Heritage Foods Limited filed its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) for the financial year 2025-26 with BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited. The filing, submitted by Umakanta Barik, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, discloses the company's performance on environmental, social, and governance parameters as mandated by SEBI regulations. The report forms part of the 34th Annual Report for the financial year 2025-26.

The company reported that it voluntarily obtained limited assurance on BRSR Core disclosures from M/s. Grant Thornton Bharat LLP. The assurance engagement covered key performance indicators related to energy footprint, water footprint, greenhouse gas emissions, waste management, employee wellbeing, and gender diversity for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.

Operational and Employee Metrics

Heritage Foods operates 15 plants, 190 supporting operational units, and 88 offices, totaling 293 locations. The company serves 13 states nationally and reported an export contribution of 0.13% to total turnover. The dairy sector entity engages with nearly 1.5 million households and serves over 10 million consumers daily through its distribution network.

As of the end of the financial year, the company had a total workforce of 6,467 individuals, comprising 3,327 employees and 3,140 workers. The gender diversity among employees included 3,246 males and 81 females, while the workforce comprised 2,239 males and 901 females. The company reported zero differently abled employees and workers.

Environmental Performance

The report detailed the company's resource consumption and intensity metrics for FY26. Total energy consumption stood at 8,44,339.12 Giga Joules, with energy intensity per rupee of turnover recorded at 0.0000191241. The company consumed 10,46,055.46 kilolitres of water, with a water intensity per rupee of turnover of 0.0000217295.

Greenhouse gas emissions for Scope 1 and Scope 2 were reported at 5,631.97 metric tonnes and 35,875.56 metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent, respectively. The company generated 726.44 metric tonnes of total waste, of which 2,309.48 metric tonnes were recovered through recycling and reusing operations.

Governance and Compliance

The company disclosed that it had paid fines and penalties totaling INR 10,19,064 during the financial year. The penalties included INR 10,00,000 imposed by the Adjudicating Officer regarding a paneer sample, and various amounts under GST, FSSAI, and Legal Metrology regulations for issues such as fat content standards and labelling declarations.

Heritage Foods confirmed that it has an anti-corruption policy in place and reported zero disciplinary actions against directors, KMPs, employees, or workers for charges of bribery or corruption. The company also reported zero complaints under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act during the year.

Heritage Foods management will participate in the GIA Flagship Promoters' Conference 2026 on June 24, 2026, in Mumbai. The company's executives will engage in one-on-one and group meetings with analysts and institutional investors during the physical event. No unpublished price-sensitive information will be shared during these discussions.

The disclosure was made pursuant to Regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The schedule is subject to change due to exigencies on the part of analysts, institutional investors, or the company.

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