Overview

Committed to preserve the planet and all its ecosystems, HCLFoundation launched Harit by HCLFoundation, a distinct flagship programme for environment action in 2021. Harit envisions to conserve, restore and enhance indigenous environmental systems and respond to climate change in a sustainable manner through community engagement. Operational in nine States - Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Harit is building sustainable and inclusive models towards: • A flourishing biodiversity, green cover and building climate resilience through afforestation • An abundance of water resources through rejuvenating vanishing waterbodies • A thriving coastal and marine habitats by on and off shore cleaning initiatives • A better life for animals by improving human animal relationships and addressing animal welfare inside community areas • Cleaner air through reducing and neutralizing CO2 emissions • Protecting and preserving the environment through education, community stewardship and participation. From the inception of Harit in 2021, till March 31, 2022, more than 530,000 saplings have been planted, over 280 acres of land is under afforestation, 80 water bodies rejuvenated, 85 compost pits constructed, around 8000 people have been reached through Environment Education, 46,000 animals treated and 4 km of coastal stretch preserved.