Vedanta invests Rs 361 crore in environment sustainability projects in 2015

MUMBAI: Vedanta Limited, formerly known as Sesa Sterlite, invested Rs 361 crore towards environment sustainability projects across its global business locations in financial year 2015, the mining conglomerate said in a statement.

"We understand that a sustainable community is one that is economically, environmentally, and socially healthy, safe and resilient. It is with this objective, that we at Vedanta have undertaken a set of unique sustainability initiatives across all our locations to engage with local communities in which we operate," said Roma Balwani, President, Group Sustainability & CSR, Vedanta.

The Anil Agarwal-led company said it is one of the first companies in India to adopt the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, devised by United Nations Environment Programme.