Data Patterns (India) Limited - Environmental & Social Information 2023

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SEC/SE/033/2023-24 Date: July 14, 2023

To To National Stock Exchange of India Limited BSE Limited Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, 25[th] Floor, P.J. Towers, Bandra(E), Dalal Street, Mumbai -400051 Mumbai- 400 001 NSE Symbol- DATAPATTNS Company Code: 543428

Sub: Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the FY 2022-23

Dear Sir/Madam,

In terms of the requirements of Regulation 34(2)(f) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended, please find enclosed herewith, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (“BRSR”) of the Company for the Financial Year 2022-23. The BRSR also forms the part of the Annual Report for the Financial Year 2022-23, which was submitted to the stock exchanges today i.e. on July 14, 2023.

We request you to take the above on record and oblige.

Thanking You.

For Data Patterns (India) Limited

R Digitally PRAKA signed by R SH PRAKASH

Prakash R Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Membership No.A34652

Encl: As above

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Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting

SECTION A - GENERAL DISCLOSURE

I. Details of the listed entity/ Company Details

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Sr Particulars Details to be filled
No
1 Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the Listed Entity L72200TN1998PLC061236
2 Name of the Listed Entity DATA PATTERNS (INDIA) LIMITED
3 Year of incorporation 1998
4 Registered office address H-9, Fourth Main Road, SIPCOT IT Park,
Siruseri, Chennai – 603103
5 Corporate address H-9, Fourth Main Road, SIPCOT IT Park,
Siruseri, Chennai - 603103
6 E-mail [email protected]
7 Telephone +91-44-47414000
8 Website https://www.datapatternsindia.com
9 Financial year for which reporting is being done 2022-23
10 Name of the Stock Exchange(s) where shares are a) National Stock Exchange of India Limited and
listed b) BSE Limited
11 Paid-up Capital Rs. 11,19,67,938/- consisting of 5,59,83,969 fully paid-up
equity shares of Rs. 2/- each.
12 Name and contact details (telephone, email address) Mr. S Thomas Mathuram,
of the person who may be contacted in case of any Senior Vice President - Business Development,
queries on the BRSR report Ph: 044 4741 4000
[email protected]
13 Reporting boundary - Are the disclosures under Standalone basis.
this report made on a standalone basis (i.e. only for
the entity) or on a consolidated basis (i.e. for the
entity and all the entities which form a part of its
consolidated financial statements, taken together).
II. Products / services
14 Details of business activities (accounting for 90% of the turnover)
Sl. Description of Main Activity Description of Business Activity % of Turnover of the
No. entity
1. Manufacturing Manufacture of measuring, testing, 45.15%
navigating and control equipment
2. Manufacturing Manufacture of air and spacecraft and 25.44%
related machinery
3. Manufacturing Technical testing and analysis 17.99%
4. Manufacturing Other telecommunications activities 3.69%
Total 92.27%
15 Products/Services sold by the entity (accounting for 90% of the entity’s Turnover):
Sr Product/Service NIC Code % of total Turnover
No contributed
1 Radar and Radar Processor 26515 45.15%
2 Avionics and Electronic Warefare 30305 25.44%
3 Automatic Test Equipments 71200 17.99%
4 Communications 61900 3.69%
Total 92.27%
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III. Operations

16 Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the entity are situated:

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|Location|Number of plants|Number of offices|Total|
|National|1|4|5|
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17 Markets served by the entity

a. No of locations

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|Location|Number|
|National (No of states)|10|
|International (No. of countries)|4|

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b. What is the contribution of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the entity?

15.96 %

c. A brief on types of customers

The customers of the Company are related to defense industries. The Company operates in defence and aerospace related products for its customers. Majority of its customers are either Government or Public Sector Undertakings.

IV. Employees

18 Details as at the end of Financial Year:

a. Employees and workers (including differently abled):

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Sr. Particulars Total (A) Male Female
No No. (B) % (B / A) No. (C) % (C / A)
Employees
1 Permanent (D) 826 737 89% 89 11%
2 Other than Permanent (E) 121 92 76% 29 24%
Total employees (D + E) 947 829 88% 118 12%
Workers
1 Permanent (F) - - - - -
2 Other than Permanent (G) 17 17 100% - -
Total Workers (F + G) 17 17 100% - -
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b Differently abled Employees and workers

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Sr. No Particulars Total (A) Male Female
No. (B) % (B / A) No. (C) % (C / A)
Differently Abled Employees
1 Permanent (D) - - - - -
2 Other than Permanent (E) - - - - -
Total employees (D + E) - - - - -
Differently Abled Workers
1 Permanent (F) - - - - -
2 Other than Permanent (G) - - - - -
Total Workers (F + G) - - - - -
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19 Participation/Inclusion/Representation of women

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Particulars Total (A) No and % of Female
No. (B) % (B / A)
Board of Directors 8 2 25%
Key Management Personnel 2 1 50%
20 Turnover rate for permanent employees and workers
Turnover FY 2022-2023 FY 2021-2022 FY 2020-2021
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total
Permanent employees 10.23% 1.75% 11.98% 14.32% 2.68% 16.99% 9.81% 2.37% 12.18%
Permanent workers - - - - - - 46.15% - 46.15%
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V. Holding, Subsidiary and Associate Companies (including joint ventures)

21 Names of holding / subsidiary / associate companies / joint ventures

Sr. No	Name of the holding / subsidiary / associate companies / joint ventures(A)	Indicate whether holding/ Subsidiary/ Associate/ Joint Venture	% of shares held by listed entity	Does the entity indicated at column A, participate in the Business Responsibility initiatives of the listed entity? (Yes/No)
	Nil	NA	NA	NA

