Climate Change Data

Vedanta Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Human Rights
  • Social Impact on Communities
  • Water-related Risks
  • Biodiversity
  • Risk and Crisis Management
  • Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved DJSI score on water-related risks to 100%
  • Improved DJSI score on environmental reporting to 100%
  • Pledged to move towards carbon-neutrality
  • Deployment of world-class sustainability measures across operation sites resulting in multiple awards and recognitions

Social Achievements

  • Improved DJSI score on human rights from 20 to 73
  • Improved DJSI score on social impacts on communities from 47 to 89
  • Establishment of Nand Ghars (model anganwadis) focused on eradicating child malnutrition, providing education, healthcare, and empowering women

Governance Achievements

  • Improved DJSI overall ranking in metals and mining sector to #12 from #21 in 2019
  • Improved DJSI score to #66 from #51 last year
  • Improved DJSI score on risk and crisis management from 32 to 66
  • Improved DJSI score on climate strategy from 40 to 73
  • 100% score in materiality and social reporting according to DJSI

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon-neutrality

Environmental Challenges

  • Greenhouse gas emissions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Joined declaration on climate change pledging to move towards carbon-neutrality
  • Promotion of renewable energy, enhanced energy efficiency, water efficient processes, green mobility, planned afforestation and waste management & recycling

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UNGC, International Finance Corporation (IFC), International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), OECD

Awards & Recognition

  • CII-ITC Sustainability Award
  • FICCI CSR Award
  • Dun & Bradstreet Awards in Metals & Mining
  • Great Place to Work certification

Reporting Period: 2021

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

  • Climate Change
  • Community Development
  • Workplace Transformation
  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Social Equity
  • Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Featured in Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020
  • Conferred Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020
  • CII Environmental Best Practices Award 2020
  • CII National Award 2020 for Excellence in Water Management

Social Achievements

  • Empowering over 2.5 million families with enhanced skillsets
  • Uplifting over 100 million women and children through Education, Nutrition, Healthcare and Welfare
  • Nand Ghars project identified as best CSR project by Government of Rajasthan
  • CSR Health Impact Award 2020
  • People First HR Excellence Award 2020
  • ‘Company with Great Managers 2020’ by People Business
  • Certified as a Great Place to Work 2021

Governance Achievements

  • Adherence to global business standards of corporate governance
  • CII Digital Transformation Award 2020

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-carbon neutrality by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieving net water positivity by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduction in carbon emission intensity by 25% by 2030

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: Great Place to Work 2021

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2020
  • Frost & Sullivan Sustainability Awards 2020
  • CII Environmental Best Practices Award 2020
  • CSR Health Impact Award 2020
  • CII National Award 2020 for Excellence in Water Management
  • CII Digital Transformation Award 2020
  • People First HR Excellence Award 2020
  • ‘Company with Great Managers 2020’ by People Business