Renew Power helped India avoid 10 million metric tons carbon emissions says its 'Sustainability Report'
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Highlights of the report include:
- During the reporting year,
ReNew Power's commitment to environmental stewardship helpedIndia avoid 0.5% of itsGreen House Gas (GHG) emissions, contributing significantly towardsIndia's quest to achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) as pledged by theGovernment of India under theParis agreement. - By generating power through clean energy, ReNew helped the power sector avoid 1.1% of its GHG emissions. ReNew's avoided emissions were more than 200 times that of its scope 1 & 2 emissions.
- The company has been critically monitoring its water footprint and has saved over 66,000 kiloliters of water by deploying robotic cleaning of solar panels.
- ReNew has undertaken steps to boost diversity and inclusion aimed at increasing the gender ratio in the Company. The Company has also received the
Great Place to Work recognition twice and has been recognized among the best employers inIndia in the category this past year byGreat Place to Work (GPTW). - Financial contributions towards energy access, water conservation, COVID relief, women empowerment and community development helped over 400,000 people across 200+ villages in 9 states.
ReNew Power continues to strengthen its governance mechanisms and is among the first companies in the sector to launch a 'Sustainable Supply Chain Framework.' Under this framework, ReNew will screen its suppliers on aspects such as human rights, minimum wages and forced and child labour among others.- ReNew's governance standards exceed requirements for global foreign listed entities on Nasdaq and has a majority independent and gender diverse Board.
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Arijit Banerjee, arijit.banerjee@renewpower.in, +91 9811609245, Madhur Kalra, madhur.kalra@renewpower.in, +91 9999016790, Investor Inquiries: Nathan Judge, CFA, nathan.judge@renewpower.in