Registered Office:

“THIRUMALAI HOUSE”,
Plot No. 101-102, Road No. 29,
Sion (East),Mumbai – 400 022, India
PHONE: +91 – 22– 43686200
FAX +91 – 22 – 24011699
E- MAIL: [email protected]
Website: www.thirumalaichemicals.com

(AN ISO 9001, 14001, 50001/ HACCP & FSSC 22000 CERTIFIED COMPANY)
CIN: L24100MH1972PLC016149

Date: August 03, 2023

Department of Corporate Services National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex
P.J. Towers, 25th Floor, Bandra (East)
MUMBAI – 400 001 MUMBAI – 400 051
Fax No: 22723121/2037/3719/2941 Fax No: 26598237/8238

Reg.: Disclosures under Regulation 34(2)(f) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015

Dear Sir,

Ref.: Scrip code: 500412 / TIRUMALCHM

Pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(f) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations &
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, we are submitting herewith the Business Responsibility and
Sustainability Report (‘BRSR’) for FY 2022-23 which forms part of the Annual Report FY 2022-23.

Kindly acknowledge.

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,
For THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LIMITED

T Digitally signed
by T

T. Rajagopalan. Rajagop Rajagopalan

Date: 2023.08.04
Company Secretary alan 12:19:06 +05'30'
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Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report

Chairman’s message

Over the last four decades, TCL has journeyed consistently towards sustainability in all aspects of its businesses. This
was driven initially by circumstances and costs; as we saw the results this became the mantra within the company.
Eventually, in the last 20 years it has become a corepart of our DNA.
Each step and initiative has helped us towards greener manufacturing, a lower impact on our environment and on
the communities around us, improved business sustainability and living in harmony with the local communities and
stakeholders.
1. A lower Energy footprint, lower Greenhouse gas emissions:
We have been able to reduce our energy consumption in our main plant at Ranipet from the grid and all fuel usage
dramatically; today over 93% of all our energy use in the site is from internal process waste heat, recaptured,
converted to steam & power to run all operations including manufacturing of Petrochemicals, Food Ingredients
and Fine Chemicals, Utilities, administration and all support services within the complex.
These technologies and learnings of energy capture from the process and recycle are now being implemented
in our new investment at Dahej in western India and in our Petrochemical & Food Ingredients – Fine Chemicals
investment in the US.
We estimate that over 90% of all our energy consumption (heat & power) globally will use only recycled energy
including for admin, offices and all support services. Less than 10% will be from bought out energy from the
electric grids or fossil fuel usage. Our target is to reduce this further. We have been fortunate that we have
significant amount of heat generated from our main processes; we have learnt and implemented how to
reduce our manufacturing energy use and how to recover from every energy source however small, within our
manufacturing complexes.
2. Consumptions of Raw materials and inputs:
When we started the company in 1976 the yield in our main product (Phthalic Anhydride - PA), ” was below
benchmark levels. Today, in both our sites producing this product we have been able to improve this by about
20%. This is similarly so in all our other products Maleic Anhydride, Food Ingredients, Fine & Speciality Chemicals
where we have managed improvements of 7 – 18% in input efficiencies after all losses. These improvements do
not include recoveries from waste described below.
3. Recovery & synthesis of valuable by-products (Food Ingredients from our process effluents):
Our main product in India (PA) produces about 4.5% and more of chemical by-products typically Maleic Anhydride,
Benzoic acid, etc. Globally most companies incinerate these and let out CO2; a minority wash these out from
the off gases and bio-treat them, again producing CO2 and methane emissions. In 1985, when we were building
our second train in south India, we decided to recover these and convert them to valuable Fine Chemicals..
The same technology is under implementation at our facility and investment in western India and was also
implemented in Malaysia 20 years ago.
4. Reducing Water consumption
In 1976-78 when we started first with the manufacture of one petrochemical (PA), we were consuming about
163 M3/ tonof water. Over the years we have constantly strived and have drastically brought down the water
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5. Reducing waste water and going to Zero Discharge

Having recovered almost all the chemicals to produce Fine Chemicals and having reduced our water consumption
by over 95% it was easy for us to aim for Zero Discharge. By 2007, this major initiative, involving complete
treatment and recycle of all waters back to the process enabled us to become one of the first Zero Discharge
chemical sites in India and globally. This system is also being continuously upgraded with the latest technology
available.
6. Safety & Health
All manufacturing plants and petrochemical plants in particular demand a high level of safety and health protection
for our staff, our contractors and our many partners. Since 2000, we have steadily improved our safety and
health performance, as we learnt from other companies, our global customers and from our consultants. We
have reached a good level of safety and health protection both in manufacturing operations, allied functions like
R&D and in construction of new plants.
7. Organizational Sustainability
From its early days, TCL was forced to build and train its own technical and commercial workforce. We had built
a highly technology intensive, highly automated petrochemical company in the then remote - underdeveloped
area lacking technical schools, engineering& technical manpower. Poor living conditions and connectivity made
it impossible to attract and train competent staff to operate &manage such complex facilities. By 1980, we
developed our own model where we setup a training program.
This program continues and provides us with a young team regenerated regularly and managed & guided by
more experienced staff. We are extremely proud of our staff and TCL alumni and they in turn are very proud that
they belong to this select group. Many of our middle and senior management have started as trainees.
8. Living in harmony with the community
The above initiatives of a zero wastewater discharge, water use reduction and scrubbing out of all chemicals so
that our off gases are completely clean, safe and free of smell has helped us develop a close rapport with the
communities around us.
As a part of the core culture of our founders and organizations, in 1983,we initiated, supported& managed in-
depth programs in women’s empowerment and rural health care projects in and around Ranipet, where we have
our main plant. These are operated by a separate trust, The Thirumalai Charity Trust (TCT). Since then TCT has
grown in these 4 decades as an independent and large organization which continues its work with rural women,
rural health care and education.
In line with the philosophy of our founders, the hospital and school projects serve the rural and the economically
challenged communities along with the well-educated and developed communities that have grown here. This
guarantees good quality.
All these programs are actively supported by TCL, the other companies in the group and many other donors.
We consider these initiatives a key part of our DNA and our management and staff are deeply involved in these;
however, they are managed as completely independent entities with their own management and operational
teams and goals.
To continue the momentum, TCL will embark on a journey towards sustainability aligning with the national and
international goals. TCL will implement processes with continuous improvements across multiple dimensions of
the Environment, social and governance frame works. Warmly,

Warmly,
Mr. R. Parthasarathy
Chairman and Managing Director

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BRSR OVERVIEW:

SECTION A – General disclosures

SECTION B – Management and process disclosures
SECTION C – Principle-wise performance disclosure

Principle 1 Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with integrity and in a manner that is
ethical, transparent, and accountable

Principle 2 Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe

Principle 3 Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those
in their value chains

Principle 4 Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive to all its stakeholders

Principle 5 Businesses should respect and promote human rights

Principle 6 Businesses should respect and make efforts to protect and restore the environment

Principle 7 Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a
manner that is responsible and transparent

Principle 8 Businesses should promote inclusive growth and equitable development

Principle 9 Businesses should engage with and provide value to their consumers in a responsible
manner

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SECTION A – GENERAL DISCLOSURES

Details

1 Corporate Identity Number (CIN) of the Listed Entity L24100MH1972PLC016149

2 Name of the company THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LIMITED

3 Year of incorporation 1972
4 Registered office address "Thirumalai House, Road No.29, Sion-East,
Mumbai-400 022"
5 Corporate address "Spic House, 5th Floor, 88, Mount Road,
Guindy, Chennai - 600032"
6 E-mail [email protected]
7 Telephone Tel: +91 22 2401 7841 / 53 / 61
8 Website www.thirumalaichemicals.com
9 Financial year for which reporting is being done 2022-23
10 Name of the Stock Exchange(s) where shares are BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India
listed Limited
11 Paid-up Capital 10,24,10,620 INR
12 Name of contact details of the person who may be "Rajagopalan T (Company Secretary & Compliance
contacted in case of any queries on the BRSR Report office) Tel: +91 22 2401 7841 / 53 / 61 rajagopalan.t@
thirumalaichemicals.com"
13 Reporting boundary Standalone

Products and Services

14. Details of business activities (accounting for 90% of the turnover):

Description of Business % Of Turnover of the

S. No. Description of Main Activity
Activity entity
Manufacture of basic chemicals except fertilizers and
1 2411 100%
nitrogen compounds

15. Products/Services sold by the entity (accounting for 90% of the entity’s Turnover):

S. No. Product/Service NIC Code % Of total Turnover contributed

Phthalic Anhydride and Derivatives, Malic Acid,
1 2411 100%
Fumaric Acid

Operations
16. Number of locations where plants and/or operations/offices of the entity are situated:
TCL has its:
i. Registered office in Mumbai
ii. Factories at Ranipet, Ranipet District, Tamil Nādu and Dahej, Gujarat
iii. Tank Farms at Walaja, Ranipet District, and Royapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
iv. Marketing offices at Chennai & Delhi

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TCL has overseas subsidiaries in Malaysia, Singapore, the USA, the Netherlands & the UK.

