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Firstsource Solutions Ltd. Interim / Quarterly Report 2023

Aug 2, 2023

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2[nd] August 2023

To:

National Stock Exchange of BSE Limited (Scrip Code: India Limited (Scrip Code: FSL) 532809) Exchange Plaza, Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers, Plot no. C/1, G Block, Dalal Street, Bandra-Kurla Complex Mumbai - 400 001 Bandra (East), Mumbai - 400 051

Dear Madam/ Sir,

Sub: Intimation of Analyst/ Institutional Investor Call

We are enclosing herewith a copy of the presentation regarding conference call to be held on Thursday, 3[rd] August, 2023 at 08.30 Hours IST with the analysts and investors, on the financial results of the Company for the quarter ended 30[th] June 2023.

This is for your information and record.

Thanking you,

For Firstsource Solutions Limited

Digitally signed by POOJA SURESH POOJA SURESH NAMBIAR NAMBIAR Date: 2023.08.02 15:31:35 +05'30' Pooja Nambiar Company Secretary

Encl.: A/a

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Q1 FY2024 Earnings Update

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© FIRSTSOURCE 2020 | CONFIDENTIAL I 2 August 2023

Disclaimer

Certain statements in this presentation concerning our future growth prospects are forwardlooking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in BPO services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on client contracts, client concentration, our ability to manage ramp-ups and growth, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand in our key focus verticals, disruptions in telecom infrastructure and technology, our ability to successfully complete and integrate potential acquisitions, liability for damages on our service contracts, performance of our subsidiaries, withdrawal of government fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital and acquiring companies outside India, unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. Firstsource may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including our reports to shareholders. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the company.

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Summary of Performance for the Quarter ended June 30, 2023

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₹ REVENUES ₹ OPERATING MARGIN
₹ 15,292 Million ₹ 1,789 Million
(US$ 186 Million) (Margin 11.7%)
YoY growth of 3.9% YoY growth of 52.8%
Constant Currency YoY decline of 1.6% YoY Margin expansion of 375 bps
₹ EARNINGS PER SHARE
PROFIT AFTER TAX
(Diluted)
₹ 1,260 Million ₹ 1.80
(Margin 8.2%) per share
YoY growth of 48.1%
Q1FY23 at ₹ 1.21 per share on reported basis
YoY Margin expansion of 246 bps
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REVENUE SPLIT BY VERTICALS
Q1FY24 Q1FY24 40.8% 32.6% 21.8% 4.8%
Q4FY23 40.3% 33.2% 22.3% 4.2%
Q3FY23 41.8% 34.2% 21.6% 2.4%
Q2FY23 43.4% 34.5% 20.2% 1.9%
Q1 FY23 46.3% 32.1% 20.2% 1.4%
Banking & Financial Services Healthcare
Communication, Media & Tech Diverse Industries
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REVENUE SPLIT BY SERVICE LINES
Q1FY24 Q1FY24 51.8% 27.0% 21.2%
Q4FY23 52.6% 27.0% 20.4%
Q3FY23 50.4% 29.2% 20.4%
Q2FY23 47.7% 30.9% 21.4%
Q1 FY23 46.6% 32.7% 20.7%
Digitally Empowered Customer Experience Intelligent Back Office
Platforms, Automation & Analytics
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Client Concentration

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6 of Top 15 2 of Top 5 5 of Top 15
Q1 FY24 Q1 FY24 14.6% Mortgage servicers in Retail banks in the UK Mortgage Lenders in
the US the US
21.5 years
Total Tenure
Q4 FY23 15.4%
1,000+ 7 of Top 10 1 of Top 3
Hospitals in the US Health insurance/ managed Utility companies in the
care companies in the US UK
Q1 FY24 Q1 FY24 37.2%
18.6 years
Average Tenure
Q4 FY23 37.4%
Top Client
Top 5 Clients
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1 of Top 2 2 of Top 5
5 of Top 10
Credit card issuers in Broadcasting and media Telecom and broadcasting
the US companies in the UK companies in the US
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Annexure

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Financial Performance (Quarterly)

