TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Business Responsibility Reports
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....rinciples to be adopted by companies as part of their business practices and a structured business responsibility reporting format requiring certain specified disclosures, demonstrating the steps taken by companies to implement the said principles. 3. In line with the above Guidelines and considering the larger interest of public disclosure regarding steps taken by listed entities from a Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") perspective, it has been decided to mandate inclusion of Business Responsibility Reports ("BR reports") as part of the Annual Reports for listed entities. Therefore, in line with the objective to enhance the quality of disclosures made by listed entities, certain listing conditions are hereby specified by way of inserting Clause 55 in the equity Listing Agreement as given in Annexure-1. 4. Certain key principles to assess the fulfillment of listed entities and a description of the core elements under these principles are detailed at Annexure-2. 5. Applicability a. The requirement to include BR Reports as part of the Annual Reports shall be mandatory for top 100 listed entities based on market capitalisation at BSE and NSE as on March 31, 2012....
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....Company 2. Name of the Company 3. Registered address 4. Website 5. E-mail id 6. Financial Year reported 7. Sector(s) that the Company is engaged in (industrial activity code-wise) 8. List three key products/services that the Company manufactures/provides (as in balance sheet) 9. Total number of locations where business activity is undertaken by the Company i. Number of International Locations (Provide details of major 5) ii. Number of National Locations 10. Markets served by the Company - Local/State/National/International/ Section B: Financial Details of the Company 1. Paid up Capital (INR) 2. Total Turnover (INR) 3. Total profit after taxes (INR) 4. Total Spending on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as percentage of profit after tax (%) 5. List of activities in which expenditure in 4 above has been incurred:- a. b. c. Section C: Other Details 1. Does the Company have any Subsidiary Company/ Companies? 2. Do the Subsidiary Company/Companies participate in the BR Initiatives of the parent company? If yes, then indicate the number of such subsidiary company(s) 3. Do a....
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....; 9. Does the Company have a grievance redressal mechanism related to the policy/policies to address stakeholders' grievances related to the policy/policies? 10. Has the company carried out independent audit/evaluation of the working of this policy by an internal or external agency? 2a. If answer to S.No. 1 against any principle, is 'No', please explain why: (Tick up to 2 options) S.No. Questions P 1 P 2 P 3 P 4 P 5 P 6 P 7 P 8 P 9 1. The company has not understood the Principles 2. The company is not at a stage where it finds itself in a position to formulate and implement the policies on specified principles 3. The company does not have financial or manpower resources available for t....
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....capability of local and small vendors? 5. Does the company have a mechanism to recycle products and waste? If yes what is the percentage of recycling of products and waste (separately as <5%, 5-10%, >10%). Also, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so. Principle 3 1. Please indicate the Total number of employees. 2. Please indicate the Total number of employees hired on temporary/contractual/casual basis. 3. Please indicate the Number of permanent women employees. 4. Please indicate the Number of permanent employees with disabilities 5. Do you have an employee association that is recognized by management. 6. What percentage of your permanent employees is members of this recognized employee association? 7. Please indicate the Number of complaints relating to child labour, forced labour, involuntary labour, sexual harassment in the last financial year and pending, as on the end of the financial year. S. No. Category No of complaints filed during the financial year No of complaints pending as on end of the financial year 1. Child labour/forced labour/involuntary labour 2. Sexual harassment &nb....
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....e associations for the advancement or improvement of public good? Yes/No; if yes specify the broad areas ( drop box: Governance and Administration, Economic Reforms, Inclusive Development Policies, Energy security, Water, Food Security, Sustainable Business Principles, Others) Principle 8 1. Does the company have specified programmes/initiatives/projects in pursuit of the policy related to Principle 8? If yes details thereof. 2. Are the programmes/projects undertaken through in-house team/own foundation/external NGO/government structures/any other organization? 3. Have you done any impact assessment of your initiative? 4. What is your company's direct contribution to community development projects- Amount in INR and the details of the projects undertaken. 5. Have you taken steps to ensure that this community development initiative is successfully adopted by the community? Please explain in 50 words, or so. Principle 9 1. What percentage of customer complaints/consumer cases are pending as on the end of financial year. 2. Does the company display product information on the product label, over and above what is mandated as per local laws? Yes/No/N.A. /Remar....
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....nd commercialization, incorporating social, ethical, and environmental considerations. 5. Businesses should recognize and respect the rights of people who may be owners of traditional knowledge, and other forms of intellectual property. 6. Businesses should recognize that over-consumption results in unsustainable exploitation of our planet's resources, and should therefore promote sustainable consumption, including recycling of resources. Principle 3: Businesses should promote the wellbeing of all employees 1. Businesses should respect the right to freedom of association, participation, collective bargaining, and provide access to appropriate grievance Redressal mechanisms. 2. Businesses should provide and maintain equal opportunities at the time of recruitment as well as during the course of employment irrespective of caste, creed, gender, race, religion, disability or sexual orientation. 3. Businesses should not use child labour, forced labour or any form of involuntary labour, paid or unpaid. 4. Businesses should take cognizance of the work-life balance of its employees, especially that of women. 5. Businesses should provide facilities for the wellbei....
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....marginalized groups. 4. Businesses should, within their sphere of influence, promote the awareness and realization of human rights across their value chain. 5. Businesses should not be complicit with human rights abuses by a third party. Principle 6: Business should respect, protect, and make efforts to restore the environment 1. Businesses should utilize natural and manmade resources in an optimal and responsible manner and ensure the sustainability of resources by reducing, reusing, recycling and managing waste. 2. Businesses should take measures to check and prevent pollution. They should assess the environmental damage and bear the cost of pollution abatement with due regard to public interest. 3. Businesses should ensure that benefits arising out of access and commercialization of biological and other natural resources and associated traditional knowledge are shared equitably. 4. Businesses should continuously seek to improve their environmental performance by adopting cleaner production methods, promoting use of energy efficient and environment friendly technologies and use of renewable energy. 5. Businesses should develop Environment Management System....