Location Number of Manufacturing Units Number of offices Total

National 4 3 7

17. Markets served by the entity:

The company operates in the following markets mentioned below:
a. Number of locations

Locations Number
National (No. of States) The Company sells its products in all the 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country
International (No. of Countries) The Company sells its products in 4 continents (US, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa)

b. What is the contribution of exports as a percentage of the total turnover of the entity?
12%
c. A brief on types of customers
Phthalic anhydride (PA) is a white crystalline compound used to manufacture plasticizers, pigments, dyes and resins.
One major consumer of PA is the phthalate plasticiser industry, the products of which are used to produce flexible
plastic products such as wire & cable applications, hoses, pipes, coated fabrics, roofing membranes and swimming
pool liners.
PA is used in the manufacture of unsaturated polyester resins (UPR) that are usually blended with glass fibres to
produce fiberglass-reinforced plastics. Principal consumer markets are the construction, marine, and transportation
sectors. PA-based alkyd resins are used in paints and lacquers that go in to architectural, machinery, furniture, and
fixture applications.
Malic Acid is used majorly for food and beverage application. Customers include global one's like Perfetti, Symrize, etc
Fumaric acid is used for feed/ resin/ food application.

Employees
18. Details as at the end of Financial Year:
a. Employees and workers (including differently abled):

Total Male Female

S.
Particulars
No. (A) No. (B) % (B / A) No. (C) % (C / A)

EMPLOYEES

1. Permanent (D) 488 447 92% 41 8%

2. Other than Permanent (E) 24 21 88% 3 13%

3. Total employees (D + E) 512 468 91% 44 9%

WORKERS

4. Permanent (F) 31 31 100% 0 0%

5. Other than Permanent (G) 495 446 90% 49 10%

6. Total workers (F + G) 526 477 91% 49 9%

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b. Differently abled Employees and workers:

Differently abled employees

S. Male Female
Particulars Total (A)
No No. (B) % (B / A) No. (C) % (C / A)
1. Permanent (D) 1 1 100 0 0
2. Other than Permanent (E) - - - - -
3. Total differently abled employees (D + E) 1 1 100 0 0
Differently abled workers
4. Permanent (F)
5. Other than permanent (G) -0-
6. Total differently abled workers (F + G)

19. Participation/Inclusion/Representation of women

No. and percentage of Females

Total (A)
No. (B) % (B / A)
Board of Directors 10 2 20%
Key Management
3 1 33%
Personnel

20. Turnover rate for permanent employees and workers

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22 FY 2020-21

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Permanent Employees 26% 13% 39% 19% 15% 34% 9% 27% 36%
Permanent Workers 3% 0% 3% 18% 0% 18% 5% 0% 5%

Holding, subsidiary and associate companies (including joint ventures)

21. (a) Names of holding / subsidiary / associate companies / joint ventures

Name of the
Does the entity indicated at column
holding / subsidiary Indicate whether holding/ % Of shares
S. held by A, participate in the Business
/ associate Subsidiary/ Associate/ Joint
No. Responsibility initiatives of the listed
companies / joint Venture listed entity entity? (Yes/No)
ventures (A)
Thirumalai
1 Holding 100%
Chemicals Limited
TCL Intermediates
2 Subsidiary of TCL 100%
Private Limited
Yes.
3 Cheminvest Pte Ltd Subsidiary of TCL 100%

TCL (14%)
Optimistic Organic Subsidiary of TCL
4 Cheminvest
sdn bhd. &Cheminvest
86%)

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5 Lapiz Europe Subsidiary of Cheminvest 100% The Company's Code of Conduct provides
guidelines to the company along with all
Subsidiary of TCL/ Holding of its subsidiaries for conducting business in
6 TCL Global BV 100% an ethical, responsible, and accountable
TCL INC.
manner. The Company encourages
Subsidiary of TCL Global BV/ its subsidiaries to carry out Business
7 TCL INC. 100%
Holding entity of TCLS LLC Responsibility Initiatives to the extent
that they are material in relation to the
TCL Specialities LLC
8 Sole Member Corporation 100% subsidiaries' business activities and
(TCLS LLC)
operating region.

CSR

22. (i) Whether CSR is applicable as per section 135 of Companies Act, 2013: (Yes/No) - Yes
(ii) Turnover (in `) - ` 1847 Crs
(iii) Net worth (in `) - ` 962 Crs

Transparency and Disclosure Compliances

23. Complaints/Grievances on any of the principles (Principles 1 to 9) under the National Guidelines on Responsible
Business Conduct:

Grievance FY 23 FY 22
Redressal Current Financial Year Previous Financial Year
Mechanism
in Place (Yes/
Stakeholder Number of Number of
No) (If yes, Number of
group from whom Number of complaints complaints
then provide complaints
complaint is received complaints pending pending
web-link for Remarks filed Remarks
filed during resolution resolution at
grievance during the
the year at close of close of the
redress policy) year
the year year
*

Communities Yes 0 0 - 0 0 -

Shareholders and
Yes 0 0 - 0 0 -
Investors

Employees and
Yes 0 0 - 0 0 -
workers

All All
complaints complaints
Customers Yes 19 0 were duly 8 0 were duly
addressed addressed
and closed and closed

Value Chain Partners Yes - - - - - -

Other (please specify) - - - - - - -

http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/pdf/STAKEHOLDER%20GRIEVANCE%20
Web link
REDRESSAL%20POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0

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24. Please indicate material responsible business conduct and sustainability issues pertaining to environmental
and social matters that present a risk or an opportunity to your business, rationale for identifying the same,
approach to adapt or mitigate the risk along-with its financial implications, as per the following format

Financial
implications
Indicate
of the risk or
Material whether
Rationale for identifying the risk / In case of risk, approach to adapt opportunity
S. No. identified risk or
opportunity or mitigate (Indicate
issue opportunity
positive or
(R/O)
negative
implications)

1 Health & R As a chemical manufacturing TCL has an excellent safety culture Negative
Safety industry, health and safety is very and a robust reporting system built
crucial and is an integral part of on involvement at all levels. We
our organisation to ensure safe provide periodic safety trainings to
workplace. We strive to maintain our promote employee wellbeing and
working environment as accident- to ensure safety at the workplace.
free zone i.e., zero safety accidents,
zero injuries and zero incidents that
cause harm to the workforce and
environment.
2 Business R Ethical practices are the core TCL has stringent policies for Negative
Ethics principle of our business. The ethical practices in place. Our
company’s code of conduct clearly code of conduct and ethics policies
states the necessary compliance provides framework for employees
requirements and guidelines for and internal stakeholders and
internal stakeholders to perform trainings are provided for the same.
the duties with highest standard of
integrity and accountability.
3 Water O Energy & water conservation has Our company has a strong focus on Positive
Stewardship become deeply embedded in the the reduction of water consumption.
DNA of the organization. TCL is Employee engagement at all
committed to conduct business levels is encouraged and various
in a sustainable and environment improvement initiatives are
friendly manner. continuously implemented for
reduced water usage.
4 Employee O One of the key elements of The upskilling of workforce Positive
Development sustainability is a well-trained and enables the organisation to create
highly motivated workforce. TCL long term value. We encourage
is recognized for the quality of its our employees to pursue skill
training & development processes, development programmes at our
and for of its people - their motivation, company.
their enthusiasm & eagerness to
improve, and perform better.
5 Community O TCL constantly work towards The training and development Positive
Support development of local communities. programmes of the company for
We provide training programmes young persons is well received
to the local youth to improve the from rural communities and towns.
employment rate and involved with A majority of the employees of the
various charitable organisations for company joined the Company as
providing affordable healthcare and young trainees. This programme
education. is now being further extended to
training local youth to become
good craftsmen and technicians
in an effort to generate more
employment in these communities.

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Financial
implications
Indicate
of the risk or
Material whether
Rationale for identifying the risk / In case of risk, approach to adapt opportunity
S. No. identified risk or
opportunity or mitigate (Indicate
issue opportunity
positive or
(R/O)
negative
implications)

6 Zero Waste to O TCL implemented various measures Focussed R&D efforts is Negative
Landfill for proper handling and disposal of continuously taken for conversion
waste. We focus on capturing and of wastes to usable and sealable
synthesizing valuable products from products.
our waste streams, gaseous liquids
& solids. Over 85% of solid wastes
are recovered as highly pure
saleable products & by-products.
7 Carbon R TCL is committed to combat To achieve near zero energy Negative
Footprint climate change by improving footprint, TCL has a three-pronged
energy efficiency and the use of energy savings approach. We
renewable energy to reduce the recover energy from waste heat,
carbon footprint. Our manufacturing we use energy efficiently, and
process is one of the most efficient we encourage innovation by
in the industry. Our Specific Energy employees.
(power and heat) consumption in
the last three decades has reduced
by 78%.
8 Corporate R The Company’s Board of Directors Compliance with progressive Negative
Governance decides the policies and strategy of social norms and with regulatory
the Company and has the overall requirements is the necessary cost
superintendence and control over for doing business and essential
the management of the Company. for our sustainability. These are
The Board and its committees our values, and we constantly
review implementation of these work with our employees so that
policies, and assists the executive the individuals and teams in the
management team as needed. Company internalize them and
They also ensure that good work within this framework. This
governance and risk management has given us a good reputation
policies and practices, and as an employer, business partner
efficient business processes are and a member of the community.
implemented rigorously. The Board of the company and
the Management team remain
committed to this culture of
integrity and transparency in the
conduct of our business.
9 Regulatory R The policies and practices of The company strictly adheres to Negative
Issues & TCL have always been ethical, the regulations and compliance
Compliance compliant with laws and regulations requirements and imbibed them
and sustainable. We believe that in the organisational culture and
it is possible to follow all those practices. There are adequate
policies and also be competitive. systems and process in place to
monitor and ensure compliance
with the applicable laws, rules,
regulations and guidelines.
10 Product R TCL gives paramount importance We constantly communicate Negative
Safety & to ensure product safety and and receive feedback from the
Quality to deliver quality products for customers and work upon to fulfil
achieving customer delight. their needs and requirements.

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Thirumalai Chemical’s Materiality Matrix

Social Governance Environment

SECTION B – MANAGEMENT AND PROCESS DISCLOSURES

This section aims to assist businesses in demonstrating the structures, policies and processes in place to adopt the
NGRBC Principles and Core Elements. At Thirumalai Chemicals Limited, we have a robust management framework which
enables us to align with the NGRBC Principles with respect to structure and policies for delivering our best services in an
ethical, and responsible manner. This includes transparent and fair business practices that upholds our accountability and
safeguards the needs of all our stakeholders, including customers and employees.

Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with integrity and in a manner that is ethical,
Principle 1
transparent, and accountable

Principle 2 Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe

Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those in their value
Principle 3
chains

Principle 4 Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive to all its stakeholders

Principle 5 Businesses should respect and promote human rights

Principle 6 Businesses should respect and make efforts to protect and restore the environment

Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a manner that is
Principle 7
responsible and transparent

Principle 8 Businesses should promote inclusive growth and equitable development

Principle 9 Businesses should engage with and provide value to their consumers in a responsible manner

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Disclosure Questions P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9

Policy and Management Disclosures

1. a) Whether your entity’s policy/policies cover each

principle and its core elements of the NGRBCs. (Yes/ Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
No)

b) Has the policy been approved by the Board? (Yes/

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
No)

c) Web Link of the Policies, if available http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/Policies.html

2. Whether the entity has translated the policy into

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
procedures. (Yes / No)

3. Do the enlisted policies extend to your value chain

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
partners? (Yes/No)

All the policies of the Company are in compliance with

4. Name of the national and international codes/
national /international standards wherever applicable.
certifications/labels/ standards (e.g. Forest
TCL is a FSSC 22000 (equivalent to GFSI), HACCP, Halal
Stewardship Council, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance,
& Kosher Certified, ISO 9001, ISO 9004, ISO 14001 &
Trustea) standards (e.g. SA 8000, OHSAS, ISO, BIS)
ISO 50001 compliant, SMETA and a Responsible Care
adopted by your entity and mapped to each principle.
Company.

The company is in the process of comprehensively

5. Specific commitments, goals and targets set by the
evaluating and setting targets/goals across its key ESG
entity with defined timelines, if any.
focus areas with a definitive timeline.

6. Performance of the entity against the specific

Performance against such targets/goals to be assessed
commitments, goals and targets along-with reasons
post finalisation of targets and timelines determined.
in case the same are not met.

Governance Leadership and Oversight

7. Statement by director responsible for the business responsibility report, highlighting ESG related challenges,
targets and achievements (listed entity has flexibility regarding the placement of this disclosure)
Please refer page 2

Name: Mrs. Ramya Bharathram

8. Details of the highest authority responsible for DIN No. 06367352
implementation and oversight of the Business
Responsibility policy (ies). Designation: Managing Director and CFO
e-mail id [email protected]

9. Does the entity have a specified Committee of the

Board/ Director responsible for decision making on
Yes, refer point 8 for the details.
sustainability related issues? (Yes / No). If yes, provide
details.

Policy and management processes

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10. Details of Review of NGRBCs by the Company:

Indicate whether review was Frequency

undertaken by Director / Committee (Annually/ Half - yearly/ Quarterly/
Subject for Review of the Board/ Any other Committee Any other – please specify)

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9

Performance against above

Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A A A A Q A A H
policies and follow up action
Compliance with statutory
requirements of relevance to the
Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y A A A A A Q A A H
principles, and, rectification of
any non-compliances

11. Has the entity carried out independent assessment/ evaluation P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9

of the working of its policies by an external agency? (Yes/No). If
yes, provide the name of the agency. N N N N N N N N N

12. If answer to question (1) above is “No” i.e. not all Principles are covered by a policy, reasons to be stated:

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
Questions

The entity does not consider the Principles material to its business
(Yes/No)

The entity is not at a stage where it is in a position to formulate and

implement the policies on specified principles (Yes/No)
Not Applicable
The entity does not have the financial or/human and technical
resources available for the task (Yes/No)

It is planned to be done in the next financial year (Yes/No)

Any other reason (please specify)

SECTION C – PRINCIPLE WISE PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE

Principle 1 – Businesses should conduct and govern themselves with integrity, and in a manner that is ethical, transparent,
and accountable

The Company acts with integrity in accordance with its core principles of Trust, Value and Service. TCL has adopted a
separate Code of Conduct and Ethics which specifically pertains to the Company's Directors and the senior management
personnel one level below the Board, including all the functional heads. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is devised to
enable the Directors and the senior management personnel to strive to perform their duties with highest standards of
integrity, accountability, confidentiality and independence.

SDG Linkages-

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Essential Indicators
1. Percentage coverage by training and awareness programmes on any of the principles during the financial year:

Total number
% of persons in respective
of training and Topics/principles covered under the
Segment category covered by the
awareness training and its impact
awareness programmes
programmes held
Board of Familiarisation Programs for Directors
2 100%
directors Awareness program on Sustainability
Key managerial
2 ESG Compliance, POSH 100%
personnel
Employee Well-being-
(41-50 years) 41%
(31-40 years) - 23%
Employees (20-30 years) 15 %
Awareness on Employee Well-being.
other than Body 42
Awareness on Human Rights
and KMPs Awareness on Human Rights
(41-50 years) 39%
(31-40 years) - 27%
(20-30 years) 21 %
Total number of % of persons in respective
Topics/principles covered under the
Segment training and awareness category covered by the
training and its impact
programmes held awareness programmes
Employee Well being
(41-50 years) 32%
(51-55 years) - 26%
Awareness on Employee Well-being.
Workers 10
Awareness on Human Rights
Employee Well-being
(41-50 years) 29%
(51-55 years) - 40%

2. Details of fines / penalties /punishment/ award/ compounding fees/ settlement amount paid in proceedings
(by the entity or by directors / KMPs) with regulators/ law enforcement agencies/ judicial institutions, in the
financial year, in the following format (Note: the entity shall make disclosures on the basis of materiality as
specified in Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Obligations) Regulations, 2015 and as
disclosed on the entity’s website):

Monetary
Name of the regulatory/ Has an appeal
NGRBC Amount (In Brief of
enforcement agency/ been preferred?
Principle INR) the Case
judicial institutions (Yes/No)

Penalty/ Fine Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Settlement Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Compounding fee Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Non-Monetary

Penalty/ Fine Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

Settlement Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
Compounding fee Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil

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3. Of the instances disclosed in Question 2 above, details of the Appeal/ Revision are preferred in cases where
monetary or non-monetary action has been appealed.

Case Details Name of the regulatory/ enforcement agencies/ judicial institutions

Nil Nil
4. Does the entity have an anti-corruption or anti-bribery policy? If yes, provide details in brief and if available,
provide a web link to the policy.
Yes, we have a detailed anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy which highlights our stance on bribery and corruption
practices and its consequences in case of non-compliance.
The anti-corruption and anti-bribery policy is available on our website in the following link : http://www.thirumalaichemicals.
com/pdf/ANTI-BRIBERY%20AND%20ANTI-CORRUPTION%20POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0 and serves as a guiding
document for our workforce.
5. Number of Directors/KMPs/employees/workers against whom disciplinary action was taken by any law
enforcement agency for the charges of bribery/ corruption.

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Directors Nil Nil
KMPs Nil Nil
Employees Nil Nil
Workers Nil Nil
There have been no complaints against our BOD, KMPs, Employees and Workers.
6. Details of complaints with regard to conflict of interest:

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Number of complaints received in relation to issues of Conflict of Nil Nil
Interest of the Directors

Number of complaints received in relation to issues of Conflict of Nil Nil

Interest of the KMPs
7. Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway on issues related to fines/penalties/action taken by
regulators/ law enforcement agencies/ judicial institutions, on cases of corruption and conflicts of interest.
TCL endeavours to go beyond the legal compliance requirements and implemented necessary policies and procedures
supporting responsible business practices.

