Market Presence Range of ratios of standard entry The standard entry level wage, for both male and femaleEC5 level wage by gender compared R – workforce, is equal to or more to local minimum wage at than local minimum wage as prescribed by local regulatory significant locations of operation. agencies. Policy, practices, and proportionEC6 of spending on locally-based R 17 suppliers at significant locations of operation. Currently RMML does not have any specific procedure Procedures for local hiring and for local hiring of senior proportion of senior management hired from the management. The hiring is local community at significantEC7 locations of operation. R – based on merits, irrespectiveCOMM of the location of the person. We abide by the local regulations on employing non- management workforce from local communities.Indirect Economic Impacts Development and impact of infrastructure investments andEC8 services provided primarily for R 27-35 public benefit through 27-35 R commercial, in-kind, or R pro bono engagement. R R Understanding and describing R REC9 significant indirect economic impacts, including the extent of impactsEnvironmentalMaterialsEN1 Materials used by weight or 22 Volume. We have not used any recycledEN2 COMM Percentage of materials used that - input material during the are recycled input materials. reporting periodEnergy Direct energy consumption by 23-24 EN3 primary energy source. EN4 23-24 EN5 Indirect energy consumption by primary source. 23-24 Energy saved due to conservation and efficiency improvements. 48
Energy Initiatives to provide energy- R 23-24 efficient or renewable energy R EN6 based products and services, 23-24 and reductions in energy EN7 requirements as a result of Water these initiatives. EN8 Initiatives to reduce indirect EN9 energy consumption and EN10 reductions achieved. Total water withdrawal by source. R 25 NR Water sources significantly _ None of the water sources are affected by withdrawal of water. significantly affected by our withdrawal of water. Percentage and total volume of R We have identified measures water recycled and reused. _ for recycling and reusing the water at our operations, the quantified data will be presented in the next reporting cycle. Biodiversity EN11 Location and size of land owned, R 25 EN12 COMM leased, managed in, or adjacent to, protected areas and areas of R 25 high biodiversity value outside R protected areas. R No rehabilitation of communities R _ was required, to operate in the Description of significant impacts R of activities, products, and current mining areas. services on biodiversity in NR 25 protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside R 25 protected areas. We follow all the necessary MM1 Amount of land (owned or requirements as per the law of leased, and managed for _ the land. All our mines have IBM production activities or extractive approved mine closure plans to use) disturbed or rehabilitated mitigate environmental risks. EN13 COMM Habitats protected or restored. _ EN14 COMM Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. MM2 The number and percentage of total sites identified as requiring biodiversity management plans according to stated criteria, and the number (percentage) of those sites with plans in place. EN15 Number of IUCN Red List Species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk Emissions, Effluents and waste EN16 Total direct and indirect green 24 house gas emissions by weight49
EN17 Other relevant indirect green R _ Scope III not covered in house gas emissions by weight. this reportEN18 Initiatives to reduce greenhouse PR We will report the energy saved gas emissions and reductions due to energy efficient achieved. operations and other initiatives 24 and resultant GHG emissions reductions in near future as we attain normalcy and stability in our business operations.EN19 Emissions of ozone-depleting R 24EN20 substances by weight.COMM Nox, SOx and other significant R We have not carried out the air emissions by type and weight. _ emission monitoring tests during the reporting period, due to limited and restricted operations There is no discharge of wasteEN21 Total water discharge by quality R 24 water and however discharge and destination. R if any it meets the stipulated R R standards by KSPCB REN22 Total weight of waste by type 25COMM and disposal method. RMM3 Total amounts of overburden, R 25 rock, tailings, and sludges and R their associated risks. REN23 Total number and volume of _ There were no significantCOMM significant spills. spillages in the reporting period. Weight of transported, imported, The hazardous waste resulting exported, or treated waste deemed hazardous under the out of our operations is disposed as terms of the Basel ConventionEN24 Annex I, II, III, and VIII, and _ per the norms mentioned in theEN25 percentage of transported waste State Pollution Control Board wherein shipped internationally. the hazardous waste is sent to a Identity, size, protected status, and biodiversity value of water government certified agency. We bodies and related habitats significantly affected by the do not ship any waste internationally. reporting organization's discharges of water and runoff. There are no habitats _ significantly affected by our discharges of water and runoff.Products and ServicesEN26 Initiatives to mitigate 24-26EN27 environmental impacts of _ Our products do not require products and services, and packaging material. extent of impact mitigation. _ There were no monetary fines Percentage of products sold during the reporting period. and their packaging materials that are reclaimed by category.ComplianceEN28 Monetary value of significant fines and total number of non- monetary sanctions for noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. 50
