Materiality Assessment
Aligning Impact with Strategy
We embed Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors into our strategy through a materiality-driven approach, aligning business goals with stakeholder priorities to address critical issues, drive sustainable performance, and ensure transparent, impactful reporting.
Materiality Assessment Process
Peer Benchmarking
We benchmarked ESG practices across a diverse set of industry peers, spanning varying levels of ESG maturity. This ensured our assessment was grounded in relevant, real-world context and best practices.
Framework Alignment
Topics were meticulously mapped to leading global ESG frameworks such as GRI, TCFD, SASB, BRSR, and the UN SDGs, ensuring strategic alignment and global relevance.
Stakeholder Relevance & Business Impact
Each topic was evaluated for its importance to our stakeholders and its strategic impact on Happy Forgings’ operations and long-term goals.
Validation & Prioritization
Senior leadership, together with our ESG working group, rigorously reviewed and validated the final list, forming the cornerstone of our ESG Roadmap.
Material Topics
Through this rigorous process, we identified 14 high-impact material topics, strategically segmented across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. This forms the foundation for focused action and meaningful ESG outcomes.
Environment
| Topic | Key Aspects Covered | Stakeholders Impacted | GRI Alignment | SDGs Impacted |
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| Energy Management | Oversight of energy consumption, fuel usage, initiatives to enhance energy efficiency, and related targets. | Customers | 302 | 
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| Emissions Management | Emissions inventory, reduction roadmaps, and associated targets. | Customers | 305 |
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| Climate Strategy & Governance | Assessments of risks, governance structures, strategic climate planning and target setting. | Investors and Customers | Across Several KPIs | 
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| Waste Management & Product Stewardship | Circularity measures, renewable packaging, product lifecycle analysis, waste disposal & recovery, SOPs, and targets. | Regulators | 306 (Effluents & Waste) |
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| Water Management | Zero liquid discharge, recycling, exposure and risk assessments, SOPs and targets. | Regulators & Communities | 306 (Effluents & Waste) | 
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Social
| Topic | Key Aspects Covered | Stakeholders Impacted | GRI Alignment | SDGs Impacted |
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| Labour Practices | Employee development, retention, benefits, and well-being programmes. | Employees | 401, 402 | 
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| Health & Safety | Systems, governance, SOPs and trainings and targets. | Employees | 403 |
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| Human Rights | POSH, equal opportunity, management oversight, grievance handling, assessments, systems and targets. | Employees | 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411 |
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| Diversity & Inclusion | Rural workforce, small towns, gender participation in workforce, leadership positions, goals and targets. | Employees and Investors | 405 | 
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| Community Relations | CSR programmes, needs assessments, and impact assessments, among others. | Communities | 413 |
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Governance
| Topic | Key Aspects Covered | Stakeholders Impacted | GRI Alignment | SDGs Impacted |
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| ESG/Corporate Governance | Board committees, composition, diversity, and ESG oversight, among others. | Investors | General Disclosures | 
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| Supply Chain Management | Critical suppliers, identification of risks, local sourcing, ESG awareness and engagement and targets. | Suppliers and Customers | 308, 414 |
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| Risk Management | Integration of ESG risk management with ERM, data protection, and business continuity, among others. | Investors and Customers | General Disclosures | 
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| Data Protection & Security | Integration of data protection and security with ERM, compliance, cybersecurity, and incident response. | Customers, Employees | General Disclosures, 410 |
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