ACC Limited (formerly The Associated Cement Companies Limited) is a leading player in the Indian building materials space operating since over 80 years. The company has 18 cement manufacturing units, and over 82 ready mix concrete plants. It is owned by the Adani Group.
Adani Group is committed to protecting the environment and improving communities through its CSR programmes based on the principles of sustainability, diversity and shared values. Corporate Social Responsibility efforts include benefitting local communities across the country by furthering economic and social progress. ACC’s earliest initiatives in community development date back to the 1940’s – long before the term ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ was coined.
ACC Limited CSR Spent in FY 2024-25
ACC Limited spent Rs 42 crores benefitting 7.38 lakh people across 15 Indian states in FY 2024-25. ACC engages in diverse Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, as per its annual report. The Company has positively impacted lives across 315 villages in 27 districts and 15 states. Guided by UN SDGs, ACC ensures development through active stakeholder engagement, leveraging tools like the CSR Committee and community advisory panels. The CSR initiatives focus on sectors like Education, Healthcare, Sustainable Livelihoods, Skill Development, and Community Infrastructure.
Adani Foundation
Since 1996, the Adani Foundation, the Adani Group’s community engagement arm, has empowered children, women and marginalised communities through education, health, livelihoods and climate action, aligned with national priorities and global SDGs. Operating in 7,060 villages across 21 states, it impacts 96 lakhs lives. At ACC CSR sites, it enhances lives in 315 villages across 15 states, positively impacting over 8.79 lakh individuals.
ACC CSR, part of the Adani Foundation, drives initiatives in education, health, livelihoods, skill development and community infrastructure, aligning with national priorities and global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By empowering communities and prioritising sustainability, ACC ensures dignity, well-being, and prosperity in the regions surrounding its operations and beyond.
ACC Limited – CSR Initiatives
CSR for Healthcare
To address healthcare challenges in rural areas, the Uttar Pradesh government has initiated Health ATM machines, supported by Adani Adani Foundation particularly in Amethi district. These touchscreen kiosks provide access to personal health information and offer full body check-ups within minutes, including various tests like HB analyser, pulse oximeter, and lipid profile. Adani Foundation has also contributed to the installation of a CT-scan facility at the district hospital in Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh.
Infrastructural Support to Health Centre Infrastructural support is vital for improving village health centres. It ensures better hygiene, facilitates emergency response and government programme implementation. Adani Foundation has supported five health centres in Kudithini, Wadi, Madukarrai and Lakheri this year.
Supporting Rural Healthcare with Mobile Units
ACC, in partnership with the Adani Foundation, is supporting rural healthcare through its Mobile Health Unit (MHU) initiative at the Chilhati site in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Covering 13 panchayats and 16 villages, the programme benefits over 7,400 residents, providing doorstep medical services across a 20 km radius. The MHU visits 2-3 villages daily, offering diagnosis for conditions such as high blood pressure (471 cases) and diabetes (290 cases), often missed by local primary health centres.
Additionally, the CSR team organised an eye care camp across five villages, in collaboration with HelpAge India, delivering free check-ups, glasses and treatment to 972 individuals. The camp also screened 168 primary school students for eye flu. These initiatives underscore ACC and Adani Foundation’s dedication to addressing critical health challenges and creating healthier communities, ensuring rural populations have access to vital healthcare services.
Support towards TB Eradication
Adani Foundation has supported 378 TB patients in Sindri and Kymore by providing nutritional kits. In Gagal, Himachal Pradesh, the Foundation received an award from the Honourable Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh for its significant contributions to the TB eradication programme. Additionally, it has provided three portable x-ray machines in Gagal, Tikaria and Kymore. This has benefitted suspected TB patients to avail x-ray services at their doorstep.
CSR for Rural Development, Sustainable Livelihoods and Community welfare
Adani Foundation is addressing drinking water challenges in underserved areas through initiatives like water supply via tankers, hand pump repairs and borewell drilling. These efforts have provided clean and safe drinking water to 1,34,076 beneficiaries, alleviating water scarcity and enhancing health and hygiene within communities.
The foundation is running a dairy enterprise development initiative across two sites, namely Jamul and Tikaria, encompassing 14 villages and benefiting 95 cattle owners. As part of this initiative, three milk collection centres have been established, collectively averaging a daily milk collection of 450 litres.
