What SEBI asks, verbatim
Percentage of value chain partners (by value of business done with such partners) that were assessed for environmental impacts
Percentage of value chain partners assessed for environmental impacts by value of business done.
Quoted from the SEBI BRSR Format as amended March 2025, with measurement guidance from the ICAI Background Material on BRSR, Revised Edition 2024, page 143.
In plain English
It asks for the share of your suppliers or partners, measured by how much business you do with them, that you have checked for environmental effects. You usually get this number from your supplier assessment records or procurement data.
What a complete, assurance-ready answer contains
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists the total number of value‑chain partners and the subset that were assessed for environmental impacts, weighted by the value of business conducted with each partner. It provides the calculated percentage, a brief description of the assessment methodology (e.g., questionnaire, audit, third‑party verification), and the time period covered. A common gap is omitting the weighting scheme or failing to disclose the threshold for inclusion, which makes the percentage difficult to verify.
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-L7 ask for?
It asks for the share of your suppliers or partners, measured by how much business you do with them, that you have checked for environmental effects. You usually get this number from your supplier assessment records or procurement data.
Is BRSR P6-L7 an Essential or a Leadership indicator?
P6-L7 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-L7?
Plant / EHS / Energy. Usually found in utility bills, meter readings and fuel logs. Forward to your plant or energy manager.
What unit does P6-L7 use?
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 P6-L7 look like?
A complete, assurance‑ready answer lists the total number of value‑chain partners and the subset that were assessed for environmental impacts, weighted by the value of business conducted with each partner. It provides the calculated percentage, a brief description of the assessment methodology (e.g., questionnaire, audit, third‑party verification), and the time period covered. A common gap is omitting the weighting scheme or failing to disclose the threshold for inclusion, which makes the percentage difficult to verify.
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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