Climate Change Data

Data Patterns (India) Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-2022, 2022-23, 2023-24)

Reporting Period: 2021-2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Ethics, Transparency & Accountability
  • Product Lifecycle Sustainability
  • Employee wellbeing
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Human Rights
  • Environment
  • Policy Advocacy
  • Equitable Development
  • Value to the Customers

Environmental Achievements

  • Started installing solar panels for captive generation of renewable and clean energy to reduce energy consumption.

Social Achievements

  • 95% of permanent employees, 93% of permanent women employees, and 78% of casual/temporary/contractual employees received safety & skill up-gradation training.
  • Spent Rs. 0.76 Crores on community development initiatives through NGOs focusing on health, education, and community development.

Governance Achievements

  • No complaints received related to ethics, bribery, or corruption from any stakeholders.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Need to procure materials from authorized sources, limiting the use of local vendors.
  • No recycling possible on their products.
  • Early stages of implementing environmental initiatives, with ongoing improvements planned.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Encouraging local vendors wherever possible.
  • Installing solar panels for renewable energy.
  • Continuous improvement in processes and policies to achieve full environmental compliance.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Economies of scale for material requirements to reduce transport costs
  • Encouraging local vendors wherever possible

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022-23

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:240.15 tCO2e (Scope 1) and 1701.02 tCO2e (Scope 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:240.15 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:1701.02 tCO2e
Total Energy Consumption:10035 GJ (electricity) and 989 GJ (fuel)
Water Consumption:9928 kilolitres
Waste Generated:18.19 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.0004 CO2 Kg / Rupees

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Installed a 30 kW solar power system generating ~1900 kWh per day.
  • Implemented Zero Liquid Discharge through a sewage treatment plant.

Social Achievements

  • Certified with ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health & Safety) and ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management).
  • Attrition rate reduced to ~10% from 14% in the previous year.
  • 44,814.5 man-hours spent on employee training programs.
  • Disbursed Rs. 1.54 crores in CSR funding.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a robust cybersecurity framework and certified under ISO 27001:2013.
  • Implemented an Integrated Management System.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Uncertain timelines for order inflows.
  • Extensive gestation development contracts.
  • Challenging working capital cycles.
  • Competition from smaller suppliers.
  • Delays in commercialization due to approval processes.
  • Global competition.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed strong skill sets in Radars, Satellites, Electronic Warfare, and Communication equipment.
  • Expanded manufacturing and testing facilities.
  • Raised funds through QIP for product development.
  • Efficient working capital management.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Adherence to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: BRSR

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 27001:2013, AS9100D, ISO 9000:2015

Awards & Recognition

  • Raksha Anveshan Ratna (2021-2022)

Reporting Period: 2023-24

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:243.58 + 1972.12 = 2215.7 Metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 Emissions:243.58 Metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 Emissions:1972.12 Metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Total Energy Consumption:1900 kWH per day (average)
Water Consumption:15,206 kilolitres
Waste Generated:26.46 metric tonnes

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Successfully completed the surveillance audit in March 2024 for ISO 14001 based Environmental Management System.
  • Installed Solar Power System on the roof of our new building with a capacity of about 300 KW(AC) = 400KW(DC). On an average, we generate about 1900 kWH per day.

Social Achievements

  • Increased its manpower bandwidth from 1130 in March 2023 to 1318 in March 2024.
  • Attrition rate at the end of current financial year was 7.1% as against 9.5% as at the end of previous year.
  • Disbursed Rs.2.44 crores as CSR funding for the financial year 2023-24.

Governance Achievements

  • Introduced a compliance tool to check on all relevant compliances, certificates and reports required for a listed entity.
  • Successfully implemented Information Security Management System in compliance with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 standards.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Data Patterns’ business heavily relies on government contracts, making it vulnerable to fluctuations in government spending and regulatory changes.
  • Extensive gestation of development contracts.
  • Rapid advancements in technology could potentially render Data Patterns’ existing products and solutions obsolete if not continuously innovated upon.
  • Challenging working capital cycles.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Enhanced new facility by upgrading Environmental Test Laboratory.
  • Introduced a compliance tool for better monitoring and ownership towards compliance.
  • Significant investments in research and development.
  • Improved receivables with receivables days decreasing to 267 days in March 2024 as against 308 days in March 2023.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities