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Integrated Report   Statutory Reports   Financial Statements
                                                                                      Integrated Annual Report 2020-21              Risk Management     60-146              147-300




            strategic Risks                                                                                                          operational Risks

                                              Mitigation
                                                IT strategy and IT roadmap has been created with clear timelines                                                      Mitigation
                                                Architecture board setup to drive cohesive enterprise level IT/Digital               4.  Cyber Risk                      Best-in-class cyber-security managed services. Under this programme, we will have
            2.  Digitalisation Risks           decision-making and solution design                                                                                      24x7 monitoring of security logs of IT assets and highlighting of key risks
                 Failure to embrace digitalisation     IT team has been restructured to achieve harmonisation and standardisation in terms   Loss of data & compromised     We conduct regular third party VAPT assessments to check for vulnerabilities
                as a key lever of Business Growth  of global digital landscape                                                       operations resulting from Cyber     IT policies have been updated based on ISO & ITIL standards
                                                Various digital initiatives are undertaken to improve operations, serve the customers in   attacks
                  Linkage to Capital           a better way & collaborate with suppliers, transporters, external business partners        Linkage to Capital             Cyber security awareness sessions for employees
                  Intellectual Capital          All projects and initiatives are reviewed in different forums like weekly, monthly,                                      Cyber insurance policy at corporate level
                                               quarterly governance reviews to ensure that timelines are met                              Manufactured Capital           Cyber security risks are periodically reviewed by the Risk Management Committee of
                                                Annual assessment is done to assess the digital maturity level of the Company and                                       the Board
                                               actions are taken to improve the score


                                              Mitigation
                                              soda Ash & silica
                                                Introduction of new variants and brands with differentiated offerings
            3.  Product Portfolio Risk          Identification and introduction of new value-added products as downstream of
            Failure to develop a portfolio of   existing product lines
            high value products thus eroding     Identification and introduction of new high value products to substitute imports and
            competitive position               for targeting export markets
                                              salt, sodium Bicarbonate & Prebiotics
                                                Creation of a common customer-facing team across all product categories in
                                               Nutrition across food, pharma and feed customer segments
                                                Development of new value-added products through application development and
                  Linkage to Capital           formulations
                  Manufactured Capital,         Expanding current product with new ingredients
                  Intellectual Capital          Entry into new segments for growth in inorganic chemistry and extraction /
                                               fermentation technology platforms
                                                Enhancing scientific capabilities in areas of growth and supporting customers with
                                               scientific data and claims                                                            Financial Risks
                                              Crop Care and seeds
                                                Enrich portfolio with new off-patent active ingredients                                                               Mitigation
                                                Optimising product registration cycle time by fast tracking pilot plant level scale-up                                    Continuous monitoring of cash flows with focus on the safety & liquidity of the
                                                Adopting emerging technologies in breeding for optimal cycle time and outcomes       5.   Capital Allocation Risk       investments
                                                Appropriate resourcing for tapping contract manufacturing opportunities by           Failure to utilise capital efficiently and      Rigorous capital investment programme, focussing adding economic value and
                                               leveraging chemistry strength                                                                                            improving ROCE
                                              Innovation                                                                             cost effectively due to indisciplined     To evaluate and refinance the applicable loan facilities proactively by proactive
                                                                                                                                     capital allocation leading to
                                                 Ensuring high quality innovation pipeline that fuels growth for new & existing      unfavourable returns to stakeholders  use of debt and capital markets towards reducing refinance risks and to support a
                                               business on continuous basis                                                                                             healthy cash flow
                                                Ensure progress on the R&D long-term plan                                                 Linkage to Capital
                                                Encourage synergies between all the R&D streams, including external Collaborations        Financial Capital               Preserving cash through host of new initiatives including further focus and
                                               with Leading Indian and Global R&D Centres                                                                               balanced efforts towards containment of fixed cost across plant and non-plant
                                                Ensure R&D focus balancing between Business-led Science differentiation and Next                                        activities, working capital
                                               Generation projects
                                                Build Centre of Excellence to cater the computational and analytical requirements of
                                               R&D centres and enhance their effectiveness
                                                Shorten registration time for Agro Chemicals and improve the robustness of traits
                                               development in Hybrid Seeds



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