Sonata Software Ltd

Principle 7 Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so in a manner that is responsible and transparent [...] **Governance, leadership and oversight** [...] **8. Details of the highest authority responsible for implementation and oversight of the Business Responsibility policy (ies).** Board level Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee is responsible for implementation and oversight of the Business Responsibility policy. [...] **9. Does the entity have a specified Committee of the Board/ Director responsible for decision making on sustainability related issues? (Yes / No). If yes, provide details.** Yes, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee of the Board is also responsible for sustainability related issues. The said Committee comprises of 4 members in which the Chairperson is a Women Independent Director. The Committee meets at least 4 times in a financial year to discuss on CSR/ Sustainability related matters. [...] **10. Details of Review of NGRBCs by the Company** Subject for Review a. Indicate whether review was undertaken by Director (D) / Committee of the Board (C) / Any other Committee (A)* P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Performance against above policies and follow up action 1 C A A C A A A C C Compliance with statutory requirements of relevance to the principles, and rectification of any non-compliances 2 C A A C A A A C C Subject for Review b. Frequency (Annually (A) / Half Yearly (HY) / Quarterly (Q) / Any other – please specify)* P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 Performance against above policies and follow up action 1 A A A Q A A A Q Q Compliance with statutory requirements of relevance to the principles, and the rectification of any non-compliances 2 A A A Q A A A Q Q [...] **11. Has the entity carried out independent assessment/ evaluation of the working of its policies by an external agency? (Yes/No). If yes, provide name of the agency.** The Policies are reviewed by external consultants, as and when required, to adopt best practices are followed.

At Sonata Software, we have a robust structure for governance of climate-related risks and opportunities in the organization. Board oversight is through the Risk Management Committee and CSR & ESG Committee. The ESG Council, which is the Steering Group for all climate-related matters in the organization, works in tandem with the Operational Risk Management Committee to document risks to all operational locations through the year. The detailed roles and responsibilities of all the relevant teams are provided in Table 1. [...] Our efforts for climate action are spearheaded by the board-level Risk Management Committee (RMC) and ESG and CSR Committee. The Chief Risk Officer (CRO) is responsible for embedding climate change risks into the risk management framework. The RMC is supported by the Operational Risk Management Committee, which presents risk reports to them twice a year. [...] Working in tandem with the Risk Management Committee, the CSR & ESG Committee works towards developing operational policies and strategies that are adopted across our offices. It is also responsible for determining the roles and responsibilities of the ESG & Climate Steering Group and other working groups associated with ESG & climate. [...] At the management level two teams leads all actions with respect to climate action. The first of them, the Operational Risk Management Committee is responsible for consulting with all departments across the organization and documents the risks encountered in each. A key aspect of the documentation is the identification of location-specific climate risks. This process spans the duration of a year, at the end of which the ORMC presents the collated report to the Board. [...] The second leading team, the ESG Council, is a Steering Group which is responsible for creating the approach and processes for our organization's climate actions, as well as coordinating with all supporting teams. Among its composition, a climate change expert is included to ensure advisory support. Training and awareness sessions for board persons and departments are also undertaken by the Council to ensure knowledge dissipation on important aspects related to climate change. [...] As the lead supporting team, The Procurement, Climate Change & CSR Team, functions as the working group for the Steering Council. It primarily supports in coordinating with all departments for collecting data, preparing reports for rating applications and engaging and coordinating with third-party consultants for development of Climate Risk Assessment and mitigation measures annually. It also assists the Council in creating business development on matters pertaining to Sonata's sustainability profile, a nascent portfolio at Sonata which we are keen on developing.

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]Sonata Software's Sustainability team ensures that during any associations with Trade organizations, when climate change is an agenda, Sonata Software places its point of view firmly.

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes