Climate Change Data

Kalpataru Projects International Limited (formerly Kalpataru Power Transmission Limited)

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

Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:80,593 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:50,494 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:30,099 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:23.8%
Total Energy Consumption:972,692 GJ/year
Water Consumption:2,961,163 KL/year
Waste Generated:20,434 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:5.6 tCO2e/Crore

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Strategy and Emission
  • Water management
  • Waste management and circularity
  • Biodiversity and Land Rehabilitation
  • Human Capital Development
  • Occupational Health & Safety
  • Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity
  • Sustainable supply chain
  • Corporate Governance
  • ESG integration in risk management
  • Corporate Citizenship
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Data privacy and security
  • Brand Management and communication
  • Resilient Business and Long-Term Profitability
  • Human Rights and Labour Relations
  • Customer Centricity
  • Efficient Energy management
  • Sustainable Portfolio

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions intensity by 5.1%
  • Increased share of renewable energy to 23.8%
  • Reduced water intensity by 8.4%
  • 109,500 KL Rainwater harvested
  • 20,434 MT Material recycled
  • Three manufacturing plants achieved Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)
  • Planted 9,000 saplings using Miyawaki technique

Social Achievements

  • 83% employee satisfaction score
  • 117,240 Employee training hours
  • 840+ T raining programs organized
  • 10,500+ Courses completed on Learning Management System
  • 0.08 Lost Time Injury frequency rate (LTIFR)
  • 49,000+ Beneficiaries for Healthcare
  • 30,000+ Children and youth benefited through education and skilling

Governance Achievements

  • 50% Independent Directors on the Board
  • Successful completion of the merger with JMC Projects (India) Limited

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve USD 3 billion revenue and USD 6 billion order book by 2025
  • Achieve 20%+ ROCE by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • High attrition in the EPC industry
  • Global supply chain disruptions
  • Elevated inflation rate
  • Soaring commodity and logistic costs
  • Currency fluctuations
  • Geopolitical risks
  • Commodity price variations
  • Currency fluctuations
  • Cybersecurity risks
  • Client counterparty risk
  • Concentration risk
  • Loss of biodiversity
  • Solid waste management
  • Operational risks
  • Geopolitical and regulatory risks
  • Financial risks (interest rate, exchange rate, liquidity)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Actively engaging with employees, modifying policies and practices
  • Strengthening risk management, diversifying business mix, enhancing execution capabilities
  • Improved working capital management
  • Implementing cybersecurity practices
  • Evaluating creditworthiness of clients
  • Expanding client base and geographies
  • Developing biodiversity management framework
  • Implementing 3R principle (reduce, reuse, recycle)
  • Using a variety of fund-raising products, mix of domestic and international order books, currency-forward contracts
  • Deploying cashflow management strategies
  • Price escalation clauses in contracts, commodity forward contracts, contingencies based on market trends
  • Periodic engagement with external experts and government authorities

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% coverage

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Anti-bribery and HSE requirements
  • ESG considerations in vendor selection
  • Local sourcing initiatives
  • Periodic vendor evaluations
  • e-procurement platform
  • in-house e-auction facility
  • Material Data Management (MDM) practices

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Impact of climate conditions on future cash flows
Transition Risks
  • Impact of Company’s business activities on environmental and social conditions
Opportunities
  • Opportunities to innovate, gain a competitive advantage, and attract environmentally conscious customers and investors

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative Standards, 2021, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Companies Act, 2013, Indian Accounting Standards

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 37001, ISO 9001:2008

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Motorised Shade System
  • Radiant Cooling System
  • Electric motorcycles

Awards & Recognition

  • Operational Excellence through Digital T ransformation – 2022
  • CII award
  • Most Innovative Practice Excellence Award
  • British Safety Council award
  • NSCI Safety Awards
  • Andhra Pradesh industrial Safety Excellence Award
  • CII – SR EHS Excellence Award
  • Technology Excellence Award
  • Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) – Surat Chapter
  • Shrestha Suraxa Purashkar 2021

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:92,456 tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:50,494 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:22,523 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:29.2%
Water Consumption:24.5 lakhs KL
Waste Generated:6,470 MT (hazardous), 17,193 MT (non-hazardous & C&D)
Carbon Intensity:5.52 tCO2e/ ₹ cr of Revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Carbon Neutrality
  • Water Neutrality
  • Circularity
  • Human Capital Development
  • Community Engagement
  • Supply Chain Management

Environmental Achievements

  • Transmission and Distribution – International business achieved carbon neutrality for FY22-23 (excluding South Asia)
  • Reduced GHG emissions intensity by 1.8% YoY
  • Reduced Water Intensity by 29.1% YoY
  • 29.2% of renewable electricity consumption
  • All plants have ZLD facilities
  • Rainwater harvested 1,45,744 KL
  • 46,000+ saplings planted

Social Achievements

  • Launched comprehensive wellness programmes
  • CSR spend ₹9.52 crores
  • 15,000+ Vendor partners
  • 51,000+ Beneficiaries for Healthcare
  • 27000+ Children and youth benefited through education and skilling
  • Employee turnover rate of 17.99%

Governance Achievements

  • Established a robust risk management system
  • Implemented ESG policies
  • No instances of significant fines or non-compliance with rules pertaining to health and safety, marketing communications, or product information disclosure

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon Neutrality by 2040
Medium-term Goals:
  • Water Neutrality by 2032
  • Circularity by 2035
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Market volatility
  • Inflationary pressures
  • Geopolitical tensions
  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Extreme weather conditions in project locations
  • Commodity price variations
  • Currency fluctuations
  • Cybersecurity risks
  • Client counterparty risk
  • Loss of biodiversity
  • Solid waste management
  • Maintaining employee relations and attracting/retaining talent
Mitigation Strategies
  • Robust risk management
  • Efficient working capital management
  • Diversified business portfolio
  • Price escalation clauses in contracts
  • Commodity forward contracts
  • Currency-forward contracts
  • Diversified sources of liquidity
  • Cybersecurity practices
  • Creditworthiness evaluation of clients
  • Biodiversity management framework
  • Reduce, reuse, recycle waste management
  • Employee engagement initiatives
  • Comprehensive training programs

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Anti-bribery measures
  • Ethical sourcing
  • HSE standards
  • Local procurement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative Standards, 2021, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), The Companies Act, 2013 (India)

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 37001:2016 (pre-amalgamation business)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Solar-based Reverse Osmosis systems
  • Heavy-Duty Tower Staging System
  • 3D Cloud Platform for managing survey data
  • Virtual Reality safety training modules

Awards & Recognition

  • Best Zero Carbon Emission Initiative of the Year 2024 from UBS Forums
  • Numerous awards from British Safety Council, RoSPA, CII, QCFI, CIDC