Climate Change Data

IRIS Business Services Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-22, 2021-22 to 2022-23, 2022-23, 2023-04 to 2024-03)

Reporting Period: 2021-22

Environmental Metrics

Social Achievements

  • Cleared almost all employee dues backlog.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Slowdown in markets due to the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly affecting the regulatory segment.
  • Attrition and dearth of right talent.
  • Extension of the filing deadline in South Africa and loss of a few clients in the UK.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focused on working capital management, continued engagement with existing customers, and strengthening its product suite.
  • Continued to provide a passion-driven workplace environment and cleared the dues backlog.
  • Developed a disclosure management tool (product version 1.0).

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: XBRL, SASB

Certifications: XBRL International certification for IRIS CARBON®

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Regtech award at the Best Bank Awards instituted by the Financial Express newspaper
  • Silver trophy by TIOL Knowledge Foundation under Tax Technology Service Providers
  • IRP status granted by GSTN

Reporting Period: 2021-22 to 2022-23

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate change
  • Governance

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Higher revenue share from 'Create' segment in medium to long term.

Environmental Challenges

  • Shrinking revenues from 'Collect' segment due to lack of new implementation projects in FY22 and slowdowns in RFPs due to Covid.
  • Increased costs due to higher demand for expert technology resources and salaries.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Targeting Europe and USA for Disclosure management platform to increase revenue.
  • Expecting revenue increase from implementation projects in SARB and Bhutan in FY24.
  • Expecting ESG reporting mandates in XBRL to drive demand.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022-23

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Not disclosed

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Launched Fleximoms initiative to encourage mothers and caregivers to restart their careers.
  • Employee retention rate of 81%.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a robust risk management system.
  • Implemented Microsoft’s Active Directory for centralized data access control.
  • Digitalized compliance processes.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Pandemic-induced slowdown in regulatory spending.
  • Intense competition in both regulator and enterprise segments.
  • Risks related to execution time creep and changing requirements in the Collect segment.
  • Limited presence in US and European markets for regulatory platform solutions.
  • Deep-pocketed competitors in the Create segment investing heavily in sales, marketing, and product features.
  • Consolidation among players in the European market affecting competitive dynamics.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Diversified revenue base across multiple customers, business lines, and geographies.
  • Introduced IRIS Carbon Disclosure Management Platform to boost productivity in the CFO’s office.
  • Planning entry into the ESG reporting space.
  • Expanding sales footprint, especially in the enterprise market.
  • Frugal engineering practices and innovative solutions.
  • Strengthening product stack and capturing increased value.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • 2022 SaaS Awards: ‘The Most Agile/Responsive SaaS Solution of the Year’
  • 2023 APPEALIE SaaS Software Awards: ERP + Finance for the small business mid-market segment
  • TIOL Jury award for Best Tax Technology Solution Provider - 2022

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainability reporting

Governance Achievements

  • Established a robust governance framework with clear roles, responsibilities, and decision-making processes.
  • Maintained updation with the latest legal and regulatory requirements.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Intense competition in both regulator and enterprise customer segments.
  • Potential for substantial time creep or change in requirements impacting profitability in the Collect segment.
  • Regulators preferring large, omnibus RFPs requiring collaboration with partners.
  • Deep-pocketed competitors investing heavily in sales, marketing, and product features in the Create segment.
  • Market consolidation potentially affecting competitive dynamics.
  • Potential impact of artificial intelligence on product offerings.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Offering integrated solutions to stand out in the market.
  • Enhancing product suite with additional analytical components.
  • Utilizing frugal engineering practices and innovative solutions.
  • Incorporating additional AI-driven features in solutions.
  • Developing a risk management policy to identify, minimize, and mitigate risks.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Regulatory Technology Services – Central Banking (2024)
  • India’s Best Fintech Company – FE (2022)
  • India’s Best TaxTech Company-TIOL (J) (2022)
  • India’s Best MSME Tech Company – Jagran (2022)
  • India’s Best TaxTech Company - TIOL (2021)