Ramco Industries Limited has published its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) for the financial year 2025-26, forming part of the company's Sixty First Annual Report. The report is prepared on a standalone basis and covers the period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Limited assurance for the BRSR Core has been obtained from TUV-SUD South Asia Pvt Ltd. The company is headquartered at Auras Corporate Centre, Chennai, and is registered at Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, with a paid-up capital of ₹8.68 crore.

Business Overview and Operations

Ramco Industries operates primarily in two business segments — Building Products and Cotton Yarn — which together account for 90% of the company's turnover. The building products division, comprising the manufacture of Fibre Cement Boards, Calcium Silicate Boards, and Insulation Boards, is the dominant contributor, while cotton yarn covers preparation and spinning of cotton fibre including blended cotton. Electric power generation using non-conventional sources (Wind Farm) accounts for 0.13% of turnover.

The company operates 10 building products plants and 1 textile division plant domestically, along with 1 corporate office, totalling 12 national locations. It also has 2 international plants and 1 international office. Markets served span 30 states nationally and 21 countries internationally. Export contribution to total turnover stood at 5.09% for FY2025-26, with the spinning division included in this figure for the first time.

Workforce and Employee Well-Being

As at the end of FY2025-26, Ramco Industries reported a total of 847 permanent employees and 3,035 workers (permanent and other than permanent combined). The spinning division has been included in workforce reporting for the first time this year. All 847 permanent employees are covered under both health insurance and accident insurance. Maternity benefits are extended to all 11 female permanent employees. The well-being expenditure as a percentage of total revenue stood at 0.73% in FY2025-26, compared to 0.74% in FY2024-25.

The Board of Directors comprises 8 members, of whom 1 is female (12.50%). None of the 4 Key Management Personnel are female. The overall employee turnover rate for permanent employees in FY2025-26 was 14.01%, compared to 16.91% in FY2024-25 and 25.36% in FY2023-24. For permanent workers, the turnover rate was 4.11% in FY2025-26, compared to 2.63% in FY2024-25.

Health, Safety, and Human Rights

Ramco Industries reported zero lost-time injuries, zero fatalities, and zero high-consequence work-related injuries for both employees and workers during FY2025-26. The Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) for workers improved to 0 from 0.191 in the previous year. The company has implemented an Occupational Health and Safety Management System aligned with ISO 45001 for selected sites. All manufacturing units are equipped with Occupational Health Centres and ambulance facilities.

All plants and offices were assessed for health and safety practices and working conditions at 100% coverage, assessed by an internal team, external consultant (3i Quality Consultant), and Inspector of Factories. No complaints related to working conditions or health and safety were filed by employees or workers during FY2025-26. Human rights training was provided to 120 employees (14.17%) and 304 workers (10.02%) during the year. All employees and workers — permanent and other than permanent — were paid above the statutory minimum wage.

Environmental Performance

The company's total energy consumption for FY2025-26 was 651,091.27 Giga Joules, compared to 565,922.70 Giga Joules in FY2024-25. Renewable energy sources contributed 111,953.90 Giga Joules, while non-renewable sources accounted for 539,137.37 Giga Joules. Energy intensity per rupee of turnover was 4.51×10⁻⁵ in FY2025-26 versus 4.08×10⁻⁵ in FY2024-25.

Total water withdrawal was 520,759.89 kilolitres in FY2025-26, sourced from surface water (143,170 kilolitres), groundwater (351,186.3 kilolitres), and third-party water (26,403.5 kilolitres). The company has implemented a Zero Liquid Discharge mechanism, with 100% of process reject water recycled. Total waste generated was 76.36 metric tonnes, of which 29.37 metric tonnes were recovered through recycling (26.70 metric tonnes) and reuse (2.67 metric tonnes), with zero waste sent for incineration or landfilling.

Governance, Compliance, and Stakeholder Engagement

Ramco Industries holds policies covering eight of the nine NGRBC principles; Principle 7 (responsible policy advocacy) is not applicable as the company does not engage in lobbying activities. Policies for Principles 2, 3, and 6 have been independently assessed by M/s. TUV-SUD South Asia Pvt Ltd. and Bureau of Indian Standards. The company reported GST-related monetary penalties totalling ₹2,000, ₹213,620, and ₹116,970 under Principle 1 during FY2025-26, with appeals filed for two of the three cases. No non-monetary penalties, settlements, or compounding fees were recorded.

Customer complaints received during FY2025-26 stood at 5,685, with zero complaints pending resolution at year-end, compared to 5,646 complaints received in FY2024-25. The company's R&D investment in technologies to improve environmental and social impacts stood at 1.37% of total R&D in FY2025-26, while the corresponding CAPEX allocation was 3%. Purchases from trading houses as a percentage of total purchases rose to 25.32% in FY2025-26 from 23.00% in FY2024-25, while sales to dealers and distributors as a percentage of total sales increased to 86.64% from 81.71%. The company's turnover for CSR applicability purposes was ₹14,435,051,139.00 and net worth was ₹13,291,081,668.00.

Ramco Industries Limited has scheduled its 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 11.30 A.M. on Thursday, August 20, 2026, to be conducted through Video Conferencing or Other Audio Visual Means (VC/OAVM). The meeting aims to transact ordinary business, including the adoption of audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026, and the declaration of a dividend of ₹1.25 per share. This payout is payable to shareholders registered in the Register of Members and Register of Beneficial Owners maintained by depositories as on the cut-off date of August 13, 2026. The company also seeks shareholder approval for the re-appointment of P R Venketrama Raja as a director and the ratification of remuneration for its cost auditors.

The Board of Directors has recommended the re-appointment of P R Venketrama Raja, who retires by rotation at the meeting. Raja, aged 67, has served on the board since March 9, 1992, bringing over four decades of industrial experience in textiles, cement, and information technology. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras and an MBA from the University of Michigan. As of March 31, 2026, he holds 1,45,08,424 equity shares of ₹1 each. His father-son relationship with Managing Director P V Abinav Ramasubramaniam Raja is disclosed as part of the related-party details. The sitting fees paid to him for FY25 were ₹7,80,000.

Under special business, shareholders are asked to ratify the appointment of M/s. N. Sivashankaran & Co., Cost Accountants, as the company’s cost auditors for the financial year 2026-27. The audit will cover cost records relating to the manufacture of Fibre Cement Products (FCP & CSB) and Cotton Yarn. The Board has approved a remuneration of ₹3,00,000, exclusive of GST and out-of-pocket expenses, payable to the firm. This appointment was recommended by the Audit Committee at its meeting held on May 27, 2026, in compliance with Section 148(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Rule 14 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.

E-Voting and Meeting Logistics

The company is providing remote e-voting facilities through Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL). The e-voting window will remain open from 9.00 A.M. on Monday, August 17, 2026, to 5.00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Only shareholders holding shares as of the cut-off date, August 13, 2026, are eligible to vote. Individuals holding securities in demat mode can vote through their depository accounts (CDSL or NSDL), while physical shareholders must log in via the CDSL e-voting portal using their folio numbers. M/s. M.S. Jagannathan & N.Krishnaswami, Chartered Accountants, has been appointed as the scrutinizer to oversee the voting process.

Unclaimed Dividend Deadlines

Shareholders are reminded that unclaimed dividends lying with the company for over seven years will be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF). The following table outlines the last dates for claiming unpaid dividends from previous years before they are transferred to the IEPF:

Members who have not claimed dividends from earlier years are advised to contact the company before these deadlines to avoid the transfer of funds to the IEPF. Shares corresponding to unclaimed dividends for seven consecutive years have also been transferred to the IEPF, and legal heirs may claim them via Form IEPF-5.