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01   INTEGRATED      73  STATUTORY     178   FINANCIAL
                                                                                   Integrated Annual Report 2021-22                      REPORT              REPORTS             STATEMENTS
                                                                                                                                         Managing Material
                                                                                                                                         Matters and Aligning
                                                                                                                                         Priorities









                 M6                                                 M8                                                                    M10                                               M12

           Customer engagement                               Product stewardship                                                   Spills                                            Ethics & Governance
           We are a customer-centric organisation. We regularly   We have expertise in science-based R&D. We are                   Our business deals with chemicals, the spillage of   Our stakeholders trust us and associate with us
           engage with customers to meet their needs of value-  increasingly channelling it towards developing                     which can cause damage to the environment. We     because of our reputation of integrity and ethical
           added products and ensure responsive services. We   products that are more sustainable in terms of resource             have implemented best practices for safe product   practices. We strictly abide by the Tata Code of
           also leverage digital platforms to enable them to   consumption and the positive impact they have on the                handling across value chain of manufacturing, storage,   Conduct and have zero tolerance policy for any
           seamlessly connect with us. Initiatives like meets with   planet. We are also collaboratively working with supply       logistics and distribution. We also support and train   unethical practices. We engage with all our supply
           senior leaders and joint business development plans   chain towards making our operations safer and more                our distribution network in adopting such practices.   chain partners on such policies including those
           are undertaken to collaboratively grow businesses.   sustainable across the value chain. This focus on product          Systems have been put in place for tracking and   relating to human rights, anti-bribery &
           These efforts help maximise customer satisfaction and   stewardship is strengthening our brand reputation and           assessing incidents relating to product spills, transport   anti-corruption and sexual harassment. We are
           ensure higher retention.                          positioning us attractively in a market where customers               accidents and quality of product and packaging to   constantly benchmarking ourselves to global
                                                             are increasingly seeking sustainable products.                        take corrective actions on time. Our constant efforts   best practices and frameworks to strengthen our
                                                                                                                                   have prevented serious incidents and thereby protect   governance practices.
                                                                                                                                   our reputation.

                 M7                                                                                                                                                                         M13
                                                                    M9
           Community relations & engagement                                                                                                                                          Employee Engagement
           We maintain amicable relations with the communities   Human capital development                                                M11                                        Highly engaged employees are committed to the
           near our plants. We ensure that our operations do   In a challenging and evolving landscape, it is essential                                                              organisation and keen to take up responsibility. We
           not in any way cause harm to them or to the local   to have people with right and future-ready skills. We               Diversity                                         achieve this through programmes on health, safety
           biodiversity. We are undertaking efforts to improve   run several learning and development programmes to                Being a company engaged in diverse businesses and   and wellness, and also by appropriately rewarding
           their socio-economic standards including creating   achieve this. We are also leveraging digital platforms              geographies, it is important for us to attract people   and recognising their contributions. We undertake to
           livelihood opportunities, targeting health and well-  to enable mass learning. Further, various leadership              having diverse skill-set and knowledge and encourage   improve people policies basis their feedback. Regular
           being and encouraging education. Support is also   development interventions under Future Ready –                       them to work together as a team. Our programmes   surveys are undertaken to understand their concerns
           provided during any kind of emergencies.          Future Engaged framework and Managerial Capability                    of Tata LEAD and Tata Affirmative Action helps drive   and satisfaction levels. Our Board members also
                                                             Development programmes are being undertaken.                          diversity across race, sex and age. We also encourage
                                                             These efforts are driving organisational productivity                 women participation through supportive policies   connect with some of them. These actions are driving
                                                             and strengthening our competitiveness.                                and by ensuring balanced hiring. Our diversity focus   employment engagement scores and making Tata
                                                                                                                                   is driving innovation index and enabling us to solve   Chemicals a great place to work.
                                                                                                                                   the challenges of the world, thus making our business
                                                                                                                                   more competitive.





















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