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UPL Limited Environmental & Social Information 2021

Jun 14, 2021

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14[th] June 2021

BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Ltd Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers Exchange Plaza, C/1, Block G Dalal Street, Fort Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra East Mumbai - 400001 Mumbai - 400051 SCRIP CODE: 512070 SYMBOL: UPL

Sub: Press Release

Dear Sir/ Madam,

Please find enclosed Press Release titled “UPL Ltd bags the Asian Sustainability Leadership Award for Excellence in Sustainability Performance Management”.

We request you to take the above information on records.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully, For UPL Limited

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Sandeep Deshmukh Company Secretary and Compliance Officer (ACS-10946)

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UPL Ltd bags the Asian Sustainability Leadership Award for Excellence in Sustainability Performance Management

Mumbai, IN, 14[th] June 2021: UPL Ltd., a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, has received the prestigious Asian Sustainability Leadership Award for Excellence in Sustainability Performance Management for displaying commendable commitment to sustainability. The Asian Leadership Awards (ALA) acknowledges remarkable business leaders and organizations in Asia for their continuing commitment to excellence, developing best practices and innovative strategies.

UPL has been recognized as a sustainability leader by the respected organizations like DJSI and Sustainalytics, and its unique approach to the food value chain puts sustainability at the centre-stage. UPL Ltd. has showcased its commitment to sustainability via numerous initiatives and programs. A few noteworthy achievements on reducing the environment footprint at UPL includes the reduction of carbon emission intensity by 26%, waste disposal intensity by 45% and water consumption intensity by 21% during the period FY2017 to FY 2020 (considering 2015-16 as the baseline). UPL Ltd operates in over 138 countries across the globe and 60% of its plants are zero liquid discharge plants.

In addition to this, the company is a member of the UN Global Compact as well as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, both working towards sustainable development. UPL was the only crop protection company in the world to be included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Yearbook 2020, and was rated as the #1 agrochemical company globally by renowned international sustainability rating agency, Sustainalytics. It has also been rated by FTSE Russell with a growth of over 25% in the last three years, and is a certified logo holder of FTSE4Good & Responsible Care.

Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey, Global Vice President- Environment & Sustainability, UPL Ltd commenting on the achievement, said, “We at UPL are constantly working to improve sustainability in agriculture as this has been a part of our core philosophy since inception and is practiced in our business across the value chain. We are extremely grateful and humbled to have received this award, and we hope to continue our mission to change the game and make every single food product more sustainable.”

About UPL:

UPL Ltd. (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070) is a global provider of sustainable agriculture products & solutions, with annual revenue exceeding $5 billion. We are a purpose-led company. Through OpenAg, UPL is focused on facilitating progress for the entire agricultural value chain. We are building a network that redefines the way an entire industry thinks and works – open to fresh ideas, innovative ways, and new answers as we strive towards our mission to make every single food product more sustainable. As one of the largest agriculture solutions companies worldwide, our robust portfolio consists of biologicals and traditional crop protection solutions with more than 13,600 registrations. We are present in more than 130 countries, represented by more than 10,000 colleagues globally. For more information about our integrated portfolio of solutions across the food value chain including seeds, post-harvest, as well as physical and digital services, please visit upl-ltd.com.

For further details, please contact:

Radhika Arora

Head of Investor Relations

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Kaptan Mali

Corporate Communications

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