Sustainability Committee 18th May 2015 Overview and Performance of Vedanta's Sustainability Committee 1 July 2015 Euan Macdonald

Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Sustainability Committee, Vedanta Resources


Introduction

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Contents


1 Relationship with and reporting to the Board


2 Sustainability Committee: role and mandate 3 Sustainability Committee activities in FY 2015

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Relationship with and reporting to the Board


Ensuring responsible leadership

Remuneration

Committee

Sustainability

Committee

Audit

Committee

Executive

Committee

Nominations

Committee

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Sustainability Committee overview

Permanent Members of the Sustainability Committee:



EUAN MACDONALD TOM ALBANESE KISHORE KUMAR ROMA BALWANI

All committee meetings are attended by the CEOs of Group's

subsidiaries or their representatives

In FY 2014-2015, the Sustainability Committee held four meetings,

all of which were attended by Euan, Tom and Kishore

Ms. Roma Balwani acts as Committee Secretary

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Sustainability Committee: role and mandate


Main responsibilities of the Sustainability Committee

Advise on sustainability policies and Sustainable Development Framework


Review and approve targets for sustainability performance and report to the Board on progress

Recommend initiatives

involving leadership, employees and communities at all levels

Review and report to the Board on performance of the Group and subsidiaries

Approve the Sustainability

Report

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Sustainability Committee activities in FY 2015

Key Achievements

Advise on sustainability policies and Sustainable Development Framework

Reviewed and approved sustainability management policies for all Vedanta group companies in HSE, Water, Biodiversity, Energy & Carbon, Human Rights, HIV/AIDs and Supplier & Contractors

Oversaw the development of the Sustainable Development Model - introduced a fourth pillar, Strategic Communications

Review and approve targets for sustainability performance and report to the Board on progress

Reviewed and reported to the Board against KPIs for safety, environmental and community relations performance, as well as special projects

Approved sustainability objectives, targets and initiatives for 2016

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Sustainability Committee activities in FY 2015


Key Achievements

Recommend initiatives involving leadership, employees and communities at all levels

Improved near-miss reporting and behavioural safety procedures to help prevent harm to employees and contractors

Approved and mandated key Group-level initiatives (WASH, Women Empowerment Principles, IBBI, Model Anganwadi) to promote the sustainability culture among employees, leadership and communities

Launched internal due diligence in compliance with the UN Guiding

Principles on Business and Human Rights

Oversaw the Group-wide implementation of the Vasundhara IT platform

(SAP-EHS and SuPM IT solutions)

Review and report to the Board on performance of the Group and subsidiaries

Oversaw the development of the Sustainable Development Framework and the Sustainability Assurance Programme

Review of Group companies assurance action plans to assess progress

Approve the Sustainability Report

Approved Vedanta's Sustainability Report 2014 - 2015

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Thank you

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