Fostering Sustainable Ecosystems - Sustainability Report 2023

60 Fostering Sustainable Ecosystems About the Report Leadership Messages About the Theme Corporate Overview Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality Assessment Our ESG priorities and Performance As a conscious company, we encourage our investor companies to adopt innovative waste management systems and promote circularity. We encourage our investor companies to align their operations with our waste management strategies. This collaborative approach has resulted in a conducive environment for the investors to implement circularity initiatives such as utilization of biochar, plastic, e-waste and metal recycling. We monitor the waste generation and disposal at our operations which helps in effective waste management. The waste generated consists of both operational and processing waste. The SEZs use various methods to dispose waste such as incineration, recycling, and landfill. Our SEZs also generate operation-specific waste such as cashew nutshell waste, packaging waste, food waste, wood waste, etc. Currently, we are diverting nearly 94% non-hazardous and 54% hazardous waste away from disposal through recycling and co-processing initiatives. 47 MT 35 MT 25 MT 33 MT 22 MT 02 MT Hazardous Waste Generated Non-Hazardous Waste Generated Hazardous Waste diverted from disposal Non-hazardous Waste diverted from disposal Hazardous Waste diverted to disposal Non-hazardous Waste diverted to disposal We have adopted several circularity measures across our operations. These include wood waste management, plastic recycling, production of cashew nutshell liquid from cashew nutshell waste, etc. Our Chad operations aim to create zero waste by ensuring that all the by-products of the meat processing units are recovered, stored, processed, and sold, showcasing efficient resource utilization. Creating Value fromWaste- Circularity Initiatives

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