Leadership Indicators
1. Awareness programmes conducted for value chain partners on any of the principles during the financial year:

Total number Topics / principles covered % of value chain partners covered (by value of
of awareness under the training business done with such partners) under the
programmes held awareness programmes

Safety Protocols Contract employees, logistics and visiting vendors- 100%

Material Handling & Loading Logistics-100%

4
Prevention of Sexual Harassment Contract employees-30%

Product responsibility 57% of critical vendors

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2. Does the entity have processes in place to avoid/ manage conflict of interests involving members of the
Board? (Yes/No) If yes, provide details of the same.
Yes. TCL has a well-defined Conflict of Interest Policy which has clear guidelines provided to deal with conflict of
interests .

Principle 2 – Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe.

TCL’s commitment to sustainability is reflected through the dedicated R&D team focusing on creating innovative products
meeting global standards and are environment friendly. TCL demonstrates business excellence for making our energy
footprint near zero by manufacturing in highly efficient manner through energy efficiency measures and waste heat
recovery. Moreover, the Company endeavours to embed the principles of sustainability into the various stages of product
life cycle, including procurement of raw material / service, manufacturing of product or delivery of service, transportation of
raw materials and finished goods, and disposal by consumer.
SDG Linkages-

Essential Indicators
1. Percentage of R&D and capital expenditure (CAPEX) investments in specific technologies to improve product
and processes' environmental and social impacts to total R&D and capex investments made by the entity,
respectively.

FY 22 (Previous Details of improvements in

FY 23 (Current financial year)
financial year) environmental and social impacts

R&D To be updated post the declaration of - -

the Financial Results.

Capex To be updated post the declaration of Better anaerobic treatment reducing energy
the Financial Results. 18% and ETP Chemical consumption that
reduces hazardous waste to environment

2. Does the entity have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing? (Yes/No) -
Yes. Responsible Care Guidelines and SEDEX Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) Best Practice Guidance have
been adopted by the Company to ensure for sustainable sourcing. Company sources its raw material in bulk, thereby
avoiding road transportation over long distances which reduces the carbon footprint.
b. If yes, what percentage of inputs were sourced sustainably?
13.43%. (Only Tier 1 vendor were assessed in the current financial year. We expect to increase our coverage in the
forthcoming years)
3. Describe the processes in place to safely reclaim your products for reusing, recycling, and disposing at the
end of life, for (a) Plastics (including packaging) (b) E-waste (c) Hazardous waste and (d) other waste.

Waste type Waste management procedure in place

Plastic (including packaging) All Packaging materials and other plastics are disposed to authorised pre-processors
E-waste All E-Waste are collected and disposed to TNPCB authorised recyclers
Hazardous waste All Hazardous Waste are disposed as per the requirements of Hazardous and other
waste management and transboundary rules 2016
Other waste (wastepaper and Other wastes are sent to the authorized waste disposal agency.
paper products)

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4. Whether Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is applicable to the entity’s activities (Yes / No). If yes,
whether the waste collection plan is in line with the EPR plan submitted to Pollution Control Boards?
EPR is applicable. TCL has registered as a brand owner with the Central Pollution Control Board.

Leadership Indicators
1. Has the entity conducted Life Cycle Perspective / Assessments (LCA) for any of its products (for manufacturing
industry) or for its services (for service industry)? If yes, provide details in the following format?

Results
Boundary for which
Name of % of total Whether conducted by commu-
NIC the Life Cycle Per- If yes, provide the
Product / Turnover independent external nicated
Code spective / Assess- web-link.
Service contributed agency in public
ment was conducted
domain

Life Cycle perspective The data are obtained

is covered under from the dossier
Phthalic the title” Product submitted by the lead
Anhydride Stewardship”. The registrant representing
product stewardship the Consortium of
summary is provided manufacturers of the
in the public domain. product to EU registration
The summary covers Agency (ECHA) as a
statutory requirement http://www.
1. Properties thirumalaichemicals.
Malic acid under the EU law named
2.Health & safety REACH. com/pdf/Proudct%20
2411 100 Yes
information Stewardship%20
3.Environmental Summary%20-%20
information, TCL is a member of the PAN.pdf
which includes consortium and owns the
biodegradability, right of the data.
Fumaric exposure potential
acid during manufacture,
handling and Use, and
4. Regulatory
Information

Note: The above Life cycle assessment has been conducted from the perspective of REACH (EU) and not a cradle to
grave analysis. TCL is in the process of evaluating conducting full scale LCA for its products the coming years.

2. If there are any significant social or environmental concerns and/or risks arising from production or disposal of your
products / services, as identified in the Life Cycle Perspective / Assessments (LCA) or through any other means, briefly
describe the same along-with action taken to mitigate the same.

Name of Product / Service Description of the risk / concern Action Taken

These parameters have been outlined in Material Safety Data Sheet (SDS) in the products tab in our website.
http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/Products

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3. Percentage of recycled or reused input material to total material (by value) used in production (for manufacturing
industry) or providing services (for service industry).

Recycled or re-used input material to total material

Indicate input material FY 23 FY 22

(Current financial year) (Previous financial year)

Our products are chemicals such phthalic anhydride, malic acid and fumaric acid. While usage of recycle materials could
be limited, we are in process of tracking and increasing the reuse of our packaging materials.

4. Of the products and packaging reclaimed at end of life of products, amount (in metric tonnes) reused, recycled,
and safely disposed, as per the following format:

FY 23 (Current financial year) FY 22 (Previous financial year)

Waste Details Safely Safely

REUSED Recycled* REUSED Recycled
disposed# disposed

Plastics (including packaging) NA NA NA NA

E-waste NA NA 0 NA NA 0

Hazardous waste NA NA 5198.7 NA NA 118.2

Other waste NA NA 51 NA NA

5. Reclaimed products and their packaging materials (as percentage of products sold) for each product category.

Indicate product category Reclaimed products and their packaging materials as % of

total products sold in respective category

Packaging material 7%

Principle 3: Businesses should respect and promote the well-being of all employees, including those in their value chains

TCL gives utmost importance to maintain a positive and healthy workforce as it is the driving force for the success of any
organisation. To achieve this, the company has deployed multiple training and engagement programmes towards safe
and effective work culture. The company has in place policies and procedures to support diversity, equal opportunity and
has zero tolerance for any kind of workplace harassment, bullying, or intimidation, including sexual, physical, verbal, and
psychological abuse.

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Essential Indicators
1. a. Details of measures for the well-being of employees.

% of employees covered by
Accident Maternity Paternity Day care
Health insurance
Category Total insurance benefits benefits facilities
(A) Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
(B) (B / A) (C) (C / A) (D) (D / A) (E) (E / A) (F) (F / A)
Permanent employees
Male 447 447 100% 447 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 41 41 100% 41 100% 2 4.88 0 0 0 0
Total 488 488 100% 488 100% 2 0.41 0 0 0 0
Other than Permanent employees
Male 21 21 100% 21 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 3 3 100% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 24 24 100% 24 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0

b. Details of measures for the well-being of workers:

% of workers covered by
Health Accident Maternity Paternity Day care
Category Total insurance insurance benefits benefits facilities
(A) Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
(B) (B / A) (C) (C / A) (D) (D / A) (E) (E / A) (F) (F / A)
Permanent workers
Male 31 31 100% 31 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 31 31 100% 31 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other than Permanent workers
Male 446 446 100% 446 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Female 49 49 100% 49 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 495 495 100% 495 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0

2. Details of Retirement Benefits

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
No. of No. of Deducted and No. of No. of Deducted and
Benefits employees workers deposited employees workers deposited
covered as covered as with the covered as covered as with the
a % of total a % of total authority a % of total a % of total authority
employees workers (Y/N/N.A.) employees workers (Y/N/N.A.)
PF 100 100% Y 100 100 Y
Gratuity 100 100% Y 100 100 Y
ESI 100 100% Y 100 100 Y
Others – please - - - - - -
specify

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3. Accessibility of workplaces
Are the premises / offices of the entity accessible to differently abled employees and workers, as per the requirements
of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016? If not, whether any steps are being taken by the entity in this
regard.
Accessibility of workplace is currently not available in some of the locations for differently abled employees and
workers. The Company is in the process of assessing the requirements and intends to provide them in future with
suitable modifications/ constructions compliant with safety regulations and emergency response.
4. Does the entity have an equal opportunity policy as per the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016? If
so, provide a web link to the policy.
Yes. Please find our weblink below:
http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/pdf/EQUAL%20EMPLOYMENT%20OPPORTUNITY%20POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0
5. Return to work and Retention rates of permanent employees and workers that took parental leave.

Permanent employees Permanent workers

Gender
Return to work rate Retention rate Return to work rate Retention rate
Male NA NA NA NA
Female 100% 100% NA NA
Total 100% 100% NA NA

6. Is there a mechanism available to receive and redress grievances for the following categories of employees
and workers? If yes, give details of the mechanism in brief.

