ESG rating of "53" for FY 2026 assigned by an external agency; company says it did not engage the rater

Jai Balaji Industries has informed the exchanges that ESG Risk Assessments and Insights Limited assigned it an ESG rating of "53" for FY 2026.

Wed 7 Oct 2026

ESG Rating Assigned

53 for FY 2026

Rating Agency

ESG Risk Assessments and Insights Limited

Rating Conveyed Via

agency's email dated 7 October 2026

What was shared

Jai Balaji Industries has informed the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited that ESG Risk Assessments and Insights Limited has assigned it an ESG rating of "53" for FY 2026.

The rating was conveyed to the company through the agency's email dated 7 October 2026. According to the update, the rating reflects the company's performance on Environmental, Social and Governance parameters as assessed by the rating agency.

The company's clarification

• The company states it has not engaged ESG Risk Assessments and Insights Limited for any such rating or report.
• The ESG report, it says, is independently prepared by the agency based on information available in the public domain.
• The exchanges have been requested to take the disclosure on record.

What an ESG rating is

An ESG rating is a third-party score on how a company handles environmental, social and governance matters. Here, the score assigned by this agency for FY 2026 is "53". It is one agency's assessment, and the update notes that the company did not commission it.

How to read this for your investment

• This is an information disclosure to the exchanges under Regulation 30, not an operational or financial update, so it does not by itself change what the company does or earns.
• The score of "53" is a single external agency's view of the company's ESG position, formed from publicly available information according to the company's own clarification.
• Investors who track ESG parameters may find the rating a useful data point, while noting that the company has clarified the rating was not sought by it.

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