Data plays a pivotal role in measuring Arvind's progress in various sustainability aspects. It enables us to understand present trends, gain new insights around emerging risks & opportunities, turning these insights into actions, improving transparency, and finally in constantly refining our future sustainability landscape.
Arvind, being an integral part of the textile & apparel industry, is contributing to limit global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions. The current status of our direct (scope 1) and Indirect (scope 2) greenhouse gas emissions is shown below:
|
Year |
Unit |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
Direct GHG Emissions Scope 1 |
MT Co2e |
3,65,981 |
2,99,873 |
3,45,924 |
3,72,689 |
2,87,658 |
3,63,942 |
|
Indirect GHG Emissions Scope 2 |
MT Co2e |
3,77,639 |
3,59,858 |
3,32,328 |
2,75,818 |
1,93,347 |
2,83,654 |
For reducing our dependence on conventional sources of fuel like coal we are constantly diversifying our energy portfolio. For the last reporting years we are proactively engaged in integrating renewables like solar, biomass, etc. into our overall energy mix. The current status of renewable and non-renewable sources in our energy mix is shown below:
|
Year |
Unit |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
Total Non-Renewable Energy Consumption |
MWh |
16,01,360.87 |
14,14,632.77 |
15,46,594.09 |
14,85,514 |
11,17,737 |
14,20,158 |
|
Total renewable energy Consumption |
MWh |
31,681.73 |
2,80,920.05 |
1,39,375.46 |
90,185 |
1,25,215 |
3,60,960 |
We are continually engaged in water stewardship activities to maximize the recyclability of water, putting lesser stress on freshwater. Our water stewardship strategy focuses on water awareness and efficiency throughout our value chain. With the appropriate initiatives and policies in place, we have significantly reduced our net freshwater consumption, the details are below:
|
Year |
Unit |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
A. Withdrawal: Total municipal water supplies (or from other water utilities) |
Million cubic meters |
0.24 |
0.48 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.62 |
0.76 |
|
B. Withdrawal: Fresh surface water (lakes, rivers, etc.) |
Million cubic meters |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
C. Withdrawal: Fresh groundwater |
Million cubic meters |
5.43 |
4.89 |
4.12 |
3.56 |
2.13 |
1.60 |
|
D. Discharge: Water returned to the source of extraction at similar or higher quality as raw water extracted (only applies to B and C) |
Million cubic meters |
3.12 |
2.81 |
2.62 |
2.60 |
2.02 |
2.21 |
|
E. TOTAL NET FRESH WATER CONSUMPTION (A+B+C-D) |
Million cubic meters |
2.55 |
2.56 |
2.00 |
1.46 |
0.73 |
0.15 |
It has been our constant endeavour to measure, assess and minimize our waste creation and maximise recyclability. We have redefined waste as the new era resource by improving our recyclability across our facilities. As quantified in the table below, we are recycling or reusing a major portion of our waste.
|
S.No. |
Year |
Unit |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
1 |
Total waste recycled/ reused |
MT |
16'634.23 |
16'215.93 |
18'009.45 |
17'342.42 |
|
2 |
Total waste disposed |
MT |
2'938 |
3'483 |
2'714.46 |
4'539.58 |
|
2.1 |
Waste landfilled |
MT |
2'938 |
3'483 |
2'714.46 |
4'539.58 |
Plastic is a major category of material used for packaging. We endeavour to accelerate the reusability and recyclability of the packaging material used in our operation. As you can see below, our use of recycled plastic is gradually increasing:
|
Particulars |
2018-19 |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
|
A. Total weight (tonnes) of all plastic packaging |
852.705 |
901.877 |
433.937 |
625.91 |
|
B. Percentage of recyclable plastic packaging (as a % of the total weight of all plastic packaging) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
C. Percentage of compostable plastic packaging (as a % of the total weight of all plastic packaging) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
D. Percentage of recycled content within your plastic packaging (as a % of the total weight of all plastic packaging) |
0.04 |
0.06 |
0.01 |
9.28 |
Apart from plastic, other packaging materials are also used, the details of which for 2021-22 are given below:
|
Packaging material |
Total Weight |
Recycled or Certified Material (% of total weight) |
|
Wood / Paper Fibre |
1711.11 |
0.3 |
|
Metal |
98.48 |
0 |
|
Glass |
0.00 |
0 |
Biodiversity is a complex and multidimensional landscape, its interaction varies across the value chain. Based on our guiding principles of biodiversity, we conduct a risk assessment and devised action based on the AR3T framework. Our performance against the set targeted action is shown below:
|
Indicator |
Progress in 2021-22 |
|
Proportion of sustainable cotton sourced (%) |
40.00 % |
|
Proportion of chemicals sourced compliant with ZDHC (%) |
78.19 % |
|
Proportion of freshwater used compared to total water use (%) |
22.71 % 1 |
|
Proportion of industrial effluent discharged (%) |
12.00 % |
|
Proportion of low carbon or renewable energy consumed (%) |
20.00 % |
|
Reduction in GHG emissions (MTCO2e) compared to 2015 baseline |
24.00 % |
|
Hectares of land (ha) transformed from conventional to organic agriculture |
15,577 Ha of land is in conversion stage |
|
Hectares of land (ha) using regenerative practices for cultivation |
4,362 Ha |
Diversity results in better innovative and problem-solving skills, improves talent attraction and retention, increases employee engagement and results in higher efficiency. Our performance on the diversity front is shown below:
|
Share of women in all management positions, including junior, middle and top management (as % of total management positions) |
9.77% |
|
Share of women in junior management positions, i.e. first level of management (as % of total junior management positions) |
11.99% |
|
Share of women in top management positions, i.e. maximum two levels away from the CEO or comparable positions (as % of total top management positions) |
5.31% |
|
Share of women in management positions in revenue-generating functions (e.g. sales) as % of all such managers (i.e. excluding support functions such as HR, IT, Legal, etc.) |
8.24% |
|
Share of women in STEM-related positions (as % of total STEM positions) |
8.55% |
|
Nationality |
Share in total workforce |
Share in all management positions |
|
Indian |
100% |
100% |
One of the most significant intangible assets for businesses is its workforce. For an organisation to succeed, it is essential to be able to recruit bright and qualified personnel as well as to keep and develop internal talent. We've included our employment information for 2021-2022 below:
|
Age Group |
0-29 |
30-60 |
>60 |
Total |
|
Junior Management |
167 |
138 |
0 |
305 |
|
Female |
29 |
10 |
0 |
39 |
|
Male |
138 |
128 |
0 |
266 |
|
Middle Management |
14 |
94 |
4 |
112 |
|
Female |
6 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
|
Male |
8 |
88 |
4 |
100 |
|
Senior Management |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
Male |
0 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
|
Grand Total |
181 |
245 |
4 |
430 |
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. We believe that learning and development encompasses a human need to grow. Our details of trainings is given below:
|
Particulars |
Value |
|
Average hours per FTE of training and development |
23.36 Hours |
|
Average amount spent per FTE on training and development |
85.89 INR |
We engaged Intertek India Private Limited, a third-party organisation to provide independent assurance of the Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2020-2022. Intertek has provided assurance in accordance with AA1000ASv3 Type 1 moderate-level assurance. Read the assurance statement with Intertek's independent opinion. The assurance process for our Sustainability Report is ongoing, there may be some changes in the quantitative figures.