(If yes, then give details of the mechanism in brief)

Permanent workers
Other than permanent workers Grievance Redressal Policy in place. Registration of
grievance is through Phone number or e-mail ID available
Permanent employees in the company’s website.
Other than permanent employees

7. Membership of employees and workers in association(s) or Unions recognized by the listed entity:

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

No. of employees/ Total No. of employees/

Total
workers in the employees/ workers in the
Category employees %
respective category, workers respective category,
/ workers in % (D/C)
who are part of the (B/A) in the who are part of the
respective
association(s) or respective association(s) or
category (A)
Union (B) category (C) Union (D)

Employees

Male 447 0 0% 436 0 0%

Female 41 0 0% 33 0 0%

Total 488 0 0% 469 0 0%

Workers

Male 31 0 0% 34 0 0%

Female 0 0 0 0

Total 31 0 0% 34 0 0%

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8. Details of training given to employees and workers:

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
On health and On health and On skill
On skill upgradation
Category Total safety measures Total safety measures upgradation
(A) No. % No. % (D) No. % No. %
(B) (B / A) (C) (C / A) (E) (E / D) (F) (F / D)
Permanent Employees
Male 447 233 52% 264 57% 436 39 9% 207 47%
Female 41 18 44% 18 44% 33 8 23% 18 51%
Total 488 251 52% 282 58% 469 47 10% 225 47%
Permanent Workers
Male 31 12 39% 21 67% 34 11 32% 18 53%
Female 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 -
Total 31 12 39% 21 67% 34 11 32% 18 53%

9. Details of performance and career development reviews of employees and workers:

Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Total (A) No. (B) % (B / A) Total (C) No. (D) % (D / C)
Permanent Employees
Male 447 275 62% 436 250 57%
Female 41 28 68% 33 18 47%
Total 488 303 62% 469 268 57%
Permanent Workers
Male 31 31 100% 34 34 100%
Female 0 0 - 0 0 -
Total 31 31 100% 34 34 100%

10. Health and safety management system:

a. Whether an occupational health and safety management system has been implemented by the entity? (Yes/
No). If yes, what is the coverage of such a system?
Yes, TCL places the highest importance on the health, safety, and happiness of its employees. In order to provide a
safe and incident-free workplace, we have put into place stringent rules and protocols.
All employees, contract labours, vendors visiting the facility are covered under the Safety systems of the organization.
4 sites are certified under ISO 45001 which specifies requirements for Occupational Health and Safety management
systems.
b. What are the processes used to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine
basis by the entity?
1. Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) 2. Job Safety Analysis 3.Workpermit system 4. Internal and
external audits are carried out to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine
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c. Whether you have processes for workers to report the work-related hazards and to remove themselves from
such risks.
Yes, Safety portal is available for reporting any work-related hazards identified by the workers.
d. Do the employees/ workers of the entity have access to non-occupational medical and healthcare services?
Yes, Non occupational medical and Healthcare services is made available to workers and employees

11. Details of safety related incidents, in the following format:

Safety incident/number Category FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) (per one- Employees* 0 0

million-person hour worked) Workers 0 0
Employees 0 0
Total recordable work-related injuries
Workers 0 0
Employees 0 0
No. of fatalities
Workers 0 0

High consequence work-related injury or ill-health Employees 0 0

(excluding fatalities) Workers 0 0

Note:
*Employee data includes the FTE including workmen and contract employees.

12. Describe the measures taken by the entity to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.
1. EHS Awareness to all employees through training.
2. Safety toolbox talk
3. Safety Park models for training
4. Employee’s tree plantation programs
5. Environment Day celebrations
6. Safety week celebrations
7. Safe work practices
8. Rewards and recognition of best practices
9. Cross-functional safety audits
10. Yearly third-party safety audit electrical safety audit
11. Process Safety Management (PSM) implementation
12 Job Safety Analysis (JSA) for all activity
13. Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) for all operations
14. Hazard and operability study HAZOP all modifications
13. Number of complaints on the following made by employees and workers

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Filed Pending Filed Pending
during the resolution at the Remarks during the resolution at the Remarks
year end of year year end of year
Working conditions 0 0 - 0 0 -
Health & safety 0 0 - 0 0 -

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14. Assessments for the year

% of your plants and offices that were assessed (by entity

or statutory authorities or third parties)
Health and safety practices 100%
Working conditions 100%

15. Provide details of any corrective action taken or underway to address safety-related incidents (if any) and on
significant risks/concerns arising from assessments of health & safety practices and working conditions.
There are no critical observations generated from Health Safety, working conditions assessments by the entity,
authorities or third parties impacting operations.

Leadership Indicators
1. Does the entity extend any life insurance or any compensatory package in the event of death of (A) Employees
(Y/N) (B) Workers (Y/N).
Employee-Yes
Workers- Yes
2. Provide the measures undertaken by the entity to ensure that statutory dues have been deducted and
deposited by the value chain partners.
The Company has safeguards and checks and balances in place to determine if the statutory dues have been deducted
and deposited with respect of value chain partners to the extent applicable.
3. Provide the number of employees / workers having suffered high consequence work- related injury / ill-health
/ fatalities (as reported in Q11 of Essential Indicators above), who have been rehabilitated and placed in
suitable employment or whose family members have been placed in suitable employment:

No. of employees/workers that are rehabilitated and placed in

Total no. of affected employees/
suitable employment or whose family members have been placed
workers
in suitable employment
FY 23 (Current FY 22 (Previous FY 23 (Current f FY 22 (Previous
financial year) financial year) inancial year) financial year)
Employees 0 0 0 0
Workers 0 0 0 0

4. Does the entity provide transition assistance programs to facilitate continued employability and the
management of career endings resulting from retirement or termination of employment? (Yes/ No)
No.

5. Details on assessment of value chain partner:

% of value chain partners (by value of business done with

Details on assessment of value chain partners:
such partners) that were assessed
Health and safety practices 93%*
Working Conditions 90%*
*Note: The above assessment has been only extended to our Tier 1 suppliers.

6. Provide details of any corrective actions taken or underway to address significant risks / concerns arising
from assessments of health and safety practices and working conditions of value chain partners.
None

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Principle 4: Businesses should respect the interests of and be responsive to all its stakeholders

At TCL, stakeholder participation is a critical component of our business processes. We strive to provide long-term,
sustainable value to all of our stakeholders, encompassing our team members, clients, investors, suppliers, and communities.
To accomplish this, the Company has mapped its internal and external stakeholders and regularly communicates with the
stakeholders in order to understand their expectations and requirements. To generate more employment in the communities
we operate in, TCL provides training and development programmes for local youth. Moreover, TCL works alongside
with various charitable organizations to fulfil its corporate social responsibility through which we engage in development
of marginalised and disadvantaged group of the local communities by providing affordable and quality healthcare and
education.
SDG Linkages-

Essential Indicators
1. Describe the processes for identifying key stakeholder groups of the entity.
Any individual or group of individuals or institutions that adds value to the business chain of the corporation or is
materially affected by entity’s decision is identified as a core stakeholder. Currently, TCL has mapped its internal
and external stakeholders in a structured way and carries out engagements with investors, employees, customers,
suppliers, government, regulatory authorities, trade union and local community. The Company follows a system of
timely feedback and response through formal and informal channels of communication to ensure that the stakeholder
information remains current and updated.

2. List stakeholder groups identified as key for your entity and the frequency of engagement with each stakeholder
group.

Whether Frequency of
Channels of communication
identified as engagement
(Email, SMS, Newspaper, Purpose and scope of engagement
Stakeholder vulnerable & (Annually/ half-
Pamphlets, Advertisement, including key topics and concerns
group marginalised yearly/ quarterly
Community meetings, Notice raised during such engagement
group / others – please
board, Website), Other
(Yes/No) specify)
• Employee benefits
• Intranet Portal
• Equal opportunities
• Functional and cross-functional
• Recognition
committees
On a regular • Learning and development
Employees No • Leader’s talk
basis • Safety and well-being
• Regular Employee
• Performance review and career
Communication Forums
development
• Business update
• Customer Service Support On a regular • Customer feedback
Customers No
• Customer Satisfaction Survey basis • Resolution of their queries
• Resolving queries
• Supplier and Vendor meets
• Assessing performance
Suppliers • Face-to-face and electronic Annually
No • Recognition and engagement activities
and Vendors correspondence
• Undertaking discussion on
• Supplier Audits
Sustainability Parameters
Email, newspaper advertisement,
To update them about important
Investors / website, Annual General
No Need based developments in the Company and
Shareholders Meetings, disclosures to stock
address their grievances
exchanges.

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Community Yes • Community surveys and Monthly • Community development

consultations • Community grievance redressal
• CSR initiatives
• Volunteering activities
• Community events
Regulatory No • Annual reports On a need basis • Policy Advocacy with concerned authorities
and • Making representations • Deliberations and inputs on regulations and
government whenever needed policies that have bearing on our operations
bodies and businesses
• Formal dialogues
• Amendment in existing regulations

Leadership Indicators
1. Provide the processes for consultation between stakeholders and the board on economic, environmental, and
social topics or if consultation is delegated, how is feedback from such consultations provided to the board.
Our consultation is driven by our stakeholder engagement policy that has clear guidelines on our approach to
stakeholder consultation. Further any critical topics/ issues are communicated
Weblink: http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/pdf/STAKEHOLDER%20ENGAGEMENT%20POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0
2. Whether stakeholder consultation is used to support the identification and management of environmental,
and social topics (Yes / No). If so, provide details of instances as to how the inputs received from stakeholders
on these topics were incorporated into the policies and activities of the entity.
Yes, stakeholder consultation is used for identification of environmental and social topics. No critical issues concerning
environmental, and social topics were raised in the current reporting period.
3. Provide details of instances of engagement with, and actions are taken to, address the concerns of vulnerable/
marginalised stakeholder groups.
While we engage with vulnerable/ marginalised stakeholder groups regularly through our various initiatives around
CSR, we actively seek concerns during the process. No concerns were recorded in the reporting period.

