HDFC Corporate Update
ESG & Other Initiatives
HDFC
THE ESG WAY: ENCOMPASSING ALL STAKEHOLDERS
ENVIRONMENTAL
ESG Ratings: HDFC's environmental
impact is minimal/low risk
Long-term commitment to finance
affordable & green housing
Focus on responsible lending
2/3rd of the lease rental discounting
portfolio is certified as green by
Indian Green Building Council or
the Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design
Supporting programmes
environmental
for
sustainability,
recycling, conservation, animal &
wildlife protection and the ecology
sensitisation
on
Employee
environmental impact; initiatives to
facilitate carbon offsets
Recycling efforts at HDFC - paper,
plastic, wet waste, e-waste
Launched green deposits for retail
depositors in Aug 21
SOCIAL
Shelter Assistance Reserve created
in 1987: Set aside a portion of profits
each year to support socially high
impact projects
Cumulatively financed 8.8 million
housing units
Focus on inclusion & diversity;
& diversity;
employee engagement / training;
First institution to have over 0.27 mn
beneficiaries under the government's
Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme
HDFC primarily implements its CSR
initiatives through the H T Parekh
Foundation, a charitable institution
set up by HDFC
CSR focus areas: COVID-19 relief,
healthcare, education, skilling &
livelihoods
GOVERNANCE
Founding principles of kindness,
fairness, efficiency & effectiveness
Recent Awards
Best Integrated Report 2020 by Asian
Centre for Corporate Governance &
Sustainability
'Leadership in Employee Development'
by ESGRisk.ai, India's 1st ESG rating
company
'Company of the Year' at The Economic
Times Awards for Corporate Excellence
2020
Golden Peacock Award for Excellence
in Corporate Governance 2020
Felicitated under the 'Leadership'
category in the Corporate Governance
Score Card, 2020 under a joint initiative
by IFC-liAS-BSE
No promoter holding
Well
reputed,
independent
directors since inception; core
competencies directly linked to the
strategy of HDFC
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