Interio 61
Maintaining the leadership 25 Diversity & Inclusion 64
position
Community Connect
Godrej by Numbers 26 Wellness@Work 69
Awards & Honours 27
Community Development 71
Environment
GRI Index 78
Energy Management 29
Godrej & Boyce, a 123 year old company...
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Message from COO
Dear Friends, mark, a goal we had set for ourselves in the previous with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
year. Today, we have 109 products in our Green
It gives me great pleasure to address you once As we adopt the principles of being an “Invincible
basket, making us the only Indian manufacturer to
again as we review our efforts and success through Organization” in the face of various unprecedented
have such a large green product portfolio with 5
the sustainability lens for the year 2019-2020. business and economic challenges, we must stand
national and international certifications. On the
Inspired by the theme of ACE, our motto for the year, together – put all our trainings to use, must draw
revenue front, in FY 2019-20, Good and Green
we adapted to the changing market scenarios, strength from each other, and strategize to win
products contributed to 45% of the total Godrej
challenged the status quo and pushed ourselves against all odds.
Interio revenue – an impressive feat.
and our teams harder to excel at every stage.
We are using these challenging times to bring out
These milestones make us proud, make us realise
This attitude and desire to ACE in our markets led us the best from within ourselves, to act beyond our
that we are on the right track. Our focus on
to significant achievements in the area of being a limitations and move ahead despite them; marching
sustainability has also led to us having substantial
green, responsible and sustainable Corporate. To to the beat of progress… We are not cowed down
and meaningful contributions in the communities we
list, these include obtaining the GreenCo Silver for by anything that stands in our way. This is the time
operate in, through CSR initiatives. Our interventions
Chennai plant, 'Zero Waste to Landfill' Platinum to stand tall, to conquer our doubts, to emerge as
include DISHA skill development training programs,
certification for Vikhroli & Shirwal plants and ISO an organization ready for the future, to emerge
and community development projects focused on
50001:2018 certification for Haridwar plant. invincible!
health, sanitation and nutrition for women and
children, women empowerment and improvement in
In addition, we have won the Excellent Energy With best regards.
education facilities and livelihood generation.
Efficient Unit Award for Chennai plant, and the
GreenCo Star Performer Award for Shirwal Plant –
In the coming years, sustainability as a business
achievements that have added feathers to our cap.
parameter is going to be as important for our
growth, national and global standing as any of our
And yes, even amidst the challenging market
Anil Mathur
financial goals. Accordingly, we look forward to
situations, we have established ourselves as the
COO, Godrej Interio
increasingly aligning our sustainability initiatives
market leader, crossing the 100+ green product
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-14
Godrej Interio, Sustainability Report 2019-20 04

Report Profile & Scope
Creating Sustainable Value This report covers information for Financial year Godrej Interio published its last sustainability report
2019-20 (1st April 2019 to 31st March 2020) about all for the year 2018-19 and aims to publish it annually.
The Brighter Tomorrow report this year has been
Godrej Interio's products, processes, plants & people, Relevant information and data for the report is
prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting
with the mention of a few processes and activities collected periodically from the concerned
Initiative (GRI) Sustainability Reporting Standards:
governed and controlled by parent company, Godrej departments and reported through multi-level
Core option. This year’s report has not sought any
& Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. dashboards for all plants as well as common
external assurance.
functions. The data presented is verified through
The Materiality of specific topics and indicators has regular internal audits.
G&B’s materiality matrix has been considered to
identify key issues to be responded to as a part of been determined by using internal and external
the company strategy. This report explores how GI conventions including:
We are listening
fulfills stakeholder and environmental responsibilities
 UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs) Your feedback, enquiries and suggestions on
through a combination of forward looking strategies
 Industry Associations any aspect of our sustainability performance
and robust processes. This report aims to provide the
 Godrej & Boyce’s (G&B's/Godrej) senior are welcome!
readers with a balanced and reasonable
representation of GI’s contribution in the area of management.
Address:
sustainability.  Employees, Suppliers, Customers, Dealers. Godrej Interio Division,
Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., Plant 13 A,
While applying the reporting principles approach, an Pirojshanagr, Vikhroli, Mumbai.
attempt has been made to address all the relevant
and applicable standards. The appropriate topics
and standards in addition to those emerging from interiogreen@godrej.com
the materiality matrix are selected based on their
significance for the economic, environmental and
social performance of the company and its
substantial influence on the assessment and
decisions of stakeholders.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54

Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
innovative thinker was the holding company of the Godrej Company and has been vested with
Group, has grown to have 14 diverse requisite powers, authorities and
committed to give the business divisions offering consumer, duties.
society products that office and industrial products and
Mr. Jamshyd Godrej (CMD- G&B),
services of the highest quality to
served their needs and every corner of India as well as
Mr. Adi Godrej, Mr. Nadir Godrej,
Mr. Vijay Crishna, Mr. Anil Verma
met the highest standard across the globe.
Mrs. Nyrika Holkar, Mr. Navroze J.
not just in India, but INCORPORATION: Godrej, Mr. Kavas Petigara
across the world. Established in 1897, the Company Mr. Pradip Shah, Mrs. Anita
was incorporated with limited Ramchandran, Mr. Keki Elavia
Ardeshir went on to make safes and liability on March 3, 1932, under the
REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS
security equipment of the highest Indian Companies Act, 1913.
Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing
order, stunning the world by
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Company Limited,
Unlocking creating toilet soap from vegetable
The Board of Directors of the Pirojshanagar, Vikhroli,
The Early Beginnings oil. His brother Pirojsha Godrej
Company is at the core of its Mumbai - 400079, India.
carried Ardeshir's dream forward,
The beginnings of Godrej leading Godrej towards becoming a
corporate governance system and it www.godrejandboyce.com
supervises how the management
& Boyce as an vibrant, multi-business enterprise.
serves and protects the long-term
organization are traced Pirojsha laid the foundation for the interests of all its stakeholders.
sprawling industrial garden Operating within the framework of a
back to 1897 – the year
township now called Pirojshanagar well-defined responsibility matrix,
young Ardeshir gave up in the suburbs of Mumbai, where the the Board is entrusted with the
law and turned to lock- Godrej Group has its headquarters. crucial responsibility of
management, general affairs,
making. The young Today, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., direction and performance of the
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-1, 3, 5, 18

GODREJ INTERIO
A Division of Godrej & Boyce
Make Space For Life Godrej Interio, one of the largest technology. Godrej Interio pursues products are manufactured with
Strategic Business Unit of Godrej excellence with a special focus on minimalistic effects on the
& Boyce, is also India's premium health and ergonomics. Be it office, environment, thus lessening the
furniture brand in both home and home or other specialised carbon footprint. Usage of eco-
institutional segments with a strong application, it has the entire range friendly materials; setting up of less
commitment to sustainability and under one roof. Godrej AV Solutions, polluting and consuming processes;
centre of excellence in design, earlier with Godrej Prima was eco-friendly packing and transpor-
manufacturing and retail. merged with GI in FY 17-18 to tation; and finally recycling/re-use
Adding value leverage the synergies and provide of used furniture and waste shows
The company aims to transform
to people’s lives end-to-end workspace solutions. the company's commitment to “Talk
spaces with its smart furniture to
Green, Walk Green”.
through great create brighter homes and offices This major furniture brand cares for
with products having the highest the environment and strongly
relationships
design quotient that combine advocates the policy of
aesthetics, functionality and sustainability. To that end, all its
Promoting MISSION VISION VALUES

Health &
Well-being Enriching life by Godrej - the choice Trust, Integrity, Respect,
transforming home for home and Environment, To Serve
and workspaces workspace solutions

GODREJ INTERIO
Ninety Seven years of Godrej in Furniture Business

1923 1955
Manufactures
2006
Manufactures and Formal launch of brand -
first Steel
Cupboard
introduces Steel 2000 2003 Godrej Interio
doors and windows, Forays into “Interiors” Business Amalgamation
1935 Multiflex Storage of Storwel &
2010
System Introduces Home Furniture U&US design Studio Launch
Commences Furniture
range
manufacture Business Greenguard,
of Hospital 1984 2008 certification of
Beds and Starts manufacture Project Saksham' - products
Library stacks of Open Plan Office Working with Suppliers Good & Green Policy
System (OPOS) Launch of on Cost Down - Value Wellness
Seating Engineering campaign
campaign on Launch of influencer Business Excellence journey
Health management program begins
platform
1937 1996 2001 2004 2009

Office furniture Manufactures 13,000 cupboards Execution of Establishment 2011
of Seating Plant at Comfy Meter, for mattress
manu-facturing for UNICEF to support cyclone 25000 School
hit Orissa desk cum bench Bhagwanpur Tie -up with Knoll & ITOKI
ISO 9001 certification order for TOC implementation
1952 Launches “i-Space” - Children's
Afganistan
Greenguard certification for
furniture for OPOS Chairs
Manufacturing of
Storwel starts
1997 Product testing and CII Design Excellence Award
Launches new
Certification for AFRDI Chrysalis Sizzle Dinning Table
cupboard “Centurion”
to celebrate Launch of Mattress Launch of DOCO stores
Godrej 2002 range won the Elle
Limca Book of Records:
Centenary Forays into Laboratory Solutions Décor International
Manufacture of India’s longest
Design Award
mattress: 100 feet long

GODREJ INTERIO
Ninety Seven years of Godrej in Furniture Business

2014 2016 2019
2012 GreenPro certification for 24 Institutional
Design HQ: with Start of GreenCo GreenCo Platinum rating
products
Designer Anita journey for Shirwal Plant
BIFMA level 2 4 vendors GreenCo certified
Dongre Gold Certification ISO 50001 certification for Start of laquaring line at
'India Design Mark' Vikhroli plants Shirwal Phase 2 CII “National Energy Leader” award for
for Wish
Launch at Shirwal plant
Installation of Installation of solar panels at
'Better tomorrow' Producer gas unit IGBC gold rating for plant &
Shirwal plant and Vikhroli office Best Energy Efficient Organization-
Sustainability report store
at Bhagwanpur Appreciation Award for Shirwal Plant
Establishment of Acquisition of India Circus
Manufacturing Establishment of Haridwar
Best Environmental Practices-Innovative
Shirwal Factory Leadership plant
Upload and 2017 Project Award for Green Supply Chain
award Superbrand Mark digital studio
Transform campaign ISO 50001 certification for Shirwal.
of U&US at Kharghar, 2
Launch of GreenCo cluster for 8
suppliers.
2013 2015 BEE 5 star 2018 2020

rating and GreenCo Silver for Chennai plant
Asia's most promising GreenCo Gold CII Exim Bank Award for
IGBC
brands award certification for Shirwal Business Excellence (Award) ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ Platinum
Greenguard platinum
& Vikhroli Plant certification for Vikhroli & Shirwal plants
Room planner software at rating Shirwal phase 2- CII- IGBC
certification for Commencement of Operations at
the COCO showrooms TPM excellance award for Interio Green Factory Rating-
Home Furniture Khalapur plants
for Vikhroli unit Head Office Platinum Level
GRIHA certification
Greenguard Building at ISO 50001 certification for Haridwar plant
BIFMA level 2 Gold Merger of 2 business lines -
certification for Vikhroli GreenCo Star Performer Award
Certification for AV Solutions & Vending
Education for Shirwal Plant
ACE and VERSA chairs Services
Furniture Excellent Energy Efficient Unit
Model school CSR Merger of Mercury Mfg. Co. Award for Chennai Plant
project at Shirwal Ltd., Chennai IGBC Net Zero Energy Building
GreenPro certification for Rating for Plant 13 Annexe
‘Wish'and 'Reason'

P O RT FO L I O
Products and Services
Interio offerings consist of : Products • Services • Brand Association

Godrej Interio is constantly striving to improve its design and manufacturing
processes, aiming to create offerings for brighter living and brighter workspaces.
PRODUCTS
Home furniture
 Bedroom furniture  Living room furniture  Kitchens
 Dining room furniture  Mattresses  Home storages
Institution furniture
 Seating systems  Cabin desks & executive desks
 Education furniture  Open plan office systems
 Storages  Laboratory furniture  Healthcare furniture
SERVICES
 Interiors solutions
 Marine accommodation solutions
 AV solutions
BRAND ASSOCIATION
 U & US (Home Design Studio)

 India Circus
 Script

P O RT FO L I O
Home Furniture Living Room Furniture

Godrej Interio Home Furniture designs aspire not merely to bring The Living Room furniture range
alive your spaces, but to inspire a change in the way you live. With is designed to amplify a family's
striking designs and a unique style, every piece created not only most memorable moments.
lives up to your expectations but also does its part to transform Every piece is functional yet lets
every aspect of your life you experiment with your interior
decor.
Bedroom Furniture Dining Room Furniture

Home storages
Godrej Interio's Bedroom range Aesthetically and functionally
The wide range of
has been masterfully crafted to designed, GI's range of tables
Godrej Interio
make every moment you spend cater to every need. They host
cupboards ensures
in it relaxing and energizing. It the warmest moments and
maximum utilities
is a range that refreshes and most delectable family dining
with minimum
rejuvenates. experiences.
efforts. With classy
looks, organized
shelving and easy
Mattresses Kitchens to operate
Designed with a fine balance of Godrej Interio offers a kitchen mechanisms, these
material to ensure good range that can be moulded to home storages
comfort and right posture, fit in with every style of cooking. guarantee clutter
Godrej Interio range of With a place for every item, free solutions for
mattresses assures a good these kitchens make sure your your homes.
night's sleep for years. cooking experience is hassle free.

P O RT FO L I O
Institution furniture Open Plan Office Systems

The office furniture range is designed to optimize space and increase The expertise of designers,
convenience through thoughtful features and technological innova- architects and work-flow experts
tions. The aim is not just to make workspaces but to transform them. has led to a range of ergonomic,
technology-integrated office
Seating Systems
solutions catering to every
Godrej Interio has a vast range of
executive need, at each rung of
highly evolved seating systems
the corporate ladder.
that are designed around sound Health Care
principles of ergonomics, proper Furniture
postures and wellness. Healthcare spaces
today demand
Cabin desks & Executive desks Education furniture highly responsive
Godrej Interio offers a wide The Godrej Interio educational and supportive
range of office desks, furniture range is designed to furniture solutions. To
integrated cabin modules and support and supplement meet the changing
suites designed for comfort and modern teaching scenario of
utility at work. methodologies and formats. healthcare spaces as
they transition from
curative to
Storages Laboratory Furniture
preventive zones,
Today, storages are an integral GI offers world-class laboratory
Godrej Interio has
element in design of work- furniture for modern researchers.
developed solutions
spaces. GI’s storage options Sturdy and contemporary, it is
to all application
not only match with & enhance engineered precisely to meet
areas within this
the office decor, but also multi- exacting needs, making it the
arena.
task with effortless ease. perfect for any laboratory.

P O RT FO L I O

Services
Interior Solutions Marine Accommodation Solutions AV Solutions
Godrej Interio offers turnkey interior solutions and Godrej Interio has developed solutions for the most This is the business of Audio Visual Products &
design consultancy. The execution is handled by a challenging interior spaces – Interiors of commercial Solutions that seamlessly integrate audio, video,
team of architects, designers, project managers and ships. It has on-board a team of capable designers, display, lighting equipment, system controls etc. for
contractors with vast experience. engineers and contractors ready to transform the life applications such as board rooms, auditoriums,
of sea-farers with well designed bright and safe digital class rooms, experience centers, etc.
spaces.

