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ITC Ltd — Investor Presentation 2022
Dec 3, 2022
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3 rd December, 2022
The Manager Listing Department National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Exchange Plaza, Plot No. C-1, G Block Bandra-Kurla Complex Bandra (East) Mumbai 400 051
The General Manager Dept. of Corporate Services BSE Ltd. P. J. Towers Dalal Street Mumbai 400 001
The Secretary The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. 7, Lyons Range Kolkata 700 001
Dear Sirs,
Participation at ESG Conference
We write to advise, pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, that the Company's representatives virtually attended the ESG Conference organised by CLSA India Private Limited on 2 nd December, 2022, and made a presentation at the said Conference.
A copy of the presentation made is enclosed.
Yours faithfully, ITC Limited
NIDHI BAJAJ Digitally signed by NIDHI BAJAJ Date: 2022.12.03 11:50:14 +05'30'
(N. Bajaj) Deputy Company Secretary
Enclosed: a/a

- cc: Securities Exchange Commission Division of Corporate Finance Office of International Corporate Finance Mail Stop 3-9 450 Fifth Street Washington DC 20549 U.S.A.
- cc: Societe de la Bourse de Luxembourg 35A Boulevard Joseph II L- 1840 Luxembourg
ITC : Securing the Future CLSA Webinar 2nd December 2022


This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements including those describing the Company's strategies, strategic direction, objectives, future prospects, estimates etc. Investors are cautioned that "forward looking statements" are based on certain assumptions of future events over which the Company exercises no control. Therefore there can be no guarantee as to their accuracy and readers are advised not to place any undue reliance on these forward looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. These statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or positions to differ materially from those that may be projected or implied by these forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: growth, competition, acquisitions, domestic and international economic conditions affecting demand, supply and price conditions in the various businesses in the Company's portfolio, changes in Government regulations, tax regimes and other statutes, and the ability to attract and retain high quality human resource.
Sustainability Embedded in Corporate Strategy


* Representative image. Not to scale

ITC's Sustainability Vision

India: Limited Natural Resources

Critical to Replenish Environmental Resources
Code Red on Climate Change
Southern Zone is most vulnerable, followed by the Eastern Zone, to extreme climate events

Extreme Weather witnessed on ~90% of days in the first 9 months of 2022
Climate change has made India's heat wave 100 times more likely.
Challenges of Inequality and Livelihoods
Poorest half of global population possess just 2% of the total wealth.
Planet must produce more food in next 40 years than all farmers in history have harvested in the past 8,000 years
- Large proportion of world's poor live in India
- 12 million youth join workforce every year



Business cannot succeed in societies that fail
Enduring Value : Triple Bottom Line Performance
Innovative Business Models that pursue:
✓ Extreme Competitiveness
✓ Growth with Livelihoods
✓ Growth with Climate Action
RESPONSIBLE COMPETITIVENESS



Sustainability 2.0 – A Bold Agenda for a Secure Tomorrow
Recognition of Sustainability Performance


ITC rated AA by MSCI-ESG Rated AA every year since 2018
ITC has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index

Rated at the 'Leadership Level' by CDP with scores of 'A-' for both Climate Change and Water Security

AWS Platinum-level certification
ITC PSPD unit, Kovai, first in India ICML, Malur
8 ITC hotels and Data Centre first in the world to get LEED Zero Carbon Certification
Our Sustainability Strategy
Objective Initiatives
- ➢ Going beyond risk mitigation and leveraging opportunities
- ➢ Reinforcing Sustainability as an integral part of Business Strategy
- ➢ Strengthening ITC's status as a Climate Positive organization
- ➢ Creating unique sources of Competitive Advantage
- ➢ Ensuring a holistic, comprehensive and inclusive approach for stakeholders
1. Addressing CLIMATE CHANGE Risks
4. Developing a RESILIENT & SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN
2. Ensuring WATER SECURITY for All
5. Leveraging PRODUCT SUSTAINABILITY Opportunities
3. Embedding CIRCULARITY in Business models
6. Strengthening DISCLOSURES


