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Parameter April 1, 2024
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March 31, 2025
Current Financial Year
April 1, 2023
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March 31, 2024
Previous Financial Year
For each category of waste generated, total waste recovered through recycling, re-using or other recovery operations
(in metric tonnes)
Category of waste
(i) Recycled 8,834 7,438
(ii) Re-used - 0
(iii) Other recovery operations- 0
Total 8,834 7,438
For each category of waste generated, total waste disposed by nature of disposal method (in metric tonnes)
Category of waste
(i) Incineration 96 206
(ii) Landfilling 39 24
(iii) Other disposal operations- -
Total 135 230
Note: Indicate if any independent assessment/ evaluation/assurance has been carried out by an external agency? (Y/N) If
yes, name of the external agency.
Yes. SGS India Pvt. Ltd.
10.  Briefly describe the waste management practices adopted in your establishments. Describe the strategy
adopted by your company to reduce usage of hazardous and toxic chemicals in your products and processes
and the practices adopted to manage such wastes.
The Company constantly monitors its supply chain to identify and replace hazardous substances in its products
and operations. The Company has established processes to meet the requirements from the following legislations:
• The European Union Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals
(REACH)
• The European Union Directive on the Restriction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)
• European Union Waste Framework Directive (WFD) Database created and maintained by the European
Chemicals Agency for information on Substances of Concern in articles as such or in complex objects
(SCIP–Products)
• The US Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction proposal
•
The US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
To facilitate compliance and protect ecosystems, as well as workers, customers, and other stakeholders, the
Company maintains a list of Prohibited and Restricted Substances. This is aligned with the global standards
IEC62474 (Material Declarations for the Electrical and Electronics Industry) and the Railway Industry Substance
List (RISL). The list’s scope includes goods supplied for product development, production processes, products
and components, packaging materials, service activities, construction sites, and end-of-life phases. Embedded
within the Company’s general terms and conditions of purchase, the list comprises a table of regulated
substances most relevant to the Company’s products. While it does not replace specific national or international
regulatory obligations, it is biannually reviewed along with REACH Candidate List updates. As a manufacturer,
importer, and supplier of products in the EU, the Company understand’s the importance of environmental
and regulatory management. The Company is registered with the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) SCIP
database for substances of concern for particular items (‘articles’) and products (‘complex objects’). This enables
the identification of any items containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) on the Candidate List at a
concentration above 0.1 percent weight by weight. Those substances in the Company’s products are recorded
in a blockchain web database tool that reports information about such products to the SCIP database. The
Company works closely with all its vendors and suppliers to keep the ledger updated.
The Company future-proofs its business with resource efficiency as a key operational driver. This includes a
commitment to send zero waste to landfill from its manufacturing sites and achieve 100 percent plastic waste
recovery in our operations by 2030. Additionally, it extends its focus to enable circularity across its value chain—
or ‘value loop,’ Through the Company’s Service and Digital offerings, it is convinced that more trusted lifecycle
partnerships will drive increased asset sustainability, given that service activities are designed to improve the
sustainability footprint of installed assets, ensure efficient and safer operation, and extend asset life.
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