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MESSAGE

FROM THE

CHAIRMAN

Dear Reader,

In FY21, a number of Aditya Birla Group in diverse markets and sectors, and this delighted to note that we have matured
companies put a scrambled Rubik's is a testament to our ability to sustain. in our ambition and effort on
Cube on the cover of their annual This spectacular longevity is in sharp sustainability during this period. We
reports. The Rubik's Cube depicts the contrast to the shrinking lifespan of have equipped our businesses with the
incredible challenge of achieving modern corporations around the world. relevant tools, provided access to
alignment with 43 quintillion potential credible information, and put the right
combinations. The challenge of our The pandemic has reinforced the systems and processes in place to
times is similar - the challenge of importance of delivering nancial results achieve our stated vision.
maximising human welfare, economic that align with the performance on ESG
prosperity as well as environmental i.e. Environmental, Social and This is evident in the public targets that
Governance aspects. While ESG our businesses have taken in areas of
health. This intricate puzzle has got even
more complicated, thanks to an invisible credentials today are a marker of good ESG, our consistent reporting on the
corporate citizenship and resilience, progress made, and lastly, the external
virus.
I believe they will soon become a recognition that we have received from
Today, we are inhabiting a dramatically growth driver for corporations. different quarters. I compliment the
altered and paradoxical world - that is collaborative efforts of our business
Hence the theme of this report:
connected and disjointed; global and colleagues and the corporate functions
local; vast and small; safe and risky, all Accelerating ESGbility, Strengthening in making this happen.
simultaneously. Sustainability, wherein we are
reporting on the comprehensive Having covered formidable ground and
The COVID-19 pandemic has, in its wake, measures taken and planned for the given the evolving business landscape,
also brought opportunities to accelerate future to enhance ABG businesses' ESG we have now embarked on the ABG
progress on many dimensions. None is quotient and ability to sustain. Sustain-ability Journey 2.0 led by our
more signi cant than sustainability. As Business Heads and ably supported by
we de ned it for the Group, Little less than a decade ago, I had set their Chief Sustainability and Safety
sustainability is our 'ability to sustain' an ambitious vision for the Group to Officers along with the Group
and provide leadership with empathy, become the leading Indian conglom- Sustainability Team. The journey focusses
collaboration, and the ethos of sharing. erate in sustainable business practices on the megatrends of the current decade
Over a long arc of time, we have thrived across all our global operations. I am and accelerates the mainstreaming of

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