		VI. CSR Details
22	(i) Whether CSR is applicable asper section 135 of Companies Act, 2013:(Yes/No) Yes
	(ii) Turnover(Rs. In Cr.) 453.45
	(iii) Net worth(Rs. In Cr.) 1167.07

VII. Transparency and Disclosures Compliances

23 Complaints/Grievances on any of the principles (Principles 1 to 9) under the National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct:

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Stakeholder Grievance Redressal Mechanism in Place FY 2022-23 FY2021-22
group from whom (Yes/No)(If Yes, then provide web-link for Number of Number of Remarks Number of Remarks
complaint is grievance redress policy) complaints complaints complaints
received filed during pending filed during
the year resolution at the year
close of the
year
Communities Yes. https://www.datapatternsindia. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
com/contact.php
Investors Yes. https://www.datapatternsindia. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
(other than com/contact.php
shareholders)
Shareholders Yes. https://www.datapatternsindia. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
com/contact.php
Employees Yes. Hosted on Intranet of the Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
and workers Company
Customers Yes. https://www.datapatternsindia. Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
com/contactus/customerservice.php
Value chain Yes. Covered as part of their Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
partners engagement documents
Other (please NA Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
specify)
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24 Overview of the entity’s material responsible business conduct issues

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Sr. Material issue Indicate Rationale for In case of risk, approach Financial implications
No. identified whether identifying to adapt or mitigate of the risk or
risk or the risk / opportunity (Indicate
opportunity opportunity positive or negative
(R/O) implications)
1 Stack Risk Air Pollution Effective maintenance / Negative
Emission monitoring of emission
and control its limits
2 Use of Lead Risk Depletion of Optimum use and Positive
resources & monitoring consumption
Respiratory & Use of PPE
Issues
3 Generation Risk Ill effect due to Formal storage and Negative
of hazardous hazardous waste disposal methods
waste
4 External Risk Exposure Restrict through access Negative
agency entry to electrical control
to restricted hazards
area
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SECTION B - MANAGEMENT AND PROCESS DISCLOSURE

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Sr. Policy and Management Process P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
No
1.a Whether your entity’s policy/policies cover each principle Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
and its core elements of the NGRBCs. (Yes/No)
1.b Has the policy been approved by the Board? (Yes/No) [1] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
1.c Web Link of the Policies, if available Wherever mandated by the applicable laws, rules and
regulations, the policies have been uploaded in the website
of the Company at https://www.datapatternsindia.com/
investors/policies.php . All other policies are available in
the intranet of the Company.
2 Whether the entity has translated the policy into Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
procedures. (Yes / No)
3 Do the enlisted policies extend to your value chain Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
partners? (Yes/No) [2]
4 Name of the national and international codes/ The Policies of the Company are framed in line with the
certifications/labels/ standards (e.g. Forest Stewardship following certifications as applicable:
Council, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Trustea) standards ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental Management Systems
(e.g. SA 8000, OHSAS, ISO, BIS) adopted by your entity
ISO 45001: 2018- Occupational Health & Safety
and mapped to each principle.
Management Systems
ISO 9000:2015 - Quality management systems
AS 9100D: Quality Management System
5 Specific commitments, goals and targets set by the entity Please refer to letter to shareholders from Ms. Rekha
with defined timelines, if any. Murthy Rangarajan, Whole-time Director at Page 10
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Sr. Policy and Management Process P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
No
6 Performance of the entity against the specific Nil
commitments, goals and targets along-with reasons in
case the same are not met.
Note: [[1 ]] Wherever mandated by the applicable laws, rules and regulations, the policies have been approved by the Board. In
other cases, the policy is approved by Management of the Company
2 The Policies governing external persons were extended to Value Chain Partners as applicable
Sr. Governance, leadership and oversight Details
No
7 Statement by director responsible for the business Please refer to letter to Shareholders from
responsibility report, highlighting ESG related challenges, Ms. Rekha Murthy Rangarajan, Whole-time Director at
targets and achievements (listed entity has flexibility Page 10
regarding the placement of this disclosure)
8 Details of the highest authority responsible for Ms. Rekha Murthy Rangarajan,
implementation and oversight of the Business Whole-time Director
Responsibility policy (ies).
9 Does the entity have a specified Committee of the Board/ Yes. The Director responsible for decision making on
Director responsible for decision making on sustainability susbtinability related issues:
related issues? (Yes / No). If yes, provide details. Ms. Rekha Murthy Rangarajan,
Whole-time Director
10. Details of Review of NGRBCs by the Company:
Subject of review P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
Performance against above policies and follow up action
Indicate whether review was undertaken by Director / Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Committee of the Board/ Any other Committee
Frequency (Annually/ Half yearly/ Quarterly/ Any other – Annual
please specify)
Compliance with statutory requirements of relevance to the
principles, and, rectification of any non-compliances
Indicate whether review was undertaken by Director / Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Committee of the Board/ Any other Committee
Frequency (Annually/ Half yearly/ Quarterly/ Any other – Annual
please specify)
11 Has the entity carried out independent assessment/ While the Company has not carried out an independent
evaluation of the working of its policies by an external audit of the policies, the policies are periodically
agency? (Yes/No). If yes, provide name of the agency. reviewed as part of various management systems by
the respective certification bodies auditors (EHS, ISO,
AS, ISMS) and Internal Auditors. The policies relating to
statutory compliances are reviewed by Internal Auditors,
Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditors.
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Note:[[1 ]] Wherever mandated by the applicable laws, rules and regulations, the policies have been approved by the Board. In other cases, the policy is approved by Management of the Company