Principle 5: Businesses should respect and promote human rights

TCL is committed to respect and promote human rights of all stakeholders and ensures there is no violation while conducting
business. The Company policies support, respect and protect the human rights of its direct as well as indirect Stakeholders.
The Company is compliant with national regulations pertaining to human rights covering a host of aspects including non-
discrimination, gender equality, freedom of association, collective bargaining, avoidance of child and forced labour among
others. TCL has put in place a Code of Conduct which is applicable to all the employees to adhere and uphold the
standards contained therein.

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Essential Indicators
1. Employees and workers who have been provided training on human rights issues and policy(ies) of the entity,
in the following format:

FY 2022-23
Category No. of employees / No. of employees / % (D /
Total (A) % (B / A) Total (C)
workers covered (B) workers covered (D) C)
Employees
Permanent 488 290 59% 469 299 64%
Other than permanent 24 18 76% 35 25 71%
Total employees 512 308 60% 504 324 64%
Workers
Permanent 31 31 100% 34 34 100%
Aspects of Human rights forms part of our business contract and all our contract work adhere
Other than permanent
to firm’s policies and guidelines regarding Human rights.
Total workers 31 31 100% 34 34 100%

2. Details of minimum wages paid to employees and workers

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Equal to Equal to More than
More than
minimum minimum minimum
Category Total minimum wage Total
wage wage wage
(A) (D)
No. % No. % No. % No. % (F /
(B) (B / A) (C) (C / A) (E) (E / D) (F) D)
Employees
Permanent 488 68 14% 420 86% 488 63 13% 425 87%
Other than permanent 24 1 4.2% 24 100% 35 0 0 35 100%
Total employees 512 69 13.5% 444 88% 523 63 12% 460 88%
Workers
Permanent 31 0 0 31 100% 32 0 0 32 100%
Other than permanent 494 494 100% 0 0 410 410 100% 0 0
Total workers 525 525 100% 31 6% 442 410 93% 32 7%

3. Details of remuneration/salary/wage

Male Female

Median remuneration/ Median remuneration/

Number salary/ wages of Number salary/ wages of
respective category (`) respective category (`)

Board of Directors (BoD) 8 2,68,52,500 2 1,63,25,000

Key managerial personnel 2 2,86,50,000 1 3,16,00,000

Employees other than BoD and KMP 430 35,000 33 45,309

Workers 31 36,420 0 0

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4. Do you have a focal point (individual/ committee) responsible for addressing human rights impacts or issues
caused or contributed to by the business? (Yes/No)
Yes, the human rights aspects are taken care by the Head HR. Any grievance raised in this regard is addressed by
Head HR.
5. Describe the internal mechanisms in place to redress grievances related to human rights issues.
There are various channels of communicating grievances including by email or over phone. There are suggestion
boxes available which are also meant to air grievances by employees and workers. Further, there is a designated
system/process of hierarchy within the Company to communicate grievance right from the designated Human rights
officer, factory manager, Site head and CEO & Managing Director.
6. Number of complaints on the following made by employees and workers:

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Pending Pending
Filed Filed
resolution resolution
during the Remarks During Remarks
at the end at the end
year the year
of year of year

Sexual harassment Nil - - Nil - -

Discrimination at workplace Nil - - Nil - -

Child labour Nil - - Nil - -

Forced labour/Involuntary labour Nil - - Nil - -

Wages Nil - - Nil - -

Other human rights-related issues Nil - - Nil - -

7. Mechanisms to prevent adverse consequences to the complainant in discrimination and harassment cases.
TCL is committed to maintaining a safe and productive workplace free from any discrimination or harassment. A
trained Internal Complaints Committee has been constituted for timely and impartial resolution of any complaints
that may arise in this regard. Also, TCL has a well-defined POSH policy to address discrimination and harassment at
workplace. - Weblink: http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/pdf/POSH%20POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0
Further to this, there is also a Stakeholder Grievance Redressal policy for resolution of all grievances raised by the
stakeholders,
Weblink: http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/pdf/STAKEHOLDER%20GRIEVANCE%20REDRESSAL%20
POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0

8. Do human rights requirements form part of your business agreements and contracts? (Yes/No)
The Company has a clear mechanism to address human rights requirements which are evidenced by the Company’s
code of conduct, employment and hiring policies, supplier code of conduct in place. TCL has a Business and Human
Rights policy in place to outline the procedures and action that the organization will undertake in case of any human
rights violation.
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9. Assessments of the year

% of your plants and offices that were assessed (by the

entity or statutory authorities or third parties)
Child labour 100%
Forced/involuntary labour 100%
Sexual harassment 100%
Discrimination at workplace 100%
Wages 100%
Others – please specify -

10. Provide details of any corrective actions taken or underway to address significant risks/concerns arising from
the assessments at Question 9 above.
Nil

Leadership Indicators

1. Details of a business process being modified / introduced as a result of addressing human rights grievances/
complaints.
Nil
2. Details of the scope and coverage of any Human rights due diligence conducted.
No due diligence have been conducted
3. Is the premise/office of the entity accessible to differently abled visitors, as per the requirements of the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016?
No
4. Details on assessment of value chain partners:

% of value chain partners (by value of business done

with such partners) that were assessed
Sexual Harassment - - -
Discrimination at workplace - - -
Child Labour - - -
Forced Labour/Involuntary Labour - - -
Wages - - -
Others – please specify - - -

5. Provide details of any corrective actions taken or underway to address significant risks / concerns arising
from the assessments at Question 4 above.
Nil

Principle 6: Businesses should respect and make efforts to protect and restore the environment

At TCL as per our EQHS Policy, we commit ourselves to operate our Plants and facilities with the utmost care to minimize
our impact on the Environment and on the Health and Safety of our employees, the community and our customers. We
have committed to combat climate change by improving energy efficiency and use of renewable energy.
SDG Linkages-

SDG Linkages-

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Essential Indicators
1. Details of total energy consumption (in Giga Joules (GJ)) and energy intensity

Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Total electricity consumption (A) GJ 19713 15042
Total fuel consumption (B) GJ 731195 442554
Energy consumption through other sources (Renewables) (C) GJ 53883 34181
Total energy consumption (A+B+C) GJ 804791 491777
Energy intensity per rupee of turnover GJ/ Lakhs Rupees
438.58 341.96
(Total energy consumption/ turnover in rupees)
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. No assessment by external agency has been conducted in the current reporting year.

2. Does the entity have any sites/facilities identified as designated consumers (DCs) under the performance,
achieve, and trade (PAT) Scheme of the Government of India? (Y/N) If yes, disclose whether targets set under
the PAT scheme have been achieved. In case targets have not been achieved, provide the remedial action
taken if any.
Not applicable.
There are no sites/facilities that have been identified as Designated Consumers (DCs) under the Performance, Achieve and
Trade (PAT) Scheme of the Government of India.

3. Provide details of the following disclosures related to water, in the following format:

Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Water withdrawal by source (in kilolitres)
(i) Surface water 0 0
(ii) Groundwater 0 0
(iii) Third-party water (municipal water supplies) 528746 522326
(iv) Seawater / desalinated water 0 0
(v) Others 0 0
Total volume of water withdrawal (in kilolitres) (i + ii + iii + iv + v) 528746 522326
Water intensity per rupee of turnover (water consumed / turnover) KL/ Lakhs INR 2.9 3.6

4. Has the entity implemented a mechanism for zero liquid discharge? If yes, provide details of its coverage and
implementation.
TCL has been 100% Zero Liquid Discharge since 2001. ZLD was audited and certified by IIT Madras in 2021 for
adequacy.

