Sustainability Report FY 2025-26

To Date: September 28, 2026 The Manager The Manager BSE Limited National Stock Exchange of India Limited P. J. Towers, Dalal Street Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex Mumbai-400001 Bandra (E), Mumbai- 400051 (BSE Scrip Code: 543389) (NSE Symbol: SIGACHI) Sub: Sustainability Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. Please find enclosed Sustainability Report of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. This is for the information and records of the Exchange, please. Thanking You, Yours faithfully For Sigachi Industries Limited Vivek Kumar Company Secretary & Compliance Officer Driven by Purpose. Defined by Responsibility. SIGACHI INDUSTRIES LIMITED SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025-26 INTRODUCTION TO THIS YEAR’S REPORT At Sigachi, PURPOSE PROVIDES DIRECTION TO OUR GROWTH, WHILE RESPONSIBILITY TABLE OF CONTENTS DEFINES THE WAY WE PURSUE IT. About the Report 02 As we progress, we remain focused on strengthening the foundations that FY26: Progress in Focus 04 support sustainable and long-term value creation. Chairman’s Message 10 MD & CEO’s Message 11 During FY2025–26, we continued to advance our approach across CFO’s Message 12 Executive Summary 13 Workplace safety People Environmental stewardship About Sigachi 14 Corporate Highlights 16 Our Journey 18 Responsible business practices Stakeholder relationships Stakeholder Engagement 20 Materiality Assessment 22 Our Sustainability Strategy 26 This Report reflects our progress during the year, and the actions undertaken Our Value Creation 30 to strengthen our systems, enhance transparency and embed sustainability Environment 32 more deeply across our operations. Social 44 These initiatives are our priorities, guiding our continued journey towards Governance 62 responsible and sustainable growth in the years ahead. Looking Ahead: Our Sustainability Roadmap 74 ESG Performance Indicators 78 Glossary 80 GRI Content Index 82 ABOUT THE REPORT OUR REPORTING APPROACH This report presents our sustainability performance and progress during FY2025–26, covering the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 REPORTING BOUNDARY March 2026. The Report covers our standalone operations at Sultanpur, Jhagadia, Dahej and Madinaguda, along with our R&D centre. It brings together our approach, actions and performance across the The reporting boundary for our GHG emissions has changed Environmental, Social and Governance matters that are material to our from the previous year. The Hyderabad unit, which formed part business and stakeholders. The Report has been prepared in accordance with of the FY2024–25 GHG reporting scope, ceased operations in the GRI Standards and is supported by the disclosures made through our June 2025 and has accordingly not been included in our FY2025– Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report. 26 environmental baseline or future environmental targets. This change has been considered in maintaining the consistency and comparability of our environmental disclosures. EXTERNAL ASSURANCE During FY2025–26, our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 GHG emissions data underwent independent assurance by Indian Register Quality Systems, a division of ISSPL Limited. The assurance represents an important step in strengthening the quality and reliability of our environmental data as we continue to deepen our understanding of our environmental footprint. FEEDBACK AND CONTACT We welcome feedback and queries from our stakeholders regarding this Report. For further information, please write to us at esg@sigachi.com 02 FY2025–26 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT SIGACHI INDUSTRIES LIMITED 03 FY 26: PROGRESS IN FOCUS STRENGTHENING THE FOUNDATIONS OF SAFETY PROGRESSING WITH PURPOSE. Our Actions GROWING WITH RESPONSIBILITY. During FY26, we strengthened safety across our operations through a more structured and preventive approach to risk management. Key areas of focus included: Process and equipment safety: Strengthening controls around operational processes and equipment to support safer working conditions. Responsibility equals accountability, Risk identification and assessment: Using independent assessments and more structured risk reviews to accountability equals ownership. A sense of identify potential safety gaps and improvement areas. ownership is the most powerful weapon a Emergency preparedness: Reinforcing emergency-response arrangements through training, mock drills and preparedness activities. team or organization can have. Capability building: Expanding safety awareness through regular training, toolbox talks and employee engagement. Monitoring and follow-up: Strengthening the monitoring of workplace incidents, near misses and corrective — Pat Summitt (Celebrated Coach and Author) actions to support timely learning and prevention. FY2025–26 marked a year of important developments across our sustainability agenda. The following highlights reflect the areas in which we took meaningful The Impact steps forward during the year. These efforts have strengthened the foundations of Sigachi’s safety framework by improving prevention, preparedness and accountability across operations. A more structured approach to identifying risks, building safety capability and following through on corrective actions supports safer and more resilient workplaces for employees and workers. 04 FY2025–26 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT SIGACHI INDUSTRIES LIMITED 05 WIDENING THE LENS ON OUR EMISSIONS UNDERSTANDING OUR PRODUCT’S FOOTPRINT Our Actions The Impact What This Enables Our Actions The Impact What This Enables We expanded our GHG assessment The expanded assessment Greater visibility across the value We conducted a Life Cycle The assessment has provided Its findings will inform the to include Scope 3 emissions, provides a more complete picture chain provides a stronger basis Assessment of Microcrystalline a clearer, evidence-based Company’s evaluation of extending our understanding of of Sigachi’s broader emissions for identifying areas for future Cellulose, our flagship product, to understanding of our core opportunities to enhance the environmental impact beyond footprint across the value chain. engagement and action. deepen our understanding of its product’s environmental process and resource efficiency our direct operations. environmental impacts across the footprint and the stages where and progressively reduce product life cycle and identify the environmental impacts are most environmental impacts. stages where these impacts are pronounced. most pronounced. STRENGTHENING THE DISCIPLINE BEHIND OUR DATA A FIRMER FOUNDATION FOR MEASURING PROGRESS Our Actions The Impact What This Enables We subjected our Scope 1, Scope Independent assurance brings The insights gained through the 2 and Scope 3 emissions to greater rigour to the way we assurance process will support Our Actions The Impact What This Enables independent limited assurance manage and report environmental the continued refinement during FY2025–26. The process data, reinforcing confidence in of documentation, data We revised our environmental A more current and robust baseline The revised baseline supports reaffirmed the credibility of our the information that underpins management and reporting baseline to FY2025–26, reflecting provides a clearer reference point the implementation of our reported data while identifying environmental decision-making. practices. changes in our operational for measuring environmental decarbonisation roadmap and opportunities to further footprint and strengthening performance consistently over the evaluation of opportunities to strengthen documentation and the consistency and credibility time. improve resource and operational data management practices. of the data used to monitor our efficiency. environmental performance. 06 FY2025–26 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT SIGACHI INDUSTRIES LIMITED 07 EXTENDING RESPONSIBILITY ACROSS CREATING VALUE BEYOND OUR OPERATIONS OUR SUPPLY CHAIN Our Actions The Impact What This Enables During FY2025–26, we continued These pro [Showing first 8,000 characters — download PDF for full document]