PRINCIPLE 2 Businesses will provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe. Essential indicators 1. Percentage of research and development (R&D) spent and capital expenditure (CapEx) in specific technologies to improve environmental and social impacts of products and processes to total R&D spent and CapEx, respectively 3. Processes to safely reclaim products for reusing, recycling and disposing of at the end of life, for a) plastics (including packaging), b) e-waste, c) hazardous waste and d) other waste The Company follows the applicable processes laid down by the regulatory authorities. 2. a) Procedures for sustainable sourcing: • The Company has procedures in place for sustainable sourcing. • The URL to its responsible sourcing policy is: www.atul.co.in/economic-sustainability/responsible-procurement/ b) Percentage of inputs sourced sustainably: 92% 4. Applicability of extended producer responsibility (EPR) to the activities of the Company and whether the waste collection plan is in line with EPR plan submitted to pollution control boards EPR is applicable to the activities of the Company and the waste collection plan is in line with the EPR plan submitted to the Central Pollution Control Board. R&D spent CapEx • commissioned equipment to convert existing processes into continuous processes • decreased consumption of solvents and raw materials in six products • increased yield in twenty-two products • commissioned 100 kLD sewage treatment plant • improved Carbon monoxide gas scrubber in new phosgene plant • reduced volatile organic compounds by nitrogen blanketing in solvent storage tanks 15% 2021-22 26% 2021-22 Improvements in social and environmental aspects 17% 2022-23 37% 2022-23 75
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