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Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

vendors and distributors, partners, etc. The Company also Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money
celebrated the month of July 2021 as Ethics Month with all Laundering Policy
communication and programmes centred around the theme The Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption (ABAC) Policy along
“Ethics for a Sustainable Organisation”.
with the Anti-Money Laundering Policy primarily covers risk
A dedicated Ethics Helpline has been setup which is assessment, third party due diligence, training & awareness
managed by an independent professional organisation and audit & reporting. The Gift and Hospitality Policy aims
for confidentially raising ethical concerns or practices that to provide guidance to Directors, officers and employees
violate the Tata Code of Conduct. The Ethics Helpline can be or persons who perform services for or on behalf of the
contacted to report any suspected or confirmed incident of Company on what is appropriate and acceptable and
fraud/misconduct on: what is not acceptable, for offering, giving and accepting
Email : reportmyconcern@integritymatters.in gifts and hospitality.
Address : Principal Ethics Counsellor, Tata Chemicals Limited, The above ABAC Policy requires the Company to appoint
Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Fort,
Mumbai - 400 001 a senior official as the Compliance Officer who shall be
responsible for implementation of the Policies. Under
The Whistleblower Policy as adopted by the the above Policies, Compliance Officers have a functional
Company is available on the Company’s website at reporting about any violation of the Policies to the
https://www.tatachemicals.com/WhistleblowerPolicy.htm.
Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Aggravated cases of
breach of the said Policies, if any, are escalated to the Board
Tata Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider
Trading of Directors of the Company.
The Company has adopted the Tata Code of Conduct Other Policies under the SEBI Listing Regulations
for Prevention of Insider Trading and Code of Corporate
Disclosure Practices (‘Code’) under the SEBI (Prohibition of Policy on Archival and Preservation of Documents
Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (‘SEBI PIT Regulations’). as required under Regulation 9 of the SEBI Listing
The Code lays down guidelines for procedures to be Regulations are available on the website of the Company
followed and disclosures to be made while trading in at https://www.tatachemicals.com/ArchivalPolicy.htm and
securities of the Company. https://www.tatachemicals.com/upload/content_pdf/
policy-on-preservation-of-documents.pdf, respectively.
The Company has also adopted Policy on inquiry in case
of leak or suspected leak of Unpublished Price Sensitive Policy on Determination of Materiality for Disclosure of
Information (‘UPSI’) and Policy for Determination of Legitimate Events or Information as per Regulation 30 of the SEBI Listing
Purposes. The Code of Corporate Disclosure Practices Regulations are available on the website of the Company
along with the Policy for Determination of Legitimate at https://www.tatachemicals.com/MaterialityPolicy.htm.
Purposes is also available on the website of the Company at
https://www.tatachemicals.com/CoCDP.htm. Dividend Distribution Policy as adopted by the
Mr. Rajiv Chandan, General Counsel & Company Secretary, is Company pursuant to Regulation 43A of the SEBI Listing
the Compliance Officer for ensuring the compliance with and Regulations is available on the website of the Company at
for the effective implementation of the SEBI PIT Regulations https://www.tatachemicals.com/DividendDistPolicy.htm.
and the Code across the Company. Mr. Nandakumar S.
Tirumalai, Chief Financial Officer, has been designated as the Accounting Treatment in preparation of Financial
‘Chief Investor Relations Officer’ to ensure timely, adequate, Statements
uniform and universal dissemination of information and The Company has prepared the Financial Statements in
disclosure of UPSI. accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 3 of
The Company has in place a digital platform for ensuring
compliance with the provisions of the SEBI PIT Regulations the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015
and the Tata Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider and the relevant provisions of the Act, as applicable.
Trading. During the year under review, the Company also CEO/CFO Certification
took various steps to sensitise the Designated Persons by
holding virtual sessions and sending mailers for creating The Managing Director & CEO and the Chief Financial Officer
awareness. have certified to the Board in accordance with Regulation

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