~ Recognises companies efforts to foster kindness, empathy, and respect for animals amongst students across 250 schools in India~
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” quotes Mahatma Gandhi. It’s no secret how much former chairman Ratan Tata loves animals and how Tata Group has relentlessly contributed for their well-being. Aligned to this philosophy, Tata Power was recently honoured by PETA India with the ‘Compassionate Business Award’ for bringing Humane Education to students across 250 schools in India under its ‘Club Enerji’ programme.
The award was presented by Poorva Joshipura, ,Director, PETA India . It recognised the company’s efforts to foster kindness, empathy, and respect for animals amongst these students.
Humane Education programme is a part of Compassionate Citizen by PETA India, the US version of PETA's internationally recognised humane education programme, Share the World, which is designed to teach children to be kind to animals. This programme can easily be included in the school curricula via language arts, science, and social studies and when teaching about environmental issues and values. It's also perfect for use in eco and animal rights clubs in schools.
"Most children naturally feel concerned and affectionate towards animals but learn cruelty from society and often lose sight of their compassion. A lack of respect for other species can translate into insensitivity and cruelty towards fellow humans, too. By joining hands with PETA India, we aim to help children cultivate essential qualities of tolerance and compassion that will stand them in good stead throughout their lives,” said Ms Shalini Singh, Chief-Corporate Communications & Sustainability, Tata Power.
Compassionate Citizen is endorsed by the Animal Welfare Board of India, the Central Board of Secondary Education, and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan schools. It has been voluntarily used by 1.67 lakh schools, reaching nearly 59 million children across India. Many states – including Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Telangana – have issued circulars asking schools to integrate the programme into their official curriculum.
Tata Power is India’s largest integrated power company and, together with its subsidiaries & jointly controlled entities, has an installed capacity of 10,763 MW. A pioneer in the field, it has a presence across the entire power value chain: Generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro and thermal energy; transmission & distribution, trading and coal & freight logistics. With renewable energy assets in solar and wind accounting for 30% of the company's portfolio, Tata Power is a leader in clean energy generation. In line with the company's view on sustainable and clean energy development, Tata Power is steering the transformation of utilities to integrated solutions by looking at new business growth in EV charging & storage, distributed generation & rooftops, microgrids and home automation & smart meters. It has successful public-private partnerships in generation, transmission & distribution in India namely: ‘Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.’ with Delhi Vidyut Board for distribution in North Delhi; 'Tata Power Ajmer Distribution Ltd.' with Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd. for distribution in Ajmer; 'Powerlinks Transmission Ltd.' with Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. for evacuation of Power from Tala hydro plant in Bhutan to Delhi; 'Maithon Power Ltd.' with Damodar Valley Corporation for a 1050 MW Mega Power Project at Jharkhand. Tata Power is serving more than 2.6 million distribution consumers in India and has developed the country’s first 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Project at Mundra (Gujarat) based on super-critical technology.
With growing international focus, Tata Power's global presence includes strategic investments in Indonesia through a 30% stake in the coal company PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC); 26% stake in mines at PT Baramulti Suksessarana Tbk (BSSR); in Singapore through Trust Energy Resources; in South Africa through a joint venture called ‘Cennergi’ to develop projects in sub-Sahara Africa; in Zambia through a 50:50 joint venture with ZESCO for 120 MW Hydro project; in Georgia through AGL which is a joint venture with Clean Energy, Norway & IFC for development of 187 MW hydro project; in Bhutan through a hydro project in partnership with The Royal Government of Bhutan.
With its 103 years track record of technology leadership, project execution excellence, world-class safety processes, customer care and driving green initiatives, Tata Power is poised for multi-fold growth and committed to 'lighting up lives' for generations to come. Visit us at: www.tatapower.com
