The United Nations define human rights as ‘rights inherent to all human beings regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, disability, or any other status'. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and education, and many more.’ Everyone is entitled to these rights. However, across the world, individuals and groups are denied these inalienable rights and are, instead, subject to prejudice and discrimination. JSW has a moral obligation to do all that it can to both actively involve itself in the protection and enhancement of human rights in areas that are within its direct control, and to work with others to protect each and every individual’s rights and freedoms. JSW is fully committed to promote inclusivity & equality amongst everyone, prohibiting any discrimination along with safeguarding the Human Rights of all its employees. We are committed to prevent human trafficking, child labour, forced labour, harmful conditions, discrimination and harassment in our operations. JSW Energy strictly prohibits any form of harassment and has a Zero tolerance towards all forms of discrimination. Appropriate timely disciplinary action is taken, which could be as stringent as termination of service, against the guilty, depending upon the severity of the offense. We are developing a process of identifying and mapping human rights risks in our own operations, value chain as well as new business relations. Comprehensive human rights impact assessment and due diligence studies are being conducted at our operations.

Human Rights Due Diligence

At JSW Energy, Human Rights Due Diligence assessments have been undertaken at several operational locations. The methodology is aligned with guidance provided by UNDP & ICMM, as well as JSW’s ERM framework which is aligned with COSO.

The assessment broadly covers risks under the following domains of human rights:

• Labour Rights - including protection against child labour, forced labour, and human trafficking
• Minimum Wages
• Equal Remuneration
• Freedom of Association and Right to Collective Bargaining
• Environmental Rights
• Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment
• Voice and Participation
• Gender Equality
• Data Privacy
• Governance and Security
• Grievance Redressal

The key stakeholders covered while conducting HRDD are Employees, Contract Workers (including migrant workers), Local Communities/Society (including women, children, and indigenous people), Suppliers, and Customers.

The scope of the HRDD includes our own operations and supply chain, and will also be applicable in the event of a merger or acquisition. Once the risks are identified for all operations, periodic review will be carried out to map potential issues, and track progress towards mitigating salient risks identified as part of the assessment.

Freedom of Association

We recognise and respect employee rights to associate freely and to collective bargaining. We promote fair working conditions as guided by international conventions wherever applicable.

Membership of employees in Associations or Unions FY 2022-23

Diversity and Inclusivity

At JSW Energy, we are committed to provide a diverse and inclusive workplace to all our employees. All our employees are of Indian nationality and we do not discriminate with respect to race or ethnicity.

At JSW we are committed to providing equal opportunity to all. We aim to increase the gender diversity to 15% by 2030. We are constantly striving to increase the number of women across all employee categories.

At JSW Energy, we are committed to ensure fairness in remuneration irrespective of any characteristic. Below is our gender pay analysis for FY 2022-23.

Details of remuneration/salary/wages in FY23