5. Please provide details of air emissions (other than GHG emissions) by the entity:

Parameter Unit FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

NOx Microgram/m3 50 50
SOx Microgram/m3 80 80
Particulate matter (PM) Microgram/m3 45 45
Persistent organic pollutants (POP) - - -
Volatile organic compounds (VOC) Microgram/m3 12 12
Hazardous air pollutants (HAP) - - -

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6. Provide details of greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions) and its intensity:

Parameter Unit FY 2022-23* FY 2021-22

Total Scope 1 emissions (Break-up of the GHG into CO2, Metric tonnes of CO2
119683 98630
CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, if available) equivalent
Total Scope 2 emissions (Break-up of the GHG into CO2, Metric tonnes of CO2
4395 3250
CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, if available) equivalent
Metric tonnes of CO2
Total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions per rupee of turnover equivalent/ Cr. Rupees 68 71
Turnover of TCL

7. Does the entity have any project related to reducing greenhouse gas emission? If Yes, then provide details.
For FY 23 we have not developed any project to reduce Green House Gases, however we are in plans to increase the
usage of renewable energy to reduce our emission intensity.
8. Provide details related to waste management by the entity, in the following format:

Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Total waste generated (in metric tonnes)
Plastic waste (A) 50 25.16
E-waste (B) 0.4 0.45
Bio-medical waste (C) 0 0
Construction and demolition waste (D) 0 0
Battery waste (E) 0 0
Radioactive waste (F) 0 0
Other Hazardous waste. Please specify, if any. (G) 5148 118.43

Parameter FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Other Non-hazardous waste generated (H). Please specify, if any.
51 0
(Break-up by composition i.e. by materials relevant to the sector)
Total (A+B + C + D + E + F + G + H) 5249.4 144.04
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 N/A N/A
(ii) Re-used N/A N/A
(iii) Other recovery operations N/A N/A
Total N/A N/A
For each category of waste generated, total waste disposed of by nature of disposal method (in metric tonnes)
Category of waste 0 0
(i) Incineration 2.2 11
(ii) Landfilling 72 108
(iii) Other disposal operations 5174 25
Total 5248.2 144

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9. Briefly describe the waste management practices adopted in your establishments. Describe the strategy
adopted by your company to reduce the usage of hazardous and toxic chemicals in your products and
processes and the practices adopted to manage such wastes.

1. The Unit is ZLD from 2006 onwards. All the waste waters generated in the unit is treated and recycled back into
the system.

2. The HW generated in the unit is stored and disposed as per the Hazardous Waste Management, Handling and
Transboundary rules 2016.

3. The Scrubber Solution which is a PA Plant effluent is collected and used as a raw material for the manufacture
of Fumaric Acid (Wealth from Wastes). The emissions from the Scrubber and Thermic Fluid Heater systems are
connected online and monitored on a 24 X 7 basis. These emissions are also monitored by TNPCB and CPCB.
E-Waste generated in the unit is disposed to TNPCB authorised E-Waste recyclers on a regular basis.

10. If the entity has operations/offices in/around ecologically sensitive areas (such as national parks, wildlife
sanctuaries, biosphere reserves, wetlands, biodiversity hotspots, forests, coastal regulation zones, etc.)
where environmental approvals/clearances are required, please specify details in the following format:

Whether the conditions of environmental approval / clearance are being

Location of Type of
Sr. No. complied with? (Y/N) If no, the reasons thereof and corrective action taken,
operations/offices operations
if any.

No Operations in these areas. All operations in SIPCOT and GIDC complexes earmarked for industry with valid EIA and
EC's

11. Details of Environmental Impact Assessments of projects undertaken by the entity based on applicable laws,
in the current financial year:

Results
EIA Whether conducted by
Name and brief communicated Relevant
Notification Date independent external
details of project in public domain Web link
No. agency (Yes / No)
(yes/no)

CTE Application for D2 Expansion Project in Dahej

12. Is the entity compliant with the applicable environmental law/ regulations/ guidelines in India; such as the
Water (prevention and control of pollution) Act, Air (prevention and control of pollution) Act, Environment
Protection Act, and rules there under (Y/N). If not, provide details of all such non-compliances:

Any fines / penalties

Provide
Specify the law / regulation / action taken by Corrective
details of
Sr. No. / guidelines which was not regulatory agencies action taken, if
the non-
complied with such as pollution control any
compliance
boards or by courts

Fully compliant

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Leadership Indicators

1. Provide break-up of the total energy consumed (in Joules or multiples) from renewable and non-renewable
sources, in the following format:

Unit FY23 FY22

From renewable sources
Total electricity consumption (A) GJ 53883 34181
Total fuel consumption (B) GJ - -
Energy consumption through other sources (C) GJ - -
Total energy consumed from renewable sources (A+B+C) GJ 53883 34181
From non-renewable sources
Total electricity consumption (D) GJ 19713 15042
Total fuel consumption (E) GJ 731195 442554
Energy consumption through other sources (F) GJ - -
Total energy consumed from non-renewable sources (D+E+F) GJ 804791 491777
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.
No assessment by external agency has been conducted in the current reporting year.

2. Provide the following details related to water discharged:

FY23 FY22
Water discharge by destination and level of treatment (in kilolitres)
(i) To Surface water
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(ii) To Groundwater
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(iii) To Seawater
Zero Liquid discharge has been
No treatment
implemented across site
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(iv) Sent to third-parties
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(v) Others
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
Total water discharged (in kilolitres)
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.
No assessment by external agency has been conducted in the current reporting year

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3. Water withdrawal, consumption and discharge in areas of water stress (in kilolitres):
For each facility / plant located in areas of water stress, provide the following information: No plants are in water
stressed areas

FY23 FY22
Water withdrawal by source (in kilolitres)
(i) Surface water
(ii) Groundwater
(iii) Third party water
(iv) Seawater / desalinated water
(v) Others
Total volume of water withdrawal (in kilolitres)
Total volume of water consumption (in kilolitres)
Water intensity per rupee of turnover (Water consumed / turnover)
Water intensity (optional) – the relevant metric may be selected by the entity
Water discharge by destination and level of treatment (in kilolitres)
(i) Into Surface water
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
Not applicable
(ii) Into Groundwater
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(iii) Into Seawater
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(iv) Sent to third-parties
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
(v) Others
No treatment
With treatment – please specify level of treatment
Total water discharged (in kilolitres)
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.
No assessment by external agency has been conducted in the current reporting year.

4. Please provide details of total Scope 3 emissions & their intensity:

Parameter Unit FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22

Total Scope 3 emissions (Break-up of the GHG into CO2, CH4, Metric tonnes of
N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6, NF3, if available) CO2 equivalent No assessment has been done
in the current reporting period.
Total Scope 3 emissions per rupee of turnover tCO2e/INR
We will be assessing our value
Total Scope 3 emission intensity (optional) – the relevant metric chain in the next financial year.
-
may be selected by the entity
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.
No assessment by external agency has been conducted in the current reporting year

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5. With respect to the ecologically sensitive areas reported at Question 10 of Essential Indicators above, provide
details of significant direct & indirect impact of the entity on biodiversity in such areas along-with prevention
and remediation activities.
No ecologically sensitive areas around the unit

6. If the entity has undertaken any specific initiatives or used innovative technology or solutions to improve
resource efficiency, or reduce impact due to emissions / effluent discharge/waste generated, please provide
details of the same as well as the outcome of such initiatives:

Details of the initiative (Web-link, if any, may be

S.No Initiative undertaken Outcome of the initiative
provided along-with summary)

Zero Liquid Discharge

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Process

7. Does the entity have a business continuity and disaster management plan? Give details in 100 words/ web
link.
Emergency Preparedness Plan has the following Scope and readiness
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
This procedure covers the identification of potential accident and emergency situations and the response plan for
them.
Responsibility: Head – Safety.
Reference: ISO 14001:2015 – Clause 8.2 – Emergency preparedness and response ISO 45001:2018 – Clause 8.2 -
Emergency preparedness and response
Identification: The emergency situations are identified based on a detailed analysis of all the activities and products
handled in this Organization and their environmental aspects and types of occurrences. The following incidents have
been identified as potential emergency situations requiring an action plan
1. Major fire 2. Release of inflammable liquid 3. Explosion 4. Natural Calamities 5. Structural collapse / Bomb threat 6.
Uncontrolled leakage of hazardous chemicals 7. Deluge of untreated effluent or of high-pressure steam. Hence, each
one of them or a combination of them can be an emergency situation.
Applicability
The emergency situations may occur in any one of the following locations:
 Factory premises at SIPCOT, RANIPET
 Receiving terminal at Walaja Road Railway Station, Ammoor, and
 Storage Installation at Royapuram, Chennai, near Chennai Port
An emergency preparedness and contingency plan has been drawn for each of these three locations. These plans include
all the actions identified to contain the situation. The Head – Safety in consultation with the Heads of Terminals and Heads
of production, prepares the plans, which are checked and approved by the management representative. The action plans
are available with Heads of terminals and Head Safety.
Testing: Periodic emergency preparedness and response drills are conducted without any prior notice by the Head – Safety
with permission from Head- Works. The mock drills are conducted for each of the identified emergency situations and
observations are recorded. The mock up drills are also conducted as tabletop drills for easy understanding and improvement.
Head- Safety keeps a schedule of the mock up drills for the field as well as for table top.
Review: The emergency preparedness and response plans are reviewed based on the observations recorded by Head –
Safety during mock drills and actual emergency situations. Revisions are made if any gaps are identified.
Disaster recovery systems for SAP servers available and regular daily backup are taken.
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8. Disclose any significant adverse impact to the environment, arising from the value chain of the entity. What
mitigation or adaptation measures have been taken by the entity in this regard?
Not yet assessed

9. Percentage of value chain partners (by value of business done with such partners) that were assessed for
environmental impacts.
Followed as per our checklist

Principle 7: Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a manner that is
responsible and transparent

TCL is affiliated with several industry and trade associations and actively participate in these forums to enable the sharing
of best practises, to represent industry concerns, and to assist in the implementation of measures to promote industry
and larger community growth. We pursue our policy advocacy work by collaborating with various trade and industry
associations, government bodies, as well as other comparable collective platforms, and we drive efforts to ensure policy
advocacy positions support ethical business practices, environmental stewardship, social well-being, and respect for
human rights.

