What SEBI asks, verbatim
Briefly describe the waste management practices adopted in your establishments. Describe the strategy adopted by your company to reduce usage of hazardous and toxic chemicals in your products and processes and the practices adopted to manage such wastes
Describe activities leading to significant waste impacts, actions taken (improving material selection, using recycled/renewable materials, substituting hazardous inputs), and third-party waste management oversight.
Quoted from the SEBI BRSR Format as amended March 2025, with measurement guidance from the ICAI Background Material on BRSR, Revised Edition 2024, page 138.
In plain English
Tell the story of how you handle waste at your sites: what you do to keep it down, how you treat or recycle it, and who checks that it’s done right. Also explain the plan you use to cut back on dangerous chemicals in your products and processes and how you dispose of any hazardous waste. Companies usually pull this info from their environmental or sustainability reports, plant‑level waste logs, and third‑party audit reports.
What a complete, assurance-ready answer contains
A complete, assurance‑ready answer starts with a concise overview of the waste hierarchy followed by a quantitative snapshot of waste streams (kg or tonnes, segregated by hazardous/non‑hazardous, by source, and by disposal route). It then details the company’s chemical‑risk mitigation strategy—listing specific hazardous inputs reduced or substituted, the percentage of recycled or renewable materials used, and the process‑level controls (e.g., closed‑loop recycling, waste‑to‑energy) that have been implemented, supported by third‑party audit or certification evidence. A common gap is the omission of a clear linkage between the stated strategy and the actual waste‑generation data, leaving reviewers unable to verify that the actions have materially reduced hazardous waste.
Describes the completeness and granularity an assurer expects. No company figures are named.
Where the data comes from
Usually found in utility bills, meter readings and fuel logs. Forward to your plant or energy manager.
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 P6-E10 ask for?
Tell the story of how you handle waste at your sites: what you do to keep it down, how you treat or recycle it, and who checks that it’s done right. Also explain the plan you use to cut back on dangerous chemicals in your products and processes and how you dispose of any hazardous waste. Companies usually pull this info from their environmental or sustainability reports, plant‑level waste logs, and third‑party audit reports.
Is BRSR P6-E10 an Essential or a Leadership indicator?
P6-E10 is an Essential indicator, so it is mandatory for every BRSR filer. It sits under Principle 6, Environment.
Who inside the company holds the data for P6-E10?
Plant / EHS / Energy. Usually found in utility bills, meter readings and fuel logs. Forward to your plant or energy manager.
What unit does P6-E10 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 P6-E10 look like?
A complete, assurance‑ready answer starts with a concise overview of the waste hierarchy followed by a quantitative snapshot of waste streams (kg or tonnes, segregated by hazardous/non‑hazardous, by source, and by disposal route). It then details the company’s chemical‑risk mitigation strategy—listing specific hazardous inputs reduced or substituted, the percentage of recycled or renewable materials used, and the process‑level controls (e.g., closed‑loop recycling, waste‑to‑energy) that have been implemented, supported by third‑party audit or certification evidence. A common gap is the omission of a clear linkage between the stated strategy and the actual waste‑generation data, leaving reviewers unable to verify that the actions have materially reduced hazardous waste.
Other disclosures under Principle 6
Total energy used last year (electricity + fuels), and energy per rupee of turnover
Are any sites covered under the PAT energy scheme? If yes, targets set vs achieved
Water drawn and consumed, by source (surface, ground, third-party, etc.) in kilolitres
Water discharged, by destination and treatment level (kilolitres)
Do you have Zero Liquid Discharge? If yes, its coverage
Air emissions other than greenhouse gases (NOx, SOx, particulate matter, VOCs)
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