Our agenda has been streamlined with a progressive humankind priority At the Adani Portfolio of companies, we benchmark our businesses around regulatory requirements beyond the warranted with the objective to make the world a better place. The result is that we have invested to generate the largest positive outcome in the shortest time with the longest impact. The Adani Portfolio businesses have been woven around Sustainable Development Goals (as articulated by United Nations) — social, economic and environment - with a supporting governance framework. Our priority: Alignment with Sustainable Development Goals The SDG is a multi-layered aspiration that organisations seek to address. A complete SDG alignment generates superior business outcomes. This indicates that SDG compliance is anything but academic; it affects long-term viability and competitiveness. The intensive commitment to SDGs has underlined the sustainability and responsibility of the Adani Portfolio. The UN Sustainable Development Goals Adani businesses have been aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals Our business model addresses most SDGs Adani Portfolio’s alignment with UN SDGs No poverty 1.4 Population living in households with access to basic services 1.5 Build the resilience of the poor against climate related extreme events 1.6 Ensure significant mobilisation of resources 20.7 Support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions Zero hunger 2.1 End hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food 2.2 End all forms of malnutrition 2.4 Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practice 2.a Investment in rural infrastructure Good health and well-being 3.3 Achieve universal health coverage Quality education 4.1 Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education 4.4 Substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills for employment 4.5 Eliminate gender disparities in education 4.7 Ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development 4.a Build and upgrade education facilities Gender equality 5.1 End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls 5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership Clean water and sanitation 6.1 Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water 6.2 Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all 6.4 Substantially increase wateruse efficiency 6.6 Protect and restore waterrelated ecosystems 6.7 Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management Affordable and clean energy 7.1 Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services 7.2 Increase share of renewable energy in the energy mix 7.3 Improvement in energy efficiency 7.4 Support clean energy research and development 7.5 Expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services Decent work and economic growth 8.1 Sustain per capita economic growth 8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation 8.4 Resource efficiency in consumption and production and to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation 8.5 Full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men 8.7 Effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking 8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments ESG Report 2022-23 95 94 Adani Group