Coromandel International Limited has filed its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for the financial year 2025-26 with the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the company's adherence to the National Guidelines on Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) and details its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. The company identified sustainable agriculture and soil health as a key opportunity, while water stewardship, biodiversity management, and GHG emissions were flagged as material risks requiring mitigation strategies.

Governance and Assurance

The Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Committee, chaired by Executive Chairman Mr. Arun Alagappan, oversees the company's sustainability roadmap. Sridharan & Sridharan Associates, Company Secretaries, certified compliance with corporate governance conditions for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. Additionally, TUV India provided reasonable assurance for the BRSR reporting. The company reported that it had not paid any fines, penalties, or compounding fees during the financial year.

Environmental Performance

Coromandel reported a total energy consumption of 2,658,877 GJ for FY 2025-26, with energy intensity per rupee of turnover recorded at 0.00000870 GJ. The company’s total Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions stood at 278,564 metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Water withdrawal totalled 8,632,487 kilolitres, with consumption at 7,859,251 kilolitres. The company has implemented Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) systems across significant operations, including all SSP plants and the Kakinada fertiliser plant. To mitigate environmental impact, the company recycled 18,433 MT of plastic waste under the Extended Producer Responsibility framework.

Social and Stakeholder Engagement

The company employed 5,085 permanent employees and 16,379 workers as of March 31, 2026. Women constituted 6% of the permanent workforce and 2% of the total workforce. The board of directors included one female member, representing 10% of the board. Regarding grievance redressal, the company received 130 shareholder complaints and 274 customer complaints during the year, all of which were resolved. Six complaints were reported by employees under the whistle blower mechanism, with two pending resolution at year-end.

Financial and Operational Metrics

The company reported a turnover of ₹30,531 Crores and a net worth of ₹12,474 Crores. It operated 18 manufacturing plants and 8 offices nationally, serving 19 states and union territories in India and 46 countries internationally. The contribution of exports to total turnover was 4.36%. The report highlighted that 100% of raw materials were sourced sustainably, and the company spent 0.08% of its total revenue on employee well-being measures.

Coromandel International has fixed July 23, 2026, as the record date to determine shareholder eligibility for the final dividend for the financial year 2025-26. The company announced that its 64th Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be convened on the same day at 3:30 p.m. IST through Video Conferencing (VC) or Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM). The meeting will be conducted without the physical presence of members at a common venue, in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The Notice of the 64th AGM along with the Integrated Annual Report for the FY ended March 31, 2016, will be sent only by email to those whose email IDs are registered with the company or their respective Depository Participants. Members can participate in the AGM and cast their votes through the remote e-voting system provided by National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). The notice will also be available on the company's website and the websites of BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.

Shareholders holding physical shares who have not registered their email addresses are required to download ISR forms and submit them along with supporting documents to the company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent, KFin Technologies Limited, in Hyderabad. The company emphasized that dividend income is taxable in the hands of members, and tax deducted at source (TDS) will apply to the final dividend for FY 2025-26 if approved at the AGM.

TDS rates will vary depending on the residential status of the members and the documents submitted. The company has outlined specific documents required for different categories of shareholders to ensure appropriate tax deduction. For instance, resident individual shareholders with PAN may need to submit Form 15G or 15H, while non-resident shareholders must provide declarations such as Tax Residency Certificate and No Permanent Establishment Declaration.

Furthermore, SEBI mandates that dividends for security holders in physical form must be paid only through electronic mode. Consequently, members holding physical shares must register an Electronic Bank Mandate to receive dividends directly into their bank accounts. Failure to update bank account details, email IDs, mobile numbers, and KYC information may result in non-remittance of dividends.

*Note: If PAN is not correct/invalid/inoperative, then tax will be deducted at a higher rate and credit of TDS will not be available.