People

Ambuja Cements is a company of people. The environment brings out the best in people, helps them fulfil their true potential. The strength of the company lies in its ‘people power’. The technology is cutting-edge, the facilities world class, but it’s people who make the difference. Respect for the individual at every level is strong and evident in every Ambuja Cements plant or office. This is a company that truly believes that its people are its most important asset.


HR Initiatives


  • Stretch Assignment

    Stretch Assignment

    A ‘stretch assignment’ requires an employee to go beyond the job description. It challenges people to ‘stretch’, learn new skills, surprising everyone, specially themselves.

    As the saying goes,
    "Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp. Or, what’s heaven for?"

  • The Process

    The Process

    First, people who are ready to step out of their comfort zones and are enthused about challenging themselves, are short listed.

    One by one, each person is given the opportunity to grow and fulfil his or her true potential.

    The persons concerned interact with a panel of experts who assess their backgrounds, capabilities and potential.

    The most important consideration is whether the person is willing to stretch, do whatever it takes, put it all on the line, to reach the next level… and the next.

    Three important ingredients go into the ‘change factor’ for every individual:

    1.Top management support
    2.Self-drive and motivation
    3.The Holcim factor: Holcim acts as a catalyst. It allows group companies to develop their own formula… and often the formative mettle in the test-tube does turn to gold.

  • Balance ScoreCard

    Balance ScoreCard

    This is a modern management tool to monitor the performance of employees at all levels within the organisation. When the concept was explained it was enthusiastically received. It serves literally as a measure of how each one scores on crucial parameters.

  • Leadership Pipeline

    Leadership Pipeline

    Under this programme middle to senior level employees are given two weeks of intensive training focusing on their ‘stretch objectives’. Each batch consists of 30 people. The programme has been designed in consultation with IIM Ahmedabad and is followed by a 360-degree evaluation of each participant.

Ambuja Cements Ltd has made sustainability a way of life. This means adopting environmentally safe technologies and optimum utilisation and conversation of natural resources. Sustainable development focuses on economic, environmental and social performance.

  • Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2010Download
  • Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2009Download
  • Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2008Download
  • Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2007Download

Occupational Health & Safety is one of our core values of business. We recognise that the health and safety of our employees, subcontractors, third parties and visitors is vital to our business success. OH&S is integrated with our business processes spanning people, processes, systems, technologies and facilities. OH&S is driven through top management commitment and Visible Leadership across all levels.

Providing a safe workplace

To achieve our vision of "zero harm" to people, we have provided appropriate technology with stringent operational control practices across all operations. All operations are required systematically to implement a series of fatality prevention directives. The directives were developed by Holcim after an in-depth analysis of the major causes of fatalities and encompass hazard identification, risk assessment and controls, training, and maintenance and emergency procedures.

The ACL OH&S management system further guides this approach. Our health and safety policy has been rolled out across all operations and has been included as a key responsibility in line management and business performance. This policy goes beyond the workplace, to address OH&S issues related to Vehicle and Traffic Safety and home safety issues of our employees and their families. We have made significant progress in workplace and personnel safety by focusing on "Safety Observation Process". This intervention focuses on the behavioural Safety aspect of all personnel. Clear organisational accountabilities are supported by a robust program of training, communication and Risk Management processes. A systematic reporting system enables the top management to evaluate the overall direction and efficacy of the health and safety system and develop strategies for improving it. To that end, we compare our own health and safety results regularly with the goals we have set for ourselves and with available benchmarks for the cement sector.

Regular audits ensure that external and internal regulations/standards are implemented and complied with.

  • Occupational Health & Safety PolicyDownload
  • Occupational Health & Safety Cardinal RulesDownload
  • Substance Abuse PolicyDownload

'Prakriti'

Started in 2010, this quarterly publication covers environment conservation efforts taken up during the quarter across ACL Production Plants. It is a platform to showcase and encourage the initiatives taken, while also communicating the latest happenings at the Policy level. In a way, the newsletter is a vehicle for cross-exchange of information.

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