MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. | Integrated Annual Report 2021-22

197 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. Integrated Annual Report 2021-22 • CO 2 emissions are measured during type approval testing at government-approved testing facilities, and this information is used to calculate the CO 2 footprint of goods as Company weighted average fuel consumption (CAFE) is required to conform to India’s future Fuel Economy emission regulations. Principle 3: Businesses should promote the wellbeing of all employees- 1. Please indicate the Total number of employees: 48,961 2. Please indicate the Total number of employees hired on temporary/contractual/ casual basis: 27,664 3. Please indicate the Number of permanent women employees: 659 4. Please indicate the Number of permanent employees with disabilities: 13 5. Do you have an employee association that is recognized by management: Yes 6. What percentage of your permanent employees is members of this recognized employee association? (Total Unionized Permanent Workmen/Total Permanent Workmen): 86% 7. Please indicate the Number of complaints relating to child labour, forced labour, involuntary labour, sexual harassment in the last financial year and pending, as on the end of the financial year. S. No. Category No. of complaints filed during the financial year No. of complaints pending as on end of the financial year 1. Child labour/forced labour/involuntary labour NIL NIL 2. Sexual harassment 9 2 3. Discriminatory employment NIL NIL 8. What percentage of your under mentioned employees were given safety & skill up-gradation training in the last year? – a. Permanent Employees: 83% b. Permanent Women Employees: 76% c. Casual/Temporary/Contractual Employees: 83% d. Employees with Disabilities: 77% Principle 4: Businesses should respect the interests of, and be responsive to the needs of all stakeholders, especially those who are disadvantaged, vulnerable, and marginalised 1. Has the Company mapped its internal and external stakeholders? Yes/No: Yes 2. Out of the above, has the Company identified the disadvantaged, vulnerable & marginalized stakeholders? Yes 3. Are there any special initiatives taken by the Company to engage with the disadvantaged, vulnerable, and marginalised stakeholders? If so, provide details thereof, in about 50 words or so. Under its Corporate Social Responsibility, the Company has been driving various projects across the country to uplift marginalized and vulnerable communities. While details are shared under Principle 8, two examples of projects where majority of the beneficiaries are from marginalized sections are outlined below: 1. Mahindra Hariyali – This is a large-scale tree plantation programme conducted in Araku (Tribal Belt of Vishakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh) where 100% of the beneficiaries are tribal farmers. Besides enriching biodiversity, it also provides livelihood support to tribal farmers by planting fruit and forest trees in this region. Over the years, 25,000 tribal farmer families have benefited from this programme. 2. Women Empowerment through Regenerative Agriculture – The main objective of the programme is to enable women farmers to use regenerative agriculture as a technique to transform the soil on their land, increase productivity and earn profits throughout the year, in addition to ensuring food and nutrition security for their families. The Project is implemented in Moga, Tarn Taran (Punjab) and Shravasti (Uttar Pradesh) which are identified as aspirational districts by Government of India. F urther details of community development initiatives are given in Principle 8.