P O RT FO L I O

Brand Association
U&US Script India Circus
The U&US venture offers an innovative concept of At Script, the focus is on rethinking how furniture & India Circus aims to increase Godrej Interio's
'design customization', right down to the last detail décor can be designed to bring more meaning into foothold in the lifestyle vertical and offers
by offering customers a chance to create their own how we live, work and play at home. It is a new contemporary and affordable home decor and
furniture. This revolutionary offering combines user imagination of living at home, with contemporary personal accessories such as mugs, cushion covers,
ideas with the company's furniture design and design that is adaptive, delightful and distinctive. gift items, photo frames, to name a few.
execution expertise using state-of-the art
technology.

GODREJ INTERIO
Network & Reach
An emotional connect across India 800+B2B DEALERS

A 123 year old brand, Godrej reaches out ACROSS ALL MA JOR CITIES OF INDIA
to families, companies and businesses in
the urban areas, far flung towns and rural
areas across India. A household name
55 COCO
S TO R E S
Company owned, Company operated
today, the company is constantly striving
CHANDIGARH
to meet the expectations of every new
generation. DELHI
NCR 45 DOCO STORES
Dealer owned, Company operated
Changing homes & businesses across LUCKNOW B2C 900+ Dealers & 2000+ Retailers
JAIPUR
the world
SCRIPT STORES
On the global front, Godrej Interio reaches
AHMEDABAD
PATNA GUWAHATI
5 1 BANGALORE, 2 DELHI,
out to customers across different BHOPAL 1 GURUGRAM, 1 MUMBAI
continents. The Godrej brand makes its KOLKATA
presence felt globally with exports to

Australia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh,
BHUBANESWAR U&US
Middle East, North Africa, Nigeria, Ghana,
MUMBAI 7 STUDIOS
PUNE
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, 1 Mumbai, 1 Thane, 1 Navi Mumbai,
HYDERABAD 2 Pune, 1 Hyderabad, 1 Bangalore
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Congo,
Sweden, Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad,
BANGALORE 5 INDIA CIRCUS STORES
Puerto Rico, Panama, UK, Bhutan,
Mauritius, Haiti, Dominican Republic,
CHENNAI
17 Branches 3 Mumbai, 1 Kolkata, 1 Chennai
Ecuador, Venezula, Fiji, Czech Republic,

5 B2B DISPLAY CENTRES
Netherlands. KOCHI MUMBAI | PUNE | BANGALORE | DELHI | CHENNAI
Further GI has an online presence

2 EXPERIENCE CENTERS 1 KNOWLEDGE CENTER
through E-commerce market places like DELHI & HYDERABAD MUMBAI
Flipkart, Amazon and Pepperfry.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-6, 7

GODREJ INTERIO
Manufacturing Capabilities
H.O - MUMBAI PLANT SHIRWAL PLANT BHAGWANPUR HARIDWAR PLANT BHIWANDI PLANT CHENNAI PLANT KHALAPUR PLANT
(Plant 1, 13 & 14) (Plant 1 & 2) PLANT Products: Mattresses, Products: System Products: Office Steel (Plant K2 & K4)
Products: Products: Products: Home Products: Seating & Sofa and Seating furniture & storages Storage Systems Products: Home &
Storages, Healthcare Lab Furniture & Storages, Tubular products products Office Storages,
Processes: Processes: Notching,
& OPOS Kitchen Furniture, Processes: Component Punching, Metal Kitchen, Healthcare
Processes: Foam
OPOS & Desking Polyurethane aggregation & forming, Powder Lab & OPOS
Processes: Notching, molding, tube
Punching, Metal forming, Processes: Wood working - fabrication continuous foaming packing coating, Welding and Processes: Notching,
Powder coating, Sheet and working - lamination, and powder coating, process, foam Packing Punching, Metal
Plant Certifications:
Tube Laser Cutting, Tube membrance press- upholstery and rebonding, mattress forming, Powder
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Plant Certifications:
bending, Welding ing, lacquering, sheet assembly quilting and finishing. coating, Sheet and
ISO 45001 SEDEX, GreenCo
metal working - Sofa making frame Tube Laser Cutting,
Plant Certifications: ISO Plant Certifications: SILVER, ISO 9001, ISO
fabrication & powder making, upholstery & Tube bending,
9001, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, 14001, ISO 45001
coating injection moulding Welding
ISO 45001, ISO 50001, Zero ISO 45001
Waste to Landfill - Platinum Plant Certifications: Plant Certifications: Plant Certifications:
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IGBC Green Factory
ISO 50001, ISO 45001, ISO 13485, ISO 45001, Building Provisionally
Zero Waste to Landfill ISO 50001, SEDEX Certifed Platinum
- Platinum, Green Rating
Factory Platinum
Rating (Plant 2)

THE YEAR THAT WAS
Stakeholder Engagement
Godrej Interio has GI has identified, prioritized the key GODREJ INTERIO STAKEHOLDERS MAP
stakeholders and regularly engages
always taken into with them through varied Stakeholders
GOVT. AGENCIES SERVICE
consideration the various mechanisms, such as: internal & third
PARTNERS PROVIDERS
party surveys, regular meets, focus a) Key Suppliers, ASPs MANPOWER
communities it touches group discussions, co-creation CMD, ED
b) Consultants CONTRACTORS
and grown together. platforms, industry associations, etc. [Design/ Commercial
Corporate Dept.
P&A COMMUNITIES
Management] Carpenters, FST
Today, stakeholder engagement is a c) Architects and Godrej Corporate
Infotech Safety Technicians,
GI broadly defines stakeholders as crucial element for GI’s future Facility
Villages around
those groups or individuals who can business plans and strategies. The Managers Corporate GI
Finance Godrej Locks manufacturing
Management
be expected to be significantly various modes of connecting, having d) Technology Staff locations
affected by Godrej Interio's Partners, Workmen
a dialogue with the stakeholders Godrej Corporate
Logistics Tooling Legal
activities, products and services. In within and outside the organization
Partners
return, their actions, views and enables the company to gain an Corporate Corporate Corporate
Procurement Business CSR
expectations can be expected to CUSTOMERS Excellence
understanding of their needs and
affect the ability of GI to successfully a) End Customers
expectations, aids in identifying and Godrej Export
B2B E&E
implement its strategies and achieve managing risks, in building trust and SMG
b) End Customers B2C
its objectives. strong relationships over time. It c) International
helps to explore ways to improve the Customers
Godrej Interio’s concern for its
organisation's overall performance. d) Channel Partners
various stakeholder communities has
[Dealers/
long been part of Godrej culture and Franchisee
has been brought into mainstream Retailers/ Non
focus as a key strategy to evolve a Branch Town
sustainable organization in the Franchisee]
recent years.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-40, 42, 43

THE YEAR THAT WAS
Stakeholder
Engagement Matrix
Regular interaction with the

stakeholders has resulted in the
conceptualization & implementation
of major improvement projects
Stakeholder Senior Internal Employees End Channel Partners – Government Communities related to:
Management Departments Customers – Partners – Key supplier, Agencies  Risk Management
Corporate B2B, B2C, Dealers, Architects,
procurement, International Franchisees, Design  Cyber security, Data security
common Retailers Consultants,  Product range enhancement
services, Technology
IT services & Partners  Richer consumer experience
internal  Synergized Godrej-wide offering
suppliers
for B2B and B2C customers
Formal Annually / Quarterly / Annually Annually / Annually / Annually / As & when Once in 2  Retail expansion & e-commerce
Engagement Quarterly / Monthly Quarterly / Quarterly / Quarterly / required years /
Frequency Monthly / Monthly / Monthly Monthly Monthly  Supply chain sustainability
Weekly Weekly / measures
Daily
 Talent management
Formal Annual Monthly Employee Customer Branch Technology Meetings and Society need
Modes of Business Plan Business feedback needs and Dealer partner Visits assessment
 Integrated community
Interaction presentation, reviews, survey expectation conferences, meets, survey, development
Business Monthly survey, Priority Influencer Perception Most of these projects have been
reviews, Interactions Customer Dealer Meets, management surveys, initiated based on specific
Good and satisfaction Annual programs, Community
Green survey, business Design meetings, stakeholder feedback in this regard.
reviews, Design planning review Inputs
Design validation discussions, meetings, gathering
reviews, studies, Key Dealer Suppliers’ from training
General account conference Meet, New partners
Management feedback, open house product
committee Customer development
meetings meets meetings

THE YEAR THAT WAS
Materiality Matrix:
Measuring what matters
G&B conducted the act on those issues that are highest priority for the business. With new stakeholder campaigns, public policy debates,
standards, regulations, and global events, the universe of potential "material" issues is growing.
materiality assessment
For the current reporting cycle, a phase-wise approach was adopted to conduct the materiality assessment for the
study in year 2019 in line
company. The procedure below depicts the steps taken to identify material issues for G&B:
with GRI standard. The
process included MATERIAL ISSUES SURVEY: PROCESS AT A GLANCE
engaging with external & IDENTIFICATION INPUTS FOR
STAKEHOLDER
OF MATERIAL RISK ASSESSMENT MATERIALITY
internal stakeholders. It TOPICS
INTERACTION
TOOL
was executed through a
third-party sustainability The universe of material The risks were identified based on an Stakeholder interactions Based on the information
topics was identified by internal assessment conducted by G&B. The with several groups such gathered from the
expert. referring to the following: identified risks were as follows : as GMC Members, previous steps, data was
 Megatrends  Losses due to potential erosion in land/ Suppliers, Customers, entered in the materiality
The objective of the Materiality  Peer group land value due to regulatory, Industry Association and assessment tool to get
assessment study was to obtain a unauthorized access Dealers were conducted. the outcome
 G&B past reports
first-hand understanding of what  Non-compliance to regulatory The objective was to
 Calibration with G&B understand the
issues were of concern to the various Sustainability Team requirements leading to legal &
reputational implications stakeholders' point of
stakeholders and their specific view on G&B's economic,
importance.  Loss of business/market share because
social and environmental
of on the Godrej brand due to quality,
performance
It provides a tool for prioritizing and social media negative mentions etc
helps a company better understand  Business disruption to ineffective Crisis
management framework leading to Ioss
the sustainability landscape, which
of revenue & profitability
enables the Company to focus and
 Changes in Government regulations
might force a change in processes
which will pose a risk of disruption in
operations & associated costs
GRI Standards on this page: GRI-102-47, 103-1

THE YEAR THAT WAS
Materiality Matrix:
ECONOMIC The outcome of this materiality assessment study shows that a total of 25 issues were identified which are shown in the
matrix below. The material issues have been grouped into 3 focus areas: Business Sustainability, Environmental
 Economic Performance
Sustainability & Social Sustainability.
 Indirect Economic Impacts
 Procurement Practices
 Anti-corruption
Child Labor Anti-corruption Energy Occupational Health and Safety
ENVIRONMENTAL Training
and Education
 Materials Economic Performance
Emissions
Forced or Compulsory Labor
 Energy Water
 Water Local Effluents and waste
IMPORTANCE TO STAKEHOLDERS
Diversity and Equal Opportunity Communities Marketing & Labelling

 Emissions
 Effluents and Waste Non-discri- Procurement Practices
mination
 Environmental Compliance Freedom Employment
 Supplier Environmental Biodiversity of Association Materials Socio-economic Compliance
Customer and Collective Environmental Compliance
Assessment Bargaining
Privacy
Indirect Economic Impacts
SOCIAL Supplier Environmental
Assessment Customer Health and Safety
 Employment
 Occupational Health and
Safety
 Training and Education
 Non-discrimination
 Freedom of Association and
Collective Bargaining
 Local Communities
 Marketing & Labelling
 Socio-economic Compliance IMPACT ON G&B

THE YEAR THAT WAS
Materiality Matrix:
The following table lists the material issues, its definitions, the stakeholders impacted and the boundaries which are significantly impacted by the material issues.
Material Issue Definition Stakeholders Impacted Boundaries Significantly
impacted
Economic Performance Key economic performance parameters of the Company, covering the direct economic Senior Management, Shareholders, Within and Outside G&B
value generated & distributed Investors, Employees, Suppliers, Community
Indirect Economic Indirect impacts of business related activities and investments on the community, including: Senior Management, Shareholders, Within G&B
Impacts • Improved infrastructure • Enhanced economic development • Better job opportunities Investors, Employees, Community
Procurement An organisation's support for local suppliers & how the organisation's procurement practices (such Suppliers, Community Within and
Practices as the lead times it gives to suppliers) cause or contribute to negative impacts in the supply chain Outside G&B
Anti-corruption Ensuring prevention of corruption while dealing with all internal and external stakeholders, Senior Management, Shareholders, Within G&B
including training and awareness about the same Investors, Employees
Materials Input materials used in the operations, including those used for packaging Shareholders, Senior Management, Community Within G&B
Energy Energy management in the organisation, including steps taken to reduce Shareholders, Investors, Community, Within and
the energy intensity Industry Associations Outside G&B
Water Water management in the organisation, including steps taken to recycle water and reduce Shareholders, Investors, Community, Within and
the water intensity Industry Associations Outside G&B
Emissions GHG and other significant air emissions generated due to operations and the steps taken Shareholders, Investors, Community, Industry Within and
to reduce the same Associations Outside G&B
Effluents and Management and disposal of effluents (liquid waste) and solid waste generated due to the Shareholders, Investors, Community, Within and
Waste operations, including hazardous as well as non-hazardous waste Industry Associations Outside G&B
Environmental Compliance Compliance with all applicable environmental laws Shareholders, Investors, Suppliers, Dealers, Community Within and Outside G&B
Supplier Environmental Incorporation of supplier environmental practices in the supplier Shareholders, Investors, Community, Within and
Assessment assessment process Suppliers Outside G&B
Employment Permanent and contract workforce of the organisation, approach Senior Management, Employees Within G&B
towards local employment and benefits provided to it
Occupational Health Ensuring health & safety of all individuals at the workplace through Senior Management, Employees and Within and
and Safety risk assessment, regular trainings and awareness sessions Community Outside G&B
Training and Education Skill upgradation, continuous learning and performance review for the workforce Employees, Suppliers Within G&B
Non- An organisation is expected to avoid discriminating against any person on any grounds, Senior Management, Within and
discrimination including avoiding discrimination against workers at work. It is also expected to avoid Shareholders, Outside G&B
discriminating against customers with respect to the provision of products and services, Investors, Employees,
or against any other stakeholder, including suppliers or business partners Suppliers, Dealers

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Materiality Matrix:
The following table lists the material issues, its definitions, the stakeholders impacted and the boundaries which are significantly impacted by the material issues.
Material Issue Definition Boundaries Significantly Stakeholders Impacted
impacted
Freedom of Association Collective bargaining is a key means through which employers and their organisations Within G&B Employees
and Collective Bargaining and trade unions can establish fair wages and working conditions, and ensure equal
opportunities between women and men.
Local Communities Relationship with the local community, including the community engagement and Outside G&B Local Community
development programmes and their impact
Marketing and Labelling Fair and responsible marketing communications, as well as access to information about the Outside G&B • Customers
composition of products, and their proper use and disposal, can help customers to make • Dealers
informed choices.
Socioeconomic An organisation’s overall compliance record, as well as compliance with specific laws or Within G&B • Investors
Compliance regulations in the social and economic area. • Local Community

