Climate Action Report FY2025-26 shared; FY26 Scope 1+2 emissions 5.02 million tCO2e, 892 MU renewable power

Hindustan Zinc has enclosed its Climate Action Report for FY2025-26 with the exchanges; it is available on the company's website.

Wed 7 Oct 2026

Scope 1+2 Emissions (FY26)

5.02 million tCO2e

Scope 3 Emissions (FY26)

1.47 million tCO2e

Renewable Power Consumed

892 MU, estimated 0.83 million tCO2e reduction

What was shared

Hindustan Zinc has enclosed its Climate Action Report for the financial year 2025-26 with the exchanges. The report is also being made available on the company's website.

It covers climate-related governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets for FY2025-26 and is structured to align with the four pillars of IFRS S2. The reporting period is April 01, 2025 to March 31, 2026, aligned with the company's financial reporting year.

Emissions reported for FY2025-26

• Combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions: 5.02 million tCO2e
• Scope 3 emissions: 1.47 million tCO2e
• Renewable power consumed: 892 MU, contributing an estimated reduction of 0.83 million tCO2e
• The Pantnagar Metal Plant continued to operate on 100% renewable power

Targets

• Reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 50% and Scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030, from the FY2020 baseline
• Achieve Net Zero by 2050 or sooner

The report states that, considering the planned expansion to reach 2 million tonnes of metal capacity by 2030, achieving the SBTi near-term target may be challenging from a Scope 1 and Scope 2 perspective due to the associated increase in absolute energy demand and emissions accounting complexity. It also states that HZL remains committed to achieving its SBTi-approved targets and is addressing these transition challenges through a decarbonisation roadmap.

Steps outlined in the roadmap

• Shifting from the State Transmission Utility model to the Central Transmission Utility model to improve power procurement efficiency and reduce transmission losses
• Adding 990 MW of battery energy storage capacity to support green power demand for both existing and expanded capacity

Other points highlighted

• Water: 3.32x water positive; freshwater use reduced by 13% against the FY2020 baseline, with continued scaling of treated sewage water use and recycling
• Products: EcoZen, described as Asia's first low-carbon zinc product, aimed at supporting customers' downstream Scope 3 reduction goals
• Recognition: Global No. 1 ranking retained in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) 2025 for the third consecutive year
• Membership: Hindustan Zinc became the first Indian company to join the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM); two operating sites achieved Zinc Mark certification
• Governance: oversight through Board and management structures including the Sustainability & ESG Committee, with climate-related issues considered in strategic planning, investment decisions, risk assessment and remuneration-linked sustainability performance

How the report is put together

• Reporting boundary is aligned with the company's financial statement boundary and covers its consolidated operations, with value-chain interfaces considered for climate risk, opportunity and Scope 3 assessment
• Greenhouse gas emissions and operational performance indicators are reported using the operational control approach
• Time horizons: short term up to 2 years, medium term 3-5 years, and long term 6-20 years; long-dated ambitions such as 2050 are treated as long term
• Frameworks referenced include IFRS S2, GHG Protocol, Science-based Targets initiative, Integrated Reporting principles, relevant GRI disclosures and CDP-aligned expectations
• Content and data in the report were externally assured by S.R. Batliboi & Co LLP under the Assurance Standard ISAE 3000 (Revised)

For a reader

This is a sustainability and climate disclosure rather than a financial result. It sets out emissions, targets and the planned steps to meet them, which is the kind of information investors tracking climate-related risks, transition plans and disclosure quality would look at. The stated emissions, targets and roadmap are the quantitative points to track over coming years.

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