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3. Governance
No.
Questions
Frequency
a.
What is the frequency with which the Board,
Committee of the Board or the CEO assesses the BR
performance?
The WtD assesses the BR performance once a quarter.
b.
Whether BR and Sustainability reports are published
and if so, its frequency and the URL of the published
reports?
BRR report is published annually.
URL:
http://www.atul.co.in/sustainability/overview.htmlSection E: Principle-wise performance
Principle 1: Ethics, transparency and accountability
Businesses must conduct and govern themselves with ethics, transparency and accountability.
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'ūĚƙ ƥĺĚ ƎūŕĿČNj ƑĚŕîƥĿŠij ƥū ĚƥĺĿČƙȡ ċƑĿċĚƑNj îŠē ČūƑƑƭƎƥĿūŠ ČūDŽĚƑ ūŠŕNj ƥĺĚ ūŞƎîŠNj ūƑ ēūĚƙ Ŀƥ ĚNJƥĚŠē ƥū ƥĺĚ HƑūƭƎ ʈ ŏūĿŠƥ
ventures | suppliers | contractors | NGOs | others?
¹ĺĚ ƎūŕĿČNj ĚNJƥĚŠēƙ ƥū ƥĺĚ HƑūƭƎ ʈ ŏūĿŠƥ DŽĚŠƥƭƑĚƙ ʈ ƙƭƎƎŕĿĚƑƙ ʈ ČūŠƥƑîČƥūƑƙ ʈ sH~ƙ ʈ ūƥĺĚƑƙȦ
2. How many stakeholders’ complaints have been received in 2018-19 and what percentage was satisfactorily resolved by
the Management?
During 2018-19, no such complaints were received from the stakeholders and there were no outstanding complaints as
on March 31, 2019.
Principle 2: Product lifecycle sustainability
Businesses will provide goods and services that are safe and contribute to sustainability throughout their lifecycle.
1. List up to three products or services of the Company whose design(s) has (have) incorporated social or environmental
concerns, risks and | or opportunities.
i) Caustic | Chlorine
ii)
para
Cresol
iii) Sulphur black
2. Does the Company have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing (including transportation)? If so, what percentage of
inputs was sourced sustainably?
The Company is in the process of institutionalising procedures for sustainable sourcing including transportation. Currently,
ƥĺĚ ūŞƎîŠNj ĚNJƎĚČƥƙ Ŀƥƙ ƙƭƎƎŕĿĚƑƙ ƥū îċĿēĚ ċNj T¬~ ǯǦǦǧ îŠē T¬~ ǧǪǦǦǧ ƙƥîŠēîƑēƙȦ
3. Has the Company taken any steps to procure goods and services from local and small producers | providers, including
communities surrounding its place of work? If so, what steps have been taken to improve their capacity and capability?
The Company gives preference to local and small producers I providers of goods and services based near its manufacturing
sites. Its managers regularly interact with such producers I providers of goods and services to improve their capacity and
capability, particularly in the areas of manufacturing and fabrication and safety, health and environment.
4. Does the Company have a mechanism to recycle its products and waste? If so, what percentage of products and waste is
recycled (separately as <5%, 5-10%, >10%) and what are the details thereof?
The Company has in-house facilities to recycle its waste and is continuously striving to minimise them. At present, it
is recycling more than 10% of its waste. Ankleshwar manufacturing site is fully Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and
implementation plans are underway to make many other plants of the Company as ZLD. In addition to the in-house
facilities, it also works with selected companies which are duly authorised by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for
using such waste as their inputs.
Principle 3: Well-being of the employees
Businesses will promote the well-being of all employees.
1. Number of employees: 2,574 permanent employees as on March 31, 2019
2. Number of employees on temporary | contractual | casual basis: 3,111 as on March 31, 2019
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