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Business Responsibility
Reporting

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About Us
 Leading player in Energy and Sustainability Services
 Led more than 500 sustainability service offerings( CSR, EIAs, LCAs, CDM,
Environmental Finance etc.)
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Sectors( Energy and Infrastructure, Mines and Metals, Manufacturing, Habitats,
Forestry, Agriculture) and
Geographies (India, Srilanka, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya,
Tanzania)
Clients (Governments, Multilaterals, UN, Business groups, NGOs)
 Delivered more than 500 million USD benefits to clients
 Operating across India, South East Asia and Africa
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 RSM International is the 7th largest network of independent audit, tax & advisory
firm in the world with over USD 4 billion in fee income and presence in over 700
offices in 103 countries
 RSM Astute is the 6th largest accounting and consulting group in India has 1000
people strength and located in 19 offices in 13 cities with delivery capabilities in 90+
cities
 Some Clients of RSM Astute
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Towards Sustainable Business..phase wise approach : Growing with
clients , Partnering at all stages of business ,Handholding to address Energy, Environment and Social
functions
Risk
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*World Commission on Environment & Development

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Addressing Sustainability and Climate Imperatives
Our service offering viz. integrated and stand- alone that will help you:
Long term shareholder value
SEEG Risk
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Our Service Offerings
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Why - Business Responsibility
Reporting?
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New Regulatory Landscape covering Business Responsibility in
India
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Introduction to Business Responsibility
India mandates what is voluntary in many countries?
To improve transparency, governance and inclusion?
No. 14/4/2012-IICA (CSR)Government of of Corporate Affairs
The National Voluntary Guidelines (NVG) on Social, Economic
and Environmental Responsibilities of Business
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Equator Principles
• The Equator Principles (EPs) is a credit risk
management framework for determining,
assessing and managing environmental and
social risk in Project Finance transactions.
• The EPs are based on the International Finance
Corporation Performance Standards on social
and environmental sustainability and on the
World Bank Group Environmental, Health, and
Safety Guidelines (EHS Guidelines).
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NVG/SEBI Guidelines
A company’s performance will be measured, tracked and reported on financial
and non – financial metrics - SEEG
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Fortune 100- Do they report?
Sr.No.
Deciles
Sustainability
Reports
# Using
GRI
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9
Companies 1 to 10
Companies 11 to 20
Companies 21 to 30
Companies 31 to 40
Companies 41 to 50
Companies 51 to 60
Companies 61 to 70
Companies 71 to 80
Companies 81 to 90
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Companies 91 to 100
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Relevance – Business case
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Benefits
Gill James, Head of Sustainability Standard Chartered Bank says, ‘You have to approach
sustainability as a core business issue – and then you see the real benefits.’*
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Who are Stakeholders ?
On what aspects is
business
accountable?
Reporting responsibly
involves understanding
the impacts of your
policies, decisions,
actions, products and
associated performance
on various stake holders
and to report, explain
and be answerable to
stakeholders for
decisions, actions and
performance – AA 1000
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Sustainability Linkage Map
 Sustainability linkage map including both social and financial consequences of the company.
 Arrows 1 & 2 shows different places/time where actions can be performed and arrow 3 shows
that reactions can have impact on corporate financial performance and as feedback to revise
corporate strategies.
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What to Report ?
SEBI indicates what to report. It does not give any indicators to
monitor, measure and report .
How to Report ?
Unlike GRI, SEBI mandates Business Responsibility Report along with
Annual Report for the same entity
Being Silent, SEBI mandates that the reporting entities follow the
same reporting principles as that of financial reports or indirectly
indicates that follow GRI reporting principles.
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Business Responsibility Reporting is not just reporting what you have been doing but
doing new things or in new way
It is about business transformation - new ways balancing value, being accountable to
generate NET Value
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Business Responsibility Reporting – Key metrics
 Understanding of the risks and opportunities facing the business
 Identification of topics that are relevant and merit reporting based on materiality,
stakeholder inclusiveness, sustainability context and reporting boundary.
 Ensuring a balanced and reasonable presentation of the organisations sustainability
performance. This determination must be based on the organisation’s reporting
purpose and experience, and reasonable expectation of its stakeholders.
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Our approach and Scope of Work
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Our Approach to the Engagement
DIAGNOSTIC STUDY
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY / POLICIES /
TARGETS DEVELOPMENTS
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY INDICATORS /
TARGETS
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
DEVELOPMENT & DEPLOYMENT
•Gap Report – “AS-IS” to SEBI / GRI & Sector
Good Practice
• First SEBI BRR
• Stake Holder Engagement
• Vision a future State (To–Be)
• Articulate policies – Strategic direction
• Drill down strategic direction to KRA’s
• Develop process, systems and controls to
measure, manage and monitor BR
performance across the enterprise
•Deploy the process, systems & controls
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
PERIODIC REVIEW
• Review & Assess the progress made towards
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
PREPARATION & MOCK AUDIT OF REPORT
• Strategy, structure and content of BR
DEVELOPMENT OF REPLICATION
STRATEGY (MANUAL PREPARATION &
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT)
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(TO-BE) from (AS-IS)
Reporting
• Documentation of BR performance
management system
• Training sessions to Executive & Operations
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Expertise. Experience. Value
A medium scale business in foundry sector with
operations in India and US and with significant US/EU
linkages wanted us to develop a sustainability
management performance system
Background: The business units already have
management systems based on ISO 9000 and 14000
that covered quality and environment. Hence the group
is adept at continuous improvement systems
AIA Engineering Ltd, Tata Steel, Tata
Chemicals and rest of the Group, ITC,
Jubilant Life Sciences
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Outcomes:
(a)
Sustainability
policy,
vision,
objectives/policies (28 in number)after identifying
critical sustainability aspects that impact their business
growth and articulated by their investors and
customers.
(b)Creation of a sustainability function and team.
Target setting / KPIs. (c ) Capacity Building (d)
Sustainability Performance Management System
Deployment (e) Monitor, Review (f) Disclosures