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Maintaining the leadership position
GI demonstrates its products / features in Indian continued efforts towards excellence Godrej Good &
markets at every level. GI has demonstrated
leadership position with Green Vision
 Channel expansion & its leadership in Sustainability being
Beyond Business: Building a
maximum market share operational management the only Indian Furniture
more Inclusive & Greener India
in Indian organised manufacturing company to have a
 Integration of green and safety By 2020, Godrej Interio will…
vast range of Green certified
furniture market. aspects to ensure well-being of
products as per National and Ensuring Employability
people and planet.
International standards, GreenCo
One of the largest organized players
GI has continued to generate a certififed plants & ZWL certified Train 15000 rural and urban youth
in the Indian furniture industry, in skilled employment by 2020
healthy net surplus since its plants.
Godrej Interio faces competition in
inception. Creating a Greener India
the domestic markets from foreign With a tight control on fixed costs,
players with international design, This was possible due to aggressive the company continues investing in
technology and scale as well as Achieve 45% reduction in specific
customer retention and acquisition best and new technologies in energy consumption, 50% reduction
small-time local players having a drives, foray into new markets with manufacturing, customer in specific water consumption & 15%
definite cost advantage. process and cost optimization. experience, e-com; and stays
use of renewable energy
Godrej Interio not only increased its committed to Good & Green Vision Innovating for Good &
To create a niche for itself, GI uses a Green Products
business and employee productivity with a strong belief that these
multi-pronged strategy of:
but reduced transit damage cost, initiatives will lead to reduced Have a third of its portfolio revenues
 In-depth consumer research on comprising Good and/or Green
energy cost, raw material cost & operating costs and enhanced
product offering, lifestyle Products and Services
business travel cost. customer satisfaction in the future.
relevance and user experience
Community Development
 Rigorous multi-gate new product Only the 10th company in India to GI is working actively for creating
development process to ensure Help develop communities around
win the Business Excellence award more Inclusive and Greener India.
the Company’s facilities outside
high quality products Mumbai. The four focus areas of
since the 25 years of the Award’s community development are:
 Customization for
institution, GI serves as a formal • Education • Environment
personalization
industry-wide recognition of its • Health & Sanitation • Livelihood
 Innovation to offer never-before
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Godrej Interio by Numbers
VALUE ADD &

ASPECT IMPACT CONSERVATION MEASURES
PLANT
LOCATIONS
7 13 PRODUCT
LINES
Energy
Consumption
109 GREEN
PRODUCTS
Specific GHG emissions
reduction:
180 TJ
39% OVER
Good & Green Revenue Baseline 2010-11
Share of 45%
3
Solution
424
Workmen
Water
Consumption
of total turnover
38 Suppliers are ISO
14001 certified
Specific Energy Reduction
offerings Employees 1,00,267 KL
42% OVER
Baseline 2010-11
13 Suppliers are
GreenCo certified
GHG Scope (1 &2)

emissions
Specific Water Reduction
46% OVER
82%
90
KEY SUPPLIERS
1669
Management
19,130 MT CO2 Baseline 2010-11
Local Purchase
Employees 16% 3850

Share of Renewable Energy People directly
benefited in
*Value as on 31.3.2020 Social Programs
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Awards & Honours
AWARDS Sustainability Awards:

1. National Energy Leader Award - Shirwal Plants, CII-GBC, 2018
Most Trusted Brands India 2. GreenCo Star Performer Award - Shirwal Plants, CII-GBC, 2019
of India 2019 Design Mark 3. GreenCo Silver Rating - Chennai Plant, CII-GBC, 2019
Trust Research Advisory's Brand granted to 2 products,
2018-19 4. Excellent Energy Efficient Unit Award - Chennai Plant, CII-GBC, 2019
Trust Report 2019
CII Design 5. Net Zero Energy Building Award - Plant 13 Annexe, IGBC 2019
DMA ASIA ECHO
Excellence
Awards 2018 (GOLD) Award
6. LCA Champion Award for G&B, Thinkstep Annual Meet, 2019
DMA ASIA, 2018 Motion chair range
Reader’s Digest Superbrands 2017

Superbrands India,
Most Trusted 2018
Brand 2018
Reader’s Digest, 2018 Global Recognition
Experts’ Choice in Ergonomics
Award 2018 Research and
Locator, 2019 Occupational Health

E N V I RO N M E N T
Energy Management
VISION 49499968 Breakup of total energy sources is given below:

Though the energy spend contributes to only 2% of 47779614
42682970
total manufacturing spends, through adoption of 37372274
Good and Green Vision, Godrej Interio is committed
to reduce its specific energy consumption by 45% by 14%
38% Biomass
FY 2020 w.r.t FY 2010-11. 15%
Diesel
POLICY 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
34% Electricity
Godrej Interio is guided by corporate energy policy, Total Energy Consumed In kWh
Divisional IMS policy and focuses on energy (All forms of energy are converted in kWh)
PNG
management, energy reduction projects, increasing Fuel Mix
efficiency, use of latest technologies and purchase of Fuel Mix
Fuel consumed at GI manufacturing plants includes
energy efficient equipment. Godrej Interio Vikhroli, High Speed Diesel, Piped Natural Gas (PNG), Biomass Plant wise breakup of total energy is given below:
Shirwal & Haridwar plants are certified for ISO Briquettes and energy from Grid Electricity. At all
50001:2018 showcasing the organization’s plants, electrical energy is sourced from Grid. At Chennai 4%
13 Annexe, Plant 1 &
Knowledge Centre 1%
commitment towards energy management. Vikhroli location, requirement of thermal energy is Haridwar 4% Bhagwanpur 7%
met through PNG. At remote locations, due to
Total Energy Consumption
unavailability of PNG, plant operations run on diesel. Shirwal 30%
Total energy consumption of Godrej Interio has
The diesel requirement at Shirwal plant and
increased by 32% over FY 2016-17 due to volume
Bhagwanpur plant is reduced through use of biomass
growth and addition of new facilities.
as a fuel.
Plant-13 54%
Energy consumption records for each facility are Bhiwandi 1%
based upon utility metered or energy provider
Plant-14 0%
measured datasets. Fuel energy consumed is
calculated by using standard calorific values sourced 13 Annex, Plant 1 & Knowledge Centre have marginal
consumption of about 1%
from IPCC Guidelines 2006.
Plant-wise Energy Consumption

Energy Management
List of major projects implemented for Energy Specific Energy Consumption Employee Involvement
Conservation GI calculates specific energy consumption in terms Each GI plant has an Energy Management Cell with
Godrej Interio has adopted various technologies of total energy consumed in kWh per Lac of rupee of an Energy Manager and cross-functional team. This
across all the manufacturing locations to reduce MVA (Manufactured Value Add). aids in clear assigning of responsibility and
energy consumption. These technologies include use accountability for improving energy efficiency in the
With prime focus on increasing equipment efficiency
of VFDs on pumps and blowers, energy efficient plant. For awareness creation of employee
& use of latest technologies, various energy
machines and energy efficient lighting. Few of the involvement, programs like poster competition,
conservation projects implemented across all the
projects implemented at Godrej Interio plants are energy saving suggestion schemes, quiz compe-
plants have resulted in reduction of 4% in specific
included in table given below. titions, energy saving at homes are organised for
energy consumption over last year. With alignment
staff members, including supervisors and workmen.
to Good & Green vision, GI has achieved 42%
Type of Annual reduction in specific energy consumption w.r.t base
Project Location energy Saving
Saved
year FY 2010-11.
Replacement of Heat Plant 13 PNG 60000 Along with kWh/MVA indicator, plant wise total
Exchanger Box for WDO SCM
energy is also compared with production unit of the
Elimination of diesel forklift Shirwal HSD 10000 Lit said plant.
by electric forklift & material
flow modulation
43%
Powder coating-WDO Heat Bhagwanpur HSD 5000 Lit 41% 42%
Exchanger optimisation & 39%
Repair
Reprogramming of 75kW Chennai Electricity 4500 716 694 679
drive and optimisation in kWh 663
idle time
Timer for idle machine Haridwar Electricity 12000
shutdown kWh
Operation of small Chennai Electricity 10920 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
compressor in second shift kWh
Specific Energy Consumption % Reduction over 2010-11
(Energy in kWh/Lac of MVA)

Energy
CASE STUDY
Management
Testimonial
Reducing the use of fossil fuel
Challenge
At Godrej Interio Shirwal phase-II, Diesel fired Hot
Water generator is used for process water heating.
The heated water is being used for glue and paint
drying application. The Hot Water Generator
operates at an efficiency in the range of
approximately 60-70%. The diesel consumption in
Hot water generator was comparatively higher
Mayur Mhaske resulting in increased cost and having adverse effect
Dy. Manager - Maintenance, on environment due to high GHG emissions.
Godrej Interio, Shirwal. The heat pump ensures constant supply of hot water
Intervention
at 90 Degree C. After 1 year of successful trials,
“We believe that the effective Plant Shirwal has replaced its Diesel fired Hot water
Shirwal plant procured the heat pump. This is the
implementation of energy management generator by modern technology Heat Pump
first installation amongst the Godrej & Boyce
systems enables to identify energy saving working on Vapor Compression refrigeration Cycle.
manufacturing plants.
opportunities. We always strive to conserve The most economical solution is the Heat pump uses
energy at all machines and equipment electricity to transfer heat from one place to another Benefits
through implementation of innovative ideas. instead of generating heat directly. 1. Achieved the Diesel Saving of 9000 Litres and
For replacing hot water generator, we have Cost Saving of INR 5.4 Lacs per annum with ROI
For Woodworking and Lacquering, 28KW heat pump
adopted heat pump technology to minimize period of 1.5 years.
was installed on rental basis at the cost of INR
the energy cost & complete elimination of 2. Consistency in Heat supply improving product
25000/month for trials. It successfully met demand of
diesel utilization. This is the first-time quality.
constant temperature of 50-55 Degree C for glue
installation in Godrej and Boyce.” 3. Eliminated the Air pollution due to smoke.
drying and 45-50 Degree C for paint drying
application without compromising product quality.
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Renewable Energy
VISION 16.00 Plant Bhagwanpur, biomass is used
Renewable energy is a critical part 14.00 as fuel for producer gas plant. The
13.00 13.00
of reducing global carbon emissions. producer gas in used for heating
Renewable energy not only helps in purpose in powder coating process.
achieving carbon neutrality goals At Plant Shirwal, briquette based
but also ensures energy security and thermic fluid heater is used to heat
long term business continuity. 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
the fluid for lamination process.
Percentage of Renewable Energy

Aligning to Godrej Good and Green GI has installed 250 kW roof-top
vision, Godrej Interio has taken a solar panels at Shirwal Phase 1 &
Roof Top Solar
target to have 15% of its total 6% 110 kW roof top solar panels at
energy coming from renewable Solar PPA Shirwal Phase 2. The installation of
11% Biomass
sources. solar panels was completed in Rooftop Solar, Haridwar
Biomass
83%
March 2016, and power generation
POLICY Solar PPA began in April 2016. In FY 19-20, GI
Godrej Interio affirms its installed 329 kW roof top solar
commitment of increasing share of panels at Haridwar plant.
Roof Top Solar
renewable energy through IMS Renewable Energy Sources
policy which states its commitment Energy from renewable sources: In FY 15-16, Godrej & Boyce signed a
to harness the potential of Biomass kWh = 3876360 (74% of total RE) power purchase agreement with a
renewable energy and strive Roof Top Solar kWh = 354390 (5% of total RE) third party of 4 MW Solar PV for its
Solar PPA kWh = 1334575 (21% of total RE)
towards increasing its share in our manufacturing facility at Mumbai-
GI is consciously working towards
total energy consumption. Vikhroli. The PPA has helped GI in
increasing the renewable
increasing its RE share.
component in its energy usage with
strategies like use of producer gas With all efforts towards increasing
plant, briquette based thermic fluid RE, in FY 19-20, GI's renewable
Producer Gas, Bhagwanpur
heater and rooftop solar panels. At energy share was 16%.

Renewable
CASE STUDY
Energy
Testimonial
Cleaner energy for greener plants
Background Benefits
At Godrej Interio Haridwar, the addition of Shed 7 The 329 KW of Solar Roof Top Panel generates
facility is estimated to increase the amount of average 26000 KwH of electricity per month in FY 19-
electricity consumption due to set up of energy 20 and increased to 33000 KWH considering high
intensive injection molding and other processes. The production in Summer months (Mar-June) in FY 20-21.
increase in electricity consumption of Haridwar plant The generation is expected to increase with more
would affect the overall Renewable Energy Share utilization of net metering mechanism.
performance of the Division.
This project saved 143 MTCO2 of GHG emissions in
Amarinder Singh
Intervention FY 19-20. The Renewable energy consumption of GI
Assistant Manager
As per Good and Green Vision, Godrej Interio is has increased to 16% post installation of Haridwar
Dept - Maintenance,
committed to harness the potential of Renewable Shed 7 Solar Panels.
Godrej Interio, Haridwar.
Energy. At Haridwar Shed 7, the complete potential
“With the increase in the demand of of roof top area is utilized to set up captive roof top
electrical energy due to the technological solar panel installation of 329 KW capacity. 960 PV
and new process at our plant, we had modules are set up covering 1920 sq. meter area of
planned for Solar PV at roof of New Shed at PV Module are installed across 6 invertors. These
greenfield stage itself. This installation has invertors are connected to the plant electricity
not only given us great savings, while supply to provide solar generated electricity for
protecting the environment but added to plant operations. The net-metering mechanism has
our credit to make us the first Largest been put in place in March 2020 to feed the extra
Private renewable energy user cum Solar generation into the UPCL Grid. The electricity
producer in Haridwar SIDCUL industrial generation through solar panels is monitored
area.” through the cloud based online portal and is
analyzed on daily basis to check performance of
invertor wise solar panels.