The foundation has constructed 13,680 metres of cement concrete roads, footpaths and gravel roads, greatly enhancing connectivity and accessibility for communities. This initiative has directly benefitted 1,22,750 individuals by providing durable infrastructure, improving mobility and ensuring safer commute between locations.
ACC is dedicated to creating sustainable livelihoods in the communities where it operates. In collaboration with the Adani Foundation, ACC is enhancing dairy farming in villages near ACC Jamul. Through the Livestock Development Project (LDP), farmers benefit from sex-sorted semen (SSS) artificial insemination, increasing the likelihood of female calf births from 50% to 90%. This technology has significantly boosted farmers’ incomes. Success stories like those of Heelendra Sahu and Sudarshan Yadav highlight the transformative impact of this initiative on rural livelihoods, empowering farmers.
ACC, in partnership with the Adani Foundation, is supporting farming for tribal communities near the ACC Chaibasa and Sindri sites in Jharkhand and Lakheri site in Rajasthan by introducing solar-powered lift irrigation. This initiative enhances year-round agricultural yield, increasing farmers’ incomes, reducing migration and promoting sustainable livelihoods. Benefitting 313 farmers across 57 irrigation units, it now supports 307 acres of farmland.
Historically, these communities relied on rain-fed agriculture, constrained by undulating terrain and limited resources. The solar-powered lift irrigation units provide consistent water supply, enabling cultivation of Kharif, Rabi and Jayad crops, while supporting transitions to higher-value cash crops. Farmers have reported an average income increase of I 30,000 per acre annually.
CSR for Education
ACC has established 16 schools across different locations, providing high-quality education to children from host communities. These schools benefit a total of 11,819 students. The ACC Higher Secondary School in Kymore, Madhya Pradesh, celebrated its 100th anniversary in December 2023.
Adani Foundation supports academically bright rural students who face socio-economic barriers to accessing quality education. Through initiatives like the Adani Competitive Coaching Centre, the Foundation aims to strengthen its foundational knowledge and provide detailed guidance through classes and regular assessments. Additionally, Adani Evening Coaching Centres are being operated in locations such as Jamul, Kudithini, Bargarh, and Sindri, benefitting 257 students.
The Adani Foundation has significantly advanced education at ACC cement sites, benefitting 32,134 students through strategic interventions. Key initiatives include investment in infrastructure, UTHAAN programmes, teacher training and bridging learning gaps via coaching classes. ACC has also established 17 schools, supported by the Foundation, delivering quality education to 11,289 students from host communities.
CSR Project Utthan
CSR Project Utthan is aimed at improving education in government schools, especially in rural and underserved areas. By enhancing infrastructure, introducing digital and activity-based learning and providing teacher training, the project strengthens pedagogy and fosters holistic student development through co-curricular activities and community involvement. Currently implemented in 19 schools across Bargarh (Odiasha), Kudithini (Karnataka) and Sanghi (Gujarat), it supports 2,204 students.
Coaching Centres
At ACC cement sites, the foundation addresses socio-economic barriers faced by academically bright rural students through the Adani Competitive Coaching Centre (ACCC). These centres operating in Jamul, Lakheri, Chaibasa, Madukarrai and Chanda, provide 360 students with foundational knowledge, guidance and assessments. This initiative empowers learners to transition into mainstream education and achieve academic success, furthering the Foundation’s commitment to sustainable educational development.
CSR for Skill Development
Through Adani Saksham, the Company’s skilling programme, ACC provides youth with training to enhance employability and entrepreneurship. These efforts reached 23,095 individuals in FY 2024-25, to foster sustainable livelihoods.
Aligned with the Government of India’s Skill India Mission, the Adani Foundation drives a skill development programme through the ‘Adani Skill Development Centre’, a registered Section 8 company. The initiative aims to empower Indian youth by providing them with valuable skills to achieve their goals. Operating across 12 Adani Foundation sites at ACC cement locations, the programme has enrolled 6,610 youth in certification courses since April 2024. Of these, 6,286 have completed their training and received certificates, while 1,733 have been placed in relevant industries and 617 have launched their own enterprises. The average monthly income of placed candidates is I 12,600.
They have been placed in different roles including Domestic Data Entry, Assistant Electrician, General Duty Assistant, Artificial Intelligence and Retail Sales. Candidates have been placed in renowned companies such as Toyota, Amazon, Foxconn, Tata Motors, etc. post completion of their training, as per ACC’s annual report.
