Hindustan Zinc Limited Commits to the CEO Water Mandate

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The CEO Water Mandate Secretariat welcomes Hindustan Zinc Limited as its latest endorsing company. Via its endorsement of the Mandate in August 2020, Hindustan Zinc joins a diverse, global community of over 170 companies that have made a commitment to advancing water stewardship.

Founded in 1966, Hindustan Zinc is a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited and is one of the world’s largest producers of zinc, lead, and silver. Based out of India, the company holds 77% of the market share in India’s primary zinc industry and is the sixth largest silver producer globally. Hindustan Zinc has over 19,000 employees and reported revenues of Rs 21,118 crore in 2019.

Learn more about Hindustan Zinc’s sustainability efforts by reading their 2019 Communication on Progress document here.

To learn more about endorsing the CEO Water Mandate, click here.

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CEO Water Mandate Secretariat
The CEO Water Mandate is a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General and the UN Global Compact, implemented in partnership with the Pacific Institute. These key partners work together as the CEO Water Mandate Secretariat. The Mandate Secretariat supports the initiative’s mission in many ways, including: 1) developing research, guidance, and tools that advance corporate water stewardship; 2) convening multi-stakeholder events to identify, explore, and solve key water challenges; 3) facilitating meaningful collective action to improve conditions in at-risk river basins.