Fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals for Greener & Cleaner Earth

Fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals For Greener & Cleaner Earth

"The earth is what we all have in common" -Wendell Berry

True to the above quote, the onus of making our planet a healthier and happier place to live is a responsibility of all, and with this notion in mind, SDGs came into being. By definition, “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or global goals as they’re popularly called are a collection of 17 global and interlinked goals designed to be a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.” These were adopted by 193 member states in the UN General assembly in September 2015 and which came into effect on 1st Jan 2016. They are essentially planned to be achieved by 2030. India was one of the members too.?

Navitas Solar has worked on various fronts and already satisfied some SDGs by doing various projects.

SDGs are- 1. No Poverty 2. Zero Hunger 3. Good Health and Well-being Navitas Solar have provided GMC, health policy, Personal accident, and worker's compensation insurance to our employees. We believe to provide the utmost care in terms of health to our employees. We arrange health check-ups and blood donation camps frequently for the same.

4. Quality Education: In quality education, Navitas Solar has collaborated with Ekal Vidhyalaya, Anil Naik Technical Training Center (ANTTC) for tribal education and skill development training. Navitas Solar has launched JYOTI initiative in which we approach different schools and colleges and deliver a lecture on sustainability a path for the future and aware the students (our future generation) about sustainability, carbon footprint, ESG, SDG and carbon neutrality and arrange industrial visits for the students to have exposure of the industry. We are humbled to announce that we have sensitized 1000+ students until now.

5. Gender Equality: We believe in gender equality and we have employed more women in the manufacturing plant. We encourage more participation of women in the renewable energy industry and we truly believe that by huge participation from women, our nation’s GDP will grow.

6. Clean Water and Sanitation We use wastewater to clean the rooftop panels and in sanitation to promote the reuse of wastewater.

7. Affordable and Clean Energy Mainly by manufacturing solar modules, we’re satisfying this SDG. By using affordable and clean energy, we can reduce the use of fossil fuels. By adopting solar, carbon emissions can be reduced and so the carbon footprint. Among all the renewable energy resources, solar is mainly considered as it has less maintenance. Navitas Solar is proud to generate clean energy at our premises by installing 273 kW of rooftop solar. Navitas Solar is proud to be in the business of solar module manufacturing which helps the world to be sustainable. We are thoroughly fulfilling affordable and clean energy SDG.

8. Decent Work and Economic Growth The company is in a hyper-growth phase driven by its high-quality and reliable solar products. Navitas Solar has bootstrapped the company with its own funds of Mittal, Shah and Singhania families and reached its current growth level. Right now, we are raising professional equity in Navitas Solar. Soon, we will close Series A round fund raise by having senior investors on board. We have realized more than 30% YOY growth, and with positive cash flows and profit from the very first year, we have realized better net margins than industry’s average margins. Navitas Group has clocked total revenue of Rs. 200 Cr and projects to reach Rs. 2500 Cr by 2025.

9. Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure We have recently expanded a capacity of 500 MW p.a. to manufacture solar modules up to 600 watts. We have recently launched Bonito Modules in which Bonito Pro are Mono perc half cut modules in 9 BB in 144 & 156 cells which can generate from 435 to 500 watts and Bonito max are mono perc half cut modules in 10 BB in 144 & 156 cells which can generate from 530 to 600 watts.

10. Reduced Inequalities We have always believed in equality and we engage employee-training programs to reduce inequalities in the workspace.

11. Sustainable Cities and Communities We have started a bus facility for employees. It reduces carbon emissions compared to personal commute.

12. Responsible Consumption and Production We have changed tube lights in the manufacturing by LEDs in the manufacturing area. We have installed an Automatic Power Factor Correction(APFC) panel to improve power factor and quality of power.

13. Climate Action We are humbled to announce that we’re a Carbon neutral organization. We have achieved “Silver Badge '' from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under the Climate Neutral Now initiative for climate reporting.

14. Life Below Water 15. Life on Land 16. Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

17. Partnerships for the Goals MOUs We have done a collaboration with Forest creators for tree plantation and we are humbled to announce that we have planted 5000 trees till now. We have done a collaboration with Ekal Vidhyalaya for Tribal Education and ANTTC for skill development and training. We have done MOUs with SCET (SU), Surat, UTU, Bardoli, and RNGPIT, Bardoli to bridge the gap between industry and academics. One of the listed SDGs’ is ‘Affordable and Clean Energy, which directly and indirectly links to ‘Climate Action. Navitas Solar has been doing our bit in promoting the usage of clean energy for 10 years and are constantly trying to spread awareness regarding the same. We, at Navitas Solar, a leading module manufacturer will take care of all your solar requirements.?