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ESG approach

Driving resilient growth and responsible practices

At Adani Total Gas Limited (ATGL), our sustainability and ESG framework goes beyond compliance to drive innovation and sustainable development in all aspects of our operations.
Our commitment to having a transformative influence on environment, employees, communities, partners and other key stakeholders is central to our ESG framework. This commitment is driven through ambitious goals and initiatives, with a focus on decarbonisation, occupational health and safety, resource conservation, local procurement, and stakeholder engagement to generate sustainable value.

Mission

To be ranked as a top performer in the ESG ratings across Energy utility sector in India.

To be a leader in ESG performance within the Gas utility sector by actively engaging with stakeholders and adopting responsibly.

Aligning with UNSDGs

Business, Climate and Environment

Contribution to UNSDGs

Decarbonisation
  • Deploying energy-efficient technologies, IGBC certification, renewable energy sources, Methane Leak Detection and Repair surveys (LDAR) and fleet decarbonisation to achieve ATGL’s Operational Net Zero 2045 goal
  • Expanding clean energy solutions such as Compressed Bio Gas (CBG), EV charging, LNG infrastructure and GH2 blending in our PNG network to support India’s clean energy transition

Circular Economy
  • Our CBG plants utilise Agri waste, livestock and municipal solid waste converting it into sustainable energy
  • Water recycling through rainwater harvesting structures across ATGL sites
  • ZWL approach with 99.99% waste diversion from landfill through reuse and recycling

Biodiversity
  • Advancing towards Net Positive impact on Biodiversity as per IBBI principles
  • Development of a low-carbon society through greenmosphere initiative
  • Paperless billing to save trees

Social

Contribution to UNSDGs

  • Foster a diverse and inclusive workplace focussing on employees’ learning and development, safety and well-being
  • Robust framework of policies and procedures to strengthen human rights and labour practices
  • Enhancing customer delight through uninterrupted gas supply, and digital interventions
  • Inclusive community empowerment programmes supporting education, skills and sustainable livelihood, health, resilience against climate change, rural infrastructure development

Robust Governance

Contribution to UNSDGs

  • Strong corporate and ESG governance framework to balance sustainability, and ethics with profits and compliance
  • Robust enterprise risk management framework for resilient growth and value creation
  • Comprehensive Data Privacy and Security systems and procedures

ESG Framework

Guiding Principles and Disclosure Standards

United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)

Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS)

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

Integrated Reporting < IR>

India Business Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI)

SEBI’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR)

Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

Initiative (GRI) Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

S&P Global (DJSI)

GHG Protocol

Best-in-Class Management Systems and Assurance

Integrated Management Systems
  • ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System)
  • ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System)
  • ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health & Safety Management System)
Information Security and Business Continuity
  • ISO 27001*
  • Multi-factor authentication for end-point system access
  • Data Leak prevention monitoring and control
  • Regular patch update to servers and end user systems to keep the infrastructure up to date against vulnerabilities
  • Regular quarterly vulnerability assessment and mitigation for servers

*Implementation is in progress

Robust Sustainability Governance and Impact Management
  • Board-led ESG governance with support from management team to drive implementation
  • Structured process for stakeholder engagement and material issues identification
  • Regular audits, inspections and independent assurance to enhance compliance
  • Training and capacity building of employees and business partners to drive impact

Climate and ESG Governance Structure

At ATGL, the Board leads sustainability governance by setting strategic direction and providing oversight to the climate and ESG agenda. The Board is assisted by its 100% independent Corporate Responsibility Committee (CRC) in overseeing the implementation of sustainability commitments across the organisation. The senior management team is responsible to shape and operationalise this agenda, integrating it into ATGL’s daily operations through actionable strategies.

Roles and Responsibilities

Board Level
Board
  • Convenes annually, to review and approve ATGL’s sustainability strategy and actions plans for the upcoming financial year
  • Finalises ESG targets, climate action plans and environmental initiatives
  • Approves budget for climate initiatives and sustainable investments
Corporate Responsibility Committee (CRC)
  • Review decarbonisation progress against the climate action plan, sanction annual budgets and update on progress related to capex initiative to address climate change risks and opportunities
  • Regularly monitor ESG progress against defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets
  • Review the ESG Performance on a quarterly basis
  • Review and approve environmental, social and governance disclosures as a part of annual integrated reports (IR) and Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR)
  • Periodically evaluate ESG policies, setting clear guidelines, objectives and processes for sustainable development
Risk Management Committee (RMC)
  • Assists the Board in identifying, evaluating, and managing potential risks, including the climate-related physical and transition risks to enhance organisation’s resilience.