In ₹ million Q1 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022 Q3 FY 2022 Q4 FY 2022 Q1 FY 2023 Q2 FY 2023 Q3 FY 2023 Q4 FY 2023 Q1 FY 2024
Income from services 14,780 14,182 14,456 15,239 14,524 14,735 15,033 15,566 15,267
Other operating Income 68 104 182 201 199 147 16 2 25
Revenue from operations 14,848 14,286 14,638 15,439 14,724 14,882 15,049 15,568 15,292
Revenue from operations (USD Mn) $ 201 $ 193 $ 195 $ 206 $ 191 $ 187 $ 183 $ 190 $ 186
QoQ Growth % - Constant Currency 0.5% (4.0%) 1.4% 5.2% (5.1%) 0.2% (0.9%) 2.5% (3.0%)
YoY Growth % - Constant Currency 38.5% 18.5% 4.9% 3.1% (2.7%) 1.8% (0.3%) (2.8%) (1.6%)
Personnel Expense 10,219 9,728 9,676 9,845 9,597 9,527 9,861 9,690 9,237
Operating Expense 2,246 2,171 2,583 3,146 3,316 3,438 3,092 3,437 3,653
Operating EBITDA 2,383 2,388 2,379 2,448 1,810 1,917 2,097 2,441 2,402
Operating EBITDA % 16.1% 16.7% 16.3% 15.9% 12.3% 12.9% 13.9% 15.7% 15.7%
Depreciation / amortization 584 597 617 697 639 663 687 642 613
Operating Margin 1,800 1,791 1,762 1,751 1,171 1,254 1,409 1,799 1,789
Operating Margin % 12.1% 12.5% 12.0% 11.3% 8.0% 8.4% 9.4% 11.6% 11.7%
Other Income / (expense) (10) 0 (5) (15) 54 482 610 105 6
Interest Income / (expense), net (136) (148) (143) (177) (177) (187) (183) (185) (243)
Profit Before Taxes 1,654 1,644 1,614 1,560 1,048 1,549 1,837 1,719 1,553
Profit Before Taxes 11.1% 11.5% 11.0% 10.1% 7.1% 10.4% 12.2% 11.0% 10.2%
Taxes and Minority Interest 309 293 259 236 197 255 257 306 293
Profit After Tax 1,345 1,350 1,355 1,324 851 1,294 1,579 1,413 1,260
Profit After Tax % 9.1% 9.5% 9.3% 8.6% 5.8% 8.7% 10.5% 9.1% 8.2%
Diluted EPS (₹ /Share) 1.91 1.96 1.92 1.88 1.21 1.84 2.25 2.02 1.80

Note: Numbers have rounding off impact

Other Income Q2FY23 to Q4FY23 includes changes in the fair value of the liabilities for purchase of non controlling interest

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Financial Performance (Yearly)

In ₹ million FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020 FY2021 FY2022 FY2023
Income from services 34,569 34,315 37,867 40,502 50,327 58,657 59,859
Other operatingIncome 987 1,038 396 484 453 554 364
Revenue from operations 35,556 35,352 38,263 40,986 50,780 59,212 60,223
Revenue from operations (USD Mn) $ 530 $ 548 $ 548 $ 578 $ 685 $ 795 $ 750
YoY Growth % - Constant Currency 12.9% 2.8% 2.0% 6.6% 17.9% 14.6% (1.1%)
Personnel Expense 23,834 23,955 25,573 27,735 34,672 39,468 38,675
OperatingExpense 7,342 6,809 7,336 6,962 8,065 10,145 13,283
OperatingEBITDA 4,380 4,589 5,355 6,289 8,042 9,599 8,265
Operating EBITDA % 12.3% 13.0% 14.0% 15.3% 15.8% 16.2% 13.7%
Depreciation / amortization 590 659 744 1,852 2064 2,494 2,632
Operating Margin 3,790 3,930 4,610 4,437 5,979 7,105 5,633
Operating Margin % 10.7% 11.1% 12.0% 10.8% 11.8% 12.0% 9.4%
Other Income / (expense) (21) (11) (26) 17 (13) (30) 1,251#
Interest Income / (expense), net (400) (338) (225) (512) (496) (604) (732)
Profit Before Taxes and exceptional item 3,369 3,580 4,359 3,942 5,469 6,471 6,152
Profit Before Taxes and exceptional item % 9.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6% 10.8% 10.9% 10.2%
Exceptional Item - - - - (1,151) - -
Profit Before Taxes 3,369 3,580 4,359 3,942 4,318 6,471 6,152
Profit Before Taxes % 9.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6% 8.5% 10.9% 10.2%
Taxes and MinorityInterest 569 315 581 545 702 1,097 1,015
Profit After Tax 2,800 3,265 3,778 3,397 3,617* 5,374 5,137
Profit After Tax % 7.9% 9.2% 9.9% 8.3% 7.1% 9.1% 8.5%
Diluted EPS (₹ /Share) 4.08 4.73 5.45 4.89 5.13 7.62 7.32

Note: Numbers have rounding off impact

  • For FY2021, PAT excluding the exceptional charge is INR 4,499 Mn or 8.9%

For FY23, Other Income includes ₹ 387 Mn and ₹ 955 Mn on account of changes in the fair value of the liabilities for purchase of non-controlling interest and contingent considerations respectively.

