409-410 Sears Tower, Sevasi, Vadodara, Gujarat -391101, India
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Caring for the communities where our employees and neighbors live and work is a long-term commitment for Avid Products and one that we take seriously. We believe in healthy and stable communities for our employees, friends, and neighbors.
Our commitment to Corporate Citizenship is an integral part of who we are. In the past year, we significantly expanded our activities' scope and, consequently, our people's involvement. We focused on operating sustainably in the best interests of the communities in which we live and work. Our promise is our most vital product, and through authentic relationships, we are building better, stronger, more sustainable communities in the places where we do business. Avid CSR policy focuses, social sustainability, healthcare initiatives, environmental sustainability.
Over the years of success, growth, and expansion, we have seen a critical aspect of our business that we began to think about consciously - how can we reshape ourselves as responsible corporate citizens of a changing world.
Being a responsible and responsive corporate citizen, we provide support to society through various initiative programs. Under this umbrella, we conduct multiple blood donation camps and eye check-up camps in villages/offices.
Moreover, we believe that improving education facilities for underprivileged children is most important in this competitive world. We lend a hand to local schools by providing amenities such as stationery items, uniforms, and notebooks to needy students and scholarships for deserving students. Sponsorships and hold various activities to generate interest and fun.
At Avid, we recognize the need for environmental stewardship at the helm.
We not only adhere to the statutory norms but embrace a holistic approach towards environmental protection. We identify opportunities to conserve natural resources by embedding an eco-conscious culture in our people, adopting green measures in our everyday processes, and innovating environment-friendly products.
An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is prepared to mitigate and manage various environmental impacts identified. The EMP presents our facility's specific guidelines on:
Our focus on the safety of our plants, processes, and people is steadfast. We factor in a series of initiatives to ensure that our operations and output remain safe and secure.
Our people are our assets, and their welfare is our responsibility. The Facility has a well-equipped Occupational Medical Room (OMR) for all the employees and contract workers.
We regularly conduct Safety Training and Awareness workshops and do regular Health check-ups for our employees and contract workers. Before allocating work to workers, including those on contract, a safety talk before assigning work is mandatory. We design and provide specific training modules for exceptional jobs. We regularly conduct Health check-ups for our employees as well as contract workers.
We have formulated the Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) Policy and Environment Management Plan to address the environment's concerns.
At Avid, we take all necessary measures to ensure that the organization's security personnel are aware, equipped, and trained to handle security-related matters, including fire safety, communicating with visitors, escalating issues, quick decision-making, etc.
Avid shares concern about using animals in safety testing and is committed to eliminating the need for animal testing. We are equally committed to consumers' health and safety and creating products that comply with the laws of all countries where we sell our products. We do not perform any animal tests on our product formulations or ingredients, nor ask others to test on our behalf. We follow and encourage the Live and Let Live policy.
To avoid using animal tests, our product development team selects raw materials with well-established safety records and uses extensive ingredient databases. Our product safety testing includes the use of non-animal studies and clinical tests on volunteers.
Our ultimate goal is to eliminate the necessity for animal testing globally. We work closely with our industry and the scientific community worldwide to actively support our industry's sharing of scientific data and support and fund research programs to develop and validate non-animal alternatives for product testing.
We thank you for the opportunity to state our position and hope you will continue to enjoy Avid products with confidence.