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Cover Story

Clear Vision on
Sustainability

Grishma Zade, the dynamic
Manager-Infrastructure and Facilities

at ICICI Home Finance, is currently
responsible for maintaining three
properties of her company, including the

Corporate HO tower, a guest house and a
newly inaugurated office: in all, catering to
around 1,050 employees. As the single point of

contact, she is involved in project and O&M activities related
to renovation and repair & maintenance of offices and

stand-alone properties.

rishma states that housekeeping personnel. With
all office spaces feedback from end-users, EcoSys
are decorated and as a cleaning product is still Be aligned with PM Narendra
maintained with eco- evolving, getting to the right level Modi’s net zero goal for 2070.
Gfriendly products that of composition and concentration. We should start small right
are green-certified. “Chemicals and However, she feels they have made away, so together we shall reach
consumables used for day-to-day the right choice and eventually, the the goal by 2070.
cleaning are green and even the vendor will deliver.
ply used in making office partitions On the use of sustainable
has been made from crops.” While products, Grishma says that the
admitting that green products first piece of office décor to be
come with a higher price tag, the
company’s clear vision and her replaced would be commercial ply
well-honed negotiating skills ensure with an eco-friendly option. The
the 15-20% cost increase makes the e-certification of these products
whole initiative viable. provide longer guarantees. They
are stronger, float on water and
The selection process for the are fire-resistant. Similarly,
right cleaning product was done day-to-day acid-based
after initial surveys and identifying cleaning products could
nine vendors based on fixed be replaced with eco-
parameters. Vendors were asked friendly ones. “With
to share samples of their product a clear vision on
after which they were tested for sustainability,
dilutions and performance. Three we will be
vendors were short-listed and after taking more
working with them for a month, green
one was finalized. While TASKI
R6 was good for deep cleaning, it initiatives
was equally important to ensure in the
the product was safe for use by future.”

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