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Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement

In ₹ million As at 30-Jun-23 As at 31-Mar-23
Equity And Liabilities
Share Capital 6,970 6,970
Reserves & Surplus 28,084 26,699
Non- Controlling Interest 4 4
Borrowings 9,340 8,270
Other Non - Current Liabilities 5,997 5,982
Current liabilities 8,728 8,720
Total 59,122 56,644
Assets
Goodwill on Consolidation 29,406 29,450
Fixed Assets (includes Right-of-use assets) 7,684 7,747
Cash and Cash Equivalents 997 1,515
Current Investments 1,210 596
Trade Receivables (Billed + Unbilled) 11,375 10,385
Non - Current Assets 6,593 5,365
Current Assets 1,857 1,587
Total 59,122 56,644
In ₹ million Quarter ended
30-Jun-23
Cash Flow from Operating Activities
Net profit before taxation and non controlling interest 1,552
Depreciation and amortization 613
Finance costs (For borrowing& lease liabilities) 254
Adjustment: Non-Cash Expense / (Other Income) (116)
Add: Working Capital Changes (1,318)
Contract Acquisition Cost Paid (514)
Less: Income Taxes Paid (90)
Net cashgeneratedfrom / (used in) Operating Activities (A) 380
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Capital Expenditure, net (151)
Interest income received 0
(Increase)/Decrease in current investments (604)
Earmarked balances with banks 7
Net cashgeneratedfrom / (used in) Investing Activities (B) (748)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Net Change in Borrowings 1,070
Net Interest Paid (305)
Payment of Lease Liabilities (349)
Purchase of TreasuryShares, net 17
Purchase of non controllinginterest in subsidiary (583)
Net cashgeneratedfrom / (used in) Financing Activities (C) (150)
Net increase/ (decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents (A+B+C) (518)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginningof theperiod 1,515
Foreign exchange (loss) /gain on translatingCash and cash equivalents (1)
Closing Cash and Cash Equivalents 997
Current Investments 1,210
Cash and Cash Equivalents including Investments 2,207

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Key Performance Indicators

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Return on Equity Return on Capital Employed
17.6% 17.6%
17.7%
13.9% 15.3% 15.8% 14.1%
12.9% 12.3% 13.4% 14.1%
12.3%
FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 Q1FY24 (TTM) FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 Q1FY24 (TTM)
Note: FY21 ROE will be 16.1% excluding for exceptional item
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Cash Flow (in ₹ million)

Debt Position (in ₹ million)

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8,921
10,097
7,870 7,634 9,340
7,225 7,141 7,119
8,433 8,270
6,045 6,950
5,577 6,744
4,000 4,104 5,271
3,156 8,013
2,913 8,341 7,133
6,526 4,367 6,159
5,390
894 743 3,885 3,846 3,147 2,999 2,596
187 92 1,678
FY19 FY20 FY21 Adj FY22 Adj FY23 Q1FY24 * FY19 FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 Q1FY24
Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow
Long term Debt Short term Debt Net Debt
including current portion
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Note: FY21 and FY22 OCF and FCF adjusted for advance received from customers *Q1FY24 is adjusted for contract acquisition cost

