What SEBI asks, verbatim
Provide details related to waste management by the entity, in the following format
Total waste generated by category: Plastic waste, E-waste, Bio-medical waste, Construction and demolition waste, Battery waste, Radioactive waste, Other hazardous waste, Other non-hazardous waste. For each category: waste recovered through recycling, re-using, other recovery operations. For each category: waste disposed by incineration, landfilling, other disposal operations. Disclose for current and previous FY. Indicate if independent assessment/assurance carried out.
Quoted from the SEBI BRSR Format as amended March 2025, with measurement guidance from the ICAI Background Material on BRSR, Revised Edition 2024, page 136.
In plain English
You need to tell how much waste the company made in the last two years, broken down into plastic, e‑waste, bio‑medical, construction, batteries, radioactive, other hazardous and other non‑hazardous. For each type, give the amounts that were recycled, reused or otherwise recovered, and the amounts that were incinerated, landfilled or disposed in other ways. Also say whether an independent audit checked the numbers.
What a complete, assurance-ready answer contains
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists each waste category with two sub‑tables: one for recovery (recycling, re‑using, other recovery) and one for disposal (incineration, landfilling, other disposal) for both the current and prior fiscal year, expressed in tonnes or equivalent units. Assurers look for unit consistency, clear definitions of “other recovery” and “other disposal,” and a reconciliation to the total waste generated figure for each category. A common gap is omitting the “other non‑hazardous waste” category or failing to provide a year‑on‑year comparison, which weakens the audit trail.
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-E9 ask for?
You need to tell how much waste the company made in the last two years, broken down into plastic, e‑waste, bio‑medical, construction, batteries, radioactive, other hazardous and other non‑hazardous. For each type, give the amounts that were recycled, reused or otherwise recovered, and the amounts that were incinerated, landfilled or disposed in other ways. Also say whether an independent audit checked the numbers.
Is BRSR P6-E9 an Essential or a Leadership indicator?
P6-E9 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-E9?
Plant / EHS / Energy. Usually found in utility bills, meter readings and fuel logs. Forward to your plant or energy manager.
What unit does P6-E9 use?
metric tonnes. 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-E9 look like?
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists each waste category with two sub‑tables: one for recovery (recycling, re‑using, other recovery) and one for disposal (incineration, landfilling, other disposal) for both the current and prior fiscal year, expressed in tonnes or equivalent units. Assurers look for unit consistency, clear definitions of “other recovery” and “other disposal,” and a reconciliation to the total waste generated figure for each category. A common gap is omitting the “other non‑hazardous waste” category or failing to provide a year‑on‑year comparison, which weakens the audit trail.
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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