Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Governance
• Supply Chain
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved zero waste to landfill at Bidar manufacturing facility
• Zero Liquid Discharge cGMP manufacturing site in Bidar, India
• Won the prestigious 21st National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2020
• Building all new facilities as ‘Green Buildings’
• Sourcing renewable energy
• Adopting green chemistry principles in process development

Social Achievements

• Launched an online learning management system
• Improving employee health & safety through industrial hygiene programs
• Conducting community development programs on education and health care
• Won two awards at the prestigious 2021 Association for Talent Development - Excellence in Practice (ATD -EIP) awards in ‘Learning Technologies’ and ‘Change Management’
• Received Silver Medal in the EcoVadis CSR assessment
• Rated ‘5 -Star’ for Excellence in EHS Practices at the CII -Southern Region awards 2019

Governance Achievements

• Became the first India-headquartered company to join Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI)
• Joined ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable (ACS -GCIPR) as an ‘Associate Member’
• Received ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications for its R&D facility, manufacturing site and corporate office
• Became a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)
• 100% successful track record of regulatory inspections across its R&D and manufacturing facilities from both FDA and PMDA

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Lockdown restrictions impacting revenue generation and operations
• Consolidation of operations delayed due to pandemic

Mitigation Strategies

• Measures to protect employee health and safety
• Adopted measures to ensure business continuity with suppliers and customers
• Supporting the community during the pandemic

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Membership in PSCI

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018

Awards & Recognition

• Silver Medal in the EcoVadis CSR assessment
• 5-Star rating for Excellence in EHS Practices at CII-Southern Region awards 2019
• 21st National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2020
• Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2020
• Two ATD Excellence in Practice awards 2021
• Golden Peacock National Training Award 2021
• GSK’s Environmental Sustainability Supplier award 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Economic

Environmental Achievements

• Sai Life Sciences’ API Manufacturing unit receives ‘CII Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award
• Sai Life Sciences achieves EcoVadis Silver for Sustainability (improved score from Bronze last year)
• Adherence to compliance requirement
• Water recycling & reuse
• Responsible disposal of waste diverting from landfills
• Reducing our energy consumption and emissions

Social Achievements

• LearnX Live! Award for Best Learning Technology (5th consecutive year)
• Commenced recruitment of 100+ scientists for its fast-growing drug discovery business
• Appointment of Sauri Gudlavalleti as Chief Operating Officer
• Cordial and harmonious relationship with employees

Governance Achievements

• Established anti-corruption training for all employees (implied)
• Complied with Secretarial Standards on Board and General Meetings
• Constituted a Whistle Blower Policy
• Constituted a Sexual Harassment Policy
• Carried out an annual performance evaluation of the Board and individual directors

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Supply chain disruptions due to climate events (not explicitly stated, but implied by the focus on sustainability)
• Global health pandemic from COVID-19 and lockdown restrictions impacting revenue generation and increasing operational costs

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed alternative sourcing strategies (not explicitly stated, but implied by the focus on sustainability)
• Adopted measures to protect and safeguard the health of employees (COVID-19 mitigation)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Association with Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiatives (PSCI)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UNGC

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001

Awards & Recognition

• CII Excellent Energy Efficient Unit award
• EcoVadis Silver medal
• 5-star rating for EHS Excellence by CII
• National award for Energy excellence by CII
• GSK’s Environmental Sustainability Supplier award
• LearnX Live! Award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate change
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Governance
• Resource conservation
• Sustainable procurement
• Employee health and safety
• Community engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced specific water consumption by 15%
• Reduced specific GHG emission by 20%
• Replaced 50% of energy consumption with renewable power
• Increased waste processing through co-processing to 97%
• Achieved 88.8% reliance on renewable energy at Bidar facility, reducing CO2 emissions by 16038 MT
• Invested USD 225,000 in a 2.7 MW wind turbine

Social Achievements

• Zero fatalities across sites
• Successfully commissioned a production block in Bidar with zero incidents
• Increased women employees from 13.8% to 14.3%
• 8300 beneficiaries benefitted from CSR programs
• Reduced FY24 employee attrition in manufacturing unit by 22%

Governance Achievements

• Successfully completed multiple customer and regulatory audits
• Implemented robust digitalization and information protection measures
• Established a Vigil Mechanism Policy

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Specific hazardous waste generation increased by 12%
• Water stress
• Extreme heat
• Riverine flood
• Tropical Cyclone
• Carbon pricing
• Technology investments in the energy transition

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing comprehensive water management initiatives, including ZLD system and rainwater harvesting
• Effective energy demand management and increasing renewable energy
• Implementing water management practices to reduce flood risk
• Developing a more resilient supply chain
• Actively working on decarbonization strategy
• Investing in renewable energy projects

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 6 PSCI/HSE audits, 5 on-site HSE supplier audits

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct and Ethics Policy
• ESG Supplier Assessment Questionnaire
• Buyer training on ESG requirements

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Water stress
• Extreme heat
• Riverine flood
• Tropical Cyclone

Transition Risks

• Carbon pricing
• Technology investments in the energy transition

Opportunities

• Energy cost reductions from renewable energy
• Resource management and efficiency (energy efficiency, green chemistry)

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Universal Standards 2021, UN Global Compact, Science Based Targets initiative, Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), Manufacture 2030

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 27001, AAALAC International

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas India Private Limited

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)
• Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• Goal 5 (Gender Equality)
• Goal 4 (Quality Education)

Sai Life Sciences' initiatives contribute to these goals through renewable energy adoption, water conservation, GHG emission reduction, employee well-being programs, gender diversity initiatives, and community development projects.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Ecovadis Silver
• CII’s 24th National Energy Management Awards (Excellent Energy Efficient Unit)
• Brandon Hall Group’s Excellence in Technology Awards (Gold)