Atul Ltd 2020-21

70 Atul Ltd | Annual Report 2020-21 3. Governance No. Questions Frequency a. What is the frequency withwhich 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? Published annually URL: https://www.atul.co.in/pdf/brr/BRR.pdf Section E: Principle-wise performance Principle 1: Ethics, transparency and accountability Businesses must conduct and govern themselves with ethics, transparency and accountability. 1. Does the policy relating to ethics, bribery and corruption cover only the Company or does it extend to the Group | joint ventures | suppliers | contractors | non-governmental organisation (NGO) | others? The policy extends to the Group | joint ventures | suppliers | contractors | NGOs | others. 2. Howmany stakeholders’ complaints have been received in 2020-21 and what percentage was satisfactorily resolved by the Management? For the status on the shareholders for the period 2020-21, please refer to page number 58. No complaints were received from the stakeholders and there were no outstanding complaints as on March 31, 2021. Principle 2: Product life cycle sustainability Businesses will provide goods and services that are safe and contribute to sustainability throughout their life cycle. 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) para- Cresol ii) Epoxy resins iii) Caustic | Chlorine 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 and has communicated its Supplier Code of Conduct to all the suppliers to follow. 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, fabrication, quality and environment, health and safety standards. 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 maximise it. At present, it is recycling more than 10% of its waste. Ankleshwar and Tarapur manufacturing sites are fully Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) and implementation is under progress to make the North and South sites at Atul fully ZLD. Projects to recover and recycle water from processed waste are in progress for 2,4-D and Resorcinol plants. In addition, it is planning to utilise treated sewage water from the nearby municipal corporations at the Atul site. With facilities of two secure landfill sites, the Company is self-reliant in waste management.