Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Livelihood advancement
• Education
• Health and Sanitation
• Environmental Sustainability
• Sports, Arts and Culture

Social Achievements

• ACC DISHA: Provides alternate livelihoods to unemployed youth.
• ACC Swawlamban: Empowers women through self-help groups and micro-enterprises.
• ACC LEISA: Improves farmers' incomes through sustainable agriculture.
• ACC Vidya Utkarsh: Improves access to quality education.
• ACC Vidya Sarathi: Provides scholarships for meritorious students.
• ACC Arogyam: Enhances health and well-being through preventive healthcare.
• ACC Sampurna Swachhata: Promotes hygiene and sanitation.

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate and Energy
• Circular Economy
• Water and Nature
• People and Community

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scope 1 GHG emissions by achieving a clinker factor of 55.6%
• Increased renewable energy share to 13.1% of total energy use
• Achieved 7x plastic negative impact
• Utilized 12.7 million tonnes of waste-derived resources
• Achieved 1x water positive

Social Achievements

• Launched BeConnected initiative to empower women
• Implemented various employee support and wellbeing measures
• Provided 15.5 average training hours per employee
• Benefited 1.4 million people through CSR initiatives
• Zero fatalities

Governance Achievements

• Established robust ESG governance structure
• Maintained zero cases of bribery, corruption, and conflicts of interest
• Implemented a comprehensive cybersecurity program
• 100% Board Committees chaired by Independent Directors
• 100% Independent Directors

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Maintaining market share
• Complying with new regulations
• Fuel and raw material security
• Cybersecurity
• Health and safety
• Increased carbon pricing regulations
• Shift towards sustainable building materials
• Expectations of faster career shifts
• Climate-exacerbated logistic breakdowns

Mitigation Strategies

• Strategic capacity expansion
• Innovation and digitization
• Optimizing fuel mix, enhancing plant efficiency, increasing use of alternative energy sources
• Efficient procurement of raw materials
• Securing adequate limestone resources
• Implementing immediate actions to protect confidential information
• Establishing a secure and monitored environment
• Systematically reviewing systems, processes, and procedures
• Implementing initiatives such as the Unchaai Kendra and Life Saving Safety Rules
• Increasing the share of renewable energy and fuels
• Focusing on reducing process emissions
• Positioning as an employee-friendly workspace
• Investing in training programs
• Increasing supplier base with higher procurement from local suppliers
• Diversifying logistics routes and introducing new modes of transportation

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 71/year

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct
• Supplier screening
• Supplier ESG assessment
• Local procurement (98.97% from within India)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Pluvial flooding
• Tropical cyclones
• Temperature extremes
• Water stress

Transition Risks

• Increased carbon pricing regulations
• Shift towards sustainable building materials
• Slow uptake of low-carbon technologies
• Premature retirement of captive power plants

Opportunities

• Transition to low-carbon energy sources
• Use of renewable energy
• Development of low-carbon products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI 2021 Universal Standards, UNGC, SASB, TCFD, WEF-core metrics, UN SDGs, GCCA Sustainability Charter

Certifications: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 50001

Third-party Assurance: Intertek India Private Limited (limited assurance)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7
• Goal 13
• Goal 6
• Goal 15
• Goal 8
• Goal 12
• Goal 10
• Goal 4
• Goal 3
• Goal 9
• Goal 11
• Goal 2
• Goal 5
• Goal 16
• Goal 17

CSR initiatives and sustainability efforts contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• ACC ECOMaxX
• ACC AEROMaxX
• ACC Coolcrete
• ACC Bagcrete
• Blended cement products (96% of portfolio)

Awards & Recognition

• ‘Iconic Brand of India’ by The Economic Times
• One of ‘India’s Most Trusted Cement Brands’ by TRA Research
• One of ‘India’s Top 50 Most Sustainable Companies’ by BW Businessworld

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Well-being
• Governance
• Human Rights

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved PAT targets at all locations.
• Implemented mechanism for zero Liquid Discharge at all operating locations.
• Consumption of alternative fuels of 409436.5 tonnes, achieving TSR of 9.2% (compared to 7.3% in 2021).
• Reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions compared to the previous year.

Social Achievements

• 100% of permanent employees and workers covered by PF, Gratuity, and ESI benefits.
• 100% return to work and retention rates for permanent employees and workers who took parental leave.
• Implemented Health & Safety Management System across manufacturing units.
• Community engagement programs, meetings, workshops, and surveys conducted periodically.

Governance Achievements

• Corporate Responsibility Committee oversees sustainability issues.
• Anti-Corruption & Anti-Bribery Policy in place.
• Integrated report including financial and non-financial parameters assured by an external agency.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Exceeding AAQM results for Particulate Matter.
• Lease execution pending due to issuance of FRA certificate in process for Sindola limestone mines.

Mitigation Strategies

• Corrective actions taken to address AAQM exceedances (black top road, increased water sprinklers, covering raw materials).
• Addressing lease execution pending for Sindola limestone mines.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier code of conduct
• More than 32% of raw material is recycled raw material which is sourced sustainably.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Climate Change related risks and opportunities identified considering the Environmental regulations imposed, National and International level goals

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: BRSR

Certifications: ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: External agency assurance provided (name not specified in report)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• ACC Gold