Sustainability Updates
Short takes on happenings around our campuses and new initiatives in Sustainability and CSR.
Unique ‘CT in a box’
27 October 2020L&T Partners to Install Walk-in CT Scan Facility at Mumbai COVID-19 Hospital. Recently L&T’s CSR function joined hands with Wipro GE Healthcare, PNB Housing Finance, SNC-Lavalin to help COVID-19 patients get a CT scan at a unique walk-in facility installed at the 1,000-bed temporary COVID-19 hospital at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.
Welding new skills with empowerment
05 March 2020L&T’s Vadodara Heavy Engineering Works (VHEW), recently launched a new CSR initiative - a unique programme to enhance the skill level of students through an NGO named Shroff Foundation Trust (SFT) which has its Training Facility at VIVEC (Vivekanand Institute of Vocational & Entrepreneurial Competence).
Launch of Engineering Futures at Vadodara
04 December 2019Our flagship CSR program for imparting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education was launched recently at Kavi Dulakag Primary School, NPSS, Vadodara. The project, ‘Engineering Futures’, launched in collaboration with the American India Foundation will extend to 25 Schools of Gujarat Government in Vadodara City & District, and help close to 3426 students of 6th, 7th and 8th standard. This flagship program will deliver easy-to-understand, technology-driven, project-based learning by well-trained teachers.
Creating a better learning environment
26 August 2019L&T CSR enhances infrastructure at 12 Government Schools in Coimbatore With Education as one of the key focus areas of L&T’s CSR efforts, L&T has several year-long initiatives at multiple locations across India to enhance the quality of education at Government run schools.
Rebuilding Anganwadis - Building Futures
17 June 2019A few months ago, Mr A.M. Naik, was approached by “Riddhi Siddhi Adarsh Gram Vikas Mandal-Village Chondha”, Taluka Vansada, District Navsari, Gujarat for support in making their village an ‘Adarsh Village’. During focussed Group Discussions with the community members one of the key needs that emerged was for repairing of four anganwadis in the village and setting up of Science and Computer Labs in the local high school.
Protecting the eco-system with special lighting
07 May 2019Among the many ‘marine ecosystem and migratory bird friendly’ measures adopted at the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project site is a special lighting system that causes minimal disturbance to birds & marine life, designed in consultation with an ornithologist.
A mobile app for the hearing impaired
10 April 2019L&T’s CSR team recently launched a unique app in association with the Deaf Enabled Foundation, the DEF-ISL - an Indian Sign Language app. A unique app that combines visual, action & word.
India’s largest project to restore water bodies
27 March 2019105 sites. 25 cities. 5000+ employee volunteers. As part of the World Water Day celebrations, L&T employees initiated a massive project to restore 105 water bodies across 25 cities in India and one site in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Engineering Futures – Innovate to Educate
04 February 2019Among the several education related initiatives undertaken by L&T's CSR Department one of the most exciting is Engineering Futures Challenge - a part of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) education initiative among 6 , 7 and 8 standard students studying in selected government...
