Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Energy Efficiency

Environmental Achievements

• Increased energy efficiency in treatment plants by 0.0848 standard deviations (statistically insignificant but economically meaningful). Significant increase in boiler efficiency (0.287 standard deviations).

Social Achievements

• Increased demand for skilled labor (managers and technical staff) in treatment plants. No change in unskilled labor demand.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Initial projections of energy savings from energy audits were not realized; treatment plants increased electricity consumption.

Mitigation Strategies

• Offered energy managers to assist with implementation of audit recommendations (though compliance was low).

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

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Food Loss and Waste Reduction
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Infrastructure Development

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• High post-harvest losses (PHL) in India resulting in an annual loss of Rs. 1.53 trillion (USD 18.5 billion)
• Higher PHL in cereals, pulses, and oilseeds compared to global averages
• Lack of mechanization and weak logistics infrastructure
• Quality losses not adequately captured in previous surveys
• Regional disparities in PHL
• High storage and transit losses in FCI grain management
• Limited private investment in storage infrastructure due to the Essential Commodities Act (ECA)

Mitigation Strategies

• Promoting mechanization (combine harvesters, mechanical dryers)
• Improving farmer education and extension services
• Enhancing storage infrastructure (warehouses, silos)
• Implementing the National Warehousing Receipt (NWR) system
• Expanding storage capacity through PACS
• Utilizing hermetic bags for storage
• Expanding bulk storage (steel silos) to consuming centers
• Agriculture market reform (amending the ECA)

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

• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Reducing PHL contributes to achieving food security and reducing food waste.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Developed a Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) for India, mapping exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity at the district level.

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased frequency and intensity of extreme climate events in India (almost 200% since 2005).
• Changing patterns of extreme events (e.g., flood-prone areas becoming drought-prone).
• High vulnerability of Indian districts to hydro-met disasters.
• Low adaptive capacity in many districts.
• Landscape disruptions contributing to intensification of extreme events.
• Lack of a unified micro-level vulnerability assessment framework for India.

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed a Climate Vulnerability Index (CVI) to map critical vulnerabilities.
• Recommended the development of a high-resolution Climate Risk Atlas (CRA).
• Recommended establishing a centralized climate risk commission (CRC).
• Recommended climate-sensitivity-led landscape restoration.
• Recommended integrating climate risk profiling with infrastructure planning.
• Recommended creating innovative CVI-based risk financing instruments.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme rainfall, landslides, hailstorms, cloud bursts, thunderstorms
• Floods (riverine, coastal, flash, compounded)
• Droughts (meteorological, hydrological, agricultural)
• Cyclones and associated storm surges
• Sea level rise

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IPCC SREX framework

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed