Climate Change Data

GODREJ AGROVET LIMITED

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2019-04 to 2020-03, 2022-04 to 2023-03)

Reporting Period: 2019-04 to 2020-03

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:>67%
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Human Rights
  • Environment
  • Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
  • Sustainability
  • Employees' Well-being
  • Stakeholders' Welfare
  • Inclusive Growth and Equitable Development
  • Customer Responsibility
  • Influencing Regulatory Policy

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced specific energy consumption by more than 15% in the last three years at Creamline Dairy.
  • More than 67% of total energy consumed was from renewable sources in FY 2019-20.
  • Oil Palm business uses 99.5% renewable energy.
  • Reduced specific water consumption by more than 5% in the last three years and by 3% in the last year.
  • Reduced specific waste to landfill by 8%.
  • Planted over 6300 trees on Environment Day.
  • Integrated Watershed Management Project in Magadi, Karnataka, expected to offset 20,000 tons of carbon/annum and 5 million m³ of water/annum.

Social Achievements

  • Integrated Rural Livelihoods Programme engaged with 7,392 households across 51+ villages, training 4,859 villagers.
  • Agri-vocational training for 7000 young students.
  • Future of Farming Conclave held.
  • Godrej Careers 2.0 program for women on career breaks.
  • Godrej Women’s Leadership Network.
  • Godrej Alliance for Parents [GAP].
  • Diversity Sensitization Workshops.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Whistle Blower Policy.
  • Implemented a Policy and Internal Complaints Committee for Sexual Harassment Prevention.
  • Mandatory training on prevention of sexual harassment for all employees.
  • CSR Committee meets twice a year and reports to the Board of Directors.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2020 (stated as aspiration in the report)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

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: National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business (NVGs)

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Excellent Energy Efficient Unit - Silver rating at the SNEMA Award 2019
  • National Safety Award 2019
  • Bombay Chamber of Commerce Award for Sustainability

Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:40060 tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:1413 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:38647 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:73%
Water Consumption:9,25,224 kl
Waste Generated:35,548 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Water Stewardship
  • Energy and Emissions Management
  • Waste Management
  • Legal & Regulatory Compliance
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Human Rights
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Community Development

Environmental Achievements

  • 7x water positive company, sequestered 14 million m3 water in FY 2022-23
  • 73% of energy consumption from renewable sources
  • Specific GHG emission reduction of 19%
  • Sequestered 24,792 MT of CO2
  • Vegetable oils business achieved ~100% renewable energy
  • Aqua feed diverted 100% of Biomass Fly Ash waste from landfilling to recycling

Social Achievements

  • Livelihood and entitlement enablement initiatives focusing on sustainable economic development
  • CSR programmes touched the lives of 17,506 households and 25,000+ students
  • Implementation of Company-wide Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) policy
  • Digitized user-friendly platform “i-safe” to report safety incidents

Governance Achievements

  • ISO 27001: 2021 certification for data security and information management
  • All cattle feed plants are BIS certified
  • Submission of GHG emissions reduction roadmap target in line with Science Based Target’s (SBTi)

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon Neutrality by FY 2034-35
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 37% and Scope 3 emissions by 16% by FY 2034-35
Short-term Goals:
  • 10% reduction in specific water consumption by FY 2025-26
  • 10% reduction in specific energy consumption by FY 2025-26
  • 90% renewable energy by 2026

Environmental Challenges

  • Poor waste management practices leading to regulatory non-compliance
  • Failure to comply with relevant laws and regulations
  • Potential impact on company’s operations, employees and communities due to occupational health and safety issues
Mitigation Strategies
  • Robust waste management practices in line with '4R' principle
  • Compliance with EPR guidelines and Hazardous Waste Management Regulations
  • Robust compliance monitoring systems
  • Implementation of Company-wide Safety and Health Management System (SHMS) policy
  • Robust EHS risk management framework guided by ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001 standards

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Sustainable sourcing procedures for Animal Feed, Crop Protection and Vegetable Oils businesses
  • Internal process for selection of suppliers including legal compliance, ISO certification, EHS practices

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: NGRBC

Certifications: ISO 27001: 2021, BIS (Cattle feed plants), ISO 45001, OHSAS 18001 (Crop protection manufacturing units)