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While ESG credentials

today are a marker of

good corporate citizenship
and resilience, I believe

they will soon become a

growth driver for corporations.

ESG in executive and operational Responsible Resource Utilisation game and hence to identify
decision-making. The 2020s is, without This means that we strongly optimise opportunities to work in collaboration
a doubt, 'the decade of action'. the use of critical resources, tilt heavily with various stakeholders across our
towards circularity and recycling in all value chain would create a tremendous
Increasingly, our businesses are building possible areas, and enhance the use of impact for our businesses.
ESG metrics in their strategies and
alternate and cleaner energy sources to
operations. Across businesses, our reduce our carbon footprint. Across our These ve principles are a broad
sustainability strategies now consider businesses, we are aspiring to achieve compass that will guide our strategies
the 4 dimensions (4Ds) of sectoral net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. and actions across our businesses. I
uniqueness, geographies of operation, believe we can achieve global industry
and stakeholder expectations across the Zero Harm Protecting our colleagues leadership and thrive in the new world
value chain, and time horizon. from harm is the most critical ESG through the cross-functional con uence
priority. This is non-negotiable and the of sustainability, innovation, technology,
This implies that the ESG priorities and zero harm targets to meet are - no and customer-centricity in everything
imperatives may vary from business to fatalities and a 20% YoY reduction in we do.
business and market to market. And yet, injury rates.
our actions, every day and everywhere, In this report, you will nd granular
must recognise the principles and Sustainability Integral to Value details on the progress made so far. The
guardrails that underpin our Group's Creation Achieving a long-term future journey towards sustain-ability is a long
ethos. Here are 5 principles that could for our businesses will increasingly one. I look forward to your continued
form the bedrock for enhanced depend on the ethos of sustainability support as we accelerate ahead.
ESGbility: permeating all aspects of our
functioning - the way we design, source,
Transparency and Trust are at the nance, manufacture, sell and service. Kumar Mangalam Birla
foundation of good corporate Chairman, Aditya Birla Group
governance both within our operations Collaboration and Synergy This is to
as well as across our value chain of recognise that following sustainable
suppliers and customers. practices almost invariably leads to a
win-win for all. It is never a zero-sum

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