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Operating Metrics

Particulars Q1 FY 2022 Q2 FY 2022 Q3 FY 2022 Q4 FY 2022 Q1 FY2023 Q2 FY2023 Q3 FY2023 Q4 FY2023 Q1 FY2024
Revenue by
Vertical
Banking & Financial Services 51.7% 48.9% 48.3% 49.0% 46.3% 43.4% 41.8% 40.3% 40.8%
Healthcare 26.7% 29.6% 30.3% 30.3% 32.1% 34.5% 34.2% 33.2% 32.6%
Communications Media & Tech 19.6% 19.5% 19.6% 19.0% 20.2% 20.2% 21.6% 22.3% 21.8%
Diverse Industries 2.0% 2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.4% 1.9% 2.4% 4.2% 4.8%
Revenue by
Service Lines
Digitally Empowered Customer Experience 46.3% 46.8% 45.9% 44.4% 46.6% 47.7% 50.4% 52.6% 51.8%
Intelligent Back Office 47.6% 45.6% 44.0% 36.5% 32.7% 30.9% 29.2% 27.0% 27.0%
Platforms, Automation & Analytics 6.1% 7.6% 10.1% 19.1% 20.7% 21.4% 20.4% 20.4% 21.2%
Revenue by
Geography
US 67.6% 68.4% 69.8% 70.7% 68.4% 67.2% 64.9% 63.3% 63.5%
UK 31.1% 30.1% 28.5% 27.5% 30.1% 31.3% 34.1% 36.3% 36.4%
Rest of World 1.3% 1.5% 1.7% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.0% 0.4% 0.1%
Revenue by
Delivery
Offshore 29.3% 31.0% 30.8% 27.0% 27.4% 25.9% 25.1% 24.6% 25.6%
Onshore 70.7% 69.0% 69.2% 73.0% 72.6% 74.1% 74.9% 75.4% 74.4%
Top Clients
Revenue
Top client % 16.3% 15.8% 15.2% 14.8% 15.2% 14.9% 15.8% 15.4% 14.6%
Top 5 client % 42.0% 41.2% 37.6% 35.9% 36.4% 36.6% 38.5% 37.4% 37.2%
Other Metrices Total employees (end of period) 27,916 27,835 27,398 26,557 25,234 23,932 23,627 23,018 22,384

Employees in India
16,677 16,976 16,826 16,045 14,769 13,431 12,489 12,395 12,457

Employees outside India
11,239 10,859 10,572 10,512 10,465 10,501 11,138 10,623 9,927
Net Addition (88) (81) (437) (841) (1,323) (1,302) (305) (609) (634)
Offshore Attrition (180 days+) 29.2% 36.2% 45.2% 45.9% 43.8% 45.7% 44.4% 42.3% 39.1%
Onshore Attrition (180 days+) 54.8% 68.8% 59.5% 50.2% 56.9% 52.0% 47.2% 44.9% 45.3%

Note: Attrition data for Onshore and Offshore till FY2022 was depicted on a quarterly annualized basis. Effective Q1FY23 is depicted on a Trailing Twelve Months (TTM) basis | Numbers have rounding off impact

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Forex Hedges

Outstanding FX hedges at $74.5 million for USD and £162.8 million for GBP

GBP-INR GBP-INR USD INR USD INR
Period Hedged (Mn) Average Rate Hedged (Mn) Average Rate
0-12 Months £59.9 ₹103.5 /£ $ 72.5 ₹84.1 /$
12-24 Months £56.5 ₹106.7 /£ $ 2.0 ₹84.3 /$
More than 24 Months £46.4 ₹111.6 /£

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Prior Period Reports

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FY2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
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FY2022 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2022 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2022 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2021
FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2020
FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Factsheet Factsheet Factsheet Factsheet Factsheet Transcripts Transcripts Transcripts Transcripts Transcripts Shareholding Pattern Shareholding Pattern Shareholding Pattern Shareholding Pattern Shareholding Pattern
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FY2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2023 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2022 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2022 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2022 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2021 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FY2020 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

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US UK PHILIPPINES
About Us 3,867 14 4,861 9 1,032 3
12,457 10
167 1
INDIA
MEXICO
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Established in 2001

Revenues of ₹ 60.2 Billion

(approximately $750 Million) in FY2023

22,384 Firstsourcers

across US, UK, Mexico, India and Philippines

Leaders in chosen segments

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Domain driven BPM services company

Leveraging a ‘Digital First, Digital Now’ approach to solve key customer problems

150+ global clients including

18 Fortune 500 companies and 3 FTSE 100 companies

Publicly Traded on Indian Stock Exchanges

NSE: FSL BSE: 532809 Reuters: FISO.BO Bloomberg: FSOL:IN

across Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare, Communications, Media & Technology and Diversified Industries

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Leader in US non-bank lender market

