- The company has won “Champion” Award under the category – Leading Practices in Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives and Leading Practices in Talent Management”
- Objective is to strengthen the talent pipeline thus creating a strong performance culture and a progressive, gender-blind organization
Udaipur, 13th July 2022: Hindustan Zinc, India’s only and the world’s second-largest integrated zinc-lead-silver producer, has won the ‘People First HR Excellence Award 2022′. The company has won two “Champion” awards under the category – Leading Practices in Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives and Leading Practices in Talent Management. The award was presented to Hindustan Zinc for its overall journey in changing and implementing HR Processes by leveraging workforce diversity and talent management. The platforms also recognized HR Leaders in various domains – Roohi Sherwani, Mamta Sharma and Satyjyot Kaur as HR Future Leaders while Anoop Kumar and Deepak Gakhreja were recognized as Leading Minds in HR and People First Leader Award respectively.
As part of the ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ Lens, the company’s roadmap includes declaring the Equal Employment Opportunity policy and the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Policy. Hindustan Zinc has revamped its recruitment strategy anchoring diversity in all functions and ensuring the same is reflected in business partner workforce. The company recently inducted the first Transgender employee, deployed in a front-end role as a Lab Technician at its unit and is committed towards gender parity across all levels and functions.
Mr. Arun Misra, CEO Hindustan Zinc, on receiving the award, said “We are delighted to have received both awards at the People First HR Excellence 2022 event. I congratulate my team’s efforts. At Hindustan Zinc, we prioritize our people, cultivate excellence in the field of workplace diversity, and recognize human capital as a significant contributor to our success”.
Leveraging Diversity & Inclusion they have initiatives like V-Lead which focuses on developing women professionals in CXO roles. They provide training, awareness, and sensitization on various topics like gender, LGBTQ community, people with disabilities. In addition, they have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) where like-minded people can discuss concerns and learn openly with each other.
Under Talent Management, the company is strengthening its talent pipeline and creating a culture of high performance. They are leveraging on attraction & acquisition, thus promoting young talent, capability building, driving diversity and performance management.
As a business imperative, Hindustan Zinc strives to ensure that its workforce is representative of all sections of society. As a result, Hindustan Zinc believes the company can deliver better business results in an innovative and sustainable environment.
About Hindustan Zinc Limited
Hindustan Zinc Limited (BSE: 500188 and NSE: HINDZINC), a Vedanta Group company, is the world’s largest integrated zinc producer and the third-largest silver producer. The company supplies to more than 40 countries and holds a market share of about 75% of the primary zinc market in India. Hindustan Zinc has been recognized as the world’s most sustainable company in the metals and mining category for the second consecutive year by the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment 2024, reflecting its operational excellence, innovation, and leading ESG practices. The company also launched EcoZen, Asia’s first low carbon ‘green’ zinc brand. Produced using renewable energy, EcoZen has a carbon footprint of less than 1 tonne of carbon equivalent per tonne of zinc produced, about 75% lower than the global average. Hindustan Zinc is also a certified 2.41 times Water-Positive company and is committed to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Transforming the lives of 1.9 million people through its focused social welfare initiatives, Hindustan Zinc is among the Top 10 CSR companies in India. As an energy transition metals company, Hindustan Zinc is pivotal in providing critical metals essential for a sustainable future.
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