Transport EN29 Significant environmental NR Currently we are not impacts of transporting products - monitoring impacts due to and other goods and materials R used for the organization's employee transportation. operations, and transporting R members of the workforce. R We spent INR 31,36,113/- R - towards protection of Overall Total environmental protection R EN30 expenditures and investments environment. by type. Social: Labor Practices and Decent Work Employment LA1 Total workforce by employment 38 LA2 type, employment contract, and 38 region, broken down by gender. LA3 39 LA15 Total number and rate of new employee hires and employee _ There were no parental leaves turnover by age group, gender, taken during the reporting period and region. Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or parttime employees, by significant locations of operations. Return to work and retention rates after parental leave, by gender. Labor / Management Relations RMML respects the right of an Percentage of employees individual and does not prohibit LA4 covered by collective bargaining R -_ employees to form unions and collective bargaining agreements. agreements. However during this reporting period, no unions were formed. Minimum notice period(s) R For significant operational R changes we mutually discuss the regarding significant operational R notice period with the concerned _ department depending on the LA5 changes, including whether nature of changes. We strive to it is specified in collective give minimum notice period of a week wherever possible and also agreements. comply with the local legislation. MM4 Number of strikes and lock-outs There were no occurrences of exceeding one week’s duration, _- strikes or lockouts during the by country. reporting period Occupational Health and Safety Percentage of total workforce We have reported the composition of the committee represented in formal joint _ and also we ensure there is equal representation from management LA6 management-worker health as well non management and safety committees that help employees. monitor & advise on occupational health and safety programs.51
LA7 Rates of injury, occupational R 39COMM diseases, lost days, and R absenteeism, and total number R 39 of work-related fatalities, by R region and by gender. PR 39 R Education, training, counseling, We have reported the training R 39 man hours for all the employee prevention, and risk-control R categories.LA8 programs in place to assist workforce members, their R 39 families, or community members All the employees receive career 39 performance feedback as per regarding serious diseases. company policies. Health and safety topics coveredLA9 in formal agreements with trade 9-12 unions. We pay equal basic salary and – remuneration to women andTraining and Education men for each employee category.LA10 Average hours of training per year per employee, by gender, RMML has not invested or and by employee category. – formed any joint venturesLA11 Programs for skills management during the reporting period.LA12 and lifelong learning that support the continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings. Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews, by gender.Diversity and Equal OpportunityLA13 Composition of governance bodies and breakdown of employees per employee category according to gender, age group, minority group membership, and other indicators of diversity.Equal remuneration for women and menLA14 Ratio of basic salary and remuneration of women to men by employee category, by significant locations of operation.Social: Human RightsInvestment and Procurement Practices Percentage and total number of significant investment agreements and contracts that HR1 include clauses incorporating human rights concerns or that have undergone human rights screening. 52
Percentage of significant R 17 R suppliers, contractors, and other Awareness with respect to human rights is provided to HR2 business partners that have 39 employees by means of training; undergone human rights however these trainings have not been quantified. screening and actions taken. There have been no recorded Total hours of employee training – cases of discrimination filed on policies and procedures during the reporting period. HR3 concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations, including the percentage of employees trained. Non-discrimination Total number of incidents of R HR4 discrimination and corrective actions taken. Freedom of association and collective bargaining Operations and significant We are yet to conduct a suppliers identified in which the HR5 COMM right to