Climate Change Data

Tube Investments of India Limited

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

Reporting Period: 2022-23

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:27,000 tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:1,861.22 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:25,049.44 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:10.5%
Water Consumption:297,358.17 kilolitres
Waste Generated:29,407.97 metric tonnes

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Human Capital Development
  • Responsible Supply Chain
  • Corporate Governance
  • Community Relations

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased renewable energy consumption by 8% compared to FY 2021-22
  • Renewable energy consumption is 10.5% of total energy consumed
  • Railway Division achieved Zero to Landfill

Social Achievements

  • Various employee engagement activities related to employee health, social responsibility, and employee assistance programs
  • 36% of fresh campus recruits are females
  • CSR spending of INR 69 lakhs

Governance Achievements

  • Improved Credit Rating of ‘IND AA’ from India Ratings & Research
  • Repaid all long-term debts
  • Settled all guarantee obligations to lenders

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change impacts on supply chain, sourcing, and business strategy
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Volatility in raw material prices and currency fluctuations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Emissions and resource management initiatives
  • Local procurement
  • Renewable energy addition to energy portfolio
  • Energy efficiency initiatives
  • Sound hedging policies
  • Price variation clauses in contracts
  • Indigenous vendor development
  • Cost reduction projects
  • Continuous monitoring of key commodities and availability
  • Alternative sourcing strategies

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Supply Chain Sustainability Policy
  • Focus on local/domestic suppliers
  • Reduction in logistics distance
  • Reduction in packaging plastics

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 9001:2015, BIS IS1180

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:46,252 + 62,081 = 108,333 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:46,252 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:62,081 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:14,20,022 GJ/year
Water Consumption:5,95,031 KL/year
Waste Generated:16,495 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.20 in 2023-24; 0.21 in 2022-23

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change Action
  • Water Management
  • Waste Management
  • Product Stewardship
  • Responsible Supply Chain
  • Occupational Health and Safety
  • Employee Wellbeing
  • Human Rights
  • Social Responsibility and Equitability
  • Customer Centricity
  • Economic Performance
  • Confidentiality
  • Compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • 18.18% reduction in CO2 emission (baseline 2020-21 data)
  • 3.47% reduction in energy use intensity (baseline 2020-21 data)
  • 27.49% reduction in water use intensity (baseline 2020-21 data)
  • 23.72% reduction in waste generation intensity (baseline 2020-21 data)
  • 100% Zero Liquid Discharge Company

Social Achievements

  • Numerous wellness initiatives for employees
  • Over 100% increase in training man-days for all employees year-on-year
  • Over 95% of TII operations achieved ISO 45001 certification
  • 6% gender diversity in permanent employees
  • Various CSR initiatives focusing on education, infrastructure, healthcare and community development

Governance Achievements

  • Governance policies based on upholding ethics, transparency, and timely disclosures
  • Code of Conduct applicable to Directors and Senior Management
  • Processes in place to avoid/manage conflicts of interest involving Board members

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2030
  • Reduce energy intensity by 10% by 2030
  • Reduce water intensity by 50% by 2030
  • Reduce waste generation by 50% by 2030
  • Achieve 10% gender diversity by 2030
  • Implement high impact CSR programs
Short-term Goals:
  • Supplier code of conduct
  • Materiality assessment of key suppliers by FY 2024-25
  • 75% of supplier assessment by FY 2025-26
  • Encourage employees to participate in wellness initiatives
  • 100% increase in training man-days for all employees year-on-year
  • 100% compliance towards OHSAS certification and ensure “Zero Incident work culture”

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate Change (increasing awareness and concern among stakeholders)
  • Water Management (responsibility towards preserving and conserving water)
  • Waste Management (reducing waste generation from operations)
  • Responsible Supply Chain (formulating a sustainable supply chain program)
  • Occupational Health and Safety (promoting a ‘Zero incident work culture’)
  • Confidentiality (IT/cyber security risks)
  • Compliance (ensuring adherence to applicable regulations)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Roadmap to increase renewable energy footprint and reduce use of low calorific fuels
  • Rainwater harvesting, effluent treatment plants (ETPs), process improvements to reduce water consumption
  • Circular economy principles (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), proper waste disposal
  • Sustainable supply chain program to assess social and environmental practices of suppliers
  • Health and safety training, ‘Zero incident work culture’
  • Secure data environment, firewall, private network, antivirus software
  • Relentless efforts to ensure compliance, use of digital tools to track regulatory compliance

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier code of conduct
  • Materiality assessment of key suppliers
  • Sustainable supply chain program

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) protocol, National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC)

Certifications: ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 3834 - 2, EN 15085 - 2, IRIS ISO/TS 22163

Third-party Assurance: Sundaram & Srinivasan, Chartered Accountants