Tech Mahindra Ltd

Lobbying Governance

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At Tech Mahindra, our Board of Directors diligently oversees the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and its impacts on our business. This oversight is spearheaded by the CSR Committee and the Risk Management Committee. The CSR Committee, led by the MD & CEO, integrates sustainability into our corporate strategy and ensures that climate-related risks and opportunities are communicated transparently and promptly to the Board, investors, and stakeholders. The Risk Management Committee regularly monitors, assesses, and reviews climate risks on a quarterly basis, following the guidelines set by the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). [...] The governance mechanism of Climate related issues at Tech Mahindra starts from the Board of Directors who are responsible for oversight of sustainability & vision, strategy & risks of climate change. The Board provides an oversight on company's overall sustainable business strategy, action & future growth, which is based on company's purpose, core values & inputs from stakeholders driving our business. The Board has also oversight of corporate sustainability & climate change, including sustainability opportunities. Regular updates on climate change actions are highlighted in the board meetings. [...] This Committee of the Board reviews periodic updates on Sustainability & Climate change targets, including ratings & performances & guides on all aspects of Sustainability. Terms of Reference of the CSR Committee of Board, states that the committee is responsible for Regularly monitoring, implementation of CSR Projects & to carry out such tasks & activities as may be assigned by Board of directors from time to time. CSR committee is responsible for climate-related risk management decisions within organization & reports all climate related issues to the Board on a quarterly basis. [...] At Tech Mahindra, the Board-led Risk Management Committee (RMC) oversees all risk management, including climate-related risks. The Board also monitors, assesses & reviews climate risks in alignment with TCFD recommendations along with other enterprise-level strategic, business & other risks. The committee also reviews the effectiveness of Risk Management policies & process for ESG. [...] The Sustainability Council at Tech Mahindra, which comprises of 6 Board members, frames the Sustainability Charter and Roadmap for Board approval. It approves the annual budget for sustainability activities, ensures compliance, and integrates sustainability with business through coordination with Corporate Services and Human Resources. The Council reviews the organization's sustainability performance quarterly. [...] The Risk Management Committee (RMC), led by the Board, holds overall responsibility for risk management at Tech Mahindra. It oversees the ERM function, which conducts quarterly identification, monitoring, analysis, and reporting of risks. Additionally, our risk governance extends to sustainability and climate change issues, with the RMC monitoring, assessing, and reviewing these risks in alignment Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

https://insights.techmahindra.com/investors/tcfd-report_fy2023-24.pdf

Tech Mahindra aims to fulfil its commitments and objectives towards climate actions through the following broad-level actions: [...] - Review and report climate change risks quarterly to the Board [...] - Conduct regular communication to the Executive Management by way of Sustainability Council meetings.

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**Principle 7: Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should do so** **in a manner that is responsible and transparent.**

## • Tech Mahindra acknowledges the importance of operating within national and international legislative and policy frameworks that facilitate growth while establishing necessary boundaries and regulations.

## • We recognize the legitimate role of businesses in engaging with governments to address grievances and influence public policy positively.

## • Tech Mahindra emphasizes that our advocacy efforts in public policy must prioritize and promote the broader public good, aligning with our commitment to responsible corporate citizenship.

https://insights.techmahindra.com/investors/brsr-policy.pdf

**Principle 7: Businesses, when engaging in influencing public and regulatory policy, should** [...] **do so in a manner that is responsible and transparent.** [...] #### • This Principle recognizes that businesses operate within specified national and international legislative and policy frameworks, which guide their growth and also provide for certain desirable restrictions and boundaries. [...] #### • The Principle recognizes the legitimacy of businesses to engage with governments for redressal of a grievance or for influencing public policy. [...] #### • The Principle emphasizes that public policy advocacy must expand public good.

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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

CDP Questionnaire Response 2023