Carbon Management
Scope 2 Indirect emissions are based on electricity Specific GHG Emissions (tonnes/ Lac of MVA)
As on date, GI is focusing on its
purchased from the grid and are calculated using
Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions emission factors provided by IPCC 2006 guidelines.
wherein carbon emissions are 40% 33% 37%
39%
As per the corporate 2020 Good & Green goals, GI
largely linked to energy has taken FY 2010-11 as the base year for calculating
the specific GHG reduction. It reviews its
consumption. Hence GI's carbon
performance against previous 3 years to get a 0.26 0.29 0.27 0.26
reduction strategy revolves around better picture of YOY basis progress. Currently, GI is
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
monitoring quantity and quality of focusing on reducing its specific GHG emissions
(Tonnes/Lac of MVA). Against the base year 2010-11,
energy used in plants, offices, point by FY 2019-20, GI reduced its specific GHG emissions
GHG Emission Reduction w.r.t FY 2010-11
of sales to work out strategies to by 39%. GI’s GHG profile and Specific GHG reduction GHG Offset due to Renewable Energy
performance is illustrated on the following page. At GI, there are 3 sources of renewable energy: bio-
reduce consumption and adoption mass, onsite electricity generation through rooftop
of cleaner modes of energy. Absolute GHG Emissions (in tonnes) solar panels & solar PPA. In FY 18-19, producer gas
19130 unit & thermic fluid heat unit consumed 1261473 kg of
18778
GHG Emissions 17299 biomass wood. The carbon emission from these is
Since 2010-11, GI has documented its carbon 14925 estimated at 2204 T CO₂; with carbon offset (Diesel
13015
footprint as per the Corporate GHG Inventory 10372 12019 12790 equivalent) estimated to be 1263 T CO₂. GI generated
Program guide developed by CII (Confederation of 324490 kWh of power through roof top solar panels,
6115 1349081 kWh units through solar PPA; and attained
India Industry) in conjunction with USEPA & WRI 5280
5988
4553 1372.6 T CO₂ as carbon offset.
(World Resource Institute). GI has used emission
factors provided by IPCC 2006, Guidelines for
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories to calculate 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Scope 1 direct GHG emissions from natural gas,
liquefied petroleum and high speed diesel usage. GHG Scope 1 GHG Scope 2 Total GHG Scope (1 + 2)
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Transportation Initiatives
Given GI’s PAN-India OUTBOUND TRANSPORT b) Material from various divisions of it understands the need of creating
GI uses road & rail modes for G&B (including GI) for the same awareness and educating its
presence, the Logistics outbound transportation of its customer are planned together transport partners about climate
dept. has a three fold products. The air route is used for to ensure reduction in impact due to transport and CO₂
few of the export orders. For remote transportation time and emissions caused by goods
target: to reach products
locations such as Kolkata, Patna, complete delivery of all material transportation. For this purpose, GI
in the least amount of Guwahati, Lucknow the material is has put in place transport related
c) Part load delivery direct to
time, cost and environ- transported using rails also. In terms policies like Preferential Carrier
customer is combined with
of TLF, rail transport contributes to Policy to promote use of CNG fuelled
ment impact. For this, the material delivery to the nearest
15% of total outbound transport. vehicles, No Idling Policy is in place
department adopts a Following initiatives are taken for
branch warehouse
to reduce fuel wastage during
multi-pronged strategy optimizing outbound transportation.
Thus Mixed load dispatch not only
loading and unloading activities.
Steps like checking the tyre pressure
aimed at reducing Collaborations ensure full truck
enables dispatching material with
before starting a trip have been
the lowest per piece cost (in case of
product transport miles, load
added to ensure good fuel
appliances) or with the lowest
GI has the advantage of being co-
increasing awareness of possible cost per TLF, but also
efficiency. Further, a series of vehicle
located with other consumer facing
maintenance trainings have been
partners, thereby divisions at both Vikhroli and Shirwal
ensures being responsible for
added in training calendar for
sustainable growth by utilising
increasing transport locations, where it uses the mixed
regular transporters employed by
optimum truck capacity, reducing
loading concept to ensure 100%
efficiency via careful carbon footprint of goods
G&B.
utilization of the truck's carrying
selection of mode of capacity. Mixed load dispatches
transported.
Hub & Spoke Logistics
transport. All these methods are:
Transporter programs for better fuel
GI is pursuing the 'Hub & Spoke'
a) High priority GI material with approach for manufacturing and
measures help in part load is combined with the
efficiency
distribution of goods to be closer to
As GI does not have its own fleet of
reducing carbon impact high priority load of other
vehicles for product transportation,
its consumers as well as reducing its
due to transportation. Godrej Divisions transport impact. Its Bhagwanpur

Transportation Initiatives
and Haridwar units help largely to meet seating and the right time for a varied product basket. GI looks at
mattress requirements of northern and eastern its wide plant network as an opportunity to The new cool
markets of the country. contribute to the local economy. Hence as per its
Car Pool – The new cool
Material policy, it strives to source maximum generic
The weight and volume intensive storage needs of At Vikhroli, GI employees actively take part in the car
raw material and sub components from suppliers
eastern market are served by strategic OEM based pool program floated at the corporate level. The Car
located within 200 kms radius of its plant location.
at Guwahati. The transport impact of the southern –Pool program is aimed to provide employees an
In line with this policy, it has developed a strong
market is reduced by introduction of Bangalore avenue to contribute to the cause of environment,
network of suppliers in its three areas of operation,
Logistic Hub. Creation of Hubs and clear definition have a stress free commute to workplace and back,
Mumbai, Shirwal and Bhagwanpur/Haridwar. In last
of territories enable the widespread use of large size get a chance to meet interesting, like minded people
3 years, GI has steadily improved its local purchase
trucks, the usage trend for the same is as given and make new friends.
share (as % of total material cost) to 82% of total
besides.
material used.
62% EMPLOYEE COMMUTE

40% 50% 50% To achieve the triple benefit of availability of skilled
46%
29% manpower, good work life balance for employees as
38% 38% well causing less environment impact due to
24% 25% transportation, GI plants are located in established
industry hubs which are well connected with public
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 transport systems. In Vikhroli, Bhagwanpur, Chennai
and Haridwar, public transport is available within
18’ container 20’ container 24’ container 32’ container
1 km from the plant. In Shirwal, public transport is
INBOUND TRANSPORT available within 3 kms from the plant. At its
Local Purchase up-country locations (Shirwal, Bhagwanpur &
The widespread network of plants places a lot of Chennai), a common shuttle service is also employed
pressure on the procurement team to reach the right for the employee ease of commuting & also reduced
kind of material (quality, green and cost effective) in transport impact due to employee commute aspect.

Water Management
VISION treatment units provide GI with the opportunity to

Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human treat and reuse the waste treated water. At Plant 13,
need and a precious asset in the absence of which Plant Shirwal & Plant Chennai, treated water is again
25
no socio-economic development activity can be made process ready by Reverse Osmosis Process.
%
40%
sustained. By 2020, GI is committed to reduce its River Water Ultra-Filtration process is used at Plant Bhagwanpur
specific water consumption by 50% as compared to 36% Ground water to reuse the treated water. In FY 2019-20, percentage
Municipal Water
FY 2010-11 and be Water Positive across all its plants of recycled water as a substitute of fresh water
in India. Through its Greener India initiatives, GI aims consumption was 25%. Quality of treated water is
to pro-actively address water related risks by Types of Water Sources monitored periodically to ensure compliance against
leveraging available sources and generating new applicable effluent disposal standards.
ones. 112804 111776 100267
76296
46%
POLICY
Through IMS policy, Godrej Interio is committed to 26%
25% 25%
conserve water by optimizing its use. This
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
commitment includes the minimization of water
consumption, substitution of fresh water by efficient Total Fresh Water Consumption in Kilo Litres
recycling, augmentation through rain water 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2019-20
In FY 2019-20, GI’s absolute fresh water consumption
harvesting and water management beyond fence.
has reduced by 10% over the last year.
The policy is communicated to employees and % of Recycled Water
interested parties on request.
Water Treatment & Recycling Rain water Harvesting Potential
Total Fresh Water Consumption Rain water harvesting is an important feature of
Each of GI's plants are equipped with either plant
At broad level, major sources of water at GI are: building design in the form of rooftop collection
level sewage treatment plant (STP) or common
1. Municipal Water, system, collection and storage tanks, recharging to
sewage treatment plant (STP) and effluent treatment
2. Ground Water (from bore wells), bore well and pits. The rain water harvesting
plant (ETP), ensuring that none of its facilities directly
3. River Water. potential of Vikhroli plants is 83%, Shirwal Phase 1 is
discharge waste water into the environment. These

Water Management
96% and Shirwal Phase 2 is 97% & Some of the fresh water conservation
47% 46%
initiatives are listed below: 36%
Chennai is 80.4%. In FY 2019-20, 26%
total rain water harvested in Vikhroli Benefits KL
Project Name Location 1889
per year 1625 1376
Plants, Shirwal Phase 1 and Shirwal 1354
Installation of Shirwal 576
Phase 2 & Chennai was 183702.9 KL. aerators
Use of recycled Vikhroli 2400
Standard, Methodology and water in PL 14 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Assumption washroom
Specific Water Consumption
All the sources of water are metered Use RO waste for Haridwar 100
(Litres/Lac of MVA)
toilet flushing,
and consumption is as per the % Reduction over 2010-11
canteen dish
readings of meters. The total washer &
housekeeping in years. Aligning to Good and Green
rainwater harvesting potential is
Shed-7
calculated based on the average vision, GI has achieved 46%
RO Installation at Bhagwanpur 1000
rainfall in the region. ETP/STP plant reduction in specific water
after UF for using consumption w.r.t FY 2010-11.
Specific Water Consumption treated water in
process at
Over a period of time, considering Bhagwanpur Aiming to create awareness and
the business impact due to water Use of clay pot Chennai 450 increase employee involvement in
unavailability, GI has implemented irrigation for water management, each plant
irrigation of plants
various projects to reduce fresh team arranges programs like poster
water consumption and increase use At GI, specific water consumption is competition, slogan competition,
of recycled water. calculated as total amount of fresh suggestion schemes. Further,
water consumption per Lac Rupees domestic and process water
of MVA (Manufactured Value Add). consumption is tracked separately in
Due to various water conservation the form of indicators like domestic
initiatives, Godrej Interio has water per person per day and
increased its specific water process water per unit of
consumption by 2% in the last 4 production.

Water
CASE STUDY
Management
Testimonial
Becoming water efficient
Challenge the canteen. Installation of nozzle aerators on
54% of India face high to extremely high-water stress these push taps for further reduction is water
including Chennai. The water shortages in Chennai usage.
region might have direct impact on the businesses.
 Investigation of areas of water increase as per
At Chennai plant, the water consumption for
meter readings and blocking water wastage due
domestic purpose accounts for 42% and for
to underground pipelines of restrooms by
gardening accounts for 36% of the total water
bypassing the pipeline with external tubing.
consumption which is significantly high and needs
special attention. Benefits
Manikandan Manickam
Sr. Exe., Maintenance, These various initiatives to reduce domestic and
Intervention
gardening water consumption has resulted in
Godrej Interio, Chennai. For reduction is usage of domestic water at Chennai
significant reduction in water consumption. The total
plant, the team identified potential areas of saving
“Tamil Nadu Govt. had organised a stall for water consumption has reduced by approx. 35%
and explored options for water efficient gadgets. For
water conservation in annual Government which contributes to an annual saving of 1500 KL
reduction of domestic and gardening water
exhibition in Chennai. Here, I found some was realized due to the initiatives undertaken.
consumption, the plant team has implemented the
impressive information on water conservation following measures in FY 19-20:
through clay pot irrigation done in remote
 Set up of water sprinklers for gardening purpose.
parts of Tamil Nadu. Immediately, I decided to
try it for our company, and implemented it in  Introduction of clay pot irrigation for watering
few plants; we found the results to be very the plants. 55 clay pots were used under this
encouraging. Then we planned it in a large initiative. Buried clay pot irrigation uses buried,
area, and we were able to save a large unglazed, porous clay pots filled with water to
quantum of water from this exercise.” provide controlled irrigation to plants.
 Replacement of normal taps with push taps in

Symbiosis with Nature
Birds, butterflies, bees and beetles is what makes up and recycle).

Godrej's Pirojshanagar Industrial Township, spread
Pirojshanagar's ecosystems and habitats may be
across 3000 acres in Vikhroli, Mumbai. Acquired in the
divided into three main categories:
1940s, today this township is a shining example of
i) Natural wilderness,
harmonious co-existence of industry and environment.
ii) Modified habitats affected by human activities,
Godrej Interio Plant 13 & Plant 14 are proud residents of iii) Habitats developed for recreation and
this ISO 14001:2015 certified habitat, hosting factories, biodiversity conservation.
corporate offices, colonies, schools and hospital which
Technically, these habitats can be classified as creek
also hosts a mangrove ecosystem of 1228.72 hectares.
side mangrove forest, natural wetlands, artificial
Managed by Construction Division of Godrej & Boyce
ponds, grasslands, scrubby areas, hilly area, open
Mfg. Co. Ltd., this self sustainable township is known for
spaces, playgrounds, roadside avenues, vertical
its environmentally responsible features such as 'zero
gardens, terrace gardens, plantations and indoor
waste to landfill' initiative (total waste management)
potted plants. Each of these habitats supports
and water positive campus (water harvesting, reuse
biodiversity in varying degree.
The mangroves app identifies 67
Major habitats and their biodiversity of Pirojshanagar have been mapped and are as follows: true mangrove and mangrove
associated species with images
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA: and description in 10 Indian
languages and English. Launched
Total area of Pirojshanagar = 1,698.929 ha Parks and other recreational areas = 9.45 ha by Shri. Devendra Fadnavis, former
Total area of Natural Areas = 1,276.08 ha Tree canopy cover = 170 ha (in addition to natural Chief Minister, Maharashtra, the
mangrove area) App has been downloaded by
(Mangroves 1228.72 + untouched forest land 47.36)
Total water permeable area = 395 ha (84% of total 5000+ users from 65 countries
Proportion of Natural Areas = 75.11%
terrestrial area)

Bio-Diversity at Pirojshanagar
Milky Golden
FLORA Mangrove J a c ka l
Grey
Number of plant species = 1100, Mangrove
Number of vascular plant species = 272
Number of invasive plant species = 46
Number of mangrove species = 16 River Jumping
Mangrove S p i d e r Fe m a l e
AQUATIC BIO-DIVERSITY
Number of fish species = 23
Number of mollusc species = 21
Kingfisher
REPTILIAN DIVERSITY Salmon Coppersmith
Arab Barbet
Number of reptile species = 31
Sunset Magpie
INSECTS DIVERSITY Hibiscus Robin
Number of butterfly species = 82 Imperial
Eagle
AVIAN DIVERSITY
Nesting bird species in built up area = 72 Painted Wire-tailed
Grasshopper Swallow
Total bird species recorded so far = 209
Wart Snake Flying Fox
WILD MAMMALS
DIVERSITY
Number of mammal species = 6 Glossy
Fiddler Crab
SPIDER DIVERSITY = 81 Marsh Snake

Bio-Diversity
Management Approach
Proper screening and due diligence is done during Beyond Pirojshanagar

the selection of operation sites to ensure compliance APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE The Best Practices of the Home Location: Vikhroli are
to national laws like Coastal Regulation Zone replicated to the best possible extent in upcountry
Notification, 2011; Environment Protection Act, 1986;  Constitution of organizational governance locations. The biodiversity initiatives in Shirwal,
Maharashtra Tree (Felling) Act, 1972; Water to manage biodiversity through formation Bhagwanpur and Haridwar locations is limited to
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 & of departments, appropriate designations maintenance of green cover using of native species
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Further, a three-prong with role clarity and reporting structure of plant due to small size of operation sites.
biodiversity management approach is followed to  Participation of internal and external Shirwal Location: Green Cover: 0.397 ha
conserve and enhance biodiversity around the areas stakeholders in biodiversity management Haridwar Location: Green Cover: 0.47 ha
of operation. initiatives Chennai Location: Green Cover: 0.2657 ha
FLORA OF SHIRWAL
ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT APPROPRIATE INFRASTRUCTURE
483 - TREES 7866 - SHRUBS
1066 - CREEPERS 250 - GRASSES
 Inclusion of biodiversity in Environmental  Allotment of adequate resources and
Policy of G&B infrastructure for biodiversity management
 Setting SMART targets for all  Participation in various certifications like FLORA OF HARIDWAR
departments, sections and employees ISO 14001, GreenCo Rating System,
461 - TREES
 Follow 'Beyond Compliance' approach CII Code for Ecologically Sustainable
for proactive biodiversity conservation Business, India Business and Biodiversity
Initiative, Business Excellence and LEED
Green Building Certification FLORA OF CHENNAI
 Networking and institutional collaborations 174 - TREES 341 - SHRUBS
with expert individuals and organizations

Bio-Diversity
Management Approach
Efforts taken for sustenance of the conservation

initiatives
For sustenance of the conservation initiatives, Godrej

group invests a lot of resources for creating
awareness amongst internal and external
stakeholders.
For employees, a visit to the mangroves is part of the

induction process. Across the year, events like Nature
Trails, Photography competition, Exhibitions etc. are
conducted to create awareness and elicit Owners Managers Employees
participation in conservation activities.
Nature Club is formed for Udayachal School children.

12 internal programs were carried out in FY 2019-20.
12 programs for internal stakeholders
Nature trails, mangrove visits and photography
programs are also carried out for customers, CONSERVATION INITIATIVES
vendors, partners, research and academic institutes,
193 programs for external stakeholders
CBOs and NGOs, Government agencies. In FY 2019-
20, 193 programs were carried out for external
stakeholders. Number of visitors are covered through
awareness programs, presentations and poster
Customers Suppliers Government
exhibitions beyond the fence initiatives.
In 2019, G&B with author Katie Bagli, published

India’s first storybook on mangroves with an Community Banks
objective of introducing young children (8-12 years)
to the mangrove ecosystem.