12. If answer to question (1) above is “No” i.e. not all Principles are covered by a policy, reasons to be stated:

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Questions P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
The entity does not consider the Principles material to its NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
business (Yes/No)
The entity is not at a stage where it is in a position to formulate NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
and implement the policies on specified principles (Yes/No)
The entity does not have the financial or/human and technical NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
resources available for the task (Yes/No)
It is planned to be done in the next financial year (Yes/No) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Any other reason (please specify) NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
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PRINCIPLE 1

Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with integrity, and in a manner that is Ethical, Transparent and Accountable

1. Percentage coverage by training and awareness programs on any of the Principles during the financial year:

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Segment Total number Topics / principles covered % age of persons in
of training and under the training and its respective category covered
awareness impact by the awareness programs
programs held
Board of Directors During the year, the Board and KMPs were engaged 100%
Key Managerial Personnel in various updates pertaining to business, regulatory, 100%
safety, ESG matters, etc. These topics provided
insights on the said Principles.
Employees other than 15 Ethics, Human Rights, Skill 27%
BoD and KMPs Upgradation and Health and
Safety
Workers - NA Nil
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2. Details of fines / penalties /punishment/ award/ compounding fees/ settlement amount paid in proceedings (by the entity or by directors / KMPs) with regulators/ law enforcement agencies/ judicial institutions, in the financial year, in the following format (Note: the entity shall make disclosures on the basis of materiality as specified in Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Obligations) Regulations, 2015 and as disclosed on the entity’s website):

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Monetary
Particulars NGRBC Name of the regulatory/ Amount Brief of Has an appeal been
Principle enforcement agencies/ (In INR) the Case preferred? (Yes/No)
judicial institutions
Penalty/ Fine NA Nil Nil Nil Nil
Settlement NA Nil Nil Nil Nil
Compounding fee NA Nil Nil Nil Nil
Non-Monetary
Particulars NGRBC Name of the regulatory/ enforcement Brief of Has an appeal been
Principle agencies/ judicial institutions the Case preferred? (Yes/No)
Imprisonment NA Nil Nil Nil
Punishment NA Nil Nil Nil
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3. Of the instances disclosed in Question 2 above, details of the Appeal/ Revision preferred in cases where monetary or non-monetary action has been appealed.

Case Details Name of the regulatory/ enforcement agencies/ judicial institutions
Nil Nil

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4 Does the entity have an anti-corruption or anti-bribery policy? If yes, provide details in brief and if available, provide a web-link to the policy.

Yes. The Anti-corruption or anti-bribery is covered as part of the Business conduct policy of the Company. The Company is committed to doing business ethically and believes that bribery and other corrupt practices are wrong and totally unacceptable. All employees and associated persons are prohibited from offering, providing, authorizing, requesting or receiving a bribe or anything that may be construed as a bribe. This includes compliance with all laws, domestic and foreign, prohibiting improper payments, gifts or inducements of any kind to and received from any person, including officials in the private or public sector, customers and suppliers. The Business Conduct Policy is hosted in the intranet of the Company.

5. Number of Directors / KMPs / employees / workers against whom disciplinary action was taken by any law enforcement agency for the charges of bribery / corruption:

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Particulars FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Directors Nil Nil
KMPs Nil Nil
Employees Nil Nil
Workers Nil Nil
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6. Details of complaints with regard to conflict of interest:

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Particulars FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Number Remarks Number Remarks
Number of complaints received in Nil Nil Nil Nil
relation to issues of Conflict of Interest
of the Directors
Number of complaints received in Nil Nil Nil Nil
relation to issues of Conflict of Interest
of the KMPs
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7 Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway on issues related to fines / penalties / action taken by regulators/ law enforcement agencies/ judicial institutions, on cases of corruption and conflicts of interest.

Not Applicable

PRINCIPLE 2

Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe

1. Percentage of R&D and capital expenditure (capex) investments in specific technologies to improve the environmental and social impacts of product and processes to total R&D and capex investments made by the entity, respectively.

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Current Financial Previous Financial Details of improvements in environmental
Year Year and social impacts
R&D - - Nil
Capex 2.88% 0.32% Refer conservation of energy section of Directors’ Report
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2.a Does the entity have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing? (Yes/No)

Yes

2.b If yes, what percentage of inputs were sourced sustainably?

100%. The inputs are sourced in accordance with ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

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3 Describe the processes in place to safely reclaim your products for reusing, recycling and disposing at the end of life, for (a) Plastics (including packaging) (b) E-waste (c) Hazardous waste and (d) other waste.

Reusing:

a. Corrosion Identified components (due to aging) to be used after Tinning process based on the advice from Technical experts.
b. Refurbished Inventory (Components removed from our product at various stage with no defect recommended by technical experts for further usage) is being maintained separately and issued for internal testing / assessment .

Disposal:

a. Periodic verification and assessment of the inventory is carried out and materials nearing expiry date are removed from stock and disposed through an approved process for the disposal of scarp.
b. E-Waste items are disposed off yearly twice to Authorized Vendors (Approved by Pollution Control Board) as per EHS norms, supported with Destruction certificate
c. General wastes Like Carton Boxes / Iron / Aluminum and other wastes are disposed off at regular Intervals.
d. For Hazardous and e-waste : Agreement is being signed with the eligible vendors on yearly basis in Compliance to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System & ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

4 Whether Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is applicable to the entity’s activities (Yes / No). If yes, whether the waste collection plan is in line with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan submitted to Pollution Control Boards? If not, provide steps taken to address the same.

