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101 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. INTEGRATED ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 SECTION 134(3)(m) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH RULE 8(3) OF THE COMPANIES (ACCOUNTS) RULES, 2014 IS FORMING PART OF THE BOARD´S REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2019-20 (A) Conservation of Energy Your Company is committed to sustainable business practices by contributing to environment protection & considers energy conservation as one of the strong pillars of preserving natural resources. This also helps in reducing carbon footprint across all its operations and improve the bottom-line under our ‘Mission Sustainability’. Your Company is the first Indian signatory to EP100 (Energy Productivity 100%) by 2030 with base year 2009, a program promoted by ‘The Climate Group’. Further, your Company has committed to becoming Carbon Neutral by 2040. Your Company is also committed for Science Based Target (SBT) to De-carbonise its growth and thus contributing to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees Celsius as per Paris accord 2015. Your Company has a robust roadmap for achieving targets for improving energy efficiency and adoption of renewable energy. Your Company continues to invest in various energy efficiency programs abiding by its commitment towards internal carbon price of USD 10 per ton of carbon emitted. 14 facilities of your Company have been certified as Zero waste to land fill. Your Company has taken various initiatives as listed below, for energy conservation and preserving natural resources: • Programs for improving energy efficiency and energy productivity across all operations. • Thrust on increasing share of renewable energy. • Converting existing Facilities into Green buildings and factories. • Rain water harvesting, reduce usage, reuse and recycle water. • Thrust on Zero waste to land fill and promote circular economy. • Eco efficiency in supply chain. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO (i) The steps taken/impact on conservation of energy: • Installation of energy efficient centrifugal air compressor. • Replacement of old motors with premium efficiency IE3 motors. • Installation of Energy efficient inverter split AC’s. • Chiller efficiency improvement by use of online condenser cleaning mechanism. • Installation of energy efficient BLDC ceiling fans. • Installation of high velocity low speed (HVLS) fans on shop floor. • Adoption of cold box process in Foundry. • Installation of demand side controller for compressed air. • Waste heat recovery from air compressors. • Adoption of innovative Nano-technology at pre-treatment to reduce process temperature. Your Company believes in employee engagement for driving positive change towards this goal and has taken multiple initiatives. Select few initiatives are listed below: • National energy conservation week celebration at all plants during 14 th to 20 th December. • Sustainability month celebration at all plants (June month). • Capability building programs on Energy and Sustainability. • Celebration of Founders’ day with specific theme based on Energy and Sustainability. • Competitions for posters, slogans, suggestions and quiz. • Enhance learning through digital platforms like E-learning, Webinars etc. ANNEXURE VII