Green Purchase
Godrej Interio’s sourcing practices percentage of local purchase to
are governed by Corporate ensure stock management and to
Sustainable Sourcing Policy. These reduce its Scope 3 impact due to
E L E M E N T S O F G R E E N S O U R C I N G I N I T I AT I V E
policies advocate environmentally inbound transportation. GI defines
and socially responsible purchasing local purchase as that done within
 Proximate Supplier Base
to minimise environmental impacts. 250 km of its manufacturing Godrej Interio Level Strategy including indigenization
The Green Procurement Policy locations, the sites of its significant
 Promoting Green
promotes the concept of life cycle operations. Business Practices
costing, avoidance of hazardous
 Practicing TOC For Lean
material and low embodied energy Supply chain
materials. It covers purchase of Locally purchased
 Resource Conservation in
capital equipment, raw materials, Others
Supply Chain
maintenance consumables, fuels,
packing material, building / 18%
construction material and office
consumables.
 Awareness creation &
83% Supplier Level Activities Training Program
GI Green Procurement Process is
fine-tuned to meet the requirement  Cluster Initiatives
of its Design for Environment policy.  Promote 'Reduce, Reuse,

It focuses on increasing the recycled In FY 2019-20, 83% of total material Recycle’
by value of key suppliers
content in raw material, elimination  Supplier Audits &
was purchased locally. Reviews
or reduction of chemicals of concern,
and increased use of renewable &  EMS Certification
biodegradable materials.
Efforts are made to increase the
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-9, 204-1, 308-1, 302-2, 414-1

Green Purchase
Vendor Development In year 2015-16, GI has pro-actively included (Zero M/s Wudhouse Designs Pvt. Ltd., M/s Kashish Panel
Effect on Environment) ZED concept in Basic and Works, M/s PME Nashik.
GI has established the Beyond Sourcing Programme
Advanced Vendor Cluster. The environmental Bronze Rating: M/s Vishwadeep, M/s Silvertechno
for Building Supplier capability & developing
parameters under ZED address reduction in scrap Mech, M/s Indoline
relationships with suppliers; beyond the basic
generation and disposal, reduction in energy
purchasing transactions. Key initiatives by SME GreenCo cluster 1 & 2 include
consumption, use of renewable energy, reduction in – Rain Water Harvesting initiative by all suppliers,
Rationalization & Tiering of suppliers was planned
water consumption and re-harvesting. GI has Installation of Solar rooftop panels of total 147 KW
under this programme, for optimization & priori-
achieved a weighted average resource intensity capacity by 4 suppliers, Installation of biogas unit by
tization of supply base; and for better management
reduction of 3.1 % in FY 2019-20 over FY 2018-19. 2 suppliers, Carbon sequestration by tree plantation
of engagement by using cluster approach. by 8 suppliers & dense plantation (Miyawaki
GreenCo Cluster
Godrej Interio started its first cluster program in FY method) by 1 supplier.
From year 2016 to 2019, GI completed 2 cluters for
11-12. The 'Cluster Approach' is built on the principle Screening of Suppliers for Environmental and
SME GreenCo certification. The SME GreenCo
of 'learning by sharing' with the objective of Social Parameters
Clusters were launched to set up the sustainability
improving competitiveness of suppliers in an GI evaluates its new suppliers & re-evaluates its
framework at vendor’s end. These Clusters focused
associated group rather than in discrete companies. existing suppliers based on various criteria like
on Energy Conservation, Water Management,
The cluster philosophy aims at establishing systems quality management, logistics, manufacturing &
Renewable Energy, Waste Management & Material
and process management at Suppliers end, environmental parameters. Of these, 15% score is
Conservation, Green Supply Chain & Product
enhancing technical competencies and building awarded to environmental & safety parameters.
Stewardship.
managerial competencies. In June 2015, Godrej launched a Supplier Code of
Following are certification details for the 12 suppliers
Concepts and Tools used in this CII vendor Cluster Conduct which covers the understanding of G&B
from GreenCo Cluster 1 & GreenCo Cluster 2:
with its suppliers of goods and services with key
Methodology are: 5S & 3M, Quality Plan, Continuous
Platinum: M/s Radhe Industries consideration on Environment, Supply Chain,
Improvement Process Road Map, Lean Manufacturing
Gold Rating: M/s Corru Cartons Ltd. and M/s Jay Community, People, Corporate Governance etc.
Concepts, OHS Standards & Theory of Constraints
Industries As on FY 19-20, 124 number of suppliers have signed
(TOC). A dedicated Vendor Development Cell has
Silver Rating: M/s Carefine Woodworks Pvt. Ltd., M/s SCC which contributes to 81% of total direct
been formed to drive the Cluster Initiative under
Mech Tech Industries, M/s PM Electro-Auto Pvt. Ltd., material spends.
Beyond Sourcing Programme.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 102-9, 204-1, 308-1, 302-2, 414-1

Sustainable
Supplier Base
Testimonial
A GREEN START…..
Corru Cartons Pvt. Ltd. is one of the key suppliers new motors have IE3 efficiency with VFD for
providing the Corrugated Cartons to Godrej Interio Corrugation Machine.
Vikhroli facility. The Palghar plant has taken various  For Corrugation process, the direct Natural Gas
initiatives for energy reduction, Renewable energy, fired heating system is used instead of
Biodiversity enhancement and achieved GreenCo conventional Diesel fired boilers, saving the GHG
Gold rating. Considering the Godrej Interio emissions significantly.
expansion activities at Khalapur location, Corru  100% of the taps in facility are water efficient
Cartons has set up a new additional manufacturing Push Taps.
facility at Harneri near Pali, Sudhagad.
Mr. Sandeep Agrawal  The sprinkler system is set up for gardening
Managing Director, purpose.
While setting up the new facility, Corru Cartons has
Corru Cartons (I) Pvt. Ltd. considered the green features starting from the Due to set up of this facility near Khalapur plant, the
Design of the facility. Following are the green transportation distance has been reduced by 150
“I am proud to share the sustainable kms per one side trip. This has led to save Scope 3
features of the facility -
practices that our company has been GHG emissions of Approx. 81 Tons of CO₂ equivalent.
following and privileged to have GreenCo  100% of Roof area is connected to Rain Water The Specific Energy consumption (KWH/Kg of Raw
Gold Certification for our unit located at Harvesting system. material processed) of the plant has improved by
Palghar. Thanks to Godrej for continuous  The roofs are coated with heat reflective paints around 20 to 23% as compared to existing facility at
support, guidance, motivation and which lead to lower the shopfloor ambient Palghar.
Inspiration. The replica of Green Practices at temperature by 4 Degree Celsius.
Palghar Plant has been horizontally deployed  Maximum use of natural light for day time
from the start of our new unit at Harneri, operations.
Khalapur. Godrej plays a vital role and is the  100% LED lights installation for shop floor and
driving force for our company to be an Eco- office lighting.
friendly one!”
 While procurement of new machines, energy
efficiency of all equipment was considered. All

P RO D U C T S T E WA R D S H I P
Life Cycle Approach
At Godrej Interio, Life integrated in new product

development cycle with multiple
Cycle Assessment is used criteria for product selection.
as a tool to evaluate End of Life
GI has conducted Life Cycle Assess-
environmental impact ment studies for 12 Residential, 8
and assess the cradle-to- Seating, 8 Systems, 7 Storage, 5
grave impacts of a Desking and 2 Healthcare products.
GI has conducted a third party In Use Materials
product, and find review based on ISO 14044 for its Life Green Green Boards, Safe
opportunities to reduce Certifications Coating Materials,
Cycle Assessment studies of Wish
Green Adhesives, DfE
environmental impact of workstation, Ace & Versa chairs.
product. Life Cycle

Approach enables GI to Life-stage wise impact for systems
& seating categories
embed green consider-
Stages of Life Cycle Systems Seating
ations through the whole (Average) (Average) Transportation Manufacturing
value chain. Raw Material 70% 70% Rail Transport, Energy & Water
Extraction Road Transport Conservation Initiatives,
GI has adopted a ‘Design for optimization Use of Renewable Energy,
Manufacturing 18% 27% Zero waste to Landfill,
Environment’ policy which addresses Packaging Waste to Energy
the environmental considerations of Transportation 4% 2% Flat packing, Techniques
a product at the design phase itself. Elimination of
End of Life 8% -8% Thermocol
For new products having high
volume, GI conducts the LCA study
for impact assessment and
reduction. For this, LCA has been

Life Cycle Approach
Steel: 10% recycled content, 98% recyclability; more surface coverage per kg and lower curing time.
GREEN
Aluminium Extrusion: 20% recycled content, 98% This ensures lower VOC content as well as lower VOC
MATERIALS
recyclability; emissions.
Particle Board: 35% recycled content, 85%
Godrej Interio has adopted a life cycle approach for 3. Surface Coating / Powder Coating:
recyclability.
Gl patronizes the use of Steel in
integrating green considerations through-out the The sources of VOCs in furniture are particle board,
furniture and all steel components need
value chain of its products. For furniture products, glue, surface coating. Many initiatives are taken in
to be carefully treated and coated for
these materials and processes to lower the overall
material phase has highest environmental impacts longer life span. For surface coating, GI
VOC emissions of GI products.
as compared to other phases of product life. Hence, uses powder coating technology which is more eco-
material phase becomes a focus area for GI to act 1. Use of low emitting Boards: Boards friendly in terms of zero emissions in the use phase
on and reduce environmental impacts of products. are manufactured using a resin and less sludge in manufacturing stage. For powder
adhesive. It is the level of coating, GI uses lead free powders and hexavalent
For materials, Godrej Interio has split the approach formaldehyde in the adhesive that chrome free process.
in two ways: determines the VOC emissions.
4. Use of Certified and Rapidly Renewable wood: For
1) Use of right type of material According to International Composite Board
Green range of products, GI uses boards made of
Emission Standards (ICBES), there are 3 European
2) Optimum usage of material. wood chips sourced from rapidly renewable tree
formaldehyde classes, namely: E0, E1 and E2. Godrej
species like Rubber wood, Eucalyptus & Poplar.
At Godrej Interio, major raw materials are: 1) Steel, Interio utilises E1 category boards which have 1/3rd
Rapidly renewable trees are tree species which grow
2) Wood which includes particle boards, MDF and emissions as compared to commercial E2 grade
to full maturity within a life span of 8 to 10 years. Use
boards available in the market.
wooden Ply, 3) Foaming Chemicals, 4) Packaging of these species prevents deforestation of conserved
Material, 5) Epoxy Powder, 6) Fabric. 2. Low emitting Glues: Glues though forests.
used in miniscule quantity are a
Use of Right type of material major source of VOCs in furniture. 5. Local Purchase: Godrej Interio sources 83% of its
Complying with ‘Design for Environment’ Policy, GI Hence GI has shifted to low VOC hot total raw material and components by value from its
utilizes raw materials with high recycled content, melt adhesives from solvent based key suppliers based within 250 kms of its manufac-
high recyclability or high biodegradability. These are glues. Gluing done through mechanized guns ensure turing location. Indigenization of sofas, desking suite

Life Cycle Approach
and chair mechanisms were major steps taken under this initiative. This helped GI to reduce lead time as well Marketing & Labelling
as green-house gas emissions in inbound transportation. At Plant Shirwal, three new suppliers were developed GI publishes a Green Assurance
and one supplier was relocated within 200 kms. Card (GAC), which was designed
to illustrate the environment
Optimum Usage of Material: Godrej Interio has adopted a five-prong approach for Raw Material conservation, performance of a product on
termed yield improvement in manufacturing parlance. Some of material conservation initiatives are as shown below. aspects like recycled content,
recyclability, use of low emitting material, ease of
YIELD IMPROVEMENT assembly and Green certifications. This tool is
Reduce Design Reduce in Reuse in Use of alternate Re-optimize the appreciated by the building industry experts in India,
Waste process rejection alternate products sized raw material product and is widely used in its assessment of the “Green”
quotient of products. In order to help customers
identify GI’s green products, GI makes use of “Green
Maximum utilization Reduction in process Reuse of wooden Use of 7x6 ft Re-optimizing Assured” labels on residential furniture and “Green
of quilled material rejection by using panel scrap in wooden board Chocolate king bed tags” on Seating products.
in mattresses Smartbutting sensors. products. instead of 8x6 ft. wooden components.
Average Annual Average Annual Average Annual Average Annual Average Saving
VIKHROLI
Saving 11 tons Saving 1.2 tons Saving 1.6 lac sq. ft Saving 4.77 lac sq. ft. of 20.16 sq.ft.
SHIRWAL
of fabric - Haridwar of steel - Chennai of wooden boards of wooden boards of bed wood
- Shirwal - Shirwal - Shirwal
Promote Eco-friendly manufacturing processes Promote Green Packaging and Transportation

Following up eco friendly material with low impact At GI, special attention is given to packaging from
manufacturing is of utmost importance. Low impact the design stage. The packaging and transport
manufacturing focuses on adoption of low impacting related impacts are reduced by strategies like,
processes like powder coating, efficient material knockdown product design enabling flat packing,
planning to ensure best utilization and minimum elimination or reduction of environment burdening
wastage. Use of advanced machinery and automation packing material thermocol and promotion of
are also helpful in getting best material utilization. greener packing material like corrugated paper.

