Continuous engagement with our stakeholders allows us to remain responsive to their expectations, foresee emerging risks and identify opportunities. Our social responsibility performance standards help ensure effective engagement with relevant stakeholders across multiple industries and geographies; provide adequate grievance mechanisms to help resolve situations of potential conflict; and develop specialised standards for potentially vulnerable communities such as indigenous peoples. The process follows five principles of engagement:
Our dialogue begins with questions that solicit feedback. Our stakeholders have access to a number of platforms to reach out to Vedanta personnel and voice concerns.
Local Community
Employees
Shareholders, Investors, & Lenders
Civil Societies
Industry(Suppliers,
Customers,
Peers, Media)
Governments
Community group meetings, village council meetings, community needs/social impact assessments, public hearings, grievance mechanisms, cultural events, engaging philanthropically with communities via the Vedanta Foundation
