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         GHG Emissions                                                                                              CO  Emissions by Source
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                                                     Our main source of GHG emissions is             Scope 1            Scope 2                Scope 3
         Our Scope 1 emissions in 2021 were          consumption of purchased electricity,
                                                                                                                      Indirect CO
         736 tonnes, Scope 2 emissions in were       which accounts for around 51% of our       Direct CO  emissions   emissions from   Indirect emissions from all other
                                                                                                                               2
                                                                                                       2
                                                                                                 from use of fuels,
                                                                                                                                       activities. The reported figure
         13,853 tonnes, and Scope 3 emissions        total operational GHG emissions in           Diesel generator     purchased     includes Purchased goods (printer
                                              2
         were 12,694 tonnes. In 2021, we             2021. By increasing the energy              Sets, Natural Gas,   electricity and   paper & bottled drinking water),
         reduced our absolute Scope 1 + Scope 2      efficiency and using alternative energy,    Company Owned       purchased heat    Business Air Travel, Employee
                                                                                                   Vehicles, and
         emissions by 22% from 2020 values. In       we can reduce our carbon footprint         Refrigeration system                  Commuting, Waste to Landfill &
                                                                                                                                       Employee Teleworking (WFH)
         2020 and in 2021, we saw a decreasing       and work towards achieving our 2045
         trend in GHG emissions essentially due      ambitions. The total GHG emission
         to work from home arrangements and          inventory for EXL global operation was          736              13,853                  12,694
         low occupancy of delivery centres due       27,283 tCO e during 2021. The                  tCO e              tCO e                   tCO e
                                                                2
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                                                                                                                            2
                                                                                                                                                    2
         to global pandemic. We expect our           breakdown for different emissions are
         emissions to continue to decrease due       given in the table below:
         to decarbonization efforts which go                                                      Type        Source                                FY 2021
         beyond the Covid-19 measures:                                                            Scope 1     Stationary - Diesel oil for DG set         65
                                                                                                              Mobile - Fuels for company owned vehicles   35

         •  Introduction to renewable energy mix         In 2020 and in 2021, we                              Fugitive - HVAC Refrigerant gases         636
            to power consumption with support            saw a decreasing trend                   Scope 2     Purchased grid electricity              13,669
            from builder/landlords.                      in GHG emissions                                     Purchased off-grid electricity (shared DG set)   123
                                                         essentially due to work                              Purchased Heat                             61
         •  Implementation of feasible options to        from home                                Scope 3     Category 1: Purchased goods (paper)       9.3
            increase the demand side energy              arrangements and low                                 Category 1: Purchased goods (packaged water)   220
            efficiency in delivery centers.
                                                         occupancy of delivery                                Category 5: Waste generated (food wastes)   0.15
                                                         centres due to global                                Category 6: Business air travel           600
         •  Prioritizing selection of office space       pandemic.                                            Category 7: Employee commuting           3,390
            at certified green building premises.                                                             Category 7: Employee teleworking         8,475


         2   Scope 3 Emissions have increased due to inclusion of more categories in calculation from 2019. Purchased goods (printer paper & bottled drinking water), Business Air Travel, Employee Commuting, Waste to Landfill &
           Employee Teleworking (WFH).
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