Addressing Climate Risk & Competitiveness


Renewable Energy – 42% of energy consumed
Large scale Sequestration 40 Platinum rated Green Buildings 9 LEED Zero Carbon Certification
Continuous Reduction in Specific Energy/Water Consumption

Adaptation: A Critical Imperative
• With Current Policies : + 2.7oC
- With Pledges & Targets : + 2.0oC
- Best Case Scenario : + 1.8oC


"We can do little to avoid the coming climate breakdown. Instead we need to adapt to the hothouse world that lies ahead and to start taking action to try to stop a bleak situation deteriorating even further"
Adaptation @ ITC






ITC'S PAPER VALUE CHAIN LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

Clonal Saplings grown in Nursery
Investor Day 2021
Plantation by small land holders



Greening over 1,000,000 acres
- ➢ Supporting nearly 175 million person days of employment
- ➢ Environmental Impact
- Carbon Sequestration
- Augmenting Green Cover
- Top Soil Retention
- Water Recharge
- ➢ A Competitive Source of Pulp-wood for ITC's Paper mill


OVER 1,75,000 ACRES
Investor Day 2021






Biodiversity


1,33,000 acres – 10 States, 29 districts
- Restoring village commons and pastures
- Reducing pressures on forests by fringe area development work – Maharashtra Forest Department PPP renewed to cover 80,000 acres
- Reviving ecosystem services Pollinators, predators, soil microbes etc.
Impacts
- Biomass and green cover increased up to 6 times in 5 years
- Animals and Reptiles Species doubled
Village Commons restoration - AP

Pioneering Green Buildings – 40 LEED ® Platinum Buildings






Recently Commissioned ITC Solar Farm at Tamil Nadu



Water Stewardship

Climate Change in India's Agriculture
"…..The last time we saw crops was during our grandfather's time….."
54 % of India is water stressed

Demand Management

Using AWS framework for third party Verification of high water stress areas
Supply Augmentation



RAINWATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL
WATER STRUCTURES

1.3 MILLION ACRES 25,000
3 times Net Water Consumption in 2022


ITC'S WATER STEWARDSHIP MISSION REPLENISHING NATURAL RESOURCES

Water Demand Efficiency : More Crop per Drop | River Basin Management


- Drought proof agriculture & Positive water balance in unit catchments
- Supply Enhance rainwater storage by catchment treatment, surface storage & groundwater recharge
- Demand management Improve water use efficiency in 14 major crops
- Long term sustainability of impacts by working at river basin level
Impacts
- Groundwater improvement up to 3.5 m against control
- Reduction in water consumption by up to 40% as compared to conventional practices
- Soil organic carbon improvement by 117% against baseline (0.65% from 0.30%)
- Platinum certification for Kovai Plant and ICML Malur by Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)
Climate Positive: Road Ahead | S 2.0 2030

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- ✓ 50% of Total Energy from Renewable Sources
- ✓ 100% Purchased Grid Electricity Requirements from Renewable Sources
- ✓ 50% reduction in Specific GHG Emissions
- ✓ 30% reduction in Specific Energy Consumption
- ✓ Carbon Sequestration (Area under Social and Farm Forestry): 1.5 Million Acres
- ✓ Biodiversity to be expanded to 1 million acres
- ✓ 40% reduction in Specific Water Consumption; Water Use efficiency in Agri Value Chain: 2000 Million KLs ; All high risk sites to be certified as per the AWS Standard by 2035
- ✓ All ITC Owned Hotels to achieve Zero Carbon
Accelerate action towards achieving ITC's Sustainability 2.0 Goals
Leveraging digital Climate tools for periodic vulnerability assessment
Detailed Climate risk assessments for developing Adaptation strategies for vulnerable sites
Promote thought leadership through CII–ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Empowering Farmers through NextGen Agriculture

INDIAN AGRICULTURE FACES MANY CHALLENGES
Small Farms
• ~70% farm holdings are less than 1 hectare

High post-harvest losses
Inadequate Market Linkages & Low price realization
• Value captured by Intermediaries in the farm to fork chain
Limited access to Formal credit
• Reliance on high-cost informal credit channel
Sub-optimal Farm yields
- Lower than that of developed nations
- Low availability of scientific advisory
- Spurious farm inputs and timely availability

