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01 INTEGRATED 73 STATUTORY 178 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
REPORT
REPORTS
Business Responsibility
& Sustainability Report
4. Does the entity have an anti-corruption policy or anti- the Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Aggravated cases
bribery policy? If yes, provide details in brief and if of breach of the said Policies shall be escalated to the Board
available, provide a web-link to the policy. of Directors of the Company.
Yes, the Company does have the Anti Bribery & Anti- The Whistleblower Policy and Vigil Mechanism ensures
Corruption ('ABAC') policy. The Company has also adopted that strict confidentiality is maintained in such cases and
a Whistleblower Policy and Vigil Mechanism to provide no unfair treatment is meted out to a Whistleblower.
a formal mechanism to the Directors, employees and The Company, as a Policy, condemns any kind of
other external stakeholders to report their concerns about discrimination, harassment, victimisation or any other unfair
unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation employment practice being adopted against Whistleblowers.
of the Company’s Code of Conduct. The Policy provides for With an aim to create awareness, during the year under
adequate safeguards against victimisation of employees review, the Company also undertook a series of
who avail of the mechanism. No personnel of the Company communication and training programmes on the values,
have been denied access to the Chairperson of the Audit TCoC and other ethical practices of the Company for
Committee. internal stakeholders, vendors and distributors, partners, etc.
The Vigil Mechanism includes various policies viz. the The Company also celebrated the month of July as Ethics
Whistleblower Policy, the Gift and Hospitality Policy, the Month with all communication and programmes centred
Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Policy and the Anti-Money around the theme ‘Ethics for a sustainable Organisation’.
Laundering (‘AML’) Policy. A dedicated Ethics Helpline has been set up which is
The ABAC and AML policies primarily covers risk assessment, managed by an independent professional organisation for
third-party due diligence, training & awareness and audit confidentially raising any ethical concerns or practices that
& reporting. The Gift and Hospitality Policy aims to provide violate the Tata Code of Conduct. The Ethics Helpline can be
guidance to Directors, Officers and Employees or persons contacted to report any suspected or confirmed incident of
who perform services for or on behalf of the Company on fraud/misconduct on:
what is appropriate and acceptable, and what is not E-mail : reportmyconcern@integritymatters.in
acceptable, for offering, giving and accepting gifts and Address : Principal Ethics Counsellor, Tata Chemicals Limited,
hospitality. The above Policies require the Company to Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Fort, Mumbai - 400 001
appoint a senior official as the Compliance Officer who
shall be responsible for implementation of the Policies. The Whistleblower Policy as adopted by the Company is
Under the above Policies, Compliance Officers have a available on the Company’s website at
functional reporting about any violation of the Policies to https://www.tatachemicals.com/WhistleblowerPolicy.htm.
5. Number of Directors / KMPs / Employees against whom disciplinary action was taken by any law enforcement agency for
the charges of bribery / corruption
FY 2021-22 FY 2020-21
Directors
KMPs Nil Nil
Employees
Workers

6. Details of complaints with regard to conflict of interest
FY 2021-22 FY 2020-21
Number Remarks Number Remarks
Number of Complaints received in relation to issues of Conflict of
Interest of the Directors Nil NA Nil NA
Number of Complaints received in relation to issues of Conflict of
Interest of the KMPs

7. Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway on issues related to fines / penalties / action taken by regulators /
law enforcement agencies / judicial institutions, on cases of corruption and conflicts of interest.
Not Applicable

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