exercise freedom of R – comprehensive human rights association and collective risk assessment for our bargaining may be violated or at significant risk, and actions significant suppliers. taken to support these rights. Child Labor Operations and significant suppliers identified as having HR6 significant risk for incidents of R 9-12,39 child labor, and measures taken R to contribute to the effective abolition of child labor. Prevention of forced and compulsory labor Operations and significant 9-12,39 suppliers identified as having significant risk for incidents of We are currently in process of HR7 forced or compulsory labor, and – training our security personnel in measures to contribute to the elimination of all forms of the Human Rights policies of forced or compulsory labor. RMML. Security Practices – RMML does not operate closer to the indigenous Percentage of security personnel people's territories. trained in the organization's HR8 policies or procedures R concerning aspects of human rights that are relevant to operations. Indigenous Rights MM5 Total number of operations R taking place in or adjacent to Indigenous Peoples’ territories, and number and percentage of operations or sites where there are formal agreements with Indigenous Peoples’ communities.53
RMML does not operate closer to the indigenous people's Total number of incidents of territories; however we interactHR9 violations involving rights of R – with the nearby communities indigenous people and actions surrounding our operations to taken. understand their needs and aid the same through stakeholder engagement.AssessmentHR10 Percentage and total number of R We are yet to conduct a operations that have been R – structured human rights risk subject to human rights reviews and/or impact assessments. R assessment for our operations. RRemediation R RHR11 Number of grievances related to There were no grievances human rights filed, addressed, – related to Human Rights filed and resolved through formal grievance mechanisms. during the reporting period.Social: SocietyLocal communitiesSO1 COMM Nature, scope, and effectiveness 26-35MMSS of any programs and practices that assess and manage the impacts of operations on communities, including entering, operating, and exiting.SO1 (G3.1) Percentage of operations with 26-35 implemented local community engagement, impact assessments, and development programs. Number and description of There were no disputes relating significant disputes relating toMM6 land use, customary rights of – to land use, customary rights of local communities and local communities and Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples The extent to which grievance There were no disputes relating mechanisms were used toMM7 resolve disputes relating to – to land use, customary rights of land use, customary rights of local communities and local communities and Indigenous Peoples, and the outcomes. Indigenous Peoples.Artisanal and small – scale miningMM8 Number (and percentage) of R There is no reliable information company operating sites where on the physical distribution artisanal and small scale mining pattern of mining leases in the (ASM) takes place on, or adjacent – minor mineral sector wherein to, the site; the associated risks small and medium scale mines and the actions taken to manage and artisanal mines of less than and mitigate these risks. 5ha in size dominate. Source: Draft Final Sustainable Development Framework for the Mining Sector for the Ministry of Mines (GoI). 54
Resettlement MM9 Sites where resettlements took R There were no occurrences of place, the number of households – resettlements in the reporting resettled in each, and how their R livelihoods were affected in the R period. process. Closure planning MM10 Number and percentage of – All our operations have a mine operations with closure plans. 26-35 closure plan in place. SO9 Operations with significant – We regularly engage with our potential or actual negative neighbouring communities in the impacts on local communities. areas of infrastructure and social development. No significant SO10 Prevention and mitigation R concerns due to our operations measures implemented in have been reported. operations with significant potential or actual negative A stakeholder engagement is impacts on local communities. carried out wherein areas of development are identified. We engage with our neigh bouring communities in areas of infrastructure and social development, empowering villages, education and health and hygiene. With respect to environmental impacts, we maintain our emission and waste generation activities as per the stipulated norms of Pollution Control Board. Corruption SO2 Percentage and total number of R A formal system for identification business units analyzed for risks R – and analysis of corruption across related to corruption. R organisation is in process. R SO3 Percentage of employees trained R All employees arecommunicated in organization's anti-corruption – and made aware of the code of policies and procedures. R conduct that is to be mandatorily adhered. SO4 Actions taken in response to – No reported incidents of incidents of corruption. corruption during the reporting period. Public Policy SO5 Public policy positions and 14 SO6 participation in public policy development and lobbying. We do not make any – contributions to political Total value of financial and in- kind contributions to political parties, politicians parties, politicians, and related and related institutions. institutions by country. No legal actions taken against Anti competitive behavior – MSPL for anti-competitive SO7 Total number of legal actions for behavior, anti-trust, and anticompetitive behavior, anti- monopoly practices. trust, and monopoly practices and their outcomes.55