Leading CX service providers in the UK across Media and BFS segments

Top 5 Consumer debt collections agency in the US

Top 3 in the chosen Revenue Cycle Management segments in US Healthcare

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Customer Service Mortgage Operations
Voice | Chat | Chat Origination | Servicing | • Asset Finance​ • Hospital Providers
bots | Text | Social Title, Closing & Escrow • Credit Cards​ • Health Plans Eligibility & Receivables
Enrollment Services Management
Digital Collections • Mortgages​ • Health Services
Compliance and Risk
Management • Retail & SME Banking​ • Med. Devices Debt Collections Intelligent Automated
• FinTech Eligibility & Enrollment
Dispute Management
Complaints Handling &
Remediation Digital Mailroom Intelligent Data
Factoring & Discounting Operations Capture
Lead Management, Sales
Conversion & Onboarding Claims Adjudication Telehealth Tech
Default Management
& Adjustments Support
Analytics and Business
Intelligence Fraud Management
Meter 2 Cash Self-Service /
Operations Digital Deflection Onboarding Inbound Sales and
Outbound Sales
Inbound Sales
Customer Insights / Tier 1 & Tier 2 Retention
and Outbound
Automation Customer Support and Loyalty
Sales & Service
• Utilities • Streaming Services Self-Service / Customer Insights /
Level 1 & Level 2Customer Support Complaints handling • Government Entities • Cable TV, Broadband and Telephony Contact Avoidance Analytics
• Consumer Tech Complaints Handling Revenue
• E-Commerce and Remediation Generation
Retention Debt Management • Shared Economy
and Loyalty
Q1FY2024 E
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Strong Domain Driven Operating Model

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Part of RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group

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Carbon Black
Power
Consumer & Retail Media & Entertainment
IT-Enabled Services
Education & Infrastructure
Combined
Revenues of
Sports $4.2 Billion in
FY2023
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ESG at Firstsource

We’re an ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 50001 and BS OHSAS 18001 certified company with ESG practices as a foundational element for long-term value creation.

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Environment Social Governance FY 2022 Key Highlights 210% Conducted a ESG diagnostic to review and benchmark existing 44% 50% Increase in renewable energy consumption policies and processes, identified opportunities to further of the total workforce comprise of women of the Board consist of Independent Directors (India operations) deepen ESG within your strategy, operating model and culture 7.16% 20% 14.29% Assessed materiality of industry specific ESG themes and of the employees voluntarily of the Independent Directors of Renewable energy mix disclosed their disabilities the Board are Women consulted 140+ internal and external stakeholders to identify your priorities 14.48% 92,705 53.66% Reduction in water consumption Hours of total training Consist of Promoter shareholding Drafted an overarching ESG Policy , applicable to all entities 100% $1,160,885 Zero Integrated ESG within Enterprise Risk Management framework Responsible disposal of electronic waste Spent on trainings of employees Political contributions by mapping potential risks, assessed the impact of emerging ESG India Operations) risks on the business and identified mitigation strategies 16.42% 23K Zero Reduction in Scope 3 emission Lives impacted through various CSR projects Incidents of Bribery and Corruption Developed a pathway towards ESG leadership by crafting (UK operations) actions plans and functional roadmaps $204,865 Zero Spent directly through our CSR Fines and penalties related to unethical ESG report for FY22 has been published - projects in India business practices*

Conducted a ESG diagnostic to review and benchmark existing policies and processes, identified opportunities to further deepen ESG within your strategy, operating model and culture

Integrated ESG within Enterprise Risk Management framework by mapping potential risks, assessed the impact of emerging ESG risks on the business and identified mitigation strategies

ESG report for FY22 has been published - https://www.firstsource.com/esg

*anti-competitive, anti- corruption, bribery standards, information security breaches or cyber security incidents

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ESG at Firstsource - A year of progress; Growing with purpose

ESG Governance Framework at FSL

We recognize that to truly integrate ESG within organizational goals and objectives, a defined framework of roles and responsibilities reporting to the Board of Directors is crucial. Our 360-degree ESG governance arrangement aims to gradually build awareness across the organization, encouraging teams to collaborate and identify opportunities within Firstsource and beyond A new role “ ESG Lead ” has been designated to drive ESG at Firstsource.

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Key Focus Areas

Our Contribution Towards SDGs

ESG Strategy and Roadmap

  1. Ethical Governance

  2. Empowering Workplace

  3. Customer Centricity

  4. Technology And Innovation

  5. Community Impact

  6. Sustainable Economic Growth

  7. Responsible Supply Chain

  8. Environment And Climate Action

Firstsource is determined to move swiftly to create a better future in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) established by the United Nations.

We are committed to creating long term value for which we have determined that UN SDG 3 (good health and well-being) and SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) have the greatest potential to have a positive impact.

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Finance

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Venkatgiri Vandali

Healthcare & Lifesciences

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MD & CEO

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Digital Services

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Firstsource Solutions Limited, an RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group company, is a leading provider of transformational solutions and services spanning the customer lifecycle across Healthcare, Banking and Financial Services, Communications, Media and Technology and other industries.

Our ‘Digital First, Digital Now’ approach helps organizations reinvent operations and reimagine business models, enabling them to deliver moments that matter and build competitive advantage.

With an established presence in the US, Mexico, the UK, India and the Philippines, we act as a trusted growth partner for over 100 leading global brands, including several Fortune 500 and FTSE 100 companies.

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