What SEBI asks, verbatim
Describe the processes for identifying key stakeholder groups of the entity
Describe the process: identification of all potential stakeholders, prioritization based on interest/influence/impact, and grouping into key stakeholder groups.
Quoted from the SEBI BRSR Format as amended March 2025, with measurement guidance from the ICAI Background Material on BRSR, Revised Edition 2024, page 120.
In plain English
You need to explain how the company finds and groups its most important stakeholders. The report asks for a description of the steps used to list every possible stakeholder, rank them by how much interest, influence or impact they have, and then cluster the top ones into key stakeholder groups. Companies usually pull this info from internal stakeholder maps, surveys, and meetings with employees, customers, suppliers, regulators, and community groups.
What a complete, assurance-ready answer contains
A complete, assurance‑ready answer outlines a systematic, documented process that begins with a comprehensive stakeholder mapping exercise, lists the criteria used for prioritisation (interest, influence, impact), and shows how stakeholders are grouped into key categories. It includes a flow diagram or matrix that links each group to the specific governance mechanisms and engagement channels in place, and cites the frequency of review and updates. A common gap is the omission of evidence that the prioritisation criteria were applied consistently across all stakeholder categories, leaving assurers uncertain that the process is truly objective.
Describes the completeness and granularity an assurer expects. No company figures are named.
Where the data comes from
Usually found in stakeholder-engagement records. Forward to your Sustainability lead.
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 P4-E1 ask for?
You need to explain how the company finds and groups its most important stakeholders. The report asks for a description of the steps used to list every possible stakeholder, rank them by how much interest, influence or impact they have, and then cluster the top ones into key stakeholder groups. Companies usually pull this info from internal stakeholder maps, surveys, and meetings with employees, customers, suppliers, regulators, and community groups.
Is BRSR P4-E1 an Essential or a Leadership indicator?
P4-E1 is an Essential indicator, so it is mandatory for every BRSR filer. It sits under Principle 4, Stakeholder Engagement.
Who inside the company holds the data for P4-E1?
Sustainability lead. Usually found in stakeholder-engagement records. Forward to your Sustainability lead.
What unit does P4-E1 use?
narrative. 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 P4-E1 look like?
A complete, assurance‑ready answer outlines a systematic, documented process that begins with a comprehensive stakeholder mapping exercise, lists the criteria used for prioritisation (interest, influence, impact), and shows how stakeholders are grouped into key categories. It includes a flow diagram or matrix that links each group to the specific governance mechanisms and engagement channels in place, and cites the frequency of review and updates. A common gap is the omission of evidence that the prioritisation criteria were applied consistently across all stakeholder categories, leaving assurers uncertain that the process is truly objective.
Other disclosures under Principle 4
Your key stakeholder groups and how often you engage each
How stakeholders are consulted by / for the Board on ESG topics
Is stakeholder input used to manage ESG topics? (Yes/No + examples)
Engagement with vulnerable / marginalised stakeholders and actions taken
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