Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is deeply embedded in Vedanta's culture and guides our people strategy. We promote gender parity and embrace individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures at every level of our organisation, from leadership teams to operational units. We are committed to creating an LGBTQ+ friendly workplace ensuring every individual feels valued and respected.
Our initiatives include role identification, infrastructure and policy upgradations are targeted towards creating an inclusive environment and empowering individuals.
Continuing our dedication to fostering DEI, we have improved our maternity policy to offer better support our female employees during their transition to motherhood. The improvements made in our Parenthood Policy are designed to empower women and LGBTQIA+ employees. This initiative reflects our core value of Care and operates on the principle that motherhood is not a career hiatus, but a period of personal growth. Our updated policy also promotes gender equality in childcare support to all employees, regardless of gender or orientation.
Vedanta acknowledges and respects the unique needs and rights of transgender individuals affirming our commitment to equality and non-discrimination. In pursuit of creating a supportive and inclusive workplace environment, we have introduced the Gender Reaffirmation & Leave Policy for individuals from the Transgender Communities. This policy outlines provisions of financial and wellbeing support rendered by Vedanta during the gender reaffirmation process. As on FY 2024-25, Vedanta has more than 50 Transgenders working in various roles across the organisation majorly in business partner workforce.
Vedanta’s flagship Women Leadership Development Programme V-LEAD is focussed to create a strong pipeline of women CXOs across functions, include them in decision-making bodies and create role-models which can act as inspiration.
Talented women leaders from experience bracket and expertise are groomed for leadership positions through V-Lead
Vedanta's senior leaders provide ongoing mentorship to nurture the personal and professional growth of selected candidates
V-Lead Leaders elevated to higher roles through Growth Workshops, ACT-UP, and other Talent Initiatives
V-Lead Leaders were rewarded with the prestigious Chairman Award for exemplary contribution to business growth and performance
As a professionally managed organisation, Vedanta Limited operates within a strong management framework, overseen by an Executive Committee that makes collective decisions at both the company and business unit levels. Each business unit operates independently under the leadership of its CEO, promoting a federated operating structure.
Vedanta recognises the significance of keeping the workforce motivated and enthusiastic to drive organisation's long-term success. We have implemented transparent schemes and adopted a well-defined methodology to acknowledge the efforts of our employees and business partners. Our best-in-class people practices and globally benchmarked reward programmes keep them inspired and incentivised to deliver their best.
Our management actively acknowledges individuals who exceed expectations in contributing towards business performance and objectives. These recognitions include the Chairman Individual Awards, Chairman Award for Business Partners, Leadership Excellence Award, Sustainability Award, Chairman’s Discretionary Award, Business Performance-based Incentive Schemes, and Employee Stock Options Scheme. We ensure comprehensive coverage through our employee stock option scheme, which also includes campus hires, fostering the growth of young talent and their contribution to overall business performance.
High-performing employees benefit from incentive schemes, development programmes, and competitive compensation.
Our appraisal and compensation programmes integrate an ESG element, aligning employee performance with safety, sustainability, and carbon footprint reduction. Our world-class people practices and globally benchmarked reward programmes ensure that our employees remain motivated to consistently deliver their best.
We are committed to making a meaningful impact, prioritising both business delivery and the growth of our people. This ethos is ingrained in all our initiatives.
Talent search has been one of our top priorities. Under the visionary guidance of our Chairman and steadfast leadership of Priya, we proudly launched V-Aspire, a talent search initiative that engaged 13,000+ executives across Vedanta.
Our approach combined Global AI-driven tools to assess 3,000+ participants on key competencies including Innovation & New Thinking, Passion & Hunger and Leadership Skills. This was followed by 150+ intensive panel interactions with 25+ distinguished internal & external experts.
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At Vedanta, we continuously strive for excellence in people development and are committed to building a dynamic workplace. We believe the high-quality talent inducted from “top universities” will drive our business to greater heights and transform us into a forward-looking company leveraging new-age skills, digitalisation & technology, and innovative mindset.
VLDP programme focusses on providing accelerated growth path to campus hires following ‘3 Roles*3 Functions*3Businesses’ philosophy. We have embarked on a transformational initiative to provide front-line decision-making roles to our VLDP talent enabling them to take up CXO leadership roles early in their career. This talent with their unconstrained thinking will partner with businesses to unlock value with focus on volume, cost & enhanced margin.
A structured growth workshop was conducted with 150+ VLDPs across businesses, through which 65 high-potential young leaders have been identified for elevated roles. The key highlights of this initiative include a) Cross-business & cross-functional movement, b) VLDPs taking elevated roles in line with their aspirations, c) KPIs/Deliverables presented to leadership panel in left/right template with focus on what difference they will make.
The Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme, introduced in the 2024-25 Budget, aims to provide internship opportunities to one crore youth over the next five years. The scheme targets youth aged 21-24, offering a 12-month exposure to actual work experience to real business environments across top 500 companies, focussing on skills development for those with lower employability.
It has an ambitious target for 1 crore youth to be skilled by top 500 companies in five years.
A task force was formed to oversee this initiative, wherein Nodal Officers from each Business Unit (BU) have been identified who are driving this initiative. Currently, Vedanta has uploaded 1,122 confirmed internships on the PMIS Portal in phase 1.
Role Model Campus Minds is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at recognising, elevating, and showcasing our brightest talents with 3-7 years of experience. In this inaugural initiative, a group of young leaders has been identified and placed in impactful roles across various functions and businesses. Recognised for their exceptional potential, these individuals have been paired with CXOs as mentors to facilitate accelerated growth and unlock their true capabilities. These roles encompass cross-business and cross-functional movements, offering a comprehensive growth platform and preparing them for future CXO positions.
