HPCL: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited

ENCON Award 2007:
- (HPCL)’s Visakh Refinery bagged the coveted First Prize for Energy Conservation in Petroleum Refining Sector for the year 2007. Thw award was presented by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. The selection for the award is done by Bureau of Energy efficiency, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India, with an objective to recognize special efforts made by Indian Industry & other sectors in reducing energy consumption while maintaining manufacturing capacities. Visakh Refinery’s specific energy consumption has been brought down from 93.2 in the year 2005-06 to 87.9 MBTU/BBL/NRGF, while its Fuel & Loss as a percentage on Crude has reduced from 5.99 wt% to 5.8 wt%. The Refinery made an investment of Rs. 5.2 crore in the year 2006-07 for energy conservation.

Forecourt Retailer of the year 2007 award: Star Retailer Awards
- HPCL has been awarded Forecourt Retailer of the year 2007 Awardfor the second consecutive year. This Recognition is testimonial to the trust placed in HPCL by the millions of consumers and the efforts by the field force, dealers and dealer men of HPCL to deliver the Club HP Brand promise and differentiate HPCL Retail outlets from competition.
  The innovative concept of Club HP launched on the platform of “Outstanding Customer Care & Vehicle Care” provides a large bouquet of products & services to consumers and makes the entire experience of filling fuel at Club HP outlets an “Achcha lagta hai” experience.

EMPI-Indian Express Indian Innovation Awards- "Silver Trophy"
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has been awarded Silver Trophy at the EMPI-Indian Express Indian Innovation Awards Ceremony. The Trophy and Citation was presented by His Excellency Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, former President of India. HPCL has received the honors for being a pioneer in the implementation and adaptation of IT for improved logistics and cost reduction in the Indian Petroleum Industry. The innovations deployed by the company have led to new benchmarks in Retail Automation, capacity utilization and increased productivity in the Indian context.

Best Work Place Practices:
- HPCL was awarded the prestigious ‘Asian CSR Awards 2007’ under ‘Best Work Place Practices’ category. This award was co-presented by ‘Asian Institute of Management’ and ‘Chemoil’. HPCL’s entry, out of 186 entries from 117 companies in 14 countries, was adjudged as ‘Winner’. HPCL had bagged this Award in the year 2004 too. The Asian CSR Awards in Best Work Place Practices category facilitates ‘the company that has policies and programs in place that show the respect they have for their employees & how much they value them. How far the company has gone in taking care of its employees by way of embracing diversity in the workplace, providing childcare, providing for appropriate work life balance of employees, dependence care, layoffs & closing, health & wellness, privacy, employee training, fostering lifelong learning, improving the quality of life at work and implementing employee ownership plans on a sustainable basis’

Reader’s Digest “Trusted Brand Gold Award”
- Awarded in the Gas Station category in India for the year 2007 in recognition of Club HP Brand. The Trusted Brand Survey is regarded as the Ultimate Seal of Consumer Approval by a large number of customer base spread all over the country, surveyed through unaided interviews. The award was based on a survey conducted by M/s AC Nielsen in seven Asian markets including India wherein consumers were asked to nominate their most Trusted Brand in each of the 43 categories covered. Customers have recognized HPCL as a strong & trusted brand, meeting the buyers’ needs and delivering on promises. It is the customers’ trust in our Retail Brand that has helped us win this recognition consecutively for the second year.

CNBC Awaaz Consumer Award 2007
- HPCL’s branded petrol ‘Power’ voted as the Most Preferred Auto Fuel for the second consecutive year at the CNBC Awaaz Consumer Award 2007. HPCL has been selected as ‘India’s Most Preferred Auto Fuel’ based on a comprehensive study conducted by The Nielsen Company on behalf of CNBC Awaaz. The national survey for determining India’s most preferred brand covered 42 segments across 21 cities and 13 small towns across 14 States, with more than 10,000 registered respondents.

Most Admired Retailer of the Year - Forecourt Retailing Award
- At the Images Retail Awards 2007 which felicitate India's top Retail companies, professionals and concepts, HPCL was awarded the ‘Most Admired Retailer of the Year’. HPCL has won this award for the second consecutive year. The awards selection process followed global standards of performance assessments involving nationwide consumer and industry poll, self nomination, store visits and interviews of nominees by experts, process partners & jury.

Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance - 2007
- The Award is conferred by ‘World Council for Corporate Governance’ (WCFCG) and Institute of Directors (IOD). The winners were selected through an elaborate multilevel and transparent assessment process. HPCL has won the award in the year 2003 and 2006 also. The Award underlines the high value that HPCL place on Corporate Governance and a re-affirmation of the level of disclosure and transparency at HPCL.

CIO 100 Award 2007
- CIO 100 award has been instituted in India since 2006. HPCL was the recipient of this award in the inaugural year too. ‘CIO 100 Award 2007’ was conferred on HPCL for ‘Project Parivartan’ and extending the benefits of the ERP system to its various stakeholders through deployment of information portals for customers, vendors & transporters and also enabling e-payments. In-house development of Quality Control monitoring module, payroll modules, interface with Maximo, tank truck filing and weightbridge automation also combined to bagging this Award. “CIO 100” award of IDG (International Data Group) is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the IT Industry worldwide. CIO Awardees had to show not only that they have executed their project well, but that they have done so in uncommon, innovative ways. The Awardees have to also demonstrate business value beyond a mere positive ROI, to show how the project changed the way they do business or repositioned them competitively.

Amity HR Excellence Award
- On the occasion of Fourth Global HR Summit 2007 at Amity International Business School, HPCL was awarded the ‘Amity HR Excellence Award’. The Award was conferred on HPCL for achieving enviable position of one of the best and most admired companies due to innovative strategies for Human Resource Management and Development.

Safety Innovation Award 2007
- HPCL’s Santacruz (Mumbai) Aviation Service Facility (ASF) was awarded the ‘Safety Innovation Award 2007’. The Award was conferred by the Institution of Engineers (India), Safety & Quality Forum for the location efforts towards developing total Safety Culture & Innovation at the work place Three tier selection procedure was adopted by the Institution including presentation by the applicant before the eminent jury. HP Aviation was the only winner from the Aviation section.

OISD Safety Award
- HPCL was awarded the OISD Safety Award for the year 2006-07 in the category POL Marketing Organisations. The OISD Awards felicitate Excellence in Safety Operations at POL Depots, Terminals and other marketing installations including safety during transportation of the POL products.

Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Occupational Health & Safety
- Mangalore POL Terminal was awarded the Golden Peacock Award 2007 for Excellence in Occupational Health and Safety Management. Awarded by the World Environment Foundation and the Institute of Directors, New Delhi, the Award was conferred based on the previous achievements and certifications achieved by Mangalore Terminal such as ISO 9001:2000 for Quality Management Systems, ISO 14001:2004 for environment Management Systems and especially OHSAS 18001:1999 for occupational Health and Safety. Mangalore Terminal was the first Terminal in the Oil Industry to be awarded with OHSAS 18001:1999 in the year 2005.

Greentech Foundation ‘Environment Excellence Gold Award’
- HPCL’s Palam Aviation Service Facility (ASF) has been awarded the ‘Environment Excellence Award’ by Greentech Foundation. The Greentech Awards instituted by Greentech Foundation are given for outstanding performance and achievements in the field of environmental management and industrial fire safety & security

DMA Erehwon Innovative HR Award
- The Award instituted by DMA (Delhi Management Association) and Erehwon Innovation Consulting, Bangalore is presented to those who have taken an HR idea from concept to reality and have sustained results to show for their efforts. HPCL’s entry – Project Organisation Transformation authored by Project ACE team bagged the Finalist Trophy for HR Initiatives. HPCL was shortlisted in the first eight out of the total 83 entries and the only PSU amongst the finalist.

Best Safe Industry Award
- HPCL’s Mangalore LPG Import Facility (MLIF) was awarded the ‘Best Safe Industry Award’ at the State Award Ceremony for outstanding achievement in the field of Safety. The Award was conferred by Karnataka State Safety Institute, Department of Factories & Boilers on the occasion of the 36th National Safety Day 2007.