Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Footprint (Water and Waste Management)
• Corporate Governance
• Workforce Well-being
• Community Development
• Human Rights

Environmental Achievements

• Implemented a zero liquid discharge policy
• Created a green belt over 35% of premises
• Installed solar lights and LED lighting across plants
• Established rainwater harvesting structures
• Planted 16,540 trees within premises
• Collection of torn HDPE bags and metal scrap

Social Achievements

• Farmers Training Programmes, Jeep Campaigns, and Mass Contact Programmes
• Developed a dedicated mobile App, Krishi Yodha
• Introduced SSP and NPK products in Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan
• Ventured into organic fertilizers
• Implemented various measures to motivate and recognise employee contribution
• Developed specialised training programmes to address skill gaps
• Established an internal complaint committee for addressing workplace issues
• Provision for free education
• Food distribution drives

Governance Achievements

• Adherence to governance frameworks aligned with relevant laws and regulations
• Implemented SAP for better MIS & monitoring
• Established a Stakeholder Committee to address investor complaints

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Water scarcity
• Inadvertent non-compliance to regulations around recycling
• Risks associated with strong corporate governance
• Changing expectations of the workforce
• Safety risks in manufacturing operations
• Demand variation due to monsoon pattern
• Variations in input costs
• Government regulations
• Potential threat of new entrants
• Volatility in raw material prices and foreign exchange rates

Mitigation Strategies

• Employee education around saving water, more efficient use of water in campuses, Rain water harvesting, recycling of waste water
• Reduction in waste generation, maximization of recycling and reuse
• Strong corporate governance practices
• Supporting employees through various measures (vaccination centers, hospital support, increased insurance coverage)
• Adherence to safety standards, highest operational standards for handling hazardous materials
• Long-term agreements with domestic and overseas suppliers for rock phosphate
• Backward integration and developing manufacturing facilities for raw materials
• Risk Management Committee
• Risk Management Policy
• Long-term supply agreement for Raw Material, identifying new sources

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 67% of suppliers covered in responsible sourcing program

Responsible Procurement

• Social, ethical and environmental performance factors considered in supplier selection

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Organic fertilizers (PDM, Prom, Casma)
• Water-Soluble Fertilizers
• Different types of imported fertilizers

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Footprint–Water management
• Environmental Footprint –Waste management
• Corporate Governance – Board oversight, Conflict of Interest, Ethics, Risk and Compliance, Succession Planning
• Changing expectations of the workforce and work environments
• Safety risk

Environmental Achievements

• Implemented “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” concept for effective waste management
• Achieved zero liquid discharge across all campuses
• Optimizes water consumption through conservation, sewage treatment and reuse, and rainwater harvesting

Social Achievements

• Regular safety training programs
• Employee education around saving water
• Supported employees to navigate the pandemic seamlessly through measures such as vaccination centers, hospital support, increased insurance coverage, and more.

Governance Achievements

• Strong corporate governance is core to achieving the organization’s mission
• Established vigil mechanism policy for Directors and employees

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Water scarcity can impair the company’s operations and disrupt business
• Inadvertent non-compliance to existing and emerging regulations around recycling and the circular economy can result in economic penalties and reputation damage
• Strong corporate governance is core to achieving the organization’s mission and any risks can undermine stakeholder trust, damage reputation and disrupt business
• Continued employee preference to work out of remote locations on a long-term basis and our ability to grow profitably.
• The manufacturing operations of the Company require employees to interact with plant, machinery, and material handling equipment, all of which carry an inherent risk of injury

Mitigation Strategies

• Employee education around saving water, more efficient use of water in campuses, Rain water harvesting, recycling of waste water
• Reduction in waste generation, maximization of recycling and reuse
• Kindly refer to “Material aspects and company approach to them” in Corporate Governance Report
• We supported our employees to navigate the pandemic seamlessly through measures such as vaccination centers, hospital support, increased insurance coverage, and more.
• Adherence to safety standards, the Company’s Policy and highest operational standards for handling hazardous materials at plants

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 72% of suppliers are covered in the responsible sourcing program

Responsible Procurement

• The Company considers the social, ethical and environmental performance factors in the process of selecting suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities