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                                                                                                                                     Governance


           Board Skills and Expertise                                                                                                 Ÿ Our Managing Director & CEO is the Principal Ethics     Ÿ Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
                                                                                                                                     Counsellor. The head of Innovation and Business Excellence is     Ÿ United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human
                                                                                                                                     Chief Ethics Counsellor mandated with the task of overseeing
                Leadership and Governance                                                         9                                                                                     Rights
                                                                                                                                     the deployment of the ethics policies. They are supported by
                     Industry Experience                                                    8                                        the Location Ethics Counsellors                  The Policy is also consistent with the Tata Code of Conduct,
                  Science and Technology                        4                                                                                                                     besides providing a governance structure to oversee the human
                                                                                                                                      Ÿ There is a clearly laid out process to raise concerns, investigate,   rights commitments in the organisation.
                     IT and Digitalisation                            5                                                              and address the same. A 24x7 third party helpline is available
                            Strategy                                                        8                                        for stakeholders to raise concerns               Scoring high on performance management
                            Finance                                         6                                                                                                         We have in place various Board-level committees overseeing
                                                                                                                                      Ÿ Continuous training and awareness about the TCoC is ensured
                  HR and Communication                                                      8                                        amongst various stakeholders. We make sure that all our   the functions of strategy, risks, performance, safety, etc. The
                  Safety and Sustainability                                                 8                                        employees in critical roles undergo the mandatory online   Management operates under the guidance of these committees
                                                                                                                                                                                      and accordingly formulates its course of action.
             Multiple Geography Experience                                                  8                                        courses on ABAC, POSH, etc. Extensive training is also imparted
                                                                                                                                     to all new employees on policies pertaining to Gifts, Whistle   The Company has a broad spectrum of demographic attributes
                                                                                                                                     Blower, Anti-money Laundering etc. Various events during   and characteristics in the boardroom. The Board is highly diverse
                                                                                                                                     the Ethics Month help in reinforcing the message about the   in terms of qualifications, expertise, experience, skills and gender.
           Corporate Governance – An Overview                Stringent adherence to ethical practices                                importance of adherence to ethics
           We have been consistently following the best practices of   As part of our good corporate governance framework, we      The Tata Business and Human Rights Policy
           corporate governance over the years. Our overall governance   are firmly committed to pursuing ethical practices across our
           framework, systems and processes reflect and support the   business segments. Our governance framework comprises        We have consciously adopted the Tata Business and Human
           Company’s Mission, Vision and Values. Our corporate governance   systems, policies, processes and practices that enable build an   Rights Policy. The Policy is aligned with:
           culture helps us maintain fiscal accountability, ethical corporate   environment of trust along with ethical practices.     Ÿ Principles contained in the Universal Declaration of Human
           behaviour and fairness to all our stakeholders, comprising the                                                            Rights, International Labour Organisation (ILO)
           regulators, employees, customers, vendors, investors and the   Tata Code of Conduct (‘TCoC’)
           society at large.                                 The TCoC articulates values and ideals that guide and govern
                                                             the conduct of the Tata companies as well as its employees in
                                                             all matters relating to business. It is our constant endeavour to
                                                             create an environment of ethics and good governance through
                                                             strict compliance with the code. During the year, we conducted
                We have a deep rooted legacy of fair, transparent   various panel discussions and sessions to focus upon and
                and ethical governance practices in the Company  inculcate a strong culture of exceptional governance and ethics.

                                                             Key governance policies
                                                             We have in place well-defined governance polices, including:

                We believe good corporate governance to be
                essential for achieving our long-term corporate
                goals and enhancing stakeholders’ value
                                                             Anti-Bribery &            Anti-Money
                                                             Anti-Corruption (ABAC)    Laundering (AML)


                Our corporate governance philosophy seeks to
                ensure fairness, transparency and integrity of the
                management in order to protect the interests of all   Gift Policy      Whistle Blower Policy
                our stakeholders




                                                             Prevention of Sexual      Diversity & Inclusion
                                                             Harassment (POSH)
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