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         SUSTAINABILITY REPORT  FY 2023                                                                                                                                     COMMUNITIES            THE PLANET        THE WORKPLACE
















         Largest Contributions and Expenditures                                                                             Climate Advocacy                                       including climate change, meets monthly.
                                                                                                                            Vedanta and its subsidiaries actively                  This committee ensures that the BUs and
            Issue or Topic            Corporate           Description of                       Total Spend                                                                         sustainability teams have a clear
                                      Position            Position / Engagement                in FY 2023                   participate in stakeholder discussions
                                                                                                                            with industry bodies and trade                         understanding of the Group's climate
                                                                                                                            associations. During these                             change and sustainability targets, and that
            Enhancing domestic        Support             Working with government              INR 6,540,000                                                                       they are performing in accordance with
            market share of primary                       authorities/policy makers/regulators/                             engagements, the Company ensures
            metals made in India to                       industry bodies                                                   that perspectives are aligned with                     these objectives. This internal
            fortify raw material                                                                                            Vedanta’s climate change commitments,                  communication and coordination
            security and self
            sufficiency on                                                                                                  which are applicable to all our group                  guarantee Vedanta’s long-term strategy is
            mineral front.                                                                                                  companies and subsidiaries.                            effectively disseminated within the
                                                                                                                                                                                   organisation, enabling individual BUs to

                                                                                                                            Vedanta proudly supports initiatives such              engage with trade associations and
                                                                                                                            as the CII Climate Charter and the CEO                 policymakers from an organisational
                                                                                                                            Declaration on Climate Change. As                      standpoint.
                                                                                                                            members of these platforms, the
                                                                                                                            Company strongly advocates for Indian                  Vedanta's Chief Operating Officers (COOs)
                                                                                                                            industries to make ambitious climate                   across multiple businesses actively
                                                                                                                            commitments, aligned with the country's                participate in the Energy & Carbon
                                                                                                                            Net Zero goal. Vedanta recognises the                  Community of Practice (CoP). This
                                                                                                                            importance of addressing climate                       exclusive forum focuses on climate change
                                                                                                                            change and actively promote                            actions, sharing best practices, discussing
                                                                                                                            sustainability within its operations and               emerging climate change risks and
                                                                                                                            throughout the industry.                               opportunities, and assessing the
                                                                                                                                                                                   Company’s alignment with the evolving

                                                                                                                            To ensure effective decision-making and                climate change scenario. This platform
                                                                                                                            alignment on climate change matters,                   ensures a clear dissemination of Vedanta’s
                                                                                                                            Vedanta's Group Executive Committee                    climate change strategy to BUs and serves
                                                                                                                            (Group ExCo), which serves as the apex                 as the foundation for their engagement
                                                                                                                            body for all organisational decisions,                 with trade associations and policymakers.
























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