CASE STUDY
Life Cycle Approach
Safe and Responsible

Testimonial
Reducing Hazardous Waste
Disposal
Challenge drums and decided to explore the
Prashant Ananda
At Godrej Interio, achieving targets of local supplier for thinner of required
At GI, Hazardous waste as defined Korde
reduction in hazardous waste as per chemical composition. A new vendor
under Hazardous Waste Handling Senior Manager,
Good and Green Policy has been located 17 km away from Shirwal
and Management Rules, 2016 is Manufacturing, challenging. At Shirwal phase 2, in plant was finalized for providing
handled and disposed off as per Godrej Interio - the Lacquering process, the thinner is thinner ST 230. The new supplier
provisions through authorized Shirwal. used for conveyor cleaning as well as provides thinner in 20 Litres can. The
recyclers or waste management paint system flushing for color old cans are taken back by supplier
entities. The type of hazardous “Being responsible for Safety changes. to reuse to provide the next lot of
waste and its contribution to total and Environment minimizing material.
hazardous waste generation is The waste thinner quantity
hazardous waste is shown below. Benefits
our top most priority. This contributes to 30% of total Interio
waste. So, it became imperative to 1. Reduction in generation of 360
project is an ideal example in
31% take initiatives to reduce thinner drums of hazardous waste and
which we have not only
19% 1% wastage and quantity of drums approx. 1.8 KL of thinner wastage
achieved hazardous waste
1% carrying the thinner. Due to larger per annum.
1% reduction but also over came
technical challenges resulting in size (200 L) of drum, which was being 2. Reduction in carbon emissions in
47% procured from a supplier from inbound transportation.
minimizing inventory."
Bangalore, the thinner (5 to 7 Litres)
3. Elimination of risk of exposure to
Sludge (Semisolid, Oil Soaked Clothes/ left at the bottom of the drum in the
chemical, paint sludge) Handgloves
workmen in thinner extraction and
extraction was wasted.
Oven Ash ETP Sludge handling.
Waste Chemical Used Oil
501.3 Intervention 4. Reduction in fire hazard due to
455.6
Given alongside is the trend of 390.8 The Shirwal production team lesser stocking quantity.
375.9
specific hazardous waste of GI. The evaluated various ideas such as
increase in FY 2019-20 is due to the 5. Cost saving of Rs. 15.3 Lacs per
converting drum size to 20 Litres,
increase in thinner at Shirwal Plant 2. 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 year.
thinner recycling and reuse of thinner
Specific Hazardous Waste (kg/MVA)

Life Cycle Approach
Extended Product
Responsibility
Communication aiding right Value added services for customer for approximately 216 tonnes of materials in the last 4
usage of products longevity of products years. With WeCycle, Godrej Interio completes its
We know that good things last GI, for its institutional customers, provides value commitment to product stewardship, accepting full
even longer when you take added services such as refurbishing / responsibility for the environmental impact of all its
better care of them. So GI re-upholstering, repairing, repainting, carpet products.
provides furniture care booklets with all home cleaning, dismantling and re-layouting.
products and these booklets are made available on
End of life management Godrej Interio conducts Customer Satisfaction
the company website as well. For institution
Considering the situation and impact of furniture in Survey which includes the environment profile of
products, product demos are given post installation
its end of life phase, GI started WECYCLE, the products and services as well. On this front,
and videos are also available on the website. A
recycling program. Godrej Interio 'WeCycle' Interio has achieved CS score of 5.66 on a range
furniture care booklet contains the general
program is a recycling service for all its retired office of 1 to 7 for B2C and B2B segments.
instructions, product care for different raw materials
furniture products. The furniture is meticulously
and transportation guidelines for shifting purpose.
processed and transformed into raw materials for
These instructions enable customers to take better
other products. Clients can now ensure that their
care of furniture to make it even more durable.
retired furniture is
The company also maintains responsibility of the responsibly recycled and
product after it has been handed over to the acquire brand new eco-
customer. GI service team helps the clients in friendly furniture in one
maintaining their furniture through an AMC and step. With concentrated
offers product life extension services like efforts by Key Accounts
refurbishing, painting, maintenance, etc. team, ‘WeCycle’ initiative
managed to salvage

Product Certifications
GI’s goal is to have a third of its portfolio revenues comprising good and/or green UL GREENGUARD Certification
products and services – defined as products that are environmentally superior or
The GREENGUARD Certification Program (formerly known as
address a critical social issue (e.g. health, sanitation, disease prevention) /
GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification) gives assurance
support Government schemes for consumers at the bottom of the income
that products designed for use in indoor spaces meet strict
pyramid.
chemical emission limits, which create healthier interiors. 83 GI
Godrej Interio is taking innovative steps to respond to the growing demand from products: 17 Greenguard Gold certified Institutional products
business customers, government procurement agencies, design professional and and 78 Greenguard certified Home and Institutional products.
consumers for better and greener products that meet both specific performance
and environmental criteria. GI views national and international standards as a
roadmap to stay in tune with emerging trends in the world and attain higher
ANSI/ BIFMA e3 2014 e Furniture Sustainability Standard
design, performance and sustainability goals. Listed below are the key
Sustainability and design related third party certifications pursued by GI which
BIFMA Level® is a multi-attribute sustainability standard
assures the customers about product performance and its environmental
and third-party certification program for the industry. It
accomplishment.
assesses the environmental and social impact of a
At GI, products are designed according to ergonomic standards to suit 5th to furniture product in a built environment while
95th percentile Indian population. The design considers user function areas and simultaneously taking into account a company's
features are added to improve user productivity, health and comfort by processes, social actions, energy usage, material
minimizing fatigue. The products are tested as per BIFMA standards to evaluate selection, human and ecosystem health impacts.
the safety, durability and structural adequacy. In products, touch point joinery, 9 products of GI: WISH & HABITAT & WALL are
sharp corners, direct contact of hardware, projecting edges are eliminated to BIFMA Level 3 and ACE & VERSA range of seating
avoid user injury. products are BIFMA Level 2 certified.

Product Certifications
SCS Indoor Advantage India Design Mark
SCS Indoor Advantage applies to furnishings and qualifies for India Design Mark is a design standard, a symbol, which
the BIFMA furniture emissions standard, while SCS Indoor recognizes good design. India Design Mark symbolizes
Advantage Gold certification applies to furniture plus a broader excellence in form, function, quality, safety, sustainability and
range of interior building materials such as paint, carpet and innovation. It communicates that the product is usable,
insulation. Gold-level certification meets California Section durable, aesthetically appealing & socially responsible.
01350 IAQ standards for both residential and commercial Till FY 2019-20, 36 products have been awarded
application. This certifications help products qualify for low- the India Design Mark.
emitting material credits within the LEED rating systems.
27 GI products are Indoor Advantage Gold certified.
Godrej Supports the national
mission by provision of age
GRIHA Product Catalogue listing
GRIHA Product Catalogue provides information about products

appropriate, easy to assemble /
maintain and economical school 20
Seating
furniture range (Genii & Scholar) , Furniture
which meet GRIHA parameters and are recommended for use
specially designed for government
in GRIHA rated buildings. 32 GI products are listed in the GRIHA
Product Catalogue.
programs like Sarvashiksha Abhiyan,
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha
20
System
53 Residential
Abhiyan etc. Furniture
GreenPro Furniture
GreenPro label guarantees that the product is environment

friendly throughout its life cycle. Based on a holistic
All these achievements make a
green basket of 109 products in all,
4
Educational 12
Furniture Storage
framework, the "Greenness" of the product is assessed. for Godrej Interio. In FY 2019-20, Furniture
GreenPro certification meets the furniture related credits for Good and Green products
IGBC Green Building rating systems. contributed to 45% of total GI
Now, 26 products of GI are certified for GreenPro. revenue. GI Products Certified

CHUMAN
O M P A N RESOURCES
Y P R O F I L E & LABOUR POLICIES
Work @ Godrej Interio

Employment Policies & Benefits interaction with the workmen through Surveys, Work Age Group No. % of total employees
Committees, Central Work Committee and Safety
Godrej Interio is an equal opportunity <25 112 7
Committee. 25-30 467 28
employer and seeks to support and 31-40 741 44
Employment
nurture its workforce at all levels. GI recruits talent based on job specification and
41-50 251 15
>50 98 6
GI strives to provide a conducive work environment competency / skill requirements for the appropriate
Total 1669 100
for employees to realize their potential and job roles from the job market, without compromising
contribute to the growth of the company. The strong on the selection screens. GI is an Equal Opportunity
commitment of employees helps the company Employer and does not discriminate among Total Years of Experience % of total
No.
overcome challenging situations and emerge applicants. (Internal + External) employees
stronger. >0-2 yr 22 1
GI recruits freshers (PGs, Engineers, Graduates, ITIs) >2-5yrs 505 30
The company strongly believes in a culture of innova- from some of the best campuses across the country >6-10yrs 495 30
tion, performance, collaboration, transparency, & and provides them with comprehensive development >10-15 yrs 283 17
openness. Occupational health and safety is of vital inputs during their traineeship making them fully >15-20 yrs 165 10
prime importance too. Hence these aspects reflect employment ready. In FY 2019-20, the company >20 yrs 199 12
prominently in the policies and strategies of the recruited 160 GET/DET/GT/MT trainees. Godrej Interio Total 1669 100
company. is also a sought-after company in job market as
indicated by the 105 lateral recruitments in FY 2019-20.
The company reviews and revises HR policies and The attrition rate for management staff is about
people strategy on the basis of feedback received in 12%. Various employee retention initiatives like job
TOTAL NO. OF rotation, organizational restructuring and growth
various communication forums (Let's Talk survey, EMPLOYEES
Council Meetings) and on the basis of benchmark within band have helped in containing regrettable
2093 attrition.
data of best practices industry-wide. These are 1669 424
communicated to employees through company
intranet portal, Godrej Connect. The Company Total Management Total
strives for healthy industrial relations through regular Staff Workmen

CHUMAN
O M P A N RESOURCES
Human Rights
RESIDENTIAL / The code of Ethics & Business
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
LIFESTYLE BENEFITS Conduct Principles of the Company
upholds the principles of human
• Housing: Subsidized housing facility for Pragati Kendra: Mahila Manch, Senior Citizen Club at rights and fair treatment. The code
employees at Vikhroli Vikhroli provides that the company conducts
• Recreational Activities: Club house, Playground its operations with honesty, integrity, openness and
at Vikhroli, Defined recreation areas at upcountry with respect for human rights in interest of
locations in factory premises INSURANCE employees.
• School at Vikhroli
• Consumer Society at Vikhroli The company condemns child labour, forced labor
• Credit Society at Vikhroli • Mediclaim Policy or Govt. ESIC scheme as and adopts a stringent review process during hiring
• Community Hall at Vikhroli applicable to verify the age of the employees. The security
• Contributory Death Relief Scheme personnel have been trained to observe the
• Group Insurance Scheme employees and associates while entering the
AT WORK facilities and report any cases of underage workers.
The company regularly screens all its critical
MATERNITY BENEFITS suppliers (contributing to 80% of its spend value) for
• Subsidized Meals: at Vikhroli and Upcountry AT ALL LOCATIONS
this aspect under the vendor evaluation /
locations
• Subsidized transportation to work: at upcountry revaluation and regular visits of company
locations only The company has a Maternity leave policy for its representative at the supplier location.
employees. The policy entitles female employees to
benefits under the Maternity Benefit (amendment)
MEDICAL Act 2017. In FY 2019-20, the company recorded 100%
return rate for female employees gone on maternity
• Dispensary: at Vikhroli and Shirwal location leave. The company does not provide paternity
• Medical support: at location as required by law leave to male employees.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 401-2, 3, 408-1, 102-16

CHUMAN
O M P A N RESOURCES
Equality of Opportunity Employment contract for the workmen is based on Respect for the individual
The company is committed to employee's voluntary agreement. Operations are The company understands that its security
promote a work environment that is monitored and assessed periodically to prevent the personnel play a very important part in creating the
conducive to the growth of the risk of forced labour. The company follows the law of image of the company values, hence the
employee and encourage equality of the land and allows freedom of association for deployment of security personnel at all operations is
opportunity. The company ensures workmen, which is a fundamental right guaranteed carried out following a rigorous process. The
that there is no discrimination against any employee by our constitution. It also allows workmen to security personnel are trained and sensitized to
on grounds of race, color, religion, caste, gender, bargain collectively for their compensation and make sure that at no point in time they are violating
age, marital status, disability, nationality or any various benefits given to them. the fundamental rights / human rights of any
other factor under applicable laws and person.
Fair and Equal Compensation
contemporary practices at the workplace.
All compensations and benefits Employee policies and practices are administered in
Recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer,
given to workmen are driven by the a manner consistent with applicable laws and other
compensation, training and other benefits are based
Wage Settlement which is arrived at provisions of the Code of Ethics and Business
on the merit and competency of the individual and
through a collective bargaining Conduct, respect for the right to privacy and the
the business needs of the company.
process involving the recognized right to be heard and equal opportunity is provided
Freedom of Association Workmen's union. in all matters to those eligible and decisions are
In order to provide a workplace based on merit.
As a policy, the company keeps wages of its
which is free of discrimination and to
permanent and contract employees higher than the There have been no complaints and cases relating
foster a work environment where all
standard entry level minimum wages fixed by the to child labour, forced labour, involuntary labour and
employees feel comfortable and
State government. There is no gender differentiation sexual harassment or pending cases in the reporting
respected, the company has
in company wages. period.
formulated the HIV/AIDS policy and the Prevention of
Sexual Harassment at Workplace policy to ensure
that employees are not subject to any form of
harassment.

CHUMAN
O M P A N RESOURCES
Safety @ Godrej Interio
GI demonstrates its Commitments the performance of all employees. These systems

towards Safety, Health and generate auto e-mails notifications to alert the
5
environment by making continuous concerned employees for taking timely action.
efforts towards making the work 3 3 3
2 2 In addition to on-going safety training, the company
places more safer and maintaining a
0 0 has developed the following requisites and trains
harmonious work environment. In line with
employees regularly:
Corporate motto of SAFETY FIRST, GI has well 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
defined policies and systems to provide guidance to  Refresher-cum-certification program for selected
No. of accidents Reportable Non-reportable
employees to adopt Safety culture as the habit and trades.
part of their day to day work. The OHS policy and 25889  Accelerated learning program on Safety for the
23074 22312
Procedures are defined to empower every employee 20111 line managers in collaboration with external
to report hazards, near miss or injury in work place agencies like NSC.
378
and share the information with their colleagues 569
585
 Modules for graduate engineering trainees, new
680
during forums like tool box meeting, training 99% recruits and temporary workmen.
98% 97% 98%
sessions, safety committee meetings, etc.
 Behavior based Safety initiative to observe and
The OHS performance of Godrej Interio encourages 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 correct the unsafe behavior by positive
participative culture, which is based on Lead and intervention.
Hazard Identified Near miss incidences reported
lag indicators and measures the performance on Hazards Closed(%) The complete control over hazardous activities is
various parameters of all its employees. achieved through Online work permit system. This
All the initiatives focus on proactive measures to provides a platform to ensure NO hazardous activity
37434 37010
achieve ZERO ACCIDENT goal. The Lead indicators 36835 is carried out without taking proper control
like Hazard identification and closure, Near miss 34761 measures like LOCK OUT TAG OUT (LOTO).
reporting, Safety Kaizens, etc. are given more The safety first culture is reinforced with various
importance. An online system for reporting the promotional activities like National Safety week
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
hazards, near miss, and safety kaizens has matured celebration, Fire safety week and World
over years and is a systematic tool for measuring Man Hours of Safety Training Actual environment day etc.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 404-1, 2, 403-2

CHUMAN
O M P A N RESOURCES
Safety @ Godrej Interio

Employee Safety Measures
The safety concern of the company extends beyond the boundaries of the company, a few examples of Public
health and environment care are given below:
Spraying mosquito
Enclosures / Dust control at
repellent on stagnant
Barricades for construction sites by
water at ongoing
excavation sprinkling water
construction site
Working within Top soil after

Traffic
restricted hours to excavation is used
Management Plan
control noise for gardening
30th National Road Safety Week (4th-10th February, 2019)
On the occasion of 30th National Road Safety Week (4th - 10th February, 2019), various events were
conducted to spread awareness about amongst the employees of Godrej Interio including all plant
locations.
1. National Road Safety Week 2019 Pledge Ceremony.
2. Road Safety Training Awareness Session at Bhiwandi and Khalapur.
3. Sticker Pasting Drive Over the vehicles.
4. Chalta Bolta Competition at Shop Floor.
GRI Standards on this page: GRI 404-1, 2, 403-2

