SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CENTRE

Water Audit GHG inventory preparation

Authorized under Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water
Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
,Government of India and verification

BRSR Core Advisory Impact assessment of CSR projects

Environment Social Governance Water Management and

Consulting and Advisory (ESG) Water stewardship
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
Implementation Advisory
Electrical and Fire safety Risk Assessments and
Management
Why Sustainability Reporting Landscape
 WHY WATER AUDIT
• Poor Availability or Non-Availability of Freshwater
PHDCCI
WATER AUDIT CENTRE • Higher Specific Water Consumption

Authorized Water Auditor certified • High Water Bills

• Inconsistent Product Quality

Authorized under Ministry of Jal
Shakti, Department of Water • High Effluent Discharge
Resources, River Development and
Ganga Rejuvenation ,Government of • Restriction on effluent Disposal to any Recipient Media
India
• Breakdowns, Leakages & Spillages

• Plan for future expansion

• Compliance Requirement and Corporate Image etc
WATER AUDIT APPLICABILITY -CGWA GUIDELINES
• All Industries abstracting Groundwater> 100m3/day

• Water Audits shall be undertaken Biennial (Once in 2years)

• Industries are required to reduce Ground water use by at least 20% in 3years through
appropriate means

• Water Audit to be conducted through certified auditors of agencies as approved by CGWA (Ex:
FICCI/CII/NPC/PHDCCI etc.) certified auditors–List available on CGWAWebsite

• Water Audit Report to be prepared as per CGWA Format

• Water Audit report to be submitted online to CGWA-NOC requirement

• https://www.cgwa-noc.gov.in/LandingPage/UserAssistance/Accredited WaterAuditors.pdf
BRSR Core Advisory and Implementation
Listed entities shall mandatorily undertake reasonable assurance of
the BRSR Core, as per the glide path specified in the following table
Financial Year Applicability of BRSR Core to top listed entities
(by market capitalization)

2023- 24 Top 150 listed entities

2024- 25 Top 250 listed entities
2025-26 Top 500 listed entities
2026-27 Top 1000 listed entities

https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/jul-2023/brsr-core-framework-
for-assurance-and-esg-disclosures-for-value-chain_73854.html
 From FY2023-24 onwards, the top 1000 listed entities in India by market capitalisation must
prepare BRSR Core disclosures and undertake assurance according to the glide path.

Embracing Enabling Fairness in

Green- circularity - Enhancing Enabling Engaging
Gender Open-ness
house gas details related Employee Inclusive with
Water Energy Diversity of
(GHG) to waste Wellbeing Developm Customers
footprint footprint in business
footprint management and Safety ent and
Business
by the entity Suppliers

The BRSR Core is a subset of the BRSR. The new format has additional KPIs (relevant for the Indian economy) under nine
ESG attributes, mandating listed entities to disclose and obtain reasonable assurance.
IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF CSR PROJECTS
Rule 8 (3) of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy) Amendment Rules, 22nd January 2021 brings new
requirement of Impact Assessment.

If the CSR target of the company, in each of the 3 preceding

financial years, is Rs 10 crores or more, activity or the
project has an outlay of Rs 1 crore or more then Impact
assessment needs to be carried by an Independent Agency
from AY 2020-21.
A company undertaking Impact Assessment may book the
expenditure towards CSR for the financial year, which shall
not exceed 5% of total CSR expenditure for that financial
year or Rs. 50 lakhs, whichever is less.
The impact assessment reports shall be placed before the
Board and shall be annexed to Annual Report on CSR

PHDCCI having competent team for conducting

impact assessment of CSR project
ENVIRONMENT SOCIAL GOVERNANCE (ESG)
ESG is a framework that helps stakeholders understand how an organization
manages risks and opportunities around sustainability issues. Our Centre
helps you
organsation in
ESG has evolved from other historical movements that focused on health and
preparing
safety issues, pollution reduction, and corporate philanthropy.
disclosure of
environmental,
ESG has changed how capital allocation decisions are made by many of the social and
largest financial services firms and asset managers in the world corporate
governance
data.
An emerging class of ESG specialists is stepping into the industry and supporting
both net zero and carbon neutrality goals

Organizational Reporting on ESG Framework Easily Achieve, Net Zero, Carbon Neutrality and Water Positives Target
GHG INVENTORY PREPARATION AND VERIFICATION
Why is it necessarY Benefits

For achieving net zero and carbon neutrality. Increased credibility, consistency, and
transparency of GHG quantification
For reducing carbon footprint of product or
services. monitoring, reporting, and verification with
respect to the GHG footprint
For submitting carbon budget/carbon footprint
to customer/buyer of a product or Services Reducing resource and energy-related costs
Serving the information needs of your supply
For quantifying total carbon emission of a chain partners
product or services.
Identifying cost-effective reduction
For taking environmental clearance from opportunities
MoEFCC.
Managing GHG and resource-related risks.
ELECTRICAL AND FIRE SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENTS AND MANAGEMENT
Why is it necessary Benefits
To Identify potential fire / explosion hazards / Identification of the potential electrical hazards in the
electrical risks in the premises. plant/factory/organization

To Reviewing the existing electrical and fire protection Avoid fire due to loose electrical connections and
systems. short circuit

To check statutory compliance of electrical and fire Prevent and minimize loss of life & property
system in line with applicable national and Compliance with the applicable safety regulatory
international standards requirements

To Identify deviations with respect to electrical and Recommend suggestions for improvement in electrical
fire safety procedures To review electrical and fire installation Ensure longevity of expensive electronic
emergency preparedness plan equipment.

To provide rating of electrical and fire system against

potential risk/hazards.
 Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Advisory

Company exports carbon intensive products to the EU that are included in the (initial or expected
extended) scope of CBAM (i.e. iron & steel, fertilizer's, hydrogen, organic chemicals, polymers,
petroleum products, non-ferrous metals, non-organic chemicals, etc.)