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• Annual Report 2018-19
Shaping the future of software driven business
The details of the projects undertaken under the program are as follows:
Details of Program
Beneficiaries
Artificial Insemination - semen
530 cows were inseminated out of which 320 delivered -
198 Male and Female-122
Artificial Insemination - Sorted Semen
This service was provided to farmer in subsidiary rate by
the project. 43 farmers have availed the serivces.
Mineral mixture
44 dairy farmers
Infertility cum health camp
Three camps were organised in which experts diagnosed
and treated 474 sub fertile and infertile cattle.
Fodder Development
133 farmers, they were able to produce 20-25 tonnes of
green fodder in less water in drought condition.
Demonstration on Silage Preparation
The project covered 50 farmers providing them 100 bags
for silage making. Total 178 farmers got trained producing
170.56 tones, saving
`
5 Lakhs.
Exposure Visit
80 farmers were taken for different dairy places
Demonstration of Bio Gas Unit
16 families have installed bio gas unit. They have
benefited as follows:
• Savings of
`
5,000 in a year
• Availability of organic fertilizer for farm, this results in
• Saving of
`
10,000 p.a.
d.
Tree Plantation Drive:
During the year, Persistent Foundation has planted 3,550 trees in Pune along with TERRE Policy.
The initiative has been implemented on forest land. The planted trees will be maintained for a period of three years.
Principle 5
Businesses should respect and promote Human Rights
1.
Does the policy of the company on human rights cover only the company or extend to the Group / Joint Ventures /
Suppliers / Contractors / NGOs / Others?
The Policy extends to the Persistent Group and its contractors.
2.
How many stakeholder complaints have been received in the past financial year and what percent was satisfactorily
resolved by the management?
During the year, the Company did not receive any complaint from its stakeholders.
Principle 6
Business should respect, protect and make efforts to restore the environment
1.
Does the policy related to Principle 6 cover only the company or extends to the Group / Joint Ventures /
Suppliers / Contractors / NGOs / others -
The policy related to Principle 6 extends to the Persistent Group.
2.
Does the company have strategies / initiatives to address global environmental issues such as climate change,
global warming, etc.? Y/N. If yes, please give hyperlink for webpage etc.
The Company promotes use of non-traditional sources of energy such as solar energy and wind mill energy. Further, the
Company promotes the use of products which are sustainable in nature which, in turn, helps to reduce the impact of
climate change and global warming.
All the facilities of the Company in India are certified by DNVGL for ISO 14001:2015 and upgrade to Occupational Health
and Safety Management System Standard by ISO 45001:2018 certifications after surveillance audit carried out in January
2019 and are now initiated. Best practices to preserve the environment/health and safety are undertaken by the Company
even during constructing its various premises by using crush sand, fly ash bricks and double glass unit, use of gypsum and
recycled wood to protect the environment.