Den store indiske koncern, Larsen&Toubro, der blev grundlagt i 1930’erne af to danske civilingeniører, Henning Holck-Larsen og Søren Toubro, kommer ind som nr. fire på en liste over verdens mest miljøvenlige og “grønne” virksomheder.
Newsweek, the globally respected and widely read news magazine has published ‘Green Rankings’ – a comparative score card of the top 500 green companies.
Larsen&Toubro (L&T) is placed fourth in the Industrial Goods category worldwide, ahead of many of its global peers (tilsvarende virksomheder) including GE, ABB, Schneider, amongst others, and is the highest in India in this category.
L&T also features among the world’s top 100 companies across all categories, writes the company in a press release Friday.
The Newsweek Green Rankings has scored companies by comparing their actual environmental footprints, management approach (policies, programmes, initiatives) and disclosures.
This score is derived from three components: Environmental Impact, Environmental Management and Environmental Disclosure.
Companies were scrutinized (kulegravet) based on their Sustainability Reports, online disclosures and databases, government sources, NGO research and other industry sources.
The rankings methodology was formulated in consultation with an advisory panel comprising Corporate Sustainability experts drawn from Harvard Business School and other reputed institutions including Environment Defence Funds (USA), SustainAbility (UK), Tellus Institute & Business Ethics publication (USA).
Two leading research organizations, TRUCOST (UK) and SUSTAINALYTICS worked as knowledge partners.
The Newsweek ranking provides international acknowledgement of L&Ts eco-friendly policies and operations – another ‘Green’ feather in the companys caps.
Tilføjelse U-landsnyt.dk:
Henning Holck-Larsen og Søren Toubro kom begge fra stillinger i FL Smidth & Co. De opbyggede virksomheden fra 1938 med udgangspunkt i storbyen Bombay (Mumbai i dag).
Holck-Larsen døde som 96-årig i 2003 i Mumbai. Han blev senere hædret på et indisk frimærke udsendt i sommeren 2008, hvor hans portræt er afbildet på baggrund af skitsetegninger af det smukke Lotus Tempel (Bahai Temple) i New Delhi, som er opført af Larsen & Toubro Construction Group i 1980-86.
Søren Toubro døde for 30 år siden, nemlig som 76-årig i 1982.
Han var vendt hjem til Danmark som pensionist året før efter næsten fem årtier i Indien.
Toubro Training Centre i Manapakkam campus under L&T’s ECC division er opkaldt efter ham. Også Toubro Construction Technology Centre bærer hans navn og blev indviet af sønnen Ole K. Toubro i 2006.
Dagens koncern spiller tillige en stor rolle i Indiens våbenindustri, bl.a. når det gælder missilforsvar og atomvåben.
Fra koncernens netsted:
Larsen & Toubro is a 12,8 billion US dollar technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing and financial services conglomerate, with global operations. It is one of the largest and most respected companies in India’s private sector.
A strong, customer focused approach and the constant quest for top class quality have enabled L&T to attain and sustain leadership in its major lines of business over seven decades.
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