What SEBI asks, verbatim
If the entity has undertaken any specific initiatives or used innovative technology or solutions to improve resource efficiency, or reduce impact due to emissions / effluent discharge / waste generated, please provide details of the same as well as outcome of such initiatives
For each initiative: description (with web-link if any), details, and outcome. Also provide narrative explanation of performance on resource efficiency, emissions, effluent discharge, and waste generation.
Quoted from the SEBI BRSR Format as amended March 2025, with measurement guidance from the ICAI Background Material on BRSR, Revised Edition 2024, page 142.
In plain English
Tell the company to list any projects or tech they’ve used to use resources better or cut emissions, waste, or effluent, and explain what happened. Include a short description, a link if available, and the results. The company usually pulls this info from its sustainability or operations reports.
What a complete, assurance-ready answer contains
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists each initiative with a concise description, a URL to supporting documentation, and the specific technology or process used, followed by quantitative outcomes such as percentage reduction in energy use, CO₂e, effluent volume, or waste diverted. Assurers look for data granularity at the initiative level, including baseline figures, target dates, and verification sources (e.g., audit reports or third‑party certifications). A common gap is omitting the link to the source or failing to provide the baseline against which the outcome is measured.
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-L4 ask for?
Tell the company to list any projects or tech they’ve used to use resources better or cut emissions, waste, or effluent, and explain what happened. Include a short description, a link if available, and the results. The company usually pulls this info from its sustainability or operations reports.
Is BRSR P6-L4 an Essential or a Leadership indicator?
P6-L4 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 P6-L4?
Plant / EHS / Energy. Usually found in utility bills, meter readings and fuel logs. Forward to your plant or energy manager.
What unit does P6-L4 use?
narrative / tabular. 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-L4 look like?
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists each initiative with a concise description, a URL to supporting documentation, and the specific technology or process used, followed by quantitative outcomes such as percentage reduction in energy use, CO₂e, effluent volume, or waste diverted. Assurers look for data granularity at the initiative level, including baseline figures, target dates, and verification sources (e.g., audit reports or third‑party certifications). A common gap is omitting the link to the source or failing to provide the baseline against which the outcome is measured.
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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