SDG Linkages-

Essential Indicators

1. a. Number of affiliations with trade and industry chambers/ associations.

TCL is affiliated to 5 trade and industry chambers and associations.
b. List the top 10 trade and industry chambers/ associations (determined based on the total members of such a
body) the entity is a member of/ affiliated to.

S. Reach of trade and industry chambers/

Name of the trade and industry chambers/ associations
No. associations (State/National)

1 Confederation of Indian Industry National

2 Indian Chemical Council National

3 Chemical Industries Association National

4 Indo American Chamber of Commerce India, USA

5 Chemicals & Petrochemicals Manufacturers Association National

2. Provide details of corrective action taken or underway on any issues related to anti-competitive conduct by
the entity, based on adverse orders from regulatory authorities.

Name of authority Brief of the case Corrective action taken

No case was filed by any stakeholder against TCL regarding unfair trade practices, irresponsible advertising and anti-
competitive behaviour during the financial year.

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Leadership Indicators

1. Details of public policy positions advocated by the entity:

Frequency of
Whether review by board
information Web-
S. Method resorted for such
Public policy advocated available in the (Annually/ half link, if
No. advocacy
public domain? yearly/ quarterly available
(Yes/No) / others – please
specify)
BIS Standards amendments
Constant interaction with
and quality control Order
department of Chemicals, Business Review
for Phthalic anhydride (To
1 GOI and letters from Industry Yes Committee _
regulate Carcinogenic
Associations, Research -Quarterly
Naphthalene based Phthalic
Institutions
anhydride use in India)
Administrative participation by
company personnel in Chem Through Industry associations
Skill Development Centre covering ~300 graduates
2. Yes No board review -
(CSDC)-Established for every year including industrial
training Chemical Engineering training.
graduates.

PRINCIPLE 8: Businesses should promote inclusive growth and equitable development

TCL is actively engaged in upliftment of the communities and involved in implementing various development programmes
for the benefit of marginalised and underprivileged sections. Our CSR policy covers wider areas of principal support
like Education, Health, Women Empowerment and Community development services. Our dedicated CSR committee
recommends the spending on approved CSR activities and monitors them to achieve impactful result,
SDG Linkages-

SDG Linkages-

Essential Indicators

1. Details of Social Impact Assessments (SIA) of projects undertaken by the entity based on applicable laws, in
the current financial year.

Results
Name and SIA Whether conducted by Relevant
Date of communicated in
brief details of notification independent external web
notification public domain
project No. agency (Yes/No) link
(Yes/No)
- - - Not Applicable - -

2. Provide information on the project(s) for which ongoing Rehabilitation and Resettlement (R&R) is being
undertaken by your entity:

Name of project No. of project % of PAFs Amounts paid to

S No. for which R&R is State District affected families covered by PAFs in the FY (In
ongoing (PAFs) R&R `)
Not Applicable

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3. Describe the mechanisms to receive and redress grievances of the community.

There is a Manual system in place for community to record grievances at main entrance gate of each of facilities

4. Percentage of input material (inputs to total inputs by value) sourced from suppliers:

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Directly sourced from MSMEs/ small producers 74% 61%
Sourced directly from within the district and neighbouring districts 14% 10%

Leadership Indicators

1. Provide details of actions taken to mitigate any negative social impacts identified in the Social Impact
Assessments (Reference: Question 1 of Essential Indicators above):

Details of negative social impact identified Corrective action taken

Not Applicable

2. Provide the following information on CSR projects undertaken by your entity in designated aspirational
districts as identified by government bodies:

Sr. No. State Aspirational District Amount spent (In INR)

Not Applicable - - -
(a) Do you have a preferential procurement policy where you give preference to purchase from suppliers
comprising marginalized /vulnerable groups? (Yes/No) -No,
our selection of suppliers is purely based on their reputation in the Market, recommendation from any of their business
associates and our assessment of their technical ability.
(b) From which marginalized /vulnerable groups do you procure? - Not Applicable
(c) What percentage of total procurement (by value) does it constitute? - Not Applicable

4. Details of the benefits derived and shared from the intellectual properties owned or acquired by your entity (in
the current financial year), based on traditional knowledge:
Intellectual property is 100% owned by TCL and Subsidiaries. This has been developed inhouse.

5. Details of corrective actions taken or underway, based on any adverse order in intellectual property related
disputes wherein usage of traditional knowledge is involved.

Name of authority Brief of the Case Corrective action taken

None - -

6. Details of beneficiaries of CSR projects:

No. of persons % of beneficiaries

Sr.
CSR Project benefitted from from vulnerable and
No.
CSR Projects marginalized groups

Thirumalai Charity Trust- Early detection, Monitoring and Control

1 22000 90%
of Non- Communicable diseases

2 Purchase, installation and commissioning of CT scan 500 -

Medical oxygen generator installed in two major government

3 12000 -
hospital

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No. of persons % of beneficiaries

Sr.
CSR Project benefitted from from vulnerable and
No.
CSR Projects marginalized groups

Will be accounted
4 Starting an Educational Institution for Allied Health Sciences in the next
financial year

Freedom Trust, Chennai (For providing beneficiaries with artificial

5 52 100%
limbs at HD Kote, Karnataka)

Bhuvana Foundation, Chennai (For donation under CSR for its

6 112 100%
School "Vidya Vanam" at Anaikatty, Coimbatore.)

South Central India Network for Development Alternatives

(SCINDeA), Vellore (For a Project on RO based Water Purifier with
7 430 100%
1 Year Comprehensive AMC Plan for Students of 1 Rural School &
Renovation of a Toilet Block in 1 Rural School)

CHILD, Chennai (For their "PROJECT SHAKTHI" which is to

8 ensure free access and distribution of sanitary napkins to girls and 30000 100%
women who belong to the economically weaker section.)

Sri Sathya Sai Health & Education trust, Chennai (To support them
9 3 -
for surgeries of the children with congenital heart disease.)

PRINCIPLE 9: Businesses should engage with and provide value to their consumers in a responsible manner

TCL is a customer centric company and works continuously to ensure customer satisfaction by providing quality products
and services. The company gives prime importance to its customer and incorporates the customer feedback in a timely
manner to enhance its customer experience and to achieve customer delight.

SDG Linkages-

SDG Linkages-

Essential Indicators

1. Describe the mechanisms in place to receive and respond to consumer complaints and feedback.
Once the complaint is received, it is directed to the respective plant and cause of problems are identified & corrective
action is shared with customer

2. Turnover of products and/or services as a percentage of turnover from all products/services that carry
information about:

As a % to total turnover

Environmental and social parameters relevant to the product 100%

Safe and responsible usage 100%

Recycling and/or safe disposal None

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3. Number of consumer complaints in respect of the following:

FY 2022-23 FY 2021-22
Receive Pending Remarks Received Pending Remarks
during the resolution at during the resolution at
year end of year year end of year
Data privacy Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Advertising Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Cyber-security Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Delivery of essential services Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Restrictive trade practices Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Unfair trade practices Nil Nil - Nil Nil -
Quality
Other 19 19 Nil 8 8
issues

4. Details of instances of product recalls on account of safety issues.

Number Reasons for Recall

Voluntary Recalls 1 Quality Standards were not met.
Forced Recalls 0 N/A

5. Does the entity have a framework/policy on cyber security and risks related to data privacy? If available,
provide a web link to the policy.
Yes- http://www.thirumalaichemicals.com/pdf/CYBER%20SECURITY%20POLICY.pdf#toolbar=0

6. Provide details of any corrective actions taken or underway on issues relating to advertising, and delivery
of essential services; cyber security and data privacy of customers; re-occurrence of instances of product
recalls; penalty/action taken by regulatory authorities on the safety of products/services.
Not applicable

Leadership Indicators
1. Channels/platforms where information on products and services of the entity can be accessed.
TCL’s services and information can be accessed through the website www.thirumalaichemicals.com.

2. Steps taken to inform and educate consumers about safe and responsible usage of products and/or services.
The customers are provided the required process and product handling annexures for safe usage.

3. Mechanisms in place to inform consumers of any risk of disruption/discontinuation of essential services.

In case of unavailability of products customers are kept duly informed.

4. Does the entity display product information on the product over and above what is mandated as per local
laws? (Yes/No/Not Applicable) If yes, provide details in brief. Did your entity carry out any survey with regard to
consumer satisfaction relating to the major products / services of the entity, significant locations of operation
of the entity or the entity as a whole? (Yes/No) -
Yes, information such as product Name, Batch No. CAS No., Date of production, Date of Expiry, supplier details, bag
net weight & gross weight, labelling instructions, hazard statements, & precautionary statements

5. Provide the following information relating to data breaches:

a. Number of instances of data breaches along-with impact.
TCL reported zero data breaches for FY 22-23
b. Percentage of data breaches involving personally identifiable information of customers.
TCL through its robust IT infrastructure ensures complete record of any data breach incidence. Since there were
no data breaches during the reporting period, the question is not applicable for this year’s reporting purpose.

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