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Annual Report 2016-17

Fostering a ‘speak up’ culture

The Company is committed to providing an open environment where its employees, contractors and other stakeholders

are comfortable speaking up whenever they have a question about our code of conduct or are of the opinion that

law, regulations or the Code, may have been breached. All stakeholders are encouraged to raise concerns with the

Company’s management team.

The Company has adopted a Policy for Prevention of Harassment at the workplace and the Internal Complaints

Committee is duly constituted. No complaints received during the year.

Principle 2 – Not applicable

Business should provide goods and services that are safe and contribute to sustainability throughout their life cycle

1.

/ist up to 3 of your products or services whose design has incorporated social or environmental concerns, risks and

/ or opportunities.

Not applicable

2. For each such product, provide the following details in respect of resource use (energy, water, raw material etc.) per

unit of product (optional):

a. Reduction during sourcing / production / distribution achieved since the previous year throughout the value

chain?

b. Reduction during usage by consumers (energy, water) has been achieved since the previous year?

Not applicable

3. Does the company have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing (including transportation)?

If yes, what percentage of your inputs was sourced sustainably?

Also, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so.

Not applicable

4. Has the company taken any steps to procure goods and services from local & small producers, including communities

surrounding their place of work?

If yes, what steps have been taken to improve their capacity and capability of local and small vendors?

The Company through its CSR wing, Persistent Foundation has approached the community in its immediate vicinity

and has initiated health projects and community development projects. The Foundation has also concentrated on

the education facilities to the nearby Government schools. The consolidated effect of the above has beneoted the

local and small vendors to improve their capacity and capability.

5. Does the company have a mechanism to recycle products and waste? If yes, what is the percentage of recycling of

products and waste (separately as <5%, 5-10%, >10%). Also, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so.

The Company has set up a 2.1 M: windmill turbine in Dhule and Sangli Districts of Maharashtra. They generated

41,24,745 units of electricity from Nandurbar (Dhule) and 29,39,333 units of electricity from Jath (Sangali),

respectively, in the onancial year 2016–17.

All waste papers are shredded and disposed-off to scrap vendor who collects them for recycling from the Company’s

ofoces in India.

The Company uses the waste water from toilets / washrooms to water its plants and recycles the use of the same.

Sewage Treatment :ater Plants have been installed and commissioned at the Company’s Nagpur and Goa Facilities

and the treated water is being used to water the garden area.

The Company whenever possible appeals its employees not to use plastic bags. Further, to promote the use of cloth

or paper bags, the Company also organizes ‘=ero Plastic Days’.