THE EARLIER YEARS: E-CHOUPAL ECOSYSTEM
Empowering 4 Million Farmers

ITC in Agriculture : Baareh Mahine Hariyali Leveraging Technology & Innovation to Enhance Productivity

Varietal Improvement
Short Duration Varieties

Cropping Intensity

Choupal Pradarshan Khet

Water Management


Zero Tillage


Agri Best Practices Farm Mechanisation
Collaboration with NITI Aayog for improvement of agriculture in 27 aspirational districts – 3.4 million farmer interactions
Climate Smart Agriculture | ITC Next


Covered over 1.5 million acres
Case Study: Madhya Pradesh GHG emission of select crops by 13% to 66%, whilst enhancing net returns to farmers between 46% to 93%.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES CAN TRANSFORM THE FARMING JOURNEY
Rapid Quality Assaying Image Analytics IoT Sensors

Soil Health and Agri-Produce Quality

Real-time Identification of Pest and Expert resolution

Precision Agriculture: AI/ML models of Farming
Digital Agri Supply Chain Agri Drones

Demand backed production, delayering value chain

Optimized chemical usage, Cropmonitoring, Farm mapping
DIGITAL & SUSTAINABILITY WILL BE THE MEGATRENDS OF THE FUTURE: SANJIV PURI
ITC Next



Metamarket for Advanced Agriculture & Rural Services


ITCMAARS PHYGITAL MODEL: CURRENT SCALE

Physical



ITC MAARS ECOSYTEM
Digital Empowerment of Farmers > Improved Yields > Reduced Cost of Production > Improved Price Realisation > Enhanced Income
Digitally Enabled

3X accelerated FPO creation through on-ground support
Training for quality evaluation
Output aggregation & Input sales by ITC

AI/ML driven models of Farming
Crop Calendar: Scientific planning of crop cycle, AI powered regular Nudges
Crop Doctor: Real-time Identification of Pests & Expert resolution
Optimized chemical usage, Crop-monitoring, Farm mapping
Farm-gate evaluation of Soil Health & Agri-Produce Quality

Reliable supply of authentic products
Transparency of price at farm level
Personalized Krishi Samadhan Kits assembled basis Crop, Region & Soil type
Lighthouse Farms at every FPO demonstrating impact of Precision Agriculture

Planned Harvesting basis Weather forecasts
Transparency in Pricing. Convenience of Farmgate pick-up
Quality evaluation and Weighment through equipment
Identity Preserved & Traceable agri value-chain for Customers


Easy registration for KCC
Pre-approved working capital loan for purchase of Inputs directly from the app through Partner Banks
Mechanization as a service to be available
Plug-and-Scale Platform for successful Ag-Tech innovators
ITCMAARS Demonstration Farms


Livestock Development Animal husbandry services to nearly 2,100,000 milch animals Pashu Sakhis earning additional income around Rs 60,000 per annum


Empowering women Over 1,05,000 rural women benefitted





Skill Development Initiative Over 1,10,000 youth trained




Rural Education Programme Over 8,90,000 children benefitted


Mother & Child Health Over 6,00,000 covered


Sanitation Over 39,000 individual sanitary units constructed



- ✓ITCMAARS to reach 10 million farmers
- ✓4,000 FPOs to be supported by ITCMAARS
- ✓Targeting Climate Smart Agriculture in 3 million acres by 2030
- ✓Scale up interventions for Horizon 2 livelihood initiatives
- ✓Capability and Capacity building of Supply Chain Partners
Climate Risk Vulnerability Assessments for key Agri and Raw Material Value Chain
Scaling climate change mitigation and adaptation plans across agri value chains
Ensuring traceability in agri value chains of the highest standards FSC, RFA, STP.*
Deeper engagement with critical suppliers for aligning their initiatives to ITC's Sustainability Goals


Towards a Circular Economy

Well Being out of Waste (WOW) | Community Engagement

60,000+ MT of dry waste diverted from land fills
18 Million Citizen outreach in 19+ cities
95% to 15% Waste to landfill reduced


