Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Energy Management
• Emission Management
• Water Management
• Waste Management
• Biodiversity Management
• Community Welfare
• Employee Management & Labour relations
• Corporate Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Commissioned a 2MW Photovoltaic ground-mounted solar power plant at Trombay in January 2016
• Set up rooftop solar power plants with an aggregate capacity of 84 KW
• Setting up a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Trombay unit, supplying water to neighboring industry
• Significant emission reduction across locations
• Reduced GHG emissions by more than 1,01,775 tCO2e through energy efficiency measures
• Reduced total GHG emission for FY 2015-16 compared to 2014-15 by approximately 3%

Social Achievements

• Continued activities towards community welfare, education, and environmental sustenance
• Adopted several villages and invested in their development
• Invested in school programs at Thal and the Mid-Day meal scheme
• Ran the flagship program ‘RCF Super 30’, providing free residential coaching to students
• Organized 82 Dealer meetings and 948 Farmer meetings

Governance Achievements

• Adopted the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G4 standard for the Sustainability Report
• Held 13 board meetings discussing corporate governance issues
• Implemented various safety measures and obtained several certifications (ISO 14001:2004, ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 50001:2011)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Uncertainty in availability of domestic gas for P&K fertilizers and industrial chemicals
• Recovery against use of APM gas in production of non-urea products
• N-recovery for use of domestic gas in P&K fertilizer production
• Non-receipt of fertilizer subsidy in time
• Pressure on margins due to reduction in energy norms stipulated in the New Urea policy
• Uncertainty in availability of domestic gas and cheap imports affecting chemicals sector viability

Mitigation Strategies

• Taken up the matter with the Government for continued allocation of domestic gas
• Focusing on expansion and new projects (Thal-III expansion project, Talcher revival project, JV Urea project in Iran)
• Aiming to reduce specific energy consumption of Urea plants through revamp schemes

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Commitment from suppliers for compliance with environmental, labor, and human rights obligations
• Public Procurement Policy for MSMEs

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Drought, floods, extreme climate

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4

Certifications: ISO 14001:2004, ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 50001:2011

Third-party Assurance: Emergent Ventures India Pvt. Ltd.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Bio-fertilizer (Biola), liquid micronutrient fertilizer (Microla), 100% water soluble fertilizer (Sujala)

Awards & Recognition

• First prize of 10th state level Energy Conservation Awards
• Best Production performance awards from FAI
• National Energy Conservation Award
• 16th Annual Greentech Environment Award
• Other awards (National Vigilance Excellence Award, D&B India top ten PSU Award, etc.)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Commissioned GTG-HSRG project at Trombay and Thal, reducing CO2 emissions by 28%
• Implemented energy saving projects costing ₹40.48 crore
• Fulfilled 70% of EPR target for plastic waste and set a target of 100% for 2023-24
• Exploring ZED plant for Trombay unit to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge by Sept 2025

Social Achievements

• 100% of permanent employees and workers covered by health insurance
• 100% return to work and retention rate for permanent employees and workers on parental leave
• Various CSR projects benefiting 534015+ people, with 100% of beneficiaries from vulnerable and marginalized groups in some projects
• Organized 44 farmer training programs benefiting 2979 farmers

Governance Achievements

• Established a CSR and Sustainability Committee of Directors
• Implemented a Whistle Blower Policy and Fraud Prevention Policy
• All RCF Units are in compliance with statutory requirements

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Identifying and defining material responsible business conduct issues

Mitigation Strategies

• The company is in the process of identifying and defining material responsible business conduct issues.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Procedures in place for sustainable sourcing of raw materials

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 27001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Nano Urea Fertilizer

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Ammonia-V revamp project completed in May 2024, resulting in energy saving of 0.18 Gcal/MT of Ammonia.
• Upgraded Effluent Treatment Plant at Thal completed in May 2024, treating 10,000 M3/day effluent and enabling recycling of treated effluent as raw water.
• Two Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) at Trombay Unit generated about 8,152.82 million litres of treated water, used as process water.
• 2 MWp ground mounted Photovoltaic Solar power plant and 2.25 MWp solar rooftop facilities generated 4439 MWh of solar power.

Social Achievements

• Regular health inspections and in-house primary health centre for employees.
• HSE Management Plan, Process Safety & Risk Management, and Emergency Mitigation System implemented.
• Various health and wellness programs for employees.

Governance Achievements

• RCF’s Code of Conduct and Monitoring Mechanism ensures Ethical Conduct.
• Periodic review of regulatory changes and requirements addresses compliance.
• Whistle Blower Policy and Fraud Prevention Policy implemented.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Providing a safe and healthy work environment to prevent workplace accidents and injuries.
• Growing importance of climate change concerns by Regulators and Stakeholders requiring integration of energy transition initiatives into business.
• Non-compliance with regulations and unethical practices leading to penalties, reputational damage, financial losses, and operational disruptions.

Mitigation Strategies

• Regular health inspections, in-house primary health centre, regular plant audits, HSE Management Plan, Process Safety & Risk Management, Emergency Mitigation System.
• Focus on Renewable source of energy, Energy efficient equipment, Carbon capture.
• RCF’s Code of Conduct and Monitoring Mechanism, periodic review of regulatory changes and requirements.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Transparent tendering process, General Conditions of Contract covering child labor prohibition and contractual labor welfare, purchase preference for local suppliers, MSE vendors, startups, and women entrepreneurs.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, BRSR

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001:2011

Third-party Assurance: Not Applicable

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Nano Urea Fertilizer