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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT FY 2023 COMMUNITIES THE PLANET THE WORKPLACE

with fairness and respect. Of all sites that were assessed, 30.7% were
identified to have potential human rights issues. The company has not 100% 100%
caused nor contributed to any human rights violation, and therefore, no
Own remediating actions were expected. Operational sites high risk sites have
Employees assessed mitigation plans

Potential Human Rights Risks Identified and Mitigation actions taken
Local Forced labor, human Women
Communities trafficking, child labor, Potential human rights risks Mitigation actions
Freedom of association,
Right to collective
bargaining, equal Health and safety • Policies and standards to reduce the risk level in high-risk areas.
remuneration, • Structured monitoring, a review mechanism and a system of positive compliance reporting are in place
discrimination, • Vedanta Critical Risk Management programme will be launched to identify critical risk controls and to measure,
environmental impacts monitor and report control effectiveness
and anti-corruption • 100% (VSAP and AO audits) sites are ISO 45001:2018/OHSAS 18001 certified and are audited by the third party
once in three years
• Implemented AI cameras (T-Pulse system) for reporting of unsafe acts/conditions automatically
Third-party Children • Geo fencing to ensure unauthorised entries in most critical operational areas
employees
Hours, wages and leave • Roaster system for monitoring and capturing time-in and time out
Freedom of Association • Compliance with the Modern Slavery Act (UK) or MSA since 2016

Indigenous Forced labour • Child and forced labour policy
people Child labour • Vedanta Sustainability Assurance Programme Module assessment, and all units are annually audited by a
third party under VSAP
The figure above shows the actual or potential human rights • Digitised entry systems
issues covered/identified and the Groups at risk from the • Inspections and audits of all key suppliers and problematic issues are communicated to the contractor,
human rights issues covered/identified. and undertakes
• Sustainability screening on human rights and child labour, environment, and labour aspects for all new
suppliers and contractors
Human Rights Assessment Discrimination • Sensitisation and training for all employees

In FY2022, we used the Global Compact Self-Assessment Tool to conduct • Established an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
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human rights assessment at all our sites. The assessments were carried out • Strict adherence to policy on discrimination and harassment
by cross functional site teams headed by site heads, including functional site • Grievance mechanism
leaders. The tool assessed site conditions on various thematic parameters
such as management approach, health safety impacts, labour rights – Common Practices:
including human trafficking, forced labour, child labour, right to collective
bargaining and freedom of association, equal remuneration, discrimination, • Established Social Performance COP at group level
anti-corruption, and the rights of vulnerable groups. Through this • A functional Social Performance Steering committee (SPSC) at all sites.
assessment, we identified areas for development. Site level policies and • Each site has a Social Performance Manager (SPM), whose role is to drive the implementation of social performance principles at the location.
plans have been modified and updated to ensure that human dignity is • Implemented standards on: Human Rights, Social Performance, Stakeholder Engagement, Grievance Mechanism
maintained in our day-to-day operations, and that every employee is treated • Our suppliers adhere to the Supplier & Contractor Sustainability Management policy and supplier code of conduct

1 Global Compact Self-Assessment Tool. Developed by the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs and the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries

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