Hero Centre For Innovation & Technology Receives GreenCo Platinum Rating

Hero MotoCorp has been conferred with the coveted GreenCo Platinum rating for the Hero Global Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Green Business Centre, as part of the Green Company rating scheme. The company's Global Centre for Innovation and Technology has become the first research and development facility to receive GreenCo Platinum rating under the R&D category, as well as the only unit to receive a green rating under the CII-Rajastahan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) scheme, the company announced in a statement. The Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) has already awarded the centre a Platinum certification, with a score of 91 points, making it the highest-rated facility in India's manufacturing sector.

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Commenting on the achievement, Dr. Arun Jaura, Chief Technology Officer, Hero MotoCorp said, "We are pleased that our consistent green initiatives have earned Hero Global Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) the distinction of being the only R&D facility to receive this honour from a prestigious industry body like the CII. The ratings are a testament to our facility's large-scale efforts to ensure environmentally sustainable operations. All of us at Hero MotoCorp remain firmly committed to sustainability and preservation of the environment as our key guiding principles."

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Hero Chairman, Dr. Pawan Munjal announced Rs. 10,000 crore investment plan at the 'Hero World 2020' at the CIT, Jaipur, in early 2020.

The 'GreenCo Platinum' is awarded to the industries for demonstrating leadership and commitment towards environment conservation by CII as part of its Green Company rating system with a comprehensive framework that evaluates performance of green features of companies on 10 broad green parameters. These parameters include energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, waste management, material conservation, green supply chain, product stewardship and life cycle assessment, innovation for environment and green infrastructure, among others.

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The Hero Centre for Innovation and Technology (CIT) in Jaipur was inaugurated in March 2016, and is the global research and development centre of Hero MotoCorp. Nearly 1,000 tech experts and automotive engineers from around the world are engaged in designing and developing modern, technologically superior mobility solutions for customers in the company's global markets across 43 countries in Asia, Africa, South and Central America and the Middle East. The CIT is spread across an area of 260 acres, and houses facilities for product design, development, R&D, testing and validation.

In early 2020, we had a very brief ride of the Hero Xtreme 160R at the test track at the CIT, in Jaipur

The facility also has test tracks which are 17 kilometres long and have 45 different surfaces. The test tracks at the CIT are used to simulate real-world road conditions, both from India and international markets.