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EMPOWERING WOMEN
BASF and partners inaugurate ‘Women in Refi nish’ CSR

initiative

BASF, in collaboration with
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), NGO
Seva Sahayog Foundation (SSF), and
Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute
(Don Bosco), recently celebrated the
inauguration of the ‘Women in Refi nish’
CSR programme. This initiative aims
to empower women from underprivi-
leged backgrounds by providing them
with the skills and opportunities to
pursue careers in the refi nish coatings
profession.

The programme is one of the mul-
tiple CSR initiatives by BASF that infrastructure for training, ensuring a Mr. Alexander Gerding, Managing
promote diversity and inclusion in the conducive learning environment. Don Director of BASF India and head of
chemical industry. This programme Bosco has provided the space for set- BASF group companies in India. BASF
will offer a comprehensive skill deve- ting up the booth in their technical will facilitate and support the training
lopment course in Industrial Painting institute and will support teaching. programme, while SSF will execute the
(Refi nish) for 50 women, aged 18 and project activities. M&M has supported
above, split into two batches every “By providing women with the neces- the project throughout and will give in-
year. The course, designed by BASF sary skills and training, we aim to ternships to all women students trained
experts, will span 3-4 months and bridge the gender gap in the automotive in this programme, promoting diversity
include both theoretical and practical as well as chemical industries to create in automotive paint shops and body
training. BASF has set up the necessary a more inclusive workforce,” said shops.
GREEN ENERGY
Jubilant Ingrevia to source renewable energy from O Power
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for its Bharuch facility

Jubilant Ingrevia, a life sciences & Jubilant Ingrevia said, “This agreement sible Care’ certifi cation. The company
speciality chemicals company, is enhanc- for our Bharuch manufacturing facility is now focusing on transitioning to the
ing its renewable energy footprint by will enable that 50% of the facility’s total use of clean energy, with the introduc-
signing a power purchase agreement with power requirement comes from renew- tion of renewables being a key aspect
O Power through its wholly-owned sub- able energy to be used in its operations.” of its broader sustainability efforts, along-
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sidiary Jubilant Infrastructure for its SEZ With the signing of this contract over side initiatives like biomass energy. The
Bharuch manufacturing facility. The con- 35% of Jubilant Ingrevia’s overall energy World Economic Forum (WEF) recently
tract comes one year after carrying out requirement at all manufacturing facilities recognised Jubilant Ingrevia’s Bharuch
the same exercise at its manufacturing will be met through renewable energy. manufacturing facility as a ‘Global
facilities in Savli, Gujarat and Gajraula, Manufacturing Lighthouse’, the only
Uttar Pradesh for which supply is sche- Jubilant said it has consistently chemical company in the 2024 cohort,
duled to begin in April this year. ranked as a top-performing chemical for its commitment to digital transfor-
company in initiatives such as the S&P mation, so as to enhance effi ciencies,
Commenting on the development, Mr. DJSI, TFS, Ecovadis, the CDP Climate further environmental sustainability and
Deepak Jain, CEO & Managing Director, Change programme and the ‘Respon- ensure a positive societal impact.

134 Chemical Weekly March 25, 2025

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