**Governance, leadership and oversight**
**7. Statement by director responsible for the business responsibility report, highlighting ESG related**
**challenges, targets and achievements**
The Company is committed to integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles into its
business which is central to improving the quality of life of the communities it serves. It adheres to the principles
of product stewardship by enhancing health, safety and environmental impacts of products and services across
their lifecycles. High standards of governance, we feel, are key to maintaining the trust of investors and all our
stakeholders. Our responsibilities go beyond our own Company as we work towards ingraining our values in the
relations with all our employees, customers, partners and across our supply chain. Being a value-driven
organization, your Company ensures that business is conducted in an ethical and responsible way.
**8. Details of the highest authority responsible for implementation and oversight of the Business**
**Responsibility policy(ies).**
Mr. Nadir Godrej, Chairman & Managing Director (DIN:00066195) under the guidance of the Board of Directors
and its Committees is responsible for implementation and oversight of the Business Responsibility and
Sustainability Policies.
**9. Does the entity have a specified Committee of the Board/ Director responsible for decision making**
**on sustainability related issues? (Yes / No). If yes, provide details.**
Yes, the Chairman and Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team review the Business Responsibility and
Sustainability Performance periodically as a part of the overall Management Review process. They provide
valuable direction and guidance to ensure that Safety and Sustainability implications are duly addressed in all
new strategic initiatives, budgets, audit actions and improvement plans.
**10. Details of Review of NGRBCs by the Company:**
**Subject for** **Indicate whether review was undertaken** **Frequency**
**Review** **by Director / Committee of the Board/** **(Annually/ Half yearly/ Quarterly/ Any**
**Any other Committee** **other)**
**P1** **P2** **P3** **P4** **P5** **P6** **P7** **P8** **P9** **P1** **P2** **P3** **P4** **P5** **P6** **P7** **P8** **P9**
Performance As a practice, Business Responsibility and Sustainability policies of the Company are
against reviewed periodically or on a need to basis by Senior Leadership Team including Managing
above Director and Executive Directors. During their assessment, the efficacy of the policies is
policies and reviewed and necessary changes to policies and procedures are implemented.
follow up
action
Compliance The Company complies with the statutory requirements as applicable.
with
statutory
requirements
of relevance
to the
principles,
and,
rectification
of any noncompliances
**11. Has the entity carried out independent assessment/ evaluation of the working of its policies by an**
**external agency? (Yes/No). If yes, provide name of the agency.**
**P1** **P2** **P3** **P4** **P5** **P6** **P7** **P8** **P9**
The Company conducts periodic review of charters, policies internally by the Senior Management and Board
Committees which then drives the policies, projects and performance of the aspects of business
responsibility and sustainability.