WHO WE ARE

Vedanta Limited is one of the world’s largest suppliers of natural resources, with primary operations in -lead-silver, oil & gas, , power, , and . Our strategic capabilities and alliances are singularly focused on creating and preserving value for our clients and stakeholder fraternity. Together, we help the world grow in a responsible manner. Our portfolio of world-class, low-cost scalable assets consistently generate strong profitability and deliver robust cash flows. We strive to make a positive impact on the communities we operate in, both as an employer and a contributor, and leave a legacy of pride.

VEDANTA AT A GLANCE 2019 – 2020

Revenue at EBITDA at People engaged 83,545 cr 21,061 cr ~80,000

Contribution CSR and Women to Exchequer Philanthropy Spend employees 32,400 cr 337 Cr 23%

Emissions Avoided Code of Conduct Trainings 9 million+ tCO2e 25000+ Hours

LARGEST NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY IN INDIA

Zinc-Lead: World’s largest integrated zinc-lead producer Silver: 6th largest Silver producer in the world Oil and Gas: India’s largest private sector oil and gas producer. Operating 26 percent of India’s crude oil production Aluminium: India’s largest installed aluminium capacity in India: 2.3 million tonnes per annum Power: One of India’s largest power generators with 9GW diversified power portfolio Iron Ore: Karnataka Iron Ore mine with R&R of 17 million tonnes, and life on 17 years Steel: Production Rate of 2.5 MTPA, gearing up to 3.0 MTPA in brown field expansion projects Copper: One of the largest private copper producers in India* OUR SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT

A study carried out by the Institute for Competitiveness assessed that the direct impact of the company’s operations through its revenue is as large as 0.40 percent of India’s total GDP, while the indirect impact, which captures how the company is enhancing the output of its suppliers is INR 1,69,550 crores, is equivalent to 1 percent of India’s GDP.

The company also impacts the economy through the remuneration of its employees, a part of which is spent on consumption of goods and services, which further creates jobs and increases the country’s GDP. This induced impact is equivalent to INR 3.74 lakh crore, which is as large as 2.20 percent of India’s GDP.

*The copper plant at Tuticorin has not been operational since March 2018 NAND GHAR Our flagship CSR initiative is the Nand Ghar Project. These re-imagined modern Anganwadi centres act as a catalyst for all-round social development. They are being used to help eradicate child malnutrition, provide , promote healthcare, and empower women through skill development.

We are in the process of developing 4,000 Nand Ghars across 11 states in India. The initiative aims to directly impact 8.5 crore children and 2 crore women across India.

Over 1,600 Nand Ghars are already in operation and are equipped with televisions with 40 weeks of scientific e-learning curriculum, solar panels for round-the-clock electricity, clean toilets ensuring sanitation, and water purifiers ensuring safe drinking water. Each Nand Ghar caters to children’s education and nutrition in the morning and is utilised as a women’s skill development centre in the afternoon.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Operating responsibly and ethically is integral to Vedanta’s core values. Reducing social and economic divide by generating economic value, distributing wealth, investing in employees, and enhancing standards of living are the key elements of our sustainability framework.

We believe that our shared destiny business approach will benefit not just the communities in our neighbourhood, but also strengthen our operations. We play an increasingly significant role in the society as we continue to create jobs, support our host communities through our social programmes in areas of childcare, health, education, and women empowerment, generate value along our entire supply chain, and contribute to the national exchequer.

Value creation: FY 2019-2020

CSR Programme Youth benefited from GHG emitted Interim dividends paid Beneficiaries Employment based 59 Mn tCO2e ` 1,450crore 3.26 million+ skills training 3600+

Water recycled Water savings High Volume, Low Effect 29% 2.99 million m3 Waste Recycled: 88%

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: PEOPLE, PLANET & PROSPERITY

Throughout our growth journey, we have remained focused on safety and sustainability, and have sought to embed a standardised, high-performance culture of sustainability across all our businesses. We are driven to achieve a world-class ESG performance and ensure that sustainability is central to decision making at group-level.

We believe that with our thrust and focus on sustainability, we can advance our business outcomes, the interests of our people, host communities, and environment.