Environmental, Social, Governance
Overview
India’s transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy—while ensuring inclusive growth and a just transition—depends critically on its ability to mobilise climate finance at scale. A key precondition for attracting such finance is the availability of transparent, comparable, and verifiable corporate ESG information that allows investors and lenders to identify companies and sectors with credible transition pathways.
SEBI’s Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) framework has initiated the institutionalisation of ESG disclosures in corporate India, with the top 1,000 listed companies by market capitalisation now mandated to publish annual ESG reports. However, the current disclosure framework has limited sectoral specificity and insufficient visibility into forward-looking transition strategies.
The ESG Programme focuses on strengthening ESG reporting and performance by advancing forward-looking transition disclosures, sector-specific benchmarks, and robust indicators. The programme also emphasises the development of strong measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) systems to enhance the credibility of ESG data.
By improving transparency, comparability, and accountability, the programme seeks to enable investors and lenders to channel capital toward companies demonstrating credible, inclusive, and measurable transition pathways—at the scale and speed required for India’s climate transition.
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Upcoming Events
Report Release & Training Programme on CEMS
iFOREST, in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, is launching the CEMS Assessment Report & Checklist: Adoption and Implementation in Lucknow, bringing together industry experts and government officials to assess where implementation stands and what it will take to improve it. Mandated by CPCB since 2014 for India's most polluting industries, CEMS were meant to give regulators and industry a live, credible picture of stack emissions, yet more than a decade on, significant gaps remain.
Sep 29, 2026 | 9:00 am - Sep 29, 2026 | 5:00 pm
Hilton Garden Inn Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
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