Climate Change Data

RAJ RAYON INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-2022, 2022-04 to 2023-03, FY2024)

Reporting Period: 2021-2022

Environmental Metrics

Environmental Achievements

  • Installed Air Preheater reducing power load to heat air for combustion and flue gas temperature.
  • Installed Air Coolers reducing water purification and power costs.
  • Used IE3 Motors for energy savings.
  • Designed Continuous Polymerisation Plant Building for ventilation without exhaust fans, reducing energy costs.
  • Replaced old electrical panels, cables, and transformers with new, more efficient equipment.
  • Installed new Variable frequency drives for high efficiency energy use.
  • Installed low power consuming LED lights.
  • Eliminated tedious process for movement of main raw materials, saving transportation, bag, handling, and energy costs.
  • Increased use of electricity-free turbo vent, resulting in 100% savings.
  • Purchased new H.T. Power capacitor banks increasing power factor and reducing energy costs.
  • Installed direct melt transfer line to the POY plant saving energy consumed for cooling, cutting, packing, transporting, and re-heating.
  • Installing new POY plant with better quality, higher efficiency, lower energy consumption and material wastage.

Governance Achievements

  • Reconstituted the Board of Directors pursuant to the NCLT order.
  • Reconstituted various committees of the Board.
  • Appointed a new Chief Financial Officer.
  • Reclassified the Authorised Share Capital.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Company was under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.
  • Volatile situation in Ukraine and Taiwan.
  • Supply-chain disruption, patchy demand and pressure on the bottom line.
  • High sea freight costs impacting exports.
  • Inflation and anticipated increase in interest rates.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Reducing costs and maintaining sustainable debt.
  • Successfully navigating cost pressures.
  • Movement to value-for-money options for higher volumes.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03

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:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:49947 MWh/year
Water Consumption:84000 m3/year
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Waste Management
  • Human Rights
  • Employee Engagement, safety and Well being
  • Product Quality and safety
  • Supply Chain Management

Environmental Achievements

  • Installed Air Preheater reducing power load to heat air for combustion
  • Installed Air Coolers reducing water purification and power costs
  • Using IE3 Motors for energy savings
  • Designed Continuous Polymerisation Plant Building reducing energy costs
  • Replaced old electrical panels, cables, transformers with new efficient equipment
  • Installed new Variable frequency drives for high efficiency energy use
  • Installed low power consuming LED lights
  • Eliminated tedious process for movement of main raw materials saving transportation, bag, handling and energy costs
  • Increased use of electricity free turbo vent saving 100%
  • Installed direct melt transfer line to POY plant saving energy
  • Installing new POY production lines with better quality, higher efficiency and lower energy consumption and material wastage

Social Achievements

  • Implemented various policies namely code of conduct, Policy on Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Policy to protect the Human Rights Issues of the Employees
  • Putting efforts to ensure that no human right violations are ensured in the entire line of our business

Governance Achievements

  • Formed Risk management Committee
  • Appointed Ms. Supriya Mahesh Pujari as Woman Independent Additional Director
  • Adopted Dividend Distribution Policy and Risk management policy

Climate Goals & Targets

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

Environmental Challenges

  • Global economic slowdown impacting consumption
  • Russia-Ukraine conflict causing disruptions
  • Energy crisis leading to high inflation and lower demand
  • Economic downturn in neighboring countries
  • Volatile situation in Ukraine and Taiwan
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Patchy demand
  • Pressure on bottom line
  • High sea freight costs impacting exports
Mitigation Strategies
  • Reduced business with neighboring countries due to business risks
  • Reducing costs and maintaining sustainable debt
  • Focusing on infrastructure spending and encouraging industries to invest through various schemes

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: periodic audit of vendors

Responsible Procurement
  • Operating procedure to approve vendors
  • Focus towards the conservation of energy, water & environment at their end

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

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

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct

Certifications: BIS (POY Yarn)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Recycled yarns, Fire Retardant and Anti Microbial yarns

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: FY2024

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

  • Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Installed a state-of-the-art Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) with a Reverse Osmosis process for water recycling.
  • Recovered and utilized residual heat for preheating atmospheric air, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
  • Implemented power-saving methods and installed solar power panels.
  • Reduced packing material requirements by recycling materials.

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve a topline of INR 2900 crores by FY2027
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: 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