BIODIVERSITY POLICY 2022 BY NTPC

Recently, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd.) has issued a renewed Biodiversity Policy 2022 to establish a comprehensive vision and guiding principle for conservation, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity.
It is an integral part of NTPC’s Environmental Policy and its objectives are aligned with environmental and sustainability policies.

Objectives of the Policy

The policy is designed to support all the professionals of the NTPC Group to help them contribute toward the achievement of the targets set in this field.
NTPC has always been mindful about avoiding operations in areas with the highest biodiversity value and judiciously selecting project sites.
Company’s efforts will be further strengthened to ensure that biodiversity is not lost at any of its currently operating sites and that there is a net positive balance wherever possible.
Mainstreaming the Concept of Biodiversity:
The major aim is to mainstream the concept of biodiversity across NTPC’s value chain.
It also aims to adopt a precautionary approach for sustainable management of biodiversity in all the decision-making processes to ensure the Earth’s variety of life in and around the business units of NTPC.
The policy also aims to adopt systematic consideration of local threats to biodiversity beyond the company’s business activities.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT

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