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Advantage RSM GC Advisory
Leadershi
p Team
• •Leadership team with expertise and extensive consulting experience, more than 500
Leadership team with expertise and extensive consulting experience, more than 500
sustainability service offerings; developed over 250 emission reduction projects with aa
sustainability service offerings; developed over 250 emission reduction projects with
potential of >400 million CERs; assisted and advised over 8000 MW power project portfolio
potential of >400 million CERs; assisted and advised over 8000 MW power project portfolio
&&over 2000 MW wind power projects, over 350 MW REC projects; delivered value of over
over 2000 MW wind power projects, over 350 MW REC projects; delivered value of over
US$ 500 Million to businesses in India
US$ 500 Million to businesses in India
Policy
Formulati
on
• •Active participation in policy formulation and thought leadership
Active participation in policy formulation and thought leadership
Strong
Track
Record
Diverse
Work
Experienc
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• •Strong track record of project delivery, combined with risk mitigation and
Strong track record of project delivery, combined with risk mitigation and
structuring capabilities
structuring capabilities
• • Working experience in in diverse geographies sectors, and a potent combination of of technical financial resources
Working experience diverse geographies & & sectors, and a potent combination technical & & financial resources
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Clientele
Sustainability Disclosure Engagements
Our Global Footprint
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Carbon Disclosure Engagements
External Assurances for
Sustainability Reports

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Assurance Statements: TATA Steel
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Assurance Statements: ITC
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Clientele
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Team Profile D, CEO
 Rambabu Paravastu, Ph
Dr. Rambabu has been a thought leader in the Asian Sustainability and Climate Change movement,
his previous roles include Managing Director at CantorCO2e Asia and Head of Sustainability and
Climate Change practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Asia. Dr. Rambabu has over 25 years of
experience in consulting, research and teaching in governance, sustainability, and climate change.
He has led over 200 assignments sponsored by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF),
Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST), World Bank, UNDP and various national and
international organizations.
 Satish Kashyap, Co-Founder & Director
Satish has over a decade of experience in Capital Markets, M&A and Strategy. Satish led product
development for equity, commodity and derivative markets at the National Stock Exchange of
India Group. Satish was Director, SunGard and investment manager for a USD 400 million private
equity fund investing in Infrastructure and Real Estate. Satish Kashyap is a post-graduate in
Management from the ISB, Hyderabad and holds a BE from the University of Mumbai.
 R P Sharma (RP), Director – New Delhi
RP holds a master’s degree in Chemical Engineering with 36 years of experience in the field of
energy and environmental management. He has worked in past for Hindustan Zinc Limited, Triveni
Engineering Works Ltd, Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Ltd, Tata Steel & CantorCO2e. He has been the Chief
of Environmental Management in Tata Steel.
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Team Profile
• Anupam Das-Purkayastha , Director
Anupam is a post-graduate in Physics. He has been involved in CDM projects and entrepreneurial initiatives wherein he has
successfully set up an environmental consultancy organization and led transaction services. Anupam has twenty years of work
experience including heading multiple profit centers working with European, U.S. and Indian clients.
• Betsy Vincent, Vice President
Betsy has 12 years of experience with the corporate and nonprofit sectors. Betsy has worked with Bennett Coleman &
Co. & International Resources for Fairer Trade(nonprofit institution) she was responsible for marketing of the fair
trade concept, fund raising, training, and business development services. She has also developed GHG emission
reduction projects in the community and agriculture sector. Betsy holds a Master’s degree in Management Studies.
She has extensively worked with communities across India.
• Pravin Jadhav, Asso. Vice President
Pravin is a post graduate chemical engineer with more than Eight years of experience across research and industry. He
pursued his research at the National Chemical Laboratory and National Environmental Engineering Research Institute.
Pravin has published eight research papers ;has contributed to India’s Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC
and has registered about 25 CDM projects with UNFCCC working across the globe in India, Thailand, Indonesia and
Africa.
• Akash Mokhriwale – Manager
Akash holds a post graduate diploma in Industrial Safety & Environmental management(PGDISEM) from NITIE and
Bachelor of Engineering(Electronics & Communications). Akash has collective work experience of over 3 years,
designing safety systems in plant engineering, energy and environmental management. He is also an certified internal
auditor for OHSAS 18001:2007.
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Sustainability. Value.
Delivered.
January 10, 2014
Partner for Sustainability Transformation
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