What SEBI asks, verbatim
Awareness programmes conducted for value chain partners on any of the principles during the financial year
Total number of awareness programmes held, topics/principles covered, and percentage of value chain partners covered (by value of business done with such partners).
Quoted from the SEBI BRSR Format as amended March 2025, with measurement guidance from the ICAI Background Material on BRSR, Revised Edition 2024, page 93.
In plain English
Report how many awareness programmes you ran for your suppliers, customers, and other partners during the year. Include the topics you covered and the share of partners you reached, measured by how much business you do with them. This data usually comes from your training records and partner‑relationship files.
What a complete, assurance-ready answer contains
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists the exact number of awareness programmes conducted, the specific BRSR principles or topics covered in each session, and the total value of business with the partners who attended. It also provides the percentage of value‑chain partners covered, calculated against the total value of business with all partners, and cites the methodology used to identify and verify partner participation. A common gap is omitting the source of partner data or the criteria for defining “value‑chain partner,” which makes the percentage calculation unverifiable.
Describes the completeness and granularity an assurer expects. No company figures are named.
Where the data comes from
Usually found in board records and compliance registers. Forward to your Company Secretary or Legal team.
Much of what BRSR asks for already exists in filings the company makes elsewhere, such as Pollution Control Board consents, PAT returns, hazardous-waste manifests and EPR registrations. The free gap analysis cross-references those filings against all 108 fields and shows which are already covered.
Frequently asked questions
What does BRSR P1-L1 ask for?
Report how many awareness programmes you ran for your suppliers, customers, and other partners during the year. Include the topics you covered and the share of partners you reached, measured by how much business you do with them. This data usually comes from your training records and partner‑relationship files.
Is BRSR P1-L1 an Essential or a Leadership indicator?
P1-L1 is a Leadership indicator, so it is voluntary. Leadership indicators apply to companies that have been filing BRSR for three or more years, or that are in the top 1000 listed companies. A first-time filer can leave it out.
Who inside the company holds the data for P1-L1?
Company Secretary / Legal. Usually found in board records and compliance registers. Forward to your Company Secretary or Legal team.
What unit does P1-L1 use?
count / percentage. Reporting in the wrong unit, or switching the denominator of an intensity ratio between years, is one of the more common reasons a figure has to be restated.
What does a complete answer to P1-L1 look like?
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists the exact number of awareness programmes conducted, the specific BRSR principles or topics covered in each session, and the total value of business with the partners who attended. It also provides the percentage of value‑chain partners covered, calculated against the total value of business with all partners, and cites the methodology used to identify and verify partner participation. A common gap is omitting the source of partner data or the criteria for defining “value‑chain partner,” which makes the percentage calculation unverifiable.
Other disclosures under Principle 1
% of board, KMPs, employees and workers trained on the ESG principles this year
Fines, penalties or settlements paid to regulators or courts this year (in Rs, and count)
Of those fines, which have been appealed (case details)
Do you have an anti-corruption / anti-bribery policy? (Yes/No + web link)
Number of directors, KMPs, employees or workers disciplined for bribery / corruption
Number of conflict-of-interest complaints
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