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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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