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Workforce Diversity

Pillar 3: Transforming the workplace

Aim 8: Promote gender parity, diversity, and inclusivity

At Vedanta, diversity and inclusion encompasses more than policies, programs, and employee counts. We value each team member's individual needs, opinions, and capabilities.

At Vedanta, we recognize that each employee is unique and that they contribute above and beyond their capabilities when provided with the right environment that nurtures, hones, and grows their talent.

Impact Created

11.5

Gender diversity (FY'2022)

29%

Gender diversity in leadership roles (FY'2022)

27%

Gender diversity in decision-making bodies (FY'2022)

Management Performance in Workforce Diversity

Vedanta is committed to the cause of promoting diversity and inclusion within the organization and in larger communities who we partner with. Our objective is to achieve gender parity across all levels starting from our Board. The Group’s diversity policy helps to define, strategize on different facets that have a bearing on achieving diversity goals. This policy is forward looking and sets a vision for diversity and inclusion for businesses across the Vedanta Group.

The Group has launched a Diversity & Inclusion Council – a cross-functional body of executives – to oversee the implementation of this agenda for the organization. The council is empowered to oversee changes that need to be made in overall policies, workplace infrastructure and raising awareness of this issue among our workforce.

Diversity & Inclusion Policy

Board Diversity Policy

We want to create a space for all voices at Vedanta, through the Diversity and Inclusion Council to ensure:

Goal	Target	Our Current Performance
Increase in women representation in workforce	20% by FY'30	11.5% in FY'22
Increase in women representation in leadership roles	40% by FY'30	29% in FY'22
Increase in women representation in decision making bodies	30% by FY'30	27% in FY'22
Increase in women representation in enabling functions	50% by FY'30	29% in FY'22
Increase in women representation in technical/shop floor roles	20% by FY'30	8% in FY'22
Increase in representation from LGBTQ & Specially abled people	10% by FY'30	0.5% in FY'22

Case Studies

Project 1

Women Empowerment: Women in mining

Project 2

Initiatives for women empowerment

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Women Empowerment: Women in Mining

SDG 5: Gender Equality

Target 5.1: End all forms of discrimination against women

Creating equal opportunities for both genders is central to the Sustainable Development Goals. Vedanta has embraced this concept and is leading efforts to open a traditionally male-dominated sector to the female workforce.

In South Africa, guidelines by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy also call for more women in the mining workplace. They further go on to establish that special provisions need to be made to promote the Health and Safety of Women in the mining environment as this is an area that has been neglected. The Women in Mining structure is solely for the health and safety of women in the industry. It focuses on prevention of sexual harassment, gender appropriate PPEs, safety and security, minimum standards of fitness and ablution facilities (hygiene). Black Mountain Mines has committed to be part of this long-term initiative and it now forms part of the health and safety strategy. To progress on this aspect:

There has been a formation of a committee to oversee this activity,
The program has been officially launched, in order to increase awareness and seek buy-in
It has been included as a standing item in the regional tripartite meetings, where BMM is represented
A research paper is being prepared on the “Perceptions of employees on the health, safety and development of women in mining”
Polices are being reviewed to accommodate gender-specific considerations

The Principal Inspector of Mines has acknowledged the progress BMM has made with the development of the structure, and we hope to report on improvements in the near future.

Initiatives for Women empowerment

SDG 5: Gender Equality

Target 5.1: End all forms of discrimination against women

Veeras of Vedanta

This is the Women’s Council at our Lanjigarh facility. It champions diversity and aids management’s decision making towards providing opportunities for individual and professional empowerment of women employees. The council meets once in a quarter to review and address workplace related concerns of women employees and discuss their opportunities for capability enhancement and taking up new challenges and leadership roles, etc.

Agnivahini

At Vedanta Limited, Jharsuguda, our Fire Service has developed an all-women squad of fire fighters called ‘Agnivahini’ to create awareness on and develop capabilities for fire related risk management. Besides working with the Fire Service team on enhancing the knowledge and skills of employees to mitigate the fire risk on the shop floor, Agnivahini has also been instrumental in nurturing a fire safety culture in the Jharsuguda community.

Members of Agnivahini have conducted fire safety sessions across many villages, and for the students and staff at various schools in the plant’s proximity. Apart from these two programmes, we conduct several workshops throughout the year to nurture internal talent and their capability development, for the exclusive benefit of our women employees, thereby preparing them to take up higher responsibilities in both lead and support roles.