HCLFoundation launched Harit – The Green Initiative (earlier incubated under Uday - A holistic urban CSR initiative addressing all forms of urban poverty) a distinct flagship program for Environment Action; with the vision ‘ to conserve, restore and enhance indigenous environmental systems and respond to climate change in a sustainable manner through community engagement’. Throughout the process, Harit
ensures at building scalable and replicable models that are economically viable, socially acceptable, environmentally sustainable, holistic and inclusive.
All these interventions follow ‘Participatory and Convergent Approach’ in attaining the desired results towards UN SDG goals aligned to the National Indicator Framework for SDG.
Harit focuses on
a) Increasing green cover, carbon sequestration, native biodiversity through afforestation and habitat improvement
b) Conservation and rejuvenation of waterbodies through community engagement
c) Reduction in CO 2 emissions
d) Improvement of Coastal and Marine Habitats for native biodiversity
e) Improving lives of stray animals and addressing human animal conflict inside community areas
f) Enhancing environment awareness among communities through environment education with the help of innovative tools and techniques
a) 363,722 saplings planted
b) 155.8 acres area under afforestation
c) ~340,000 kgs carbon sequestered
d) 62 water bodies rejuvenated
e) ~5,200 million litres water holding capacity increased
f) 32,654 animal lives impacted
g) 32 environment education modules developed
h) ~8,000 kgs ghost nets collected
i) 67 compost pits constructed
j) 200,000 kgs biomass stopped from being burnt