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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FY 2023 COMMUNITIES THE PLANET THE WORKPLACE
Water-Related Regulatory Changes Systematic tracking and Water Withdrawal and Consumption
monitoring of waters level
Regulatory changes at the local level across the project lifecycle. Along with Untreated water discharged from
All Vedanta companies comply with all these measures, we are also deploying Our operations are guided by an EMS mining operations can adversely
applicable local, regional and national-level high-technology solutions to accelerate system and our Water Management TS, impact the environment and human
laws on water management. Our facilities water and resource conservation. which provide a clear process for health. Inappropriate disposal of
adhere to the water withdrawal limits set by tracking and monitoring water wastewater, contaminated water, or
local authorities. We have also put in place Understanding and preparing for availability at the local level. We ensure pollutants can pollute local water
stringent policies that support the high-risk situations responsible water management by bodies, degrade water quality, and harm
responsible and sustainable use of Through scenario analysis using RCP 4.5 measuring, monitoring, and reporting aquatic ecosystems. These impacts
resources at our owned and/or managed and 8.5, we have identified several the volume of water withdrawn, can, in turn, affect the livelihoods and
operations. high-order potential risks that can affect our discharged, and consumed, as well as, well-being of communities that depend
business. our current water intensity. Daily data on these water resources for their daily
Estimating and preparing for potential required for preparing each of these needs.
regulatory changes at the local level • In the RCP 4.5 scenario, we anticipate
water scarcity at our BALCO and Cairn Oil metrics and others, are mandatorily
Water conditions are specific to every & Gas units. Our IOB units face a high risk collected by our BUs, in compliance We take a dual approach to the water
region and influenced by local conditions of flooding over the next decade. Vedanta with our corporate and legal we use. We follow the principle of zero
like topography, average rainfall, population Aluminium at Lanjigarh and Jharsuguda, requirements, as well as for the GRI liquid discharge at all our sites, and
density and so on. For this reason, our water in Odisha, already face cyclone risk, which Mining and Metals Performance treat and recycle all the wastewater
management plans consider the specific is likely to get accentuated in the future, Indicators. These performance metrics that we produce. By doing so, we have
water conditions of each location where we given the increasing risk of cyclones over are regularly tracked and reported to been able to progressively reduce our
operate. We also closely track water the Bay of Bengal. management by our Water Community freshwater withdrawals. Our rate of
consumption patterns at our individual recycling has improved by 2% in
sites, coupled with periodic risk assessment • Under the worst-case scenario (RCP 8.5), of Practice. FY2023 as compared to last year. For
studies to devise our location-specific many of our businesses, including Sterlite our new projects, we are prioritizing on
water management plans. Copper (at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu), Other systematic tracking exercises minimum freshwater use and building in
Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd (TSPL) at include installation of water meters at
Approximately 66.66% of our operational Mansa, Punjab ; BALCO at Korba, our sources to record daily water recycling and reuse capabilities right
sites are situated in water-stressed areas. In Chattisgarh, and Cairn Oil and Gas, will quantity KPIs. Additionally, our water from the start, while also making
these regions, we anticipate stricter face extreme climate risks, including managers also conduct an internal innovative use of other supplementary
regulations around water usage by water stress and scarcity. Consequently, water audit every year, covering sources. Among the projects in our
businesses, over the medium- to long-term, we anticipate a potential increase in local aspects of water withdrawals. Annual pipeline, 77% are focused on reusing
considering the likelihood of water shortage and national reporting requirements on external water audits are also carried wastewater in operations. The
and other issues like salt-water intrusion. To water consumption and withdrawal by our out as a part of ISO 14001, GRI, and remaining 23% plan to use multiple
effectively address such situations, we have operations, in the near future. Vedanta will VSAP compliance needs. sources like municipal wastewater,
implemented several measures that also experience very high temperatures at saline water, and rainwater harvesting.
promote extensive water conservation, TSPL and at our units in Namibia and
including rainwater harvesting, water South Africa. To proactively prepare for
recycling and reuse; implementation of zero the future, Vedanta and its subsidiaries
discharge at all sites; and facilitation of are already measuring their water use and
participatory water monitoring with affected consumption and implementing initiatives
communities for better management of towards water conservation.
potential conflicts related to water use
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