This certificate promises that the company will plant a tree on their behalf and make earth a greener planet. At the summit, Sumita Bhatia from Cummins, Preeti Choubey, Neha Belhekar and Shikha Lal from John Deere were awarded green certificates.

"Manufacturing is a key driver of the Indian economy and sharing of best practices creates an eco-system of co-learning and knowledge-sharing amongst the young manufacturing professionals. It was a pleasure to witness the passion and innovation-driven ideas that have been executed successfully by various organizations. We are committed to plant 20,000 trees and encourage everyone to plant more trees. Green Certificate is our commitment to plant trees and make our future greener," K Suresh, unit head of staple fibre division Nagda, Grasim Industries Limited, said.

The companies competed across diverse categories − cost optimisation, technology, sustainability, people initiatives, safety and quality. The regional winners will have the rare opportunity to compete against other regional winners in a national-level competition to be held on September 21, 2018, in Mumbai.

The annual event, presented by Aditya Birla Group for the last five years, has become an exciting, knowledge-sharing platform for manufacturing professionals in plant operations, production management, quality control, technical & engineering and HR. (RR)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India