CTRAINING
O M P A N Y P&RDEVELOPMENT
OFILE
Growth @ Godrej Interio
Godrej Interio has been promoting promoted to the next skill level based on their roles and career development. This is done through
performance, competency and other criteria. deployment of a structured framework for all
leadership and performance culture categories of workforce.
Training and Development
by driving leadership and
GI believes in building the capabilities of its
empowerment, accountability and employees on a continous basis so as to make them
competitive. Training programs are organized to 14 10
ownership through SMART goals. 6
3
bridge competency gap as well as gaps between
At GI, Performance Management Process is a tool to expected and actual performance of the employee.
deploy the business strategy at an individual The capability – building framework of the company
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
employee level to facilitate achievement of Business focuses on the functional and leadership
Goals and Targets. It focuses on communication of competencies in alignment with employees’ present No. of employees sponsored for Higher
clear expectations, support and guidance being Educational Programs
provided for achieving goals, freedom of operation, Examples of Programs Conducted to Develop
Competencies of Employees Details of Higher Education Programs
fair assessment, reward and recognition.
Strategic Initiatives Programs to Develop Institute Band Impact/ Purpose
Competencies
The company believes in rewarding performance VLFM Top Business Vision and leadership
Business through 1) Designer training program - Costing
through individual and team rewards. The Company Mgmt. development
U&US studios & Estimation, Presentation & Client
drives performance culture by differential variable communication. 2) Workshop training - GLIM Top Mgmt. Leadership Development
Polishing training, carpentry best
pay and rewards based on performance of the practices. IIT B Designers Enhancing in-house Design Capabilities
employee. Brand Digital experience 1) Operating the WCS. 2) Using the IIMs Mid Mgmt. Exposure to Management Concepts
enhancement Management Centre Console in IBM.
SIBM Mid Mgmt. Exposure to Management Concepts
Workmen are encouraged for upgradation to the Greener India 1) Resource conservation & environment
compliance training. 2) Energy Mgmt.
management cadre and the same is treated as System training. 3) Plastic Waste BITS – Pilani Mid Mgmt. Overall Technology Understanding
promotion. It is managed through internal selection Management Rules training.
National Mid Mgmt. Reinforcement of Safety Concepts
process (ISP). Each workman, based on his eligibility, Installation within 1) Soft skill training in vernacular Safety Council and Practices
24 hours of FG delivery language to ASP technicians.
gets ample opportunities to make it to the next level 2) Technical training for products &
Fr. Agnel’s Workmen Skill Upgrade & Exposure to Concepts
troubleshooting.
in the workmen category itself. Workmen are also

CTRAINING
OFILE
The company has a rolling calendar which captures through tools like on the job training, special training, Training Program Attendees & Man-days: Management Staff
the programs for the upcoming 6 months on a cross functional training, exposure visits, project Better
continuous basis for the training needs identified. assignments etc. whereby the capabilities of the 8137
7154
Keeping the business expansion plans in mind the workmen are enhanced. 6014 6245
company is giving special emphasis on 4272
The workmen go through training programs related 2580 1883
competencies like Innovation and Project 1481
to Kaizen, First Aid, Fire Fighting, TPM, Hazard
Management. Customized programs are designed for
identification and Risk Management. There is a
making employees aware of, and use of IT
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
comprehensive function specific training program for
technology and social media platforms for analytics
the operators and all workmen upgraded to K Band Training Program Attendees Training Man-days
and gaining competitive advantage for the
are put through an induction program to help them Training Program Attendees & Man-days: Workmen
organization.
take up managerial responsibility.
As a part of Career Development, Godrej Interio 15414
While conducting its business the company follows 12150 13494
creates varied job experiences for employees 8663 12039
highest ethical standards and has gained trust of its 8551 7243
through job rotation within and across functions, also 6774
partners, customers and community at large. The
giving employees cross functional assignments. This
company's code of ethics and business conduct
enables them to meet career aspirations and helps
includes clauses on honesty, integrity and ethical 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
the organization in building a talent pool for
conduct. All senior management personnel and Training Program Attendees Training Man-days
identified positions. Career conversations are held
employees are expected to comply with the letter Kaizen Management Process
annually with employees as part of performance
and spirit of the code of conduct. The code of
conversations. For workmen, Godrej Interio has an 98
conduct is available on the internal portal. 97
Orientation programme, followed by detailed 95
91
induction including general safety training.
There is a skill matrix for workmen which is mapped

and documented for each employee. There is a
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
developmental plan on bridging the skill gaps
% Employee participation in Kaizen

CTRAINING
OFILE
The workmen are governed by the Certified standing

Kaizen Champions
order under the Industrial Employment (Standing
Order) Act 1946. There were no reported incidents of
corruption for the reporting year.
The company does not have any political allegiance

and has not contributed to any political party or
politician during the reporting year. But the company
actively participates in nation building activities by Gaurav Saini S. Selvaraj
being actively involved in various committees that Management Category, Workmen Category,
decide future regulations, policies and Assembly & Packing Dept., Linea and Healthcare Dept.,
implementation plans. The senior executives are Bhagwanpur Plant. Plant 13, Vikhroli.
active members of various industry bodies that
Total points earned: 625 Total points earned: 91
participate in the development of public policy that
address issues affecting industry, business, products Total no. of Kaizens implemented: 62 Total no. of Kaizens implemented: 8
and customers. Total no. of Kaizens horizontally deployed: 0 Total no. of Kaizens horizontally deployed: 1
High impact Kaizen idea: Installation of Poka High impact Kaizen idea: Provision of Check
Yoke fixture which helps to identify the loca- Gauge for Chrysalis Backrest by welding on
tion of holes in Mars panels thereby reducing the trolley thereby eliminating unsafe hazard.
the chances of injury and incident to operates
Champion Speak: My fellow workers ask me
hand and improving productivity by 5%.
for help and it feels good to eliminate all
Champion Speak: Going in details of unsafe hazards and conditions and make
production process helps find many small working environment safe.
kaizens which can have huge impact on
overall production.

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Diversity & Inclusion
People are GI’s greatest assets and Linguistic Diversity at Godrej Interio Over the years with careful
recruitment process,
the company is working towards GI has endeavoured to maintain a
50 persons between 1-50 persons
good local employment %. The
building a diverse workforce that
recruitment of people from other
Marathi Malayalam
reflects the many consumers and 451 89 states for emerging cites like
Bangalore, Pune, Chennai helps to
communities it serves. Hindi Tamil
483 132 better understand the needs of
GI defines diversity as all the unique characteristics Bengali
cosmopolitan population that is now
Telugu
123 71 flocking to the cities.
that make up each of us: personality, lifestyle,
thought processes, work experience, ethnicity, race, Gujarati The organization has clear policies
119
color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital adhering to governmental laws,
status, age, national origin, disability, or other ensuring fair and impartial dealing
differences. as well as taking care of all religious
10 persons between 1-10 persons 5 persons between 1-5 persons
and regional sentiments.
GI being a PAN India player focuses on having
Punjabi Urdu Sindhi Kashmiri
workforce having good representation of people More Women across all functions
27 20 6 4
from regions it serves, helping the business to GI values the contribution which
Oriya Marwadi Tulu Nepali
female employees bring to the
understand various cultures along with the work & 31 6 10 0
business in form of consumer
home space solutions desired by them. Other Maithili English
insights, design sensibility,
17 4 4
dedication and enhanced
Assamese Bhojpuri Portuguese
16 7 1 productivity, hence is working on
increasing the % of female
Konkani Kutchhi
17 4 employees across functions. In the
last three years, there has been a
Kannada
substantial growth in % of female
28
employees in even male dominated


Testimonial WOMEN
No. of Female Employees over the years in different functions
Employee Name: (by Nos.)
FY 2017-18 FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 Design 10 Marketing 59
Hetal Iyer
156 177 174
Qualification: BE Civil
from VJTI, Management Mfg. 9 Sales 62
functions like sales and manufacturing.
from Symbiosis
In recent years, many women employees have Job Role: Sales and Accounts 5 Services 6
joined mid management band in marketing and Marketing Head - TOTAL
design function. There is a gradual progression to 174
Modular Kitchen
top management band with women employees Work Experience in Comm 1 Matm. 3
being groomed for higher responsibilities in Godrej: 20 Years
functions like HR, Communications and Design.
“I was recruited as one of the first Lady sales Personnel 3 Others 13 R&D 3
personnel in Godrej Interio 20 years ago for B2B
sales. It has been quite an enriching experience
since that day. I have worked in varied portfolios
at Interio right from sales to exports to Marketing
11% 3%
86% panning both B2B to B2C!
The learning has been immense. Currently I head
Sales and Marketing for Modular Kitchen
category and have a team of 25 people working
Entry Level Mid Mgmt. Higher Mid Mgmt.
with me. My work here excites me as I participate
Female employees in various bands in strategy formulation as well as its
implementation! The journey at Godrej Interio
has been quite rewarding and has helped me
evolve both as an individual as well as a
professional !!!”

Diversity of knowledge, skill sets Understanding & Recognizing the Shift in perception Employees by years of experience
GI is seeking more diversity in professional about D&I
qualification as well. It employs people with non – For GI, diversity today means more than race and
Years of Nos.
furniture specific qualifications like physiotherapy, gender. In its new interpretation of Diversity & 12%
experience
environmental engineering, textile designing, Inclusion, GI focuses on meeting the needs of the 1% 30% 0-2 yrs 22
10%
software engineers, medical graduates, etc. as it individual employee, rather than a class of 2-5 yrs 505
TOTAL
helps in understanding and working on business employees. 5-10 yrs 495
1669
adjacencies and emerging work & lifestyle concepts 17% 10-15 yrs 283
In line with the new emerging trends on this subject,
like Wellness, Green, E-com etc. 15-20 yrs 165
Godrej Interio is introspecting and working on
30% 20 yrs & more 199
cognitive diversity as well. GI’s internal survey and
research indicates that the perceptions of the
% of total employees Employees by numbers
Boomers, Gen - X and Millennials Gen - Y on the issue
of Diversity are very different.
Post Graduates 371 22% Employees by Generation & Age Group
The Boomers and Gen-X view diversity as a
Engg. Graduates 529 32% representation of fairness and protection to all, Gen Y
regardless of gender, race, religion, ethnicity or Age <25-35
Graduates 359 22% Nos. 1035 60%
sexual orientation.
Diploma 189 11% Gen X
Whereas for Millennial Gen–Y, inclusion is the support
Technicians Age 35-50
for a collaborative environment that values open
(Under Graduate ITI + 221 13% Nos. 677 34%
participation from individuals with different ideas
NCTVT)
and perspectives that has a positive impact on
Grand Total 1669 Boomers
business. Age 50>
Nos. 357 6%
Diversity in professional qualifications % of Total Employees

Building an Inclusive Environment

GI believes that merely having diversity in an At Godrej Interio, Diversity is not just about each group getting its dues, it is a commitment
organization is not enough; the management must at all levels of the organization to demolish barriers of bias, nurture talent of all kind and
learn to leverage and nurture it too. To engage with
channelize it for business benefit; thereby making the business a vehicle for social change.
the subst-antial number of Gen Ys in the
organization, GI leadership is adopting open,
transparent and collaborative ways of working. At
GI, people are encouraged to draw upon their
unique experiences, perspectives and backgrounds Testimonial
to advance business goals, through effective global
communication, training efforts and benchmarking “I joined Godrej Interio from an improve productivity of
with the best in class. entirely different background, with organisations through my role.”
loads of doubt about the working
Another key approach to ensure sustainability of
environment, role, new ways of
inclusion initiatives is to establish the Connection
between Innovation and D&I. GI extensively uses the working, different audience to work
CFT style of working, based on the four dimensions of upon, and so on. All my sceptical
cognitive diversity: diverse perspectives, Employee name: thoughts were neutralized as soon
interpretation, heuristics ability and prediction Dr. Priyanka Dhepe
as I joined the system and started
capabilities. This approach is used for a range of Qualification:
working. With the right amount of
innovation centric projects related to service Occupational therapist
& Ergonomic Specialist support, learnings, exposure and
delivery, new product / solution generation, revenue
enhancement and cost reduction. Representation of Job role: responsibilities, I discovered a new
people of different ages, personality, experience, Occupational therapist side of me. Today, I feel satisfied to
educational background is sought, to help in viewing and Ergonomic
enrich lives of many individuals by
Consultant, Godrej
the problem / offering from different perspectives helping them learn ‘right sitting’ and
Interio
and arrive at well thought-through solutions.

CO M M U N I T Y CO N N EC T
Wellness@Work
Towards healthier workspaces 3. Prevention: Constant Communication on  Prevention: A series of online weekly e-mailers,
An initiative of Godrej Interio Workplace and preventive steps via Wellness Tips these tips provide a wealth of information
Ergonomics Research Cell, our Wellness@Work regarding the growing importance of Ergonomics
programme which was formed in 2009, has been a  Assessment: The Ergonomic audit of the
at the workplace. With the changing workplace
key knowledge advocate in the space of workplace workplace includes a thorough Work-Desk trends, longer hours at the desk and exposure to
trends and ergonomics. We have been advising 150 Assessment (WDA) including assessment of the computer screens have become a way of life. The
plus clients and reaching out to more than 10 lakh
employee and work-desk interaction. The audit tips educate people on correct ergonomic
end users regularly with our Wellness Tips. Our team
report includes recommendation about fit of postures, simple exercises and office yoga tips
comprises of Workspace professionals, an
furniture to the employee work profile, which can be life transforming. As on March 2020,
Occupational Therapist and Ergonomists with
Improvement / changes required in the existing the mailers reached directly to 3.5 lacs +
research and advisory experience spanning across
recipients and the co-branded mailers reach
corporate, government and healthcare set-up to improve employee productivity.
organizations. The team focuses to continuously additional 10 lacs employees of 50 reputed
 Correction: A self-learning e-learning module is organizations in India.
understand the changes in work patterns and office
spaces, issues arising there of & helping them developed which is easy to understand and not
improve their Ergonomic & Wellness Quotient. only shares knowledge, but also assesses the Testimonial
understanding of the audience. The objective of
We have been an active proponent of the 3 step “On behalf of Titan Co. Ltd., we would like to
these workshops and the e-learning module is to express our appreciation for the excellent session
A-C-P approach developed by our Workplace and
spread awareness about changing office trends, on Workplace Wellness. It was extremely
Ergonomics Research Cell:
correct ergonomic postures to be adopted at the informative and was followed by a simple exercise
1. Assessment: Evaluating ergonomic quotient of workplace, office Yoganomics and techniques to session that illustrated the importance of
ergonomics to the participants.”
the workspaces through Ergonomic Audit improve efficiency in offices. The topics covered
during the workshop are with special focus on
2. Correction: Removal of ergonomic hazards and
Posture Correction, Office Exercises and Nutrition. Chief Safety Officer
improving integration of Furniture elements via
In FY 2019-20, GI conducted 52 wellness Tital Company Limited
interventions like Workshops & Certification
workshops.
Programs.

Wellness@Work
WELLNESS WHITE PAPERS
GI with its inhouse expertise and

reserach in Ergonomics domain
has published 7 white papers:
1. Growing pain issues as Gen Z
enters Indian Workforce
2. Is Your Sales Team fighting Fit?
3. Elevating Experiences Enriching
Lives
4. Creating Engaging Learning
spaces
5. Work from Home Guide
Healthy Ram
6. Mind your Posture While working
from Home
DO YOUR LEGS
These can be downloaded from
FEEL TIRED
http://wellness.godrejinterio.com/
AFTER HOURS
index.aspx#research
OF WORKING?
With these initiatives, GI aims to
Incorrect chair height can lead to
If your chair is high and your feet dangle, If your chair is low, your legs and
tired thighs, calves and aching ankles. your calves and thighs will feel tired. ankles will feel cramped. keep the readers abreast of the
Avoid these pains by:
changing ergonomic parameters,
 Ensuring the correct chair height.
 Resting your feet flat on the floor. related concerns & measures to be
 Keeping your thighs perpendicular taken by organizations to ensure
to your knees.
healthier, happier and productive
workforce.
Ensure your chair is adjusted at the right height,
and your thighs and feet properly rested at all times.