No. The Company do not produce or import any plastic packagings items. The Company design and manufactures few specialised defence products. There is no specific plastic, electrical and electronic product manufactured where EPR is applicable under E-Waste Management. However, the Company is evaluating implementation of EPR for certain areas of business. The same will be reviewed and implemented, if required.

PRINCIPLE 3

Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those in their value chains

1.a Details of measures for the well-being of employees:

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Category 1.a % of employees covered by
Total Health insurance Accident Maternity Paternity Day Care
(A) insurance benefits Benefits facilities
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
(B) (B / A) (B) (B / A) (B) (B / A) (B) (B / A) (B) (B / A)
Permanent Employees
Male 737 737 100.00% 737 100.00% - - - - - -
Female 89 89 100.00% 89 100.00% 89 100% - - - -
Total 826 826 100.00% 826 100.00% 89 100% - - - -
Other than Permanent Employees
Male 92 92 100.00% 92 100.00% - - - - - -
Female 29 29 100.00% 29 100.00% - - - - - -
Total 121 121 100.00% 121 100.00% - - - - - -
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1.b Details of measures for the well-being of workers:

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Category 1.b % of workers covered by
Total Health insurance Accident Maternity Paternity Day Care
(A) insurance benefits Benefits facilities
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
(B) (B / A) (B) (B / A) (B) (B / A) (B) (B / A) (B) (B / A)
Permanent Workers
Male - - - - - - - - - - -
Female - - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - - -
Other than Permanent Workers
Male 17 17 100% 17 100% - - - - - -
Female - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 17 17 100% 17 100% - - - - - -
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2 Details of retirement benefits, for Current FY and Previous Financial Year

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Benefits FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
No. of No. of workers Deducted and No. of No. of workers Deducted and
employees covered as deposited with employees covered as deposited with
covered as a % of total the authority covered as a % of total the authority
a % of total workers (Y/N/N.A.) a % of total workers (Y/N/N.A.)
employees employees
PF 85.32% - Y 88.95% 11.76% Y
Gratuity 87.22% - Y 91.16% 11.76% Y
ESI 5.81% - Y 16.02% 11.76% Y
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3 Accessibility of workplaces - Are the premises / offices of the entity accessible to differently abled employees and workers, as per the requirements of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016? If not, whether any steps are being taken by the entity in this regard.

Yes. The Company has necessary infrastructure in place to make the workplaces accessible to differently abled employees, workers and visitors. Such infrastructural arrangements include without limitation, easily accessible sites and building entrances, easily operated doors, sufficient illuminated wide corridors etc.,

4 Does the entity have an equal opportunity policy as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016? If so, provide a web-link to the policy.

Yes. The equal opportunity policy forms part of the Business Conduct Policy and the same is hosted on the intranet of the Company.

5 Return to work and Retention rates of permanent employees and workers that took parental leave.

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Gender Permanent Employees Permanent Workers
Return to work rate Retention Rate Return to work rate Retention Rate
Male NA NA NA NA
Female 100% NA NA NA
Total 100% - - -
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6 Is there a mechanism available to receive and redress grievances for the following categories of employees and worker? If yes, give details of the mechanism in brief.

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Category Yes/No (If Yes, then give details of the mechanism in brief)
Permanent Workers Yes
Other than Permanent Workers Yes
Permanent Employees Yes
Other than Permanent Employees Yes
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The Company has Grievance Handling Policy in place, wherein the employees and workers can send in their grievances to the dedicated e-mail being used for this purpose. The same is reviewed by the Whole-Time Director on periodic basis as per the policy. The Grievance will be address as per the process laid down in the policy.

7 Membership of employees and worker in association(s) or Unions recognised by the listed entity:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total No. of employees / % Total No. of employees / %
employees workers in respective (B/A) employees workers in respective (D/C)
/ workers in category, who are part / workers in category, who are part
respective of association(s) or respective of association(s) or
category Union category Union
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Permanent Employees
Male 737 - - 587 - -
Female 89 - - 73 - -
Total 826 - - 660 - -
Permanent Workers
Male - - - 2 - -
Female - - - - - -
Total - - - 2 - -
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8 Details of training given to employees and workers:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total (A) On Health and safety On Skill upgradation Total (E) On Health and safety On Skill upgradation
measures measures
No (B) % (B/A) No (C) % (C/A) No (D) % (E/D) No (F) % (F/D)
Permanent Employees
Male 737 144 19.54% 212 29% 587 101 17.21% 627 107%
Female 89 23 25.84% 14 16% 73 17 23.29% 120 164%
Total 826 167 20.22% 226 27% 660 118 17.88% 747 113%
Permanent Workers
Male - - - - - 2 - - - -
Female - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - 2 - - - -
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9 Details of performance and career development reviews of employees and worker:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total No. % (B/A) Total No. % (D/C)
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Permanent Employees
Male 737 321 44% 587 289 49%
Female 89 26 29% 73 28 38%
Total 826 347 42% 660 317 48%
Permanent Workers
Male - - - 2 2 100%
Female - - - - - -
Total - - - 2 - -
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10 Health and safety management system

a. Whether an occupational health and safety management system has been implemented by the entity? (Yes/ No). If yes, the coverage such system?
Yes, occupational health and safety management system has been implemented by the entity as an intergrated management system combining both ISO 14001 & 45001 (EHS). It covers the entire operations covering the manufacturing facilities and offices. The management systems have been implemented in accordance with these Standards. EHS Management System defines the mandatory requirements for the systematic management and execution within the organisation. The Company’s Integrated EHS Management System is accredited by international certification bodies.
b. What are the processes used to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine basis by the entity?
The Company has a procedure in place to establish, implement & maintain a documented procedure for ongoing identification of the hazards, assessment of risks, and the implementation of necessary control measure

The procedure is based on six step risk assessment:

Classify Work Activities
Identify Hazards
Determine Risks
Decide if Risk is Tolerable
Prepare Risk Control Action Plan
Review adequacy of action plan

and the same is the key driver for controlling the hazardous risk.

