BPCL CSR 2011 - 2012

Introduction
BPCL Introduction People & Planet Approach Social Responsibility & Business Development Analysis

BPCL
From Burmah Shell to Bharat Petroleum
On 24th January 1976, the Burmah Shell Group of Companies was taken over by the Government of India to form Bharat Refineries Limited. On 1st August 1977, renamed Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited. The first refinery to process newly found indigenous crude (Bombay High), in the country.

Ensuring Reach
Retailing of Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene, besides various Non-Fuel Products and value-added services through its robust network of 6553 retail outlets and 1007 Kerosene dealers.

BPCL Refineries - a Transformed Organization

A Fortune 500 Company with an equity base of Rs.361.54 crore

Have Refineries at Mumbai (12 MMT) and Kochi (9.5 MMT)Capacity respectively for refining crude oil.
BPC's subsidiary at Numaligarh has a capacity of 3 MMT.

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Investors
A Government company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1913, is in the business of Refining, Storing, Marketing and distributing petroleum products. The Paid up Capital of BPCL is Rs. 361.54 crores of which Government of India (GOI) holds 54.93% and the balance 45.07% equity are held by Foreign Institutional Investors, Financial Institutions, Employees and other Investors.

Business Associates
Caters to the fuel needs of approx. 8000 Industrial customers spread across all over the country. These include Industries from the Public & Private Sectors, of the core and non-core segments and various Govt. Establishments, such as Defense, Railways, State Trading Corporations, and State Electricity Boards etc. This page gives a consolidated view of this link and its offering.

BPCL Approach
Bharat Petroleum, commitment of its employees is a critical resource. Fully realizing that only a satisfied employee will put his best foot forward with the customers, Bharat Petroleum has taken many steps to make the organization a Great Place to Work. Bharat Petroleum fosters effective value-based HR processes for development of people and their organizational capabilities with a view to provide them with a competitive edge and also to realize their personal vision in tandem with the corporate vision. The thrust areas include: Performance Management which links business goals with individual performance goals. Recognizing competencies and capabilities of the staff through Competency Modeling to help identify and place the right person in the right job. Identifying competency gaps and bridging such gaps through appropriate training and developmental programs. Multi-skilling to encourage employees to take up new initiatives in the areas of Enhanced Fuel Proposition, Add-on Stores, One Stop Truck Shops, Grocery and Fast Food Stores.

EMPLOYEE Benefit Initiatives :

Mumbai Refinery organized several need-based learning and development initiatives including functional programs, strategy workshops, people management skills and on the job training. A total of about 15,000 man-days of training were organized providing opportunity to all sections of employees to upgrade their skills. Employees were also exposed to various programs organized by premier institutions in India, in order to develop their competencies as per global standards and provide them with an opportunity of collaborative learning with executives of other organizations.

During 2011-12, 1,434 employees were given training at Kochi Refinery. A series of competency enhancement workshops in compassionate communication, work life balance, personal effectiveness and effective communication were conducted for the management staff. Social welfare and development has been at the core of BPCLs corporate social responsibility philosophy.
The Companys efforts are aimed at bringing about qualitative changes in the lives of the surrounding community through well planned and coordinated social welfare initiatives. Such programs included vocational guidance courses and medical services at Mahul and Karjat villages near Mumbai. In its continuous endeavour to ensure quality education, programs such as award of scholarships and utilities for poor students, extending capability exploration and enhancement programs for talented poor children were undertaken. As a part of the efforts in the field of Education, Kochi Refinery is supporting the Capability Exploration and Enabling Program (CEEP) initiated by the NGO - Nanma Movement. This programme provides training to hundreds of underprivileged children in Government schools for unleashing their unique potential. BPCL is also providing support for 75 One Teacher schools for poor tribal children under the Ekalvidyalaya Program initiated by NGO Friends of Tribals Society.