STATUTORY REPORTS
PRINCIPLE 2: Businesses should provide goods and services in a manner that is sustainable and safe Essential Indicators
1. Percentage of R&D and capital expenditure (capex) investments in specific technologies to improve the environmental and social impacts of product and processes to total R&D and capex investments made by the entity, respectively FY 2025-26
FY 2024-25 (Current Financial Previous Financial Year)
Details of improvements in environmental and social impacts
During the previous financial year, the Company invested ₹ 3.7 crores in advanced R&D instrumentation. No incremental hardware CAPEX was undertaken during the current year. The R&D team focused on optimizing existing infrastructure, improving processes, and enhancing experimental workflows to accelerate product development.
2 a. Does the entity have procedures in place for sustainable sourcing? (Yes/No)
Yes, GNFC has established and implemented a comprehensive Supplier Code of Conduct applicable to all suppliers, vendors, service providers, traders, agents, contractors, and consultants associated with the Company, including those providing or intending to provide goods and services. The Code requires adherence to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and suppliers are assessed against defined environmental and social parameters. For engagement with GNFC, suppliers are required to register through the Company’s ‘Vendor Registration Portal’. The Supplier Code of Conduct, along with access to the registration portal, is available on GNFC’s official website at the specified link: Website Path: www.gnfc.in
Supplier Code of Conduct / Vendor Registration Direct Link: https://www.gnfc.in/information-technology/vendor-registration/ b. If yes, what percentage of inputs were sourced sustainably? 100%
3. Describe the processes in place to safely reclaim your products for reusing, recycling and disposing at the end of life, for:
GNFC adheres to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and is registered as both a Brand Owner and an Importer under the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, as amended. The company procures EPR certificate (for both rigid and flexible plastic waste) from registered plastic waste processor for the quantity equivalent to the EPR target given by the CPCB on online EPR portal.
E-waste generated by GNFC is responsibly disposed of through CPCB/SPCBregistered recyclers and dismantlers, in compliance with E-Waste Management Rules-2022 as amended.
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