All relevant stakeholders and EHS team members are involved in risk assessments and the risk management process, Risk Assessments & Safe Work Method Statement are developed and approved prior to starting any work activity. All identified risks and risk mitigation plans are documented, approved and communicated to all relevant parties involved in the activity. This is periodically audited by the trained internal auditors and by acrreditation bodies.

c. Whether you have processes for workers to report the work related hazards and to remove themselves from such risks. (Y/N)
Yes
d. Do the employees/ worker of the entity have access to non-occupational medical and healthcare services? (Yes/ No)

Yes.

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11. Details of safety related incidents, in the following format:

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Safety Incident/Number Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) Employees Nil Nil
(per one million-person hours worked)
Workers Nil Nil
Total recordable work-related injuries Employees Nil Nil
Workers Nil Nil
No. of fatalities Employees Nil Nil
Workers Nil Nil
High consequence work-related injury or ill- Employees Nil Nil
health (excluding fatalities)
Workers Nil Nil
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12 Describe the measures taken by the entity to ensure a safe and healthy work place.

As a part of the EHS Intergrated Management system, the safe and healthy work place is ensured through periodic reviews through:

a) Internal Audit

b) External audit by acrredition bodies

c) Reivew of risks and objectives in the management reviews

d) Incident Management Process

e) Near miss management process

The Company also has a Safety Committee in place, which is represented by management and worker, wherein the workers gets an opportunity to express their safety related concerns.

13 Number of Complaints on the following made by employees and workers:

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14 Assessments for the year

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Category % of your plants and offices that were assessed
(by entity or statutory authorities or third parties)
Health and safety practices 100%
Working Conditions 100%
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15 Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway to address safety-related incidents (if any) and on significant risks / concerns arising from assessments of health & safety practices and working conditions.

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PRINCIPLE 4

Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive to all its stakeholders

1 Describe the processes for identifying key stakeholder groups of the entity.

Our stakeholder groups are those which are directly or indirectly impacted by the Company or can impact our value creation in the short, medium or long term. We believe in building mutual trust-based relationship with our stakeholders and understanding their priorities in creating shared value. In line with its business model, the Company has identified stakeholders group.
2 List of stakeholder groups identified as key for your entity and the frequency of engagement with each stakeholder group.

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Stakeholder Whether Channels of communication Frequency of Purpose and scope of
Group identified as (Email, SMS, Newspaper, engagement engagement including
Vulnerable & Pamphlets, Advertisement, (Annually/ Half key topics and concerns
Marginalized Community Meetings, Notice yearly/ Quarterly raised during such
Group (Yes/No) Board, Website), Other / others – please engagement
specify)
Customers No Email, Website, Letters, Half Yearly Quality, price, & delivery
meeting and Telephone of products and services,
proper communication
End users No Email, Website, Letters, As and when Product performance /
meeting and Telephone required ease of use / reliability /
safety / maintainability
Employees No Email, Website, Letters, As and when Good work environment/
meeting, Notice Board, required job security / health /
Intranet and Telephone safety / training / Career
path, recognition and
reward
Management No Email, Website, meeting, As and when Growth in sales &
Intranet and Telephone required profitability / efficiency
& effectiveness of
operations
Leadership/share No Email, Website, Newspaper, As and when Profitability / return on
holders Letters, meeting, Intranet and required investment / growth
Telephone in market value of
organization
External providers No (Except for Email, Website, meeting, As and when Prompt payment,
of product and MSME) Letters, and Telephone required Increase scope and
services (service volume of purchases/
providers / long-term contractual
transporters) arrangements /
information on future
requirements.
Legal authorities No Email, Website, meeting, As and when Compliance with
(govt.) Letters and Telephone required applicable requirements
and industry standards /
submission of reports.
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PRINCIPLE 5

Businesses should respect and promote human rights

1. Employees and workers who have been provided training on human rights issues and policy(ies) of the entity, in the following format:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total No. of employees / % (B/A) Total No. of employees / % (D/C)
(A) workers covered (B) (C) workers covered (D)
Employees
Male 737 101 13.70% 587 101 17.21%
Female 89 17 19.10% 73 7 9.59%
Total 826 118 14.29% 660 108 16.36%
Workers
Male - - - 2 - -
Female - - - - - -
Total - - - 2 - -
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2 Details of minimum wages paid to employees and workers, in the following format:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total (A) Equal to More than Minimum Total (E) Equal to More than Minimum
Minimum Wage Wage Minimum Wage Wage
No (B) % (B/A) No (C) % (C/A) No (D) % (E/D) No (F) % (F/D)
Permanent Employees
Male 737 - - 737 100% 587 - - 587 100%
Female 89 - - 89 100% 73 - - 73 100%
Other than Permanent Employees
Male 92 NA - NA - 56 NA - NA -
Female 29 NA - NA - 8 NA - NA -
Permanent Workers
Male - - - - - 2 - - 2 100%
Female - - - - - - - - - -
Other than Permanent Workers
Male 17 - - 17 100% - - - - -
Female - - - - - - - - - -
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3 Details of remuneration/salary/wages, in the following format:

