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                     "MMTC-PAMP: Leading the
                  Way in ESG Commitment and

                                    Decarbonization"




               Mr Karthik Krishnan, Head of Precious Metals Recovery and Strategy, MMTC PAMP








             MMTC-PAMP embodies the spirit and principles of
             ESG in its operations. We are committed to work
             in an environmentally responsible manner. We are
             the pioneer among precious metal companies in
             India to have validated our decarbonization targets
             by Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). SBTi,
             a globally recognized force in climate action is
             a collaborative effort between CDP, the United
             Nations Global Compact, the We Mean Business
             Coalition, the World Resources Institute (WRI),
             and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). It is
             mobilizing the industries across the globe to act
             towards climate change through various initiatives.



                                                                            Mr Karthik Krishnan



           As our commitment to reducing impact of our operations
           on climate, we have committed to reducing our scope 1
           and 2 carbon footprints by 47% and scope 3 emissions
           by 27.5% in FY 29-30 from base year of FY 18-19 as per
           SBTi guidelines.

                                                              local communities, particularly women, providing vital
           As a beginning of our decarbonization journey, we have
                                                              healthcare and nutritional assistance to women in and
           installed Solar panels to increase the contribution of
           renewable energy in our total electricity consumption   around Nuh, Haryana. MMTC-PAMP also installed Solar
                                                              panels in 11 different locations in Nuh district thereby
           to 30%. This enables us to generate 705Kwhp power
           thereby helping us reduce approx. 800t CO2 emissions   giving access to green electricity to over 6500 students.
                                                              Lastly our Swajal initiatives of maintaining 25 RO systems
           per year.
                                                              across offices, schools and hospitals underscores our
                                                              commitment to provide clean drinking water, further
           Our social initiatives showcase profound commitment
           to environment and community welfare. Through our   enhancing community health and well-being.
           empowering education programme, the company has
           significantly enhanced educational infrastructure in girl’s
           school, instituted scholarship schemes and improved
           facilities at Anganwadi centres. Further, the nutritional
           and healthcare support projects target the well-being of


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