29th October 2025
Vedanta Sesa Goa Comes Together for Run for Zero Hunger
Vedanta Sesa Goa culminated its contribution as part of the #RunForZeroHunger with an over tally of over 1 million meals since 2022. Integrated as part of the Vedanta Delhi Half Marathon, every kilometre registered on the ‘Step, Set Go’ app, corresponding number of meals would be contributed by Vedanta for those in need including children, and extending the support to animal.
During the 42- day edition in 2025, Vedanta Sesa Goa organised 30 plus events which witnessed keen participation from its employees, workmen and business partners across 5 states including Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha. In Goa, special events were organised at Bicholim, Amona & Panjim and over 20 individuals contributed with over 1500 km in the stipulated time, which corresponded to the equal number of meal contribution.
The culminating event was organised at Divar Island under the banner of the ‘Funrise Walkathon’ , with a large number of participants committing to the effort. Speaking on the occasion, Navin Jaju, CEO, Sesa Goa, said, “Congratulations to the entire Sesa Goa ‘family’ for their spirited participation in the #RunForZeroHunger. Across locations, and across states the verve and zest for a world without hunger was palpable through collective and individual efforts. The meaning that is now associated with VDHM ’25 – an opportunity to push back against hunger – also attained a higher pitch with the families and communities pitching in wholeheartedly. I thank everyone for their stepping up and their resolve to ‘ give back’ meaningfully to the world..”
The initiative was also combined with the goals of the ‘Swachhotsav – Swachhata Hi Seva 2025’ campaign, organised under the aegis of the Indian Bureau of Mines & the Directorate General of Mines Safety & joint events coinciding with the campaign were also conducted. These involved conducting walkathons to spread awareness on cleanliness and hygiene and in the process also led to contributions for the #RunForZeroHunger campaign.
All throughout, a large number of community members and students from across colleges and schools also joined in the effort, adding to the overall commitment for a world without hunger.
About Vedanta Limited
Vedanta Limited, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Limited, is one of the world’s leading Oil & Gas and Metals company with significant operations in Oil & Gas, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Iron Ore, Steel, and Aluminium & Power across India, South Africa and Namibia. For two decades, Vedanta has been contributing significantly to nation building. Governance and sustainable development are at the core of Vedanta’s strategy, with a strong focus on health, safety, and the environment. Vedanta has put in place a comprehensive framework to be the ESG leader in the natural resources sector. Vedanta is committed to reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner and has pledged $5 billion over the next 10 years to accelerate the transition to net zero operations. Giving back is in the DNA of Vedanta, which is focused on enhancing the lives of local communities. The company’s flagship social impact program, Nand Ghars, have been set up as model Anganwadis focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women with skill development. Under the aegis of the Anil Agarwal Foundation, the umbrella entity for Vedanta’s social initiatives, the Vedanta group has pledged Rs 5000 crore over the next five years on social impact programmes with a thrust on nutrition, women & child development, healthcare, animal welfare, and grass-root level sports. Vedanta and the group companies company have been featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020, and was conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020, CII Environmental Best Practices Award 2020, CSR Health Impact Award 2020, CII National Award 2020 for Excellence in Water Management, CII Digital Transformation Award 2020, ICSI National Award 2020 for excellence in Corporate Governance, People First HR Excellence Award 2020, ‘Company with Great Managers 2020’ by People Business and certified as a Great Place to Work 2021. Vedanta’s flagship Nand Ghar Project was identified as the best CSR project by the Government of Rajasthan. Vedanta Limited is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit www.vedantalimited.com
About Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business
Sesa Goa Iron Ore Business of Vedanta Limited is engaged in exploration, mining, and processing of iron ore. The company was founded in 1954 as Scambi Economici SA Goa and acquired by Vedanta. Since then, it has grown to be one among the top low-cost producers of iron ore in the country. During 1991-1995, it diversified into the manufacture of pig iron and metallurgical coke. It has also developed indigenous and environment-friendly technology for producing high quality metallurgical coke. Sesa Goa Iron Ore also has two waste heat recovery power plants of total capacity 60 MW that produces clean power by using the waste heat recovery from its coke ovens and blast furnace gas. Sesa Goa Iron Ore operations in India are in Goa & Karnataka.
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