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Category Male Female
Number Median remuneration/ Number Median remuneration/
salary/ wages of salary/ wages of
respective category respective category
Board of Directors (BoD) 6 10,62,500 2 34,65,922
Key Managerial Personnel 1 41,15,280 1 9,64,213
Employees other than BoD and KMP 829 4,73,868 118 4,10,780
Workers 17 1,26,000 - -
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4 Do you have a focal point (Individual/ Committee) responsible for addressing human rights impacts or issues caused or contributed to by the business? (Yes/No)

Yes

5 Describe the internal mechanisms in place to redress grievances related to human rights issues.

The Company has Greivance Handling Policy in place, wherein the employees and workers can send in their grievances to the dedicated e-mail being used for this purpose. The same is reviewed by the Whole-Time Director on periodic basis as per the policy. The Greivance will be address as per the process laid down in the policy. Further, the employees can also send in their grievances under the process established under the Business Conduct Policy and under the Whistle Blower Policy of the Company. The Company has an Internal Compliance Committee under Prohibition of Sexual Harrassment of Women Policy, wherein the employees can raise their grievances.

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6 Number of Complaints on the following made by employees and workers:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Filed during Pending resolution Remarks Filed during Pending resolution Remarks
the year at the end of year the year at the end of year
Sexual Harassment Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Discrimination at Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
workplace
Child Labour Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Forced Labour/ Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Involuntary Labour
Wages Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Other human rights Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
related issues
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7. Mechanisms to prevent adverse consequences to the complainant in discrimination and harassment cases.

The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy wherein the employees report, without fear of retaliation, any wrong practices, unethical behaviour or noncompliance which may have a detrimental effect on the organisation, including financial damage and impact on brand image. Also, the Code of Conduct of the Company requires employees to behave responsibly in their action and conduct. Apart from that, the Company has Committees for the protection of women at workplace to ensure their rights, receive grievances, conduct investigation and to take actions.

8. Do human rights requirements form part of your business agreements and contracts? (Yes/No)

Yes

9. Assessments for the year:

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Category % of your plants and offices that were assessed
(by entity or statutory authorities or third parties)
Child labour 100%
Forced/involuntary labour 100%
Sexual harassment 100%
Discrimination at workplace 100%
Wages 100%
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10. Provide details of any corrective actions taken or underway to address significant risks / concerns arising from the assessments at Question 9 above.

Nil

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PRINCIPLE 6

Businesses should respect and make efforts to protect and restore the environment

1. Details of total energy consumption (in Joules or multiples) and energy intensity, in the following format:

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Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total electricity consumption (A) (Gigajoules) 10,035 9,042
Total fuel consumption (B) (Gigajoules) 989 374
Energy consumption through other sources (C) - -
Total energy consumption (A+B+C) 11,024 9,417
Turnover in Rupees 4,534,453,755 3,108,469,436
Energy intensity per rupee of turnover (Total energy 2,431.20 3,029.39
consumption/ turnover in rupees) (joules / Rupees)
Optional Metric
- -
Energy intensity (optional) – the relevant metric may
be selected by the entity
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No independent assessment/ evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency

2. Does the entity have any sites / facilities identified as designated consumers (DCs) under the Performance, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme of the Government of India? (Y/N) If yes, disclose whether targets set under the PAT scheme have been achieved. In case targets have not been achieved, provide the remedial action taken, if any.

3. Provide details of the following disclosures related to water, in the following format:

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Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Water withdrawal by source (in kilolitres)
- -
(i) Surface water
- -
(ii) Groundwater
(iii) Third party water 9,928 7,652
- -
(iv) Seawater / desalinated water
- -
(v) Others
Total volume of water withdrawal (in kilolitres) 9,928 7,652
(i + ii + iii + iv + v)
Total volume of water consumption (in kilolitres) 9,928 7,652
Turnover in Rupees 4,534,453,755
Water intensity per rupee of turnover 0.0022 0.0025
(Water consumed / turnover) (Litres / Rupees)
Optional Metric
- -
Water intensity (optional) – the relevant metric
may be selected by the entity
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No independent assessment/ evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency

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4. Has the entity implemented a mechanism for Zero Liquid Discharge? If yes, provide details of its coverage and implementation.

The Company has implemented a mechanism of Zero Liquid Discharge in its manufacturing unit wherein a well maintained Sewage Treatment Plant is in place to recycle the waste water. The treated waste water is used for Gardening, ensuring that there is no discharge of the waste water to environment. Treated water is tested periodically in authorised lab.

5. Please provide details of air emissions (other than GHG emissions) by the entity, in the following format

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Parameter Please Specify FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Unit
NOx Tonnes 6.39 2.42
SOx Tonnes 2.02 0.76
Particulate matter (PM) Tonnes 0.2 0.08
- -
Persistent organic pollutants (POP)
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) Tonnes 0.18 0.07
- - -
Hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
- - -
Others – please specify
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The Company uses soldering leads in the production process and the emission of the same is negligible.

No independent assessment/ evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency

6. Provide details of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions) & its intensity, in the following format:

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Parameter Unit FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total Scope 1 emissions (Break-up of the GHG into Metric tonnes of 240.15 153.46
CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, if available) CO2 equivalent
"Total Scope 2 emissions Metric tonnes of 1701.02 1532.78
(Break-up of the GHG into CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, CO2 equivalent
PFCs, SF6, NF3, if available)"
Turnover in Rupees Rupees 4,53,44,53,755 3,10,84,69,436
Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions per rupee of 0.0004 0.0005
turnover (CO2 Kg / Rupees)
Optional Metric
- - -
Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emission intensity
(optional) – the relevant metric may be selected by
the entity
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No independent assessment/ evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency

7. Does the entity have any project related to reducing Green House Gas emission? If Yes, then provide details.

No

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8. Provide details related to waste management by the entity, in the following format:

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Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total Waste generated (in metric tonnes)
Plastic waste (A) 0.48 0.95
E-waste (B) 1.66 0.48
Bio-medical waste (C) - -
Construction and demolition waste (D) - -
Battery waste (E) - -
Radioactive waste (F) - -
Other Hazardous waste. Please specify, if any. (G) 1.86 [1] 0.31 [2]
Other Non-hazardous waste generated (H). 14.19 16.13
Please specify, if any. (Break-up by composition
i.e. by materials relevant to the sector)
i) Carton 7.36 5.56
ii) Wood 3.07 0.74
iii) Metal 3.67 9.83
iv) Others 0.09 -
Total (A+B + C + D + E + F + G + H) 18.19 17.87
For each category of waste generated, total waste recovered through recycling, re-using or other recovery operations
(in metric tonnes
(i) Recycled - -
(ii) Re-used - -
(iii) Other recovery operations - -
Total - -
For each category of waste generated, total waste disposed by nature of disposal method (in metric tonnes)
(i) Incineration - -
(ii) Landfilling - -
(iii) Other disposal operations - -
Total - -
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No independent assessment/ evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency

Note:[ 1. ] Hazardous waste for FY 2022-23 includes solder paste, Solder Dress, used Isopropyl alcohol, Washed Water, used ishox and used Tube lights,
[2. ] Hazardous waster for FY 2021-22 includes used Isopropyl alcohol

9. Briefly describe the waste management practices adopted in your establishments. Describe the strategy adopted by your company to reduce usage of hazardous and toxic chemicals in your products and processes and the practices adopted to manage such wastes

Process Flow and Accounting Procedures :

Material required to be scrapped is periodically identified through a list which is approved as per the policy. Such identified scrap in moved to separate area ear marked for the purpose. Stores records will be updated accordingly

Interested qualified Vendors shall be allowed to visit the scrap yard for assessment before submitting the quotation / bid.

Competitive quotes are collected and upon comparison of the quotations, an internal assessment will be carried out for process compliance and issue of scrap invoice. Upon finalization, the vendor is invited to pickup the scrap.

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– Disposal of E wastes & Hazardous material (eco friendly waste disposal) :

The above said process is applicable for e-wastes also. Additionally, the vendor who is interested to collect the e-waste has to be approved by the pollution control board and has to hold a valid license as below.

a. Hazardous waste authorization.
b. Consent Order to Air and Water.

Vendor is required to provide certificate of destruction with our documentation references for the records.

The above is in Compliance to ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

10. If the entity has operations/offices in/around ecologically sensitive areas (such as national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, biosphere reserves, wetlands, biodiversity hotspots, forests, coastal regulation zones etc.) where environmental approvals / clearances are required, please specify details in the following format:

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S. No. Location of Type of operations Whether the conditions of environmental approval / clearance are
operations/ being complied with? (Y/N). If no, the reasons thereof and corrective
offices action taken, if any
- NA NA NA
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11. Details of environmental impact assessments of projects undertaken by the entity based on applicable laws, in the current financial year:

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Name and brief EIA Notification Date Whether conducted by Results communicated Relevant
details of project No. independent external in public domain(Yes Web link
agency (Yes / No) / No)
NA NA NA NA NA NA
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12. Is the entity compliant with the applicable environmental law/ regulations/ guidelines in India; such as the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, Environment protection act and rules thereunder (Y/N). If not, provide details of all such non-compliances, in the following format:

Yes

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S. No. Specify the law / regulation Provide details Any fines / penalties / action taken Corrective action
/ guidelines which was not of the non- by regulatory agencies such as taken, if any
complied with compliance pollution control boards or by courts
- Nil Nil Nil Nil
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PRINCIPLE 7

Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a manner that is responsible and transparent

1A. Number of affiliations with trade and industry chambers / associations.

1 (One)

1B. List the top 10 trade and industry chambers/ associations (determined based on the total members of such body) the entity is a member of/ affiliated to.

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S. No. Name of the trade and industry Reach of trade and industry chambers /
chambers/ associations associations (State/National)
1 Confederation of Indian Industry National
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2. Provide details of corrective action taken or underway on any issues related to anti-competitive conduct by the entity, based on adverse orders from regulatory authorities.

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Name of authority Brief of the case Corrective action taken
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PRINCIPLE 8

Businesses should promote inclusive growth and equitable development

1. Details of Social Impact Assessments (SIA) of projects undertaken by the entity based on applicable laws, in the current financial year.

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Name and SIA Date of Whether conducted by Results communicated Relevant
brief details of Notification notification independent external in public domain Web Link
project No. agency (Yes / No) (Yes / No)
Nil NA NA NA NA NA
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2. Provide information on project(s) for which ongoing Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) is being undertaken by your entity, in the following format:

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S. Name of Project State District No. of Project % of PAFs Amounts paid
No. for which R&R Affected Families covered by to PAFs in the
is ongoing (PAFs) R&R FY (In INR)
Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
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3. Describe the mechanisms to receive and redress grievances of the community

4. Percentage of input material (inputs to total inputs by value) sourced from suppliers:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Total Value (in INR) % Total Value (in INR) %
Total Value of inputs sourced 2,25,30,90,675 1,21,28,92,218
Directly sourced from MSMEs/ 15,74,03,992 6.99% 12,99,95,136 10.72%
small producers
Sourced directly from within the 8,25,43,525 3.66% 4,29,83,666 3.54%
district and neighbouring districts
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PRINCIPLE 9

Businesses should engage with and provide value to their consumers in a responsible manner

1. Describe the mechanisms in place to receive and respond to consumer complaints and feedback.

The Company does not have any specific consumer products except for electronics for Defence and Aeronautical use. The Company collects feedback forms from client/customer every six months as per the Company’s Standard Practice.

