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The Company has a defined process for identifying key The Company’s entry level recruitments like Diploma
communities, their needs and prioritising interventions. Engineer Trainees, Graduate Engineer Trainees and
The key communities consist of areas in and around the Management Trainees focus on colleges with areas dominant
Company’s manufacturing sites. Criteria for selection of key by SC/ST. The internal job posting initiative Seamlessly
communities are based on the Mission, Vision and Values Harnessing Internal Expertise ('SHINE') is further enhanced
(‘MVV’), neighbourhood of the area where the Company to include referrals for candidates from the economically
operates, impact on society and benefits to underprivileged and socially backward communities. Seamlessly Harnessing
people. The needs are identified through various listening Internal Expertise (‘SHINE+’) was launched as a corporate
and learning methods, participatory rural appraisal, initiative, which has more reward for recruitment consultants
need assessment, etc. The needs are prioritised based for shortlisting of candidates that helps improve the
on parameters that help balance both the needs of the Company’s employee diversity especially for gender
community and the Company’s long-term strategic growth. diversity, social and economically backward regions and
communities and for persons with disability. The Company
3. Are there any special initiatives taken by the Company has a formal policy on Diversity and Inclusion (‘D&I’) which
to engage with the disadvantaged, vulnerable and articulates and defines our commitment to this cause. From
marginalised stakeholders? If so, provide details thereof, in
about 50 words or so. last year onwards, February is celebrated as the month of
Diversity and Inclusion. During this month, sensitisation
Yes, the Company follows an integrated development training is conducted for the senior leadership team and
approach, which specifically targets the disadvantaged, along with various activities conducted across the Company
vulnerable and marginalised stakeholders.
such as group discussions, panel discussions, expert speaker
It has been the Company’s constant endeavour to focus on sessions on Business and Human Rights, Affirmative Action,
inclusive and collaborative growth. The Company began its play shops, quizzes, D&I room, communication through
journey a few years ago by focussing on Affirmative Action emailers, standees, placard, batches, etc. which helped
i.e. disadvantaged communities and while the Company sensitising employees on D&I, unconscious bias, inclusive
continues to progress on this roadmap, it has expanded behaviour, etc.
its focus on diversity to additionally cover gender diversity,
disadvantaged regions and person with disability, LGBTQ Principle 5: Businesses should respect and promote
all of which are important segments that can help create human rights
a more sustainable organisation for the future. Towards 1. Does the policy of the Company on human rights cover
this objective, the Company has reconstituted its current only the Company or extend to the Group/Joint Ventures/
Affirmative Action Council into a Diversity Council (‘DC’).
The organisation has instituted DC led by the Managing Suppliers/Contractors/NGOs/others?
Director & CEO and Senior Leaders to focus on The Company follows Principles of the International
these identified areas of Affirmative Action agenda. Declaration of Human Rights. The Company has released
The Company’s leadership drives the Affirmative Action a formal policy on Business and Human Rights. The Policy
agenda across the organisation with passion and supports, respects and protects the human rights of its direct
commitment. as well as indirect employees. The Sustainability Policy and
the TCoC also addresses these aspects.
The Company’s integrated development interventions
are based on the framework linked to the United Nations 2. How many stakeholder complaints have been received in
Sustainable Development Goals ('UN SDGs') and has the the past financial year and what percent was satisfactorily
following elements: building economic capital, ensuring resolved by the Management?
environmental integrity, enablers for social, economic and The Company did not receive any complaint with respect to
environmental development and building social capital. human rights violation.
All social initiatives under these elements are conducted Principle 6: Businesses should respect, protect and
around Company’s areas of operations. It follows an make efforts to restore the environment
integrated development approach to improve the quality of
life, especially in their neighbourhoods and for the farmers. 1. Does the policy related to Principle 6 cover only the
As per the need assessment, the SC/ST community in Company or extends to the Group/Joint Ventures/
the Company's neighbourhood regions aspires for better Suppliers/Contractors/NGOs/others?
education, health care, agriculture/animal husbandry The Company has made Supplier Sustainability Guidelines
extension, better livelihood skills and employment. to extend the reach for capturing the sustainability aspect

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