Strengthening Commitment to Sustainable Development

We actively contribute to economic growth and improvements in the quality of life of people globally. As a responsible employer, we provide wages and benefits to our employees which enable them to maintain their standard of living and uphold our supply chain responsibilities. Through strategic investments and partnerships, we make a positive contribution to combating poverty by strengthening and revitalising communities and improving infrastructure. Our initiatives and capacity helped economic growth directly and is expected to help the marginalised and economically weaker section of the society.

Through our various CSR initiatives, we enable people to earn their livelihoods and support them in becoming ‘Aatmanirbhar’ through skill development programmes and vocational trainings. We provide organisational, financial and technical support to Women Self Help Groups for them to set up small business and run it independently.

Employee Health and Safety are core business values at Deepak Group, We strive to eliminate negative health impacts from exposure to chemicals in the workplace, at homes and in the communities. Innovations and a commitment to product stewardship have increased the availability of products with health and safety benefits while reducing their environmental footprint. This includes accelerated deployment of best practices in safe production, distribution and wielding of chemicals in emerging markets through practicing and upholding principles of Together for Sustainability, Nicer Globe, Responsible Care. We are also working for healthcare of communities through our CSR initiatives on Healthcare. Please refer to Page No. 90 for more details.

Equitable quality education supports economic growth, improved public health and stable societies. We promote science education through philanthropic investment and specific initiatives that target certain regions or populations, including technical apprenticeships and programmes which help improve the professional skills of existing and potential employees. We have been operating mobile libraries under our CSR initiative called ‘Project Vivek Vidya’, across villages to promote quality education for all. Please refer to Page No. 94 for more information on Project Vivek Vidya

We continue to support the participation, contribution and success of people throughout the industry through the implementation of programmes and management approaches to advance gender equality.

We undertake initiatives for the reduction in water consumption, wastewater generation and strive towards zero liquid discharge. In addition to this, DNL has installed RO plants at various villages. We have worked with the Government to eradicate open defecation in various villages in Gujarat. During the year under review, the Company recycled and reused 4,20,000+ KL of waste water.

We are continuously improving energy efficiency across our facilities. We have taken various initiatives and have made investments in equipments that reduces energy consumption and/or increases efficiency. Further, we have also installed rooftop solar plants at some of our manufacturing facilities.

The safe production and management of chemicals is crucial to economic growth and enhancing quality of life for people globally. Innovation provides business opportunities and a sustainable foundation for global growth. Furthermore, upholding labour standards and respecting human rights throughout DNL’s operations and the entire value chain represents a substantial opportunity to advance human development globally.

DNL is strengthening its production assets to promote resilience. Frameworks that promote industrial symbiosis for the Company and their value chains help address environmental and resource concerns, reduce raw material and waste disposal costs, earn new revenue from residues and by-products, support circular business models and develop new business opportunities.

As a multi-locational company, we encourage development that reduces inequalities. In addition to this, we carry out CSR activities in many states across the country which helps reducing inequality among people and facilitate healthy and safe lives.

The Company’s manufacturing facilities provide employment to local people, reduces pressure on cities and make cities more sustainable and inclusive, thereby improving the lives of the urban poor.

Our production processes help improve the quality and efficiency of products. Through Responsible Care and the Global Product Strategy, we are committed to advancing sustainable management of materials in all its phases and achieving greater transparency in environmental, health and safety performance.

We are taking concerted actions to address the issue of climate change through a variety of initiatives including: energy efficiency, reducing the footprint of our products and development of innovative solutions to avoid downstream emissions. In addition, we are working to build resilience and adaptive capacity for the sector and its supply chain in response to the impacts of climate change. We also play a key role in the development of solutions that will enable other sectors to strengthen their resilience to climate-related risks.

We collaborate with others in the value chain to reduce marine pollution of all kinds, including nutrient pollution and the prevention and reduction of ocean plastic waste.

We continuously measure and manage our environmental footprint. This includes efforts to mitigate negative impacts that some products can have on ecosystems and biodiversity by improving product formulations and design as well as managing such products. The Company strives to reduce its impacts on land and other natural resources through improving operational management and amplifies philanthropic efforts to halt environmental degradation and protect critical ecosystems.

We are focussed on maintaining standards of ethical business conduct throughout the value chain. This can be achieved through partnerships that reduce corruptions/frauds existing in the supply chain. We also engage with local, regional, national and international bodies on societal structures and laws to promote responsible business practices (including anti-bribery and anti-corruption).

Partnerships are a key enabler to accelerate sustainable development and advance the SDGs.

At DNL, we participate in opportunities to:

• Collaborate with downstream partners, government organisations, NGO groups and other involved stakeholders working towards sustainable development;
• Contribute to improving environmental and safety performance in emerging countries through capacity building;
• Incorporate collaboration as a critical pillar of sustainability efforts/programmes and share technologies/science with partners to enhance sustainable development globally; and
• Encourage open innovation initiatives for the sector.