The mechanisms for receiving customer complaints are through email, letter, fax, website portal and verbal communications directly to project management teams. The customers can also lodge complaint through the phone and email address provided on the Company website.

2. Turnover of products and/ services as a percentage of turnover from all products/service that carry information about:

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Details As a percentage to total turnover
Environmental and social parameters relevant to the product 94.93%
Safe and responsible usage 94.93%
Recycling and/or safe disposal 94.93%
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3. Number of consumer complaints in respect of the following:

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Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Received Pending Remarks Received Pending Remarks
during the resolution at during the resolution at
year end of year year end of year
Data privacy Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Advertising Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Cyber-security Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Delivery of essential services Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Restrictive Trade Practices Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Unfair Trade Practices Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Other Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
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4. Details of instances of product recalls on account of safety issues:

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Number Reasons for recall
Voluntary recalls NIL NA
Forced recalls NIL NA
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5. Does the entity have a framework/ policy on cyber security and risks related to data privacy? (Yes/No) If available, provide a web-link of the policy.

Yes. The Company have a framework on cyber security and risks related to data privacy. The same is hosted an the intranet of the Company.

6. Provide details of any corrective actions taken or underway on issues relating to advertising, and delivery of essential services; cyber security and data privacy of customers; re-occurrence of instances of product recalls; penalty / action taken by regulatory authorities on safety of products / services.

Nil

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting

SECTION A - GENERAL DISCLOSURE

III. Operations

17 Markets served by the entity

a. No of locations

b. What is the contribution of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the entity?

15.96 %

c. A brief on types of customers

IV. Employees

a. Employees and workers (including differently abled):

b Differently abled Employees and workers

V. Holding, Subsidiary and Associate Companies (including joint ventures)

VII. Transparency and Disclosures Compliances

12. If answer to question (1) above is “No” i.e. not all Principles are covered by a policy, reasons to be stated:

~~PRINCIPLE 1~~

6. Details of complaints with regard to conflict of interest:

~~PRINCIPLE 2~~

2.a Does the entity have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing? (Yes/No)

2.b If yes, what percentage of inputs were sourced sustainably?

3 Describe the processes in place to safely reclaim your products for reusing, recycling and disposing at the end of life, for (a) Plastics (including packaging) (b) E-waste (c) Hazardous waste and (d) other waste.

Reusing:

Disposal:

4 Whether Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is applicable to the entity’s activities (Yes / No). If yes, whether the waste collection plan is in line with the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) plan submitted to Pollution Control Boards? If not, provide steps taken to address the same.

~~PRINCIPLE 3~~

1.a Details of measures for the well-being of employees:

1.b Details of measures for the well-being of workers:

2 Details of retirement benefits, for Current FY and Previous Financial Year

7 Membership of employees and worker in association(s) or Unions recognised by the listed entity:

8 Details of training given to employees and workers:

9 Details of performance and career development reviews of employees and worker:

10 Health and safety management system

11. Details of safety related incidents, in the following format:

12 Describe the measures taken by the entity to ensure a safe and healthy work place.

13 Number of Complaints on the following made by employees and workers:

14 Assessments for the year

15 Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway to address safety-related incidents (if any) and on significant risks / concerns arising from assessments of health & safety practices and working conditions.

~~PRINCIPLE 4~~

Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive to all its stakeholders

1 Describe the processes for identifying key stakeholder groups of the entity.

~~PRINCIPLE 5~~

2 Details of minimum wages paid to employees and workers, in the following format:

3 Details of remuneration/salary/wages, in the following format:

5 Describe the internal mechanisms in place to redress grievances related to human rights issues.

6 Number of Complaints on the following made by employees and workers:

7. Mechanisms to prevent adverse consequences to the complainant in discrimination and harassment cases.

8. Do human rights requirements form part of your business agreements and contracts? (Yes/No)

9. Assessments for the year:

~~PRINCIPLE 6~~

1. Details of total energy consumption (in Joules or multiples) and energy intensity, in the following format:

3. Provide details of the following disclosures related to water, in the following format:

4. Has the entity implemented a mechanism for Zero Liquid Discharge? If yes, provide details of its coverage and implementation.

5. Please provide details of air emissions (other than GHG emissions) by the entity, in the following format

6. Provide details of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions) & its intensity, in the following format:

7. Does the entity have any project related to reducing Green House Gas emission? If Yes, then provide details.

No

8. Provide details related to waste management by the entity, in the following format:

Process Flow and Accounting Procedures :

Yes

~~PRINCIPLE 7~~

1A. Number of affiliations with trade and industry chambers / associations.

~~PRINCIPLE 8~~

~~PRINCIPLE 9~~

Businesses should engage with and provide value to their consumers in a responsible manner

1. Describe the mechanisms in place to receive and respond to consumer complaints and feedback.

2. Turnover of products and/ services as a percentage of turnover from all products/service that carry information about:

3. Number of consumer complaints in respect of the following:

4. Details of instances of product recalls on account of safety issues:

5. Does the entity have a framework/ policy on cyber security and risks related to data privacy? (Yes/No) If available, provide a web-link of the policy.

Nil

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