ESG Champions of India 2024

ESG Champions of India 2024 | 67 [ METHODOLOGY & DEFINITIONS ] DEFINITIONS METHODOLOGY Branded Content: The information and views published under Branded Content have been curated by organization featured in the article. The facts and opinions expressed here do not reflect the views of Dun & Bradstreet. Expert’s View: The facts, views and opinions expressed in the interviews are those of the contributors and the organization they represent. Dun & Bradstreet has not verified the veracity of the statements made therein. Publication Listing – India’s Leading 1000 Listed ESG Entities 2024 • Private sector companies and public sector enterprises listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and/or the National Stock Exchange, India’s two major stock exchanges were considered for evaluation. • Exclusions: o Companies with total revenue of less than INR 250 crores o Companies with negative net worth o Companies with 2 years of consecutive losses o Companies with insufficient data depth in Dun & Bradstreet ESG Ranking data sets (i.e., those classified as D, E, F data depth) • Dun & Bradstreet finalized the list of India’s Leading Listed ESG Entities based on its proprietary ESG Intelligence Framework Ratings (as of February 2024) Awards - ESG Champions of India 2024 • The list of India’s Leading 1000 Listed ESG Entities 2024 (“Listing”) detailed above formed the consideration set for selection of award winners i.e., ESG Champions of India 2024 • The companies in the listing were classified based on SASB Industry categories (Source: Dun & Bradstreet Classification). • We then shortlisted the top 24 sectors based on following criteria – o Sufficient Representation of companies – The sector should be represented by more than 10 companies. o Sectors with better ESG Performance – Average ESG Score of the industry is above the overall ‘average’ ESG score for the listing. o Core economy sectors were included. • We Identified the top-scoring company in each of these 24 sectors based on D&B’s ESG Intelligence Framework Ratings (as of February 2024). These companies were then recognized as Dun & Bradstreet ESG Champions of India 2024 at the Dun & Bradstreet ESG Leadership Summit 2024. Dun & Bradstreet