At Godrej Interio, business is not only skill gaps mainly in furniture, furnishing industry by DISHA - FST & BWW Trainings
providing quality training in skills like Carpentry,
about revenues and profits, but also furniture assembly and repairing, installation,
about keeping our land green, our maintenance and basic service. Since inception in
FY 12-13, GI teams with the help of 4 key partners
communities healthy and our kids (social enterprises: Labournet, Myrada, Gram Tarang
smart. In line with this philosophy, & SBMA) have trained over 8000+ youth in 10 states
of India.
24% of the shares of the company are GI’s focus is to improve the infrastructure at partner
held in a trust that invests back in location, to improve the quality of training, and to
develop the content with value addition of industry
environment, healthcare & education. knowledge and field experience for skills like Site
Since 2010, Godrej businesses are actively Supervisor, Upholstery, Carpentry, Furniture
contributing to social development through the Good Technicians.
& Green (G&G) strategy - a shared value approach In view of conducting Furniture Service Technician
for CSR i.e. working on opportunities that help further trainings in western region of Maharashtra, GI tied up
our commitment to society and environment, while with Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara in FY 19-20.
strengthening our business, through initiatives that
would address the needs of the 'Underserved Employability: overall performance
population' as well as the 'Environmental issues'. 1573
735 815
573
DISHA skill development program 1737
1146 1178
Scope: PAN India
781
Godrej DISHA, a vocational training initiative,
endeavours to direct and guide underprivileged 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
youth towards a brighter future through skills
training. Under this program, GI aims to bridge the No. of Persons trained Number of Persons employed

Community Development Projects Community needs identified

Scope: Communities (villages) within 7 kms radius of
GI plant (Palshi, Vadgoan near Shirwal, Mandavar &
Chauli near Bhagwanpur).
The needs of communities are ascertained with

structured need assessment surveys conducted by Shirwal
third party, using purposive sample methods and tools
• Employment / Livelihood
like Transact Walk and Participatory Rural Appraisal.
opportunities for Youth
Based on Need Assessment Surveys, projects in areas • Support for Health & Sanitation
initiatives
of Education, Health & Sanitation, Environment
• Improving Quality of secondary
Conservation and Livelihood Generation have been
education
taken up. • Upgradation of school infrastructure
• Career Guidance for youth
G&B CSR team is also working in three villages near
Khalapur region on CSR initiatives in the area of
Health, Livelihood, Education and Environment.
Bhagwanpur
• Employment/Livelihood
Though manufacturing operations in Khalapur have
opportunities for women within the
started in FY 19-20, the planning and execution of village
community development activities had started in • Upgradation of school infrastructure
FY 13-14. • Employment / Livelihood
opportunities for youth
Every two years, a Society Perception Survey is
• Improvement in health & sanitation
conducted, where feedback is sought on the overall level
impact of the social projects taken up by the • Medical facilities for women & children
company. For all surveys, adequate sample size is
ensured, inputs and feedback are sought from all
stakeholders.

Community
Development
SHIRWAL PROJECTS
One Godrej - Women Empowerment

Description: At Shirwal, under “One Godrej" initiative, farms are formed), Training and formation of 200
G&B has undertaken the project for Empowering Vermi compost beds, training to MPs on organic
women, youth and child through health and drinking pesticides benefiting 560 participants, Introduction of
water interventions to address the social, economic washable, re-useable, hygienic and bacteria free
and health challenges faced by them across 13 villages. sanitary pads- Saafkins (800 numbers distributed)
Activities completed: The project activities include 3. Livelihood Generation: Formation of 24 SHGs
covering 350 women, credit linkage through ICICI
1. Capacity Building: The making of Mahila Parivartaks- Bank to SHGs, conducting Enterprise Training
Community Project Champions, Formation of 13 Program - Fashion Design Blouse Training Program (10
Village Health Committees, Training and Exposure women), Agarbatti Making Unit - Machine Installation,
Visits for MPs, Market Search & Monitoring Visits for Training, Monitoring & Follow up (3 women), Fully
SHGs, Mahila Melava (attended by 650 participants) Automatic Paper Plate Machine- (Palashi) installation
covering women from all SHGs, Awareness Program and training (3 women), Distribution of Bernette B- 35
on Covid-19. Sewing machines & 2 days training program (13
women)
2. Health & Nutrition: Child Care & Growth Monitoring
for 198 children through WOTR software, Impact of the initiatives: Reduction in malnutrition rate
organization of Anemia Detection Camp to check – The 3rd degree (severely malnourished) percentage
health parameters of around 783 participants , reduced from 5 % to 3 %, reduction in severely anemic
Organization of Health camp with help of VHCs, MPs people from 23% to 7%, earning of Rs. 14,470 through
and medical practitioners to check and provide exhibition at Godrej Plants at Shirwal, disbursement of
medicines to 950 participants, Breast Cancer loan amount of Rs. 6,95,000 to SHGs through credit
Detection Camp, training on the organic farming linkage.
practice of multilayer kitchen garden (74 multilayer

Community
Development
SHIRWAL PROJECTS
Making a difference at the farm level

Project Name: Enhancing Farmers income in Shirwal 19-20, three agricultural implements purchased during
Background: Agriculture has been the most important 2018-19 were used by farmers by paying nominal rent to
source of livelihood for farmers in villages around the Farmer Group. The renting out of farm implements
Shirwal. Farmers face numerous hurdles while growing and equipment on a no-profit-no-loss basis is helping
crops in their fields due to water scarcity, erratic rainfall, farmers overcome problems due to labour shortages.
low rainfall, inflation, high labour wages, ever changing
rates for agricultural commodities, lack of information Expected Outcomes: Increase in the productivity of
about newer farming technologies reducing profit major crops by 10% to 15% due to soil health mapping
earning. based nutrient management, and by 10% to 60% due to
improved crop/variety based interventions. Adaptation
Intervention: Godrej has partnered with NGO AWARD of good agriculture practices in project villages will lead
to inculcate Organic Agriculture practices for to increase in crop yields by 10% and income by 15%.
Sustainable farming and improving income among
farmers from 8 villages in Shirwal region through Benefits: Development of confidence on technological
multiple income enhancing intervention activities such aspects involved in improved agriculture. Strong cadre
as promotion of organic farming, providing assistance of farmers have been promoted to undertake improved
and guidance for goat farming, poultry farming, and agricultural interventions. Further, enhanced high
reducing cost of cultivation by creating farm equipment yielding crop varieties are available with farmers.
banks. These equipment banks provide the farmers
Sr. Name of Village / No. of Farmers Net
“Godrej Interio is doing commendable work directly & via access to modern farm equipment which help in No. Equipment Bank Benefits Profit
its partners WOTR AWARD with our Gram Panchayat, reducing time, cost and efforts. Farmers are being
1 Wing 12 (6 Acre) 3,750/-
school, SHG women and farmers. They have built a
encouraged to avail various Central and State
science lab in High School, built a waste water plant, 2 Wadgaon (P) 43 (22 Acre) 12,500/-
involved 250+ women for income generation activities Government Schemes and Programs, to tap funds and
3 Tondal 40 (70 Acre) 12,000/-
and helping with nutrition gardens for farmers’ families.” their resources for welfare of farming community. In FY
- Ashutosh, Gram Panchayat Member, Palshi

Community
Development
BHAGWANPUR PROJECTS
Tales of Transformation
Integrated Village development project : members), Swacchta Rally with 618 school children &
Backgorund: An Integrated Village Development Project villagers.
is implemented by Shri Bhuvneshwari Mahila Ashram Impact: Improvement is Health & Sanitation practices of
(SBMA) & Godrej Interio in 2 villages i.e. Chauli & School Children & Villagers.
Mandavar since January 2018.
Livelihood generation:
Activities Completed & Impacts 1. Trained 68 women at DISHA Silaai centre, 10 days Bag
Health & Sanitation: Making training at DISHA skill development centre
1. Water, Sanitation, Hygiene & Health (WASHH) supported by USHA International, Imparted 07 days
awareness campaigns & health camps for 276 school training of 10 women on tailoring skills to run USHA
children, Formation of Bal Sansad, Construction of Silai schools, Two days orientation and awareness
age appropriate hand washing units, Renovation & camps for 123 local youth on EDP (Entrepreneurship
upgradation of WASHH facilities (urinals/toilets) in 2 development program).
Schools, Monthly session with 426 school children, 2. Formation of 4 SHGs with 59 women, Orientation of
teachers and Bhojan Mata on good hygienic SHG members on enterprise promotion including
practices and child protection issues. book/record keeping & business plan development
2. Strengthening of Village Health Nutrition & and established two small enterprises of Bag making
Sanitation Committee (VHSNC) (205 Participants) & and Dona–Pattal, Imparted training on Dupbatti,
Training of VHNSC members on solid and liquid waste Agarbatti, candle making and Jute items making.
Management (99 Participants), Installation of 1288 Impact: Earning of Rs. 1,39,570 by 68 women at DISHA
individual Waste Bins, 20 common dustbins & Silaai centre, Monthly saving of Rs. 2,62,000 by 4 SHGs
plying of Garbage Collection Vehicle in villages & and Earning of Rs. 23,120 by Bag Making, Rs. 90,357 by
construction of 97 toilets under project & with support Dona-Pattal making Rs. 4,600 by Agarbattti making,
of SWAJAL Department (covered 361 Family Rs. 23,000 by Jute items making enterprises.

Community
Development
KHALAPUR PROJECTS
Improving access to clean & safe water

Background: rainfall area of Maharashtra. To address this issue,
While Raigad is one of the high rainfall districts in Godrej planned a water harvesting project for the area.
Konkan region, communities here continue to face
acute shortage of drinking water especially during Three check dams of the village were repaired across a
summer months. Drinking Water availability has been three years period. The repairs helped to stop the
identified as one of the key problems of Khalapur. In an leakage of water from the underground foundation and
effort to address this issue, Godrej is driving multi-level the main wall. Stone pitching on inner sides of both key
water initiatives to improve access to clean drinking walls was done to prevent scoring of walls. This
water in Vadwal and Tambati villages of Khalapur. stopped soil deposition in water submergence area of
the dams. These repairs of the check dams helped to
Direct drinking water project implementation: increase the groundwater level of existing bore wells
In the last 3 years, 4 water storage tanks and 1 water and to make water available for livestock right through
supply well have been constructed in Wasote, the summer. This initiative has helped increase water
Mulvadwal, Tambi and Tambati village. Laying of storage in the region by 35%.
pipeline from bore well to water tank & construction of
stand posts was done by Gram Panchayat to reach Project Impact:
safe drinking water to 500 household with population 375 households with population of 2398 persons across
of 3000 people. The new tanks have increased the five hamlets of Vadwal Gram Panchayat.
cumulative water storage capacity in these villages Following project completion, the capacity of water
from 5,50,000 litres to 10,00,000 litres. percolation and storage has increased and water
retention period has extended till peak summer months
Water Harvesting Project, Village Vadwal: of March-April.
The Vadwal region suffered from acute water shortage
in the summer months, despite it being located in high

ONGOING PROJECTS
Employee engagement in CSR activities is elicited encouraged to support these NGOs through their
through various corporate level initiatives. These own fund raising efforts. The Republican Club works Joy of Giving Week
are: towards promotion of Hockey in economically
disadvantaged section of the society; War
The Joy of Giving Week (JGW) is a ‘festival of
Wounded Foundation works towards livelihood
philanthropy’, with a week being celebrated every
Blood Donation Drives generation for families of soldiers wounded/
year starting from 2nd October - Gandhi Jayanti -
disabled in war; NASEOH provides comprehensive
engaging employees through "acts of giving" -
rehabilitation support to people with disabilities for
Every year on the death anniversaries of its money, time, resources and skills. The items
a meaningful life of dignity and respect.
founders, Mr. N. P. Godrej and Mr. B. P. Godrej, a collected are donated to NGOs like Children Toy
blood donation camp is organized wherein Godrej Foundation, Goonj & Umang Foundation.
employees, including Godrej Interio employees and
their families, donate blood to the local blood
banks.
Tata Mumbai Marathon

Rose Day The Earth Hour
(TMM) Fund Raiser
Godrej supported three NGOs : Republican Sports Every year on 22nd September, Cancer Patients Aid A WWF-India initiative, supported by Godrej, is a
Club, War Wounded Foundation and NASOEH Association (CPAA) celebrates National Cancer Rose global campaign to raise awareness and inspire
(National Society for Equal Opportunities for the Day, a day marked out to bring cheer to all cancer individual action towards a better environment.
Handicapped) through annual contributions to Tata patients. Godrej & Boyce (Vikhroli) has been Every year, for one hour ‘Complete switch off lights’
Mumbai Marathon formerly known as – Standard supporting the cause of National Rose Day, since is observed at Godrej plants, offices and residential
Chartered Mumbai Marathon. Along with the many years. Employee contribution is spent by CPAA colonies in Vikhroli.
company's monetary donation each year, on distributing toys and utility items at various
employees participating in the marathon are hospitals and dharmshalas.

GRI Index
Topic Standards Covered Page No. Topic Standards Covered Page No.
Godrej & Boyce GRI 102-1, 3, 5, 14, 18, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 4-6 Transport Initiatives GRI 305-1, 3 35-36
Godrej Interio GRI 102-1 8 Water Management GRI 303-1, 3 37-39
Godrej Interio Timeline GRI 102-10 9-10 Biodiversity GRI 304-1, 3 40-43
Products Offerings GRI 102-2 11-15 Green Purchase GRI 102-9, 204-1, 308-1, 302-2, 414-1 44-46
Network & Reach GRI 102-6, 7 16 Life Cycle Approach GRI 301-2, 3, 306-2, 416-1, 417-1, 102-44 48-52
Manufacturing Capabilities GRI 102-4 17 Product Certifications GRI 102-44, 301-3, 416-1 53-54
Stakeholder Engagement GRI 102-40, 42, 43 19-20 Work@Godrej Interio GRI 102-8, 401-1, 2, 3, 408-1, 56-58
102-16
Materiality Matrix GRI 102-47, 103-1 21-24
Safety @ Interio GRI 403-2, 404-1, 2 59-60
Maintaining Leadership GRI 102-7, 201-1 25
Growth @ Godrej Interio GRI 205-3, 404-1, 2 61-63
Godrej Interio by Numbers GRI 102-7, 8, 9, 302-1 26
Diversity & Inclusion GRI 102-8, 405-1 64-67
Award & Honours GRI 102-10 27
Wellness@Work GRI 416-1 69-70
Energy Management GRI 302-1, 3, 4 29-31
Community Development GRI 413-1, 203-2 71-77
Renewable Energy GRI 302-1 32-33
Carbon Management GRI 305-1, 2, 4, 5 34
This report is a sincere effort to present the real suppliers, vendors, government authorities and 2020 and we plan to publish our coming
performance of Godrej Interio as we walk the path society at large. Sustainability Reports on an annual basis. We hope
toward sustainability. The purpose of presenting this this report will be of interest to you. To find out more
In our report, wherever possible, we have mentioned
report is to acquire feedback and encouragement about our sustainability initiatives, or to send us
the boundaries and limitations of our data, if any
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Message from COO

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Report Proﬁle & Scope

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Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

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A Division of Godrej & Boyce

Promoting MISSION VISION VALUES

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Ninety Seven years of Godrej in Furniture Business

1937 1996 2001 2004 2009

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Ninety Seven years of Godrej in Furniture Business

2013 2015 BEE 5 star 2018 2020

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Products and Services

Interio offerings consist of : Products • Services • Brand Association

 U & US (Home Design Studio)

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Products and Services

Home Furniture Living Room Furniture

Bedroom Furniture Dining Room Furniture

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Products and Services

Institution furniture Open Plan Ofﬁce Systems

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Products and Services

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Products and Services

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Network & Reach

An emotional connect across India 800+B2B DEALERS

presence felt globally with exports to

Ecuador, Venezula, Fiji, Czech Republic,

Further GI has an online presence

Flipkart, Amazon and Pepperfry.

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Regular interaction with the

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Diversity and Equal Opportunity Communities Marketing & Labelling

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