Aditya Birla Group

Sustainability Assurance

The successful implementation of the ABG Sustainable Business Framework (ABG SBF) across diverse business operations is driven by our comprehensive and robust Assurance system, which ensures adherence to sustainability goals, alignment with best practices, and continuous improvement across all functions.

Sustainability Assurance

Our Sustain-ability Assurance Goals

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Conformance & Compliance

Ensure adherence to technical and management standards within ABG SBF through self-assessments on Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) and other ESG topics.

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Objectivity & Accountability

Conduct rigorous second- and third-party reviews, led by trained internal teams and independent experts.

Our Key Initiatives

Self-Assurance Questionnaires (SAQ) : A digital self-assessment tool delivered via online and onsite reviews that enables business sites to evaluate their conformance to ABG Sustainability Standards.
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Project Refresh/SAQ 2.0 :
Evolving SAQs into concise, sharper questionnaires to make assurance more effective and action-oriented
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Aditya Birla Sustain-ability Assurance Process (ABSAP) : Launched in FY23, ABGSAP is a maturity-based, digitally integrated assurance framework that evaluates ESG performance across five maturity levels: Unacceptable → Developing → Acceptable → Mature → Leading.

Assurance Mechanisms

ABGSAP

ABGSAP

Aditya Birla Group Sustainability Assurance Process (ABGSAP)

  • A comprehensive assessment tool is developed to assess adherence to ESG standards.
  • Internal Assessors developed and certified to conduct CAPA closure effectiveness audits.
  • 19 CFI sites, 3 Domestic Textile sites, 2 EML sites and Century Pulp & Paper, 3 Indonesian Textile sites and 8 Hindalco sites were assessed till date.
SAP

SAP

 Self-Assurance Questionnaires (SAQ) 

  • 102 SAQs reviewed in the last two years across businesses online through ENABLON
  • 42 Onsite reviews completed across businesses. 
SAQ 2.0

SAQ 2.0

  • 11 SAQs reviewed and updated
  • Acceptance from CFI, EMIL, ABReL, Birla Opus and Century Pulp & Paper businesses to introduce material SAQs by March 2025. 

Impact Highlights

Process

1. ABGSAP

  • 19 sites benchmarked for safety & health maturity.
  • 150+ CAPAs digitised and tracked via Enablon dashboards.
  • 36 internal assessors trained and certified.
  • Environment audits initiated at 10 sites.
  • Model adopted across Hindalco (Human Rights), Textiles (Safety & Health), Essel Mining (HSE), and Pulp & Paper (HSE).

2. Compliance to Maturity

Moves beyond “checklist” audits to deep cultural adoption of ESG practices.

3. Scalable & Agile

Adaptable to multiple ESG themes, across diverse business contexts

4. Digital-first

Integrated with Enablon for real-time visibility, risk tracking, and decision-making.