Compliance Monetary value of significant No monetary fine levied on fines and total number of non-SO8 monetary sanctions for R – RMML for non compliance withCOMM noncompliance with laws and laws and regulations. regulations. R RSocial: Product Responsibility R RMaterials Stewardship R RMM11 Monetary value of significant R 22 fines and total number of non- monetary sanctions for noncompliance with laws and regulations.Customer Health and Safety Life cycle stages in which health Our product Iron ore does not and safety impacts of products – have any significant health & and services are assessedPR1 for improvement, and percentage Safety impacts by its nature. of significant products and services categories subject to No incidents of non-compliance such procedures. with regulations and voluntary – codes concerning health and Total number of incidents of non- safety impacts of products and services. compliance with regulations andPR2 voluntary codes concerning health and safety impacts of products and services, by type of outcomes.Product and Service Labeling Type of product and service We provide requisite information information required by to our customers about the health and safety aspects ofPR3 procedures, and percentage of – significant products and product as per law of land. services subject to such information requirements. Total number of incidents of non-compliance with There were no incidents reportedPR4 regulations and voluntary – against RMML for non- codes concerning product and compliance with regulations and service information and voluntary codes. labeling, by type of outcomes. Practices related to customerPR5 satisfaction, including results 20 of surveys measuring customer satisfaction.Marketing Communications Programs for adherence to laws, standards, and voluntary RMML's nature of business isPR6 codes related to marketing – that of B2B type wherein no communications, including advertising or similar activities advertising, promotion, and are required. sponsorship. 56
Total number of incidents of non-compliance with PR7 regulations and voluntary R 11 codes concerning product and service information and labeling, by type of outcomes. Customer Privacy Total number of substantiated PR8 complaints regarding breaches R 11 of customer privacy and losses of customer data. Compliance Monetary value of significant There were no significant fines for non-compliance with laws fines for non-compliance with and regulations concerning the provision and use of products PR9 laws and regulations concerning R – and services. the provision and use of NR – Not Reported products and services R – Reported PR – Partially Reported57
UNGC / ICMM Content MappingReport Section ICMM Sustainable UNGC Page No. Development Framework PrinciplesMessage from CMD 02About The Report 04Vision 05Mission 055 Cardinals 06Company Profile 07 10Corporate Governance Principle 1 and 4 Principle 2 and 10 13 16Sustainability Framework Principle 2, 4 and 10 Principle 7, 8 and 9 21 Principle 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 27Economic Performance Principle 4, 6, 7 and 8 36Environmental Footprint 40Social Performance Principle 9People Performance Principle 3 and 5Independent Assurance Statement Principle 10 58
Glossary ABF Abheraj Baldota Foundation KL Kilo Liters ATF Liquefied Petroleum Gas B to B Aviation Turbine Fuel LPG Millennium Development Goals BHQ Business to Business MDG Million Tons BNHS Banded Hematite Quartzite MT Metric Tons per Annum CO2e Bombay Natural History Society MTPA Millimetre CSR Mega Watt EDLI Carbon Dioxide Equivalent MM Mega Watt-hour EOU Non-Government Organisations ESP Corporate Social Responsibility MW Oxides of Nitrogen FICCI Ozone Depleting Substance FIMI Employee's Deposit Linked Insurance MWH Parts Per Million FY Public Relations Council of India GHG Export Oriented Unit NGOs Research and Development GJ Self Help Groups (from report) GRI Electrostatic Precipitator NOx Oxides of Sulphur HR ODS Suspended Particulate Matter ICMM The Federation of Indian Chambers of PPM Society for Wildlife and Nature IPO Commerce & Industry Space Sciences ISO University Centre for Earth and Space IWPA Federation of Indian Mineral Industry Sciences INR United Nations Financial Year PRCI United Nations Global Compact Vyasanakere Iron Ore Mines Green House Gases R&D Giga Joules SHG Global Reporting Initiative. SOx Human Resources SPM International Council on Mining and Metals SWaN Initial Public Offering UCESS International Organisation for UN Standardization UNGC Indian Wind Power Association Indian Rupees VIOM59
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