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Integrated Report Statutory Reports Financial Statements
Business Responsibility &
Sustainability Report

PRINCIPLE 2 - Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe Leadership Indicators
Essential Indicators 1. Has the entity conducted Life Cycle Perspective / Assessments (LCA) for any of its products (for manufacturing industry) or
for its services (for service industry)? If yes, provide details in the following format
1. Percentage of R&D and capital expenditure (capex) investments in specific technologies to improve the environmental and
social impacts of product and processes to total R&D and capex investments made by the entity, respectively. NIC Name of Product % of total Boundary for Whether Results communicated
FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22 Details of improvements in environmental and social impacts Code / Service Turnover which the Life conducted by in public domain (Yes / No)
R&D* 100% 100% All R&D Investments are focussed on sustainable technologies and green contributed cycle Perspective independent
chemistries development, green and sustainable technologies and products for / Assessment external agency If yes, provide the web link
rubber industry to improve fuel efficiency, energy storage devices, human health was conducted (Yes / No)
and well-being and chemicals from sustainable sources. 107 & Soda Ash & Salt 23.03% Gate to Gate No Results shared in CDP and CDP supply
Capex* 11% 11% Projects for Pollution Control, Safety for Employee & Community, Climate Change, 201 - Mithapur chain (https://www.cdp.net/en/saml/
Circularity i.e. harnessing solar energy into electricity, capex for energy storage new)
materials research, human health and well-being and sustainable chemicals. 107 Soda Ash - TCNA 31.39% Cradle to Gate Yes https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.
*Only for TCL India ima-na.org/resource/dynamic/
blogs/20151001_165916_12595.pdf
2. a. Does the entity have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing? (Yes/No) 202 Hexaconazole 0.76% Gate to Gate Yes No
Yes, the Company has developed a supplier sustainability code and has established process for vendor selection. This 202 Acetamiprid 0.14% Gate to Gate Yes No
includes various principles and guidelines such as Safety, Health and Environment Policy, Legal Compliance, adherence 202 Kresoxim Methyl 0.44% Gate to Gate Yes No
to TCoC, ISO Certification, etc. The Company has started carrying out a Sustainability assessment of its key suppliers and 202 Trizole 0% Gate to Gate Yes No
communicates areas of further improvements to reinforce sustainability principles.
2. If there are any significant social or environmental concerns and/or risks arising from production or disposal of your products
b. If yes, what percentage of inputs were sourced sustainably? / services, as identified in the Life Cycle Perspective / Assessments (LCA) or through any other means, briefly describe the
19% same along with action taken to mitigate the same.
3. Describe the processes in place to safely reclaim your products for reusing, recycling and disposing at the end of life, for Nil
a) Plastics (including packaging) 3. Recycled or reused input material to total material (by value) used in production (for manufacturing industry) or providing
Damaged material is brought back to the plant, and reprocessed as per SOP through contracting process. For exported services (for service industry).
material, customers are required to safely dispose off the product as per local regulations.
Recycled or reuse input material to total material
(b) E-waste Indicate input material FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
All e-waste generated in-house is handed over to certified vendors for safe disposal.
Limestone 5,25,006 5,73,918
(c) Hazardous waste Anthracite Breeze 6,646 5,886
Hazardous waste is categorised as per the Rules and is sent to the authorised end users for utilising the same and Coke Breeze 2,576 2,665
converting it into useful products. The remaining hazardous waste is sent for proper disposal at Pollution Control Board’s
authorised facilities. Pallets, Packaging, Pallet Covers 7 11
ESF Cake 42,003 36,712
(d) Other waste
Not Applicable Deca 2,34,416 2,21,623

4. Whether Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is applicable to the entity’s activities (Yes / No). If yes, whether the waste 4. Of the products and packaging reclaimed at end of life of products, amount (in metric tonnes) reused, recycled, and safely
collection plan is in line with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan submitted to Pollution Control Boards? If not, disposed, as per the following format:
provide steps taken to address the same. FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
The Company manufactures products which are intermediate products (input materials) for customers who in turn finally Re-used Recycled Safely Re-used Recycled Safely
produce the finished products. Therefore, these products packaging materials becomes pre-consumer plastic waste to the Disposed Disposed
customers who recycle it through certified recyclers. Only Cement goes to the end user directly and for that EPR is applicable Plastics (including packaging) 10.7 1748.3 0 11.4 1699.2 0
to the Company. The Company is recycling it through WMA (Waste Management Agencies) via certified recyclers as per waste E-Waste 0 0 0 0 0 0
collection plan submitted to Central Pollution Control Board (‘CPCB’). Hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whereas in the agro chemical business, Plastic waste generated from end products is disposed of under EPR with the help of Other waste 0 0 0 0 0 0
an agency authorised by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). They collect plastic waste under two categories, namely
multi-layer and non-multi layer. The multi-layer waste is disposed off at CPCB approved cement industries as co-processing and
non-multi-layer waste disposal is done at a certified plastic recycler. The Company files annual returns for plastic waste disposal
at CPCB.

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