Plastic Waste Management across the Nation


100%+ Collections in 2021-22: ITC Turns Plastic Neutral
Supporting industry wide projects

✓100% of Packaging to be Reusable, Recyclable, Compostable or Bio-Degradable
✓Plastic Neutrality: Enable Sustainable Management of Waste in Excess of the Amount of Packaging Utilised. Achieved in FY22, to be Sustained Going Forward
Scaling Sustainable Solid Waste Management Models
Continue To Recycle 100%+ Waste Generated In Our Operations
Scaling Up Innovative Sustainable Packaging Portfolio


Diversity & Inclusion

Inclusion & Enablement Policies


Growing participation of Women in Units


FMCG : MARKETING, HR, RESEARCH & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
HOTELS, LSTC, PERSONAL CARE, CORPORATE
ICMLS
PROGRESSIVELY LARGER PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
ENHANCING WOMEN REPRESENTATION IN CAMPUS RECRUITMENT



Governance: Trusteeship Transparency Ethical Conduct


Trusteeship, Transparency, Ethical Conduct
Audit Committee
Nomination & Compensation Committee
Independent Directors Committee
Securityholders Relationship Committee
3-Tiered Governance Structure
Strong Governance Mechanisms for Cascading Sustainability Strategy


ESG Reporting: Highest Standards of Transparency & Disclosure

19 years of ESG reporting experience…

ITC Sustainability & Integrated Report 2022 | Executive Summary 2022
Reporting aligned to Global Frameworks

ITC Report & Accounts, and Business Responsibility & Sustainability Report 2022


Responding to CDP Climate Change & Water Questionnaire, S&P/DJSI Questionnaire

Contribution to SDGs

6 Million Livelihoods Supported
Women Empowerment
Climate Smart Agriculture
Integrated Animal Husbandry

ITC Foods Business' Four Pillar Model - ʻHelp India Eat better' Mother & Child Health Waste Management
Sustainable Products
Sustainable Supply Chains
Climate Smart Agriculture
Integrated Animal Husbandry
Women Empowerment
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Employee Training & Development
Supplementary Education
Vocational Training

Diversity and Equal Opportunity Initiatives Alliance for Water Stewardship(AWS) Certification
Diversity on S2.0 Targets on Water Efficiency
the Shop-floor
Women
Supplementary Education
42% Energy Needs from Renewable
S2.0 Targets on RE, Energy
Efficiency
Pioneering
Movement in
Green Buildings
India
Sources
Presence across: Agri, Manufacturing & Services
Occupational Health & Safety
Sustainable Tourism
Vocational Training
Women Empowerment
Empowerment Waste Management
Contribution to SDGs


10 State of the art ICMLs Industry 4.0 Sustainable & Incl Agri & Forestry Value Chains Green Manufacturing
ITC Life Sciences &Tech Centre
Climate Smart Agriculture
Supplementary Education
Waste Management
Diversity Initiatives D&I Oriented: Hiring Strategy Women Empowerment Supplementary Education Vocational Training WOW covering citizens, dry waste FY22 across 17 10 states, waste managed in FY22.
programme 18 million 60,000 MT recyclable managed in Solid Waste Management programme districts in 99,700 MT Strategically located ICMLs – Optimal Distance-to-Market Resource Efficiency 99% Recycling of Waste Purpose-led Brands Transparency Reporting)
Climate Resilient Operations &
Value Chains
Social Forestry Climate Smart
Agriculture
Integrated Animal Husbandry
Water Stewardship
Biodiversity Conservation Commitment to (19Years of Sus Managing Waste
Deforestationfree Wood and Leaf Tobacco value chains Water Stewardship Climate Smart Agriculture Sustainable Management of Post-Consumer Plastic Packaging Waste



Highest standards of ethical conduct Social Forestry Water Stewardship Water Stewardship Climate Smart Agriculture Waste Mgmt
Climate Smart Agriculture
Supplementary Education
Social Forestry
Biodiversity Conservation Women Empowerment Health
Mother & Child
Supplementary Education
Women Empowerment
Mother & Child Health
Summary : S2.0 Targets - Raising The Bar



A passion for profitable growth….





…..in a way that is sustainable…….

…. and inclusive