Vedanta invests Rs 361 crore in environment sustainability projects in 2015.

Vedanta Limited, formerly known as Sesa Sterlite, invested Rs. 361 crore towards environment sustainability projects across its global business locations in financial year 2015, the mining conglomerate said in a statement.

'We understand that a sustainable community is one that is economically, environmentally, and socially healthy, safe and resilient. It is with this objective, that we at Vedanta have undertaken a set of unique sustainability initiatives across all our locations to engage with local communities in which we operate,' said Roma Balwani, President, Group Sustainability & CSR, Vedanta.

The Anil Agarwal-led company said it is one of the first companies in India to adopt the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool, devised by United Nations environment Programme.

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