Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the way and mean through which corporates can repay the obligations made by the Society by contributing the resources in its various forms as required for the efficient operation of the Business. Corporate Social Responsibility is strongly connected with the principles of sustainability. Organization should make decisions based not only on financial or operational factors, but also on the social and environmental consequences. Therefore, it is the core corporate responsibility of Alutech Packaging Private Limited to practice its corporate values through its commitment to grow in a socially and environmentally responsible way, while meeting the interests of its stakeholders.
The key purpose of this Policy is to :
We believe to drive our CSR policy with the same values which directs Alutech Packaging Private Limited. Hence, this CSR Policy absorbs Alutech Packaging Private Limited’s core values and is aligned in the following manner to its CSR strategy :
CSR Policy is applicable to Alutech Packaging Private Limited Solutions Private Limited and its Indian subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “Alutech Packaging Private Limited”) which are mandated with the CSR expenditure obligations as per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time.
This Policy applies to all CSR projects that will be undertaken by Alutech Packaging Private Limited and shall fulfil all the requirements of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. Alutech Packaging Private Limited shall ensure all these activities are over and above the normal course of business and are in line with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013. This Policy will be periodically reviewed and updated in line with the relevant codes of legislation and best practices that can be adopted by Alutech Packaging Private Limited.
Alutech Packaging Private Limited has broadly selected four areas of focus under its CSR activities, as under :
1.) Eradicating Hunger, Poverty
2.) Medical and other Welfare
3.) Other Areas
4.) Emergencies and Natural Calamities
In addition to the Areas to Emphasize specified above, the Company may select any area/ sector/ activity or head of activities, as may be specified in Schedule VII to the Companies Act, 2013 including any amendments or modifications as may be introduced from time to time.
Alutech Packaging Private Limited will undertake CSR activities either in partnership with a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered society, registered under section 12A and 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 or such other entities prescribed under the Act, who are engaged in activities or programs which fall within the purview of Alutech Packaging Private Limited’s CSR Policy and areas of focus, or directly through a company established under section 8 of the Act, or a registered public trust or a registered society, registered under section 12A and 80 G of the Income Tax Act, 1961, that may be established by Alutech Packaging Private Limited, either singly or along with any other company, for the purpose or both.
A governance structure at Alutech Packaging Private Limited is responsible for implementing and administering CSR Policy, in compliance with the requirements of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. The Board of Directors of both the Companies who are ultimately accountable for the CSR projects undertaken by Alutech.
Alutech Packaging Private Limited has constituted a CSR Committee at the Board level. The CSR Committee is supported by the CSR Team, comprised of representatives from both these companies.
8.1 - CSR Committee
Alutech Packaging Private Limited has constituted Corporate Social Responsibility Committee (the “CSR Committee”) in line with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the “Act”). The CSR Committee consists of following members of the Board :The CSR Committee of the Board shall be responsible for :
8.2 - CSR Team
Dedicated CSR team shall be constituted from among the employees at Alutech Packaging Private Limited, for implementing the CSR Policy and shall work under the guidance of CSR Committee and will be mainly responsible for :The total budget for the CSR projects in each financial year will be decided by the CSR Committee in accordance with applicable provisions of the Act and the CSR Rules and the CSR Committee will recommend the amount of expenditure to be incurred on the activities to the Board for its approval. The CSR Committee shall propose to distribute the budget among the Areas to Emphasize or such of them as the CSR Committee may deem fit in each financial year, in such proportion and in a manner that meets the objectives of the CSR Policy.
For any reason if the CSR team is not able to follow the allocation agreed on in any of the Areas to Emphasize described above, the same shall be utilized in such other Areas to Emphasize as the CSR team may recommend with the reasons therefor, and the CSR Committee may approve.
10.1 - CSR Contributions
The Company will endeavour to contribute and spend at least 2% of the average net profits of the Company made during the three immediately preceding financial years or such amount as may be recommended by the CSR Committee from time to time in pursuance of this Policy.10.2 - Compliance, Monitoring and Reporting
10.2.1 - Compliance
The CSR Team will formulate implementation plans for the projects specifying the following :Any surplus arising out of the CSR activities shall not form part of the business profit of the Company and shall be ploughed back into the same project or shall be transferred to the Unspent CSR Account and spent in pursuance of CSR policy and annual action plan of the Company or transfer such surplus amount to a Fund specified in Schedule VII, within such period and with such terms and conditions as may be prescribed under Section 135 of the Act.
The CSR Committee shall formulate and recommend to the Board, an Annual Action Plan in pursuance of the CSR policy, which shall include the following :
The Board may alter such plan at any time during the financial year, per the recommendation of the CSR Committee, based on the reasonable justification to that effect.
If the Company spends an amount in excess of the requirements provided under the Act, then the Company may set off such excess amount against the requirement to spend under sub-section 5 of Section 135 for such number of succeeding financial years and in such manner, as may be prescribed under the Act and rules made thereunder.
This CSR Policy is subject to such changes and amendments as may be notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder and the same shall be read in line with the provisions of the Act applicable to the Company from time to time.