Chennai – Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) won the Sector Topper Gold Category Award at the Confederation of Indian Industries Environment, Health and Safety (CII-EHS) Awards. The award was presented to the RNAIPL team by Thiru. Siva V. Meyyanathan, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, State Government of Tamil Nadu, at the ceremony organised by CII.
RNAIPL won the Gold Category Award for the Automotive sector following a rigorous assessment process that included onsite evaluation of EHS practices by a team of industry experts. More than 200 companies took part in the selection process for the awards.
"RNAIPL is steadfastly committed to fostering a workplace environment with the highest standards of EHS regulation and compliance. The CII EHS Gold Category award is an important validation of our efforts and the progress that we have made over the last few years in our culture, practices, and performance for EHS. We will continue to set a high benchmark for ourselves in this important area in the years to come," said Keerthi Prakash, MD, RNAIPL.
RNAIPL was also named the winner in two other categories of awards - the EHS Leadership Award, conferred for demonstrated and sustained leadership for raising the bar on EHS practices, and the Safe Employees, Safe Communities Award, which recognises RNAIPL's contribution to advancing safety at the workplace and the community level.
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About RNAIPL
Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL), the first dedicated Alliance plant globally, started operations in 2010. The plant is spread over 600 acres in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. RNAIPL caters to both domestic and export market requirements for Renault and Nissan. Since its start, more than 2.4m Renault and Nissan vehicles have been manufactured at the plant, with vehicles exported to 108 countries. In that time Renault and Nissan have invested $1.8 billion towards the Indian economy and created direct and indirect employment and skilling opportunities for over 70,000 workers.
