ESG Responsible Gov Demo | Jindal Stainless
ESG Vision

Building a resilient future, together.

Born from resilience and driven by innovation, we’re reimagining stainless steel for a circular, low-carbon future - where strength meets sustainability, and progress stands the test of time.

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DISCLOSURE

Our First Integrated Report

A milestone in our journey - In FY2024-25, we released our first Integrated Report, bringing together our financial performance and sustainability progress in one transparent story.

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION

Golden Peacock Award For Sustainability

A proud recognition this year - Jindal Stainless has been honoured with the Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability under the steel sector, reaffirming our commitment to responsible growth and industry leadership.

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4 Pillars of Our ESG Strategy

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Responsible Governance

Our governance philosophy ensures that every decision - strategic or operational - upholds integrity and stakeholder trust.

Risk Management Risk Management
Data Management and Disclousures Data Management and Disclousures
Corporate Governance Corporate Governance
Data and Security Data and Security

Planet Positive

Our Planet Positive approach is about embedding climate action and resource efficiency into every stage of our value chain - from raw-material sourcing to end-of-life recycling.

Biodiversity Biodiversity
Water and Wastewater Management Water and Wastewater Management
Energy and Emissions Energy and Emissions
Circular Economy and Waste Management Circular Economy and Waste Management

Sustainable Innovation & Supply Chain

We believe that sustainable innovation sits at the intersection of performance, circularity, and responsibility.

Product Stewardship and Innovation Product Stewardship and Innovation
Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Management

Empowering People & Communities

Our Empowering People & Communities pillar reflects this belief, ensuring that the well-being, capability, and dignity of people remain central to our purpose.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Community Relations Community Relations
Human Rights Human Rights
Human Capital Management Human Capital Management
Occupational Health and safety Occupational Health and safety
Responsible Governance

Leading with Integrity, Driving with Accountability

At Jindal Stainless, governance is not just a framework - it is the conscience of our organisation. We believe that long-term success rests on ethics, transparency, and accountability. Our governance philosophy ensures that every decision - strategic or operational - upholds integrity and stakeholder trust. Through a three-tier ESG governance model, Board-level ESG oversight, and a cross-functional Sustainability Council, we have embedded responsibility into the core of our enterprise risk management. Every disclosure, policy, and digital control system reflects our belief that ethical governance is the foundation of lasting value creation. The Board's commitment is reflected in its composition, which includes 50% independent directors.

Board level: ESG Committee

ESG Committee of the Board of Directors overlook the ESG related functions.

Management level: ESG Steering Committee

Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO)

Unit Heads

Sustainability
Officer, Hisar

Sustainability
Officer, Jaipur

Corporate
Sustainability Team

Sustainability
Officer Subsidiary

Operations level: ESG Steering Committee

EHS, Utility,
HRM, Marketing

Finance, CBL & CU Ni,
Quality, Logistics

CSR, Procurement
SPD, Human Resource

EHS, Utility,
HRM, Marketing

Finance, CBL & CU Ni,
Quality, Logistics

CSR, Procurement
SPD, Human Resource

HODs

SPOCs

Focus Areas

Backbone of our Resilience

Responsible governance at JSL spans four themes that form the backbone of our resilience:

Corporate Governance

Board-driven culture of ethics, fairness, and transparency. Our three-tier ESG governance framework ensures sustainability is owned at every level: 
 A Board-level ESG Committee provides strategic oversight, supported by an ESG Steering Committee of senior leadership that drives organisation-wide implementation. Operational adoption is enabled through ESG SPOCs across business units, embedding responsible practices into day-to-day decision-making.

Data Management & Disclosures

Multi-framework alignment across GRI, BRSR, TCFD, TNFD, IIRC and IFRS. We recently published our Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Report and Climate Action Report, embedding governance, strategy, risk, and metrics to manage biodiversity dependencies and climate-related risks & opportunities.

Risk Management

ESG risk integrated into enterprise risk frameworks. This includes a systematic assessment of emerging risks, such as Cyber Risks (Technological), using a 5x5 matrix scale, with periodic reviews conducted to ensure compliance with statutory requirements and effective management.

Data Privacy & Security

ISO/IEC 27001:2022-certified systems safeguarding stakeholder information. We maintain a record of zero cybersecurity breaches

Our Goals

Data Privacy & Security

In the near term, our focus is on deepening ESG accountability at every level of leadership. We are strengthening risk alignment across operations, expanding digital compliance systems, and training internal teams on responsible governance and data protection.

By 2027, we aim to advance the digitalisation of our governance and compliance systems, strengthening data integrity, traceability, and cross-functional ESG performance management.
In the long term, our ambition is to lead the Indian stainless industry in governance excellence, setting a benchmark for ethical, transparent, and data-secure business conduct globally.
This ambition is formalised by our goal to achieve Responsible-Steel certification
Data Privacy & Security: Maintain zero cases of cybersecurity breaches
By 2027, we aim to advance the digitalisation of our governance and compliance systems, strengthening data integrity, traceability, and cross-functional ESG performance management.
In the long term, our ambition is to lead the Indian stainless industry in governance excellence, setting a benchmark for ethical, transparent, and data-secure business conduct globally.
This ambition is formalised by our goal to achieve Responsible-Steel certification
Data Privacy & Security: Maintain zero cases of cybersecurity breaches

Our Progress So Far

Over the years, we have continued to strengthen our governance systems, ensuring that responsibility and transparency remain deeply embedded across the organisation. Our governance framework now operates with clearly defined accountability, cross-functional coordination, and proactive risk visibility. These efforts have resulted in greater confidence, compliance efficiency, and stakeholder assurance.

Board Composition as on March 31, 2025

54%

Independent Directors on the Boards

27%

Woman Directors on the Boards

3.2 yrs

Average Tenure of Independent Directors

5.4 yrs

Average Tenure of the Board

Major Takeaway

Key Highlights

01

Established a three-tier ESG Governance model integrating ESG into strategy, operations, and oversight.

02

Maintained Board-level ESG supervision, supported by quarterly reviews of sustainability performance.

03

Enhanced Enterprise Risk Management to capture emerging climate, social, and reputational risks.

04

Attained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for information security across major facilities.

05

Strengthened digital compliance and data privacy systems, ensuring reliability and traceability of disclosures.

06

Achieved full alignment with global sustainability frameworks, reinforcing transparency and comparability in reporting.

07

Our inaugural Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) is conducted and third-party assured.

Building a Resilient Future, Together

Through responsible governance, we are ensuring that our growth is guided by ethics, powered by transparency, and trusted by all those who depend on us.