Cowboys in India.

Vedanta Alumina Ltd.Ethics or Bureaucracy and Bribery?

Niyamgiri Hills, Odisha

Niyamgiri Hills. Prelude.

Local tribes of the area

Vedanta Alumina.
Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) is a Subsidiary Company of the globally diversified, London Stock Exchange listed Vedanta Resources PLC. It had proposed a new bauxite mine at Niyamgiri Hills, Kalahandi.

Vedanta Alumina. The Anti-Hero.

The thick forests of Odisha s Kalahandi region is home to nearly 8,000 tribals. Now, their existence is under threat from the corporate world.

Will the feeble voices of the tribals be heard in the corridors of power?

Business Ethics: CSR by Vedanta

Concentrated on four areas i.e. Health(30 health centers), Education(one primary school), Livelihood(rehabilitation colony) and Infrastructure.

Real Story: Ethics or Irresponsibility?

PART 1. Getting Into It.
The film s real focus is the evolution of filmmaker Chamber s relationship with Satya and Daya, his Odia assistants. The problems that could such a project create is shown.

Real Story: Ethics or Irresponsibility?

PART 2. Exposed.
With great difficulty they find one health-center built by Vedanta with no doctors, toxic waste dumps near rivers, and listen to stories of trucks running people over, people who stand up getting beaten by some thugs, etc.

Reality & Should Have Done s

When inquired, a tribal woman asks, What will I do with money? It is of no use to me. I get everything I want from the mountain.

Things that Vedanta should do!

Adequate training for employees and managers who do unethical practices Strong communication mechanism that enhance bottom-totop feedback Comprehensive & periodic risk assessment mechanism Regular monitoring mechanism to address problem areas

Bottlenecks
Company s self-interests:- profit-oriented/developmentoriented Odisha being a poor state, the state government favors investments and takes the plight of tribals as collateral damage Corruption plays a huge role Play of politics

Information and quotes from documentary Cowboys in India by Simon Chambers