Identified and given elevated impactful through role model campus minds initiative
BP ACT-UP was launched with an objective to discover, evaluate, and strengthen Business Partners from the O&M domain, based on their performance, value creation, and impact on organisational priorities. With an aim to identify from 600+ partners driving operational excellence, the programme leveraged a structured approach to assess capability, scalability, and future collaboration potential.
The journey began with a rigorous performance analysis across cost, productivity, and operational metrics – laying the foundation for targeted evaluation. This was further strengthened through Focussed Group Discussions (FGDs) with select strategic Business Partners, offering deep insights into partner sentiments and operating models. A comprehensive Well-being Survey was rolled out to capture the workplace environment for Business Partner staff, ensuring a holistic lens on ecosystem health. All findings were synthesised into an integrated Business Partner Dashboard to provide a unified, data-driven performance view.
As a result, Business Partners were segmented into high, medium, and low impact zones, driving sharper prioritisation. 30 top Business Partners were identified with 10 from category B having the potential to be upgraded to A category.
Based on engagement with CEO & respective ELTs (executive leadership team) of each business, strategic movements from Category B to A were recommended based on opportunity potential in addition to specific action plan with roadmap on achieving envisioned objectives.
Attracting top talent from leading universities across various fields while ensuring a healthy gender and geographical balance is a Group priority. Providing suitable roles with business relevance, mentorship, and best-in-class rewards, including ESOPs, coupled with accelerated career growth through flexible cross-business and cross-functional mobility, is essential for offering rapid career advancement to young professionals.
onboarded across businesses & functions with a 40% gender diversity
A comprehensive induction programme is organised for all campus hires joining Vedanta, featuring interactions with the Leadership Team, Business CEOs, Functional Heads, and Industry Experts at their business locations. They share their experiences and expectations, fostering a deeper understanding of the organisation. The programme includes business and functional sessions, site visits, CSR activities, and Campus To Corporate programmes to provide a holistic view of the organisation and its operations.
A 12-month detailed programme, complementing YUVA, offers every new campus hire a single digitally-driven platform. This platform assists in steering their performance with appropriate anchoring, ensuring continuous engagement, learning opportunities, and recognition based on measurable KPIs.
Vedanta Group certified as a Great Place to Work in the Great Place to Work Study 2025, capturing exceptional opinions of stakeholders and setting a new benchmark.
Vedanta featured in the Top 10 Happiest Workplaces in the Happiness & Wellbeing Awards by Economic Times HR World, making it to the top among the ranking in a list of top 30 organisations.
Our Group featured as Arogya World Healthy Workplaces Award 2024 by Public Health Foundation of India showcasing our commitment to people well-being, innovative health initiatives & a caring workplace. Ranked in top 10 as Platinum Awardee among 75+ participating organisations.
Vedanta Group has been recognised as “Companies with Great Managers” amongst the Top 50 Companies from over 175 participating organisations by Great Manager Awards 2024. 16 of our leaders from various BUs have made it to the list of Top 100 Great Managers.
HZL, BALCO, VLJ, Cairn, IOB, Sterlite Copper, FACOR, VLL, Runaya awarded for various Leading HR Practices in the 9th Edition of PeopleFirst HR Excellence Awards 2024.
Vedanta Recognised as Most Preferred Workplaces 2024-25 in Manufacturing Industries Category by India Today & Business Standard.
Under the strategic leadership of Ms. Priya Hebbar, V-Aspire was launched – a flagship internal talent discovery initiative aimed at identifying and nurturing the Group’s next‑generation of high-potential leaders. The programme was designed to unlock leadership potential through structured exposure to tailored growth opportunities, challenging assignments, and fast-track career growth.
To ensure a world-class talent assessment process, two leading global assessment partners were engaged. The programme leveraged cutting-edge evaluation methodologies, including AI-enabled interviews, business simulations, and psychometric tools. Candidates were shortlisted through a rigorous multi-stage elimination process based on performance track record, potential indicators, and pedigree. Finalists were evaluated by a leadership panel comprising internal and external industry experts.
As an outcome, 90 high-potential leaders were identified as top-tier talent and have been entrusted with elevated roles across the organisation. In parallel, a pipeline of 500+ emerging leaders from mid and junior-level cohorts have been identified to further strengthen our leadership bench strength.
These identified individuals will be engaged in structured developmental interventions in the coming year, reinforcing our commitment to building a future-ready leadership cadre.
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Our commitment to sustainable business practices, employee empowerment, and community upliftment has garnered us numerous prestigious awards.
This year, we proudly received the "Great Place to Work" certification, it is a global authority on workplace culture. GPTW stems from its rigorous, data-driven methodology, primarily based on anonymous employee surveys assessing trust, respect, fairness, pride, and camaraderie. This recognition underscores our holistic approach to People Practices, Vibrant Culture, and Visionary Leadership, setting us apart as a global leader in stakeholder opinion.
Earning the certification of "Great Places to Work " is a journey guided by a robust evaluation framework assessing an organisation's unique attributes and differentiators. This framework evaluates Intent, Design, and Experience, gauging the alignment of business leaders' future vision, the effectiveness of people processes, and the employee experience.
Being among India’s Nation Builders’ is reaffirming our commitment to fostering a culture of excellence that drives competitive advantage through people while prioritising People, Profit, and Planet.
