India’s leading manufacturer of surfactants and specialty care ingredients, Galaxy Surfactants has been awarded the ESG Summit & Awards 2021 by Transformance Forums under the category of Best ESG Initiative to Improve Access to Clean Water. 

 

The company was honored with this award for its continuous contribution in improving Access to Clean Water. Recently, as a part of its initiative ‘Samajeek Uthaan’ developed with the objective of serving the community, Galaxy Surfactants de-silted percolation tanks in eight villages of Nanded District in Maharashtra. Through this project, it aims to help the villages get year-long access to clean water.

 

On receiving the award, K Natarajan, COO, Galaxy Surfactants said, “With a focus on valuing every drop of water, we have implemented water stewardship across all our manufacturing units and functions. With stringent targets for water reduction, we have ensured that our manufacturing units in India are Zero Liquid Discharge Unit since May 2017. Further, Galaxy has cumulatively harvested 250 million liters of water through multiple projects. Our ambition is not just to become water positive, and water secure, but also to bring in a greater positive change in the environment for the larger good of society.”