Management / Executive Leadership Level

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
  • Oversees Company's operations, obtains internal approvals for key strategic initiatives, including climate action
  • Presents proposals for Board approval
  • Oversees execution of climate-change agenda in alignment with the Board’s vision, budget and strategic plan
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)
  • Leads cross-functional coordination for development and implementation of sustainability strategies
  • Tracks and evaluates sustainability progress across business functions
  • Prepares for quarterly sustainability business review with the CRC committee
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
  • Leads economic evaluation of investment plans and actions, including climate change & mitigation strategy
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
  • Leads and reviews climate-related risks and opportunities assessment, presented quarterly to the Risk Management Committee of the Board

Key Component of our Climate Action Plan

Low Carbon Diversification: Invest in clean energy ventures such as Compressed Biogas, E-Mobility, LNG, Green Hydrogen (GH2 )

Strategic Investments: Implement prudent capex plans for infrastructure digitalisation and energy efficiency measures

Policy Advocacy: Collaborate with regulators and policymakers to shape inclusive sustainability policies

Climate Informed Decisions: Plan investments and project financial impacts, integrating climate risk-opportunity analysis

Goals and Targets: Set clear climate action targets, such as energy and emission reductions, with rigorous performance tracking

Value Chain Assessments: Undertake assessment of value chain for Scope 3 emission target setting in upcoming year

Greenmosphere Initiative: Create low carbon society by promoting mass plantation, engaging young students (green millennials), energy conservation champions

Carbon Footprint Incentive (CFI): Boost gas consumption volumes through CFI

Infrastructure Expansion: Scale up natural gas network to accelerate energy transition

Employee Engagement: Offer climate-change incentives to drive participation from the management team & employees

ESG Performance

ENVIRONMENTAL
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Baseline/Base Year Performance in FY 2024-25 Target for FY 2025-26
Decarbonisation of fleet through CNG adoption 50% (FY 2021-22) 100% 100%
Enhancement of Renewable energy (Captive Solar Installation Capacity) 550 KW (FY 2021-22) 45.16 kW capacity installed (943.16 kW total capacity) Achieve 2 MW total capacity
Advanced Leak Detection Survey of gas grid 1,000+ Km (FY 2022-23) 7,200 km 3,500 km of gas grid to be surveyed
Zero Waste to Landfill (ZWL) certification Zero ZWL sites (FY 2023-24) 04 GA sites certified for ZWL Renewal of certificate and achieve ZWL certification for another 05 sites
Number of sites with rainwater harvesting infrastructure 18 Sites (FY 2023-24) 12 sites 10 sites
Mass Plantation 2.2 lakh trees (FY 2022-23) 1,875 Trees planted during the year (Cumulative 2.7 lakh trees planted till March 31, 2025) 50,000 tree plantations
CDP Climate Change Ratings ‘C’ (FY 2022-23) ‘B’ Improve rating to ‘A -’
DJSI-ESG Rating (S&P global) ‘50’ (FY 2022-23) ‘62’ Improve score to ‘70’
SOCIAL
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Baseline/Base Year Performance in FY 2024-25 Target for FY 2025-26
Percentage of employees trained on ESG 31%
(FY 2022-23)
70% 100% employees
Percentage of employees provided performance and career development reviews 100%
(FY 2022-23)
100% Sustain 100%
Assessment of plants & offices for HSE & working conditions 100%
(FY 2022-23)
100% Sustain 100%
Employee workplace fatality Zero
(FY 2021-22)
Zero Zero
Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTIFR) Zero
(FY 2022-23)
0.57 < 0.75
Number of students engaged through Greenmosphere initiative 4,250
(FY 2022-23)
Over 18,500 students covered 30,000 students to be covered
GOVERNANCE
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Baseline/Base Year Performance in FY 2024-25 Target for FY 2025-26
Percentage of employees trained on human rights 25%
(FY 2022-23)
100% 100%
Percentage of employees trained on Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Zero
(FY 2022-23)
100% 100%
Percentage of Board of Directors upskilled on ESG Zero
(FY 2022-23)
100% 100%
Incidents of discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment Zero
(FY 2022-23)
Zero Zero
Incidents of corruption, bribery or anti-competitive behaviour Zero
(FY 2022-23)
Zero Zero
Incidents of breach of data privacy and cybersecurity Zero
(FY 2022-23)
Zero Zero
ESG Ratings

BClimate Change

62DJSI-S&P Global CSA

58(Adequate)

24.5(Medium Risk) Sustainalytics

Awards and Recognitions

  • Received CII-CAP 2.0 Climate Change Award (Oriented category) as recognition for its sustainable solutions
  • Humanity HERO Award 2024-25 conferred by CSR associate partner – Yuva Unstoppable

CSO Message

Being in the natural gas distribution business, sustainability is intricately woven into ATGL’s organisational tapestry. Our approach prioritises climate action plan, environmental stewardship, safety of our people and plants, social accountability, strong governance, and economic vitality. By reducing carbon footprint, enhancing energy efficiency, and accelerating renewable energy solutions, we are forging a greener and more equitable future for all.

Pranab Kumar GhoshChief Sustainability Officer

CII - CAP 2.0, Award Ceremony, New Delhi