Date: July 3, 2026
Business Activities
- Main Activity: Manufacturing of chemical products, pharmaceuticals (88.14% of turnover)
- Secondary Activity: Wholesale trading of medicinal chemical and botanical products (11.86% of turnover)
- Primary Product: Agrochemicals (100% of turnover, NIC Code: 20211)
Operations
- Number of locations: 56 total (4 plants + 52 offices/warehouses/depots/R&D centers)
- Markets served: Pan-India nationally; internationally in Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, and Argentina
- Export contribution: 1.15% of total turnover
- Customer base: 6,500 distributors, 80,000 retailers, serving over 10 million farmers
- International expansion: Acquired rights from Bayer for manufacturing, marketing and supply of Iprovalicarb in 20 countries and Triadimenol in Brazil
Employees
- Total employees: 1,217 (1,105 permanent + 112 other than permanent)
- Gender distribution: 96.14% male, 3.86% female, 0% others
- Total workers: 1 (classified as those with gross monthly remuneration ≤ ₹18,000)
- Differently abled employees/workers: 0
- Board diversity: 10 directors with 1 female (10% representation)
- Key Management Personnel: 4 with 0 female representation
- Turnover rates: Permanent employees - 28.0% (male), 38.0% (female); Permanent workers - 0.0%
Subsidiaries and CSR
- No holding/subsidiary/associate companies or joint ventures as of March 31, 2026
- CSR applicable: Yes
- Turnover: ₹20,197,895,517.31
- Net worth: ₹16,818,786,783.04
Complaints/Grievances
- Communities: 0 complaints filed, 0 pending
- Employees and workers: 2 complaints filed, 0 pending
- Customers: 141 complaints filed, 0 pending
- Value Chain Partners: 3 complaints filed, 0 pending
- All grievances addressed through https://www.dhanuka.com/contact-us
Material Responsible Business Conduct Issues
1. Agricultural innovation and productivity (Opportunity) - Focus on R&D, sustainable agriculture practices
2. Occupational Health & Safety (Risk) - Managed through ISO 45001:2018 standards, emergency response plans
3. Operational Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Response (Risk) - Health assessments, PPE, training programs
4. Waste Management (Risk and Opportunity) - Hazardous waste management regulations, sustainable practices
5. Diversity & Inclusion (Opportunity) - Board diversity, women inclusion initiatives
6. Local Communities (Opportunity) - Priority employment for locals, CSR school construction
7. Business Ethics (Risk) - Whistle-blower policy, ethical conduct framework
8. Water Use & Management (Opportunity) - "Gaon ka Paani Gaon Mein" campaign, check dams, Zero Liquid Discharge systems
Sustainability Targets
- Achieve net-zero emissions by 2040
- Achieve 10% renewable energy in total energy consumption mix by 2030
- Achieve water neutrality by 2030
- Recycle or reuse more than 90% of total waste generated and achieve zero waste to landfill by 2030
- Increase women representation in workforce by 2030
- Maintain zero recordable incidents and zero fatalities through 2030
- 100% employee access to comprehensive welfare amenities including health and wellness programs
- Achieve 100% ESG-compliant and trained suppliers by 2030
- Maintain 100% compliance with data security requirements
Management Processes
- Policies cover all 9 NGRBC Principles, approved by Board
- Policies available at: https://www.dhanuka.com/policies
- Policies extend to value chain partners
- Board responsible for oversight and implementation of BRSR policy
- No specified Committee of the Board for sustainability issues
Training and Awareness
- Board of Directors: 1 program (100% coverage) - Organizational structure and DART center overview
- Key Managerial Personnel: 2 programs (100% coverage) - Leadership and skill enhancement
- Other employees: 12 programs (98.77% coverage) - Various skills including feedback, digital readiness, POSH
- Workers: 12 programs (100% coverage) - Same as other employees
Financial Operations
- Accounts payable days: 59.30 days (current FY), 41.93 days (previous FY)
- Purchases from trading houses: 96.01% of total purchases (221 trading houses)
- Sales to dealers/distributors: 88.45% of total sales (5,781 dealers)
- Related party transactions: Minimal (0.01% sales to related parties, nil purchases)
Environmental Performance
- Total energy consumption: 47,502.4246 GJ (6.01% from renewable sources)
- Energy intensity: 0.00000023518 per rupee of turnover
- Water withdrawal: 43,646.14 kiloliters (groundwater: 25,734.88 kl, third-party: 17,911.257 kl)
- Water consumption: 41,450.207 kiloliters
- Water discharge: 4,279.81 kiloliters (4,260 kl to seawater with treatment, 19.81 kl to third parties no treatment)
- Zero Liquid Discharge implemented across all manufacturing facilities
- GHG emissions: Scope 1 - 2,830.0337 MT CO2e, Scope 2 - 3,178.564 MT CO2e
- Total waste generated: 1,413.439 MT (all hazardous waste)
- Waste recovered: 670.20 MT (46.30 MT recycled, 623.9 MT re-used)
- Waste disposed: 744.6 MT (all other disposal operations)
Health and Safety
- Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate: 0 for both employees and workers
- Total recordable work-related injuries: 1 for employees, 0 for workers
- Fatalities: 0
- High consequence work-related injury: 0
- Safety measures: ISO 45001:2018 certification, de-dusting systems, fire protection systems, PPE
Human Rights
- Human rights training coverage: 98.76% employees, 100% workers
- No complaints on sexual harassment, discrimination, child labor, forced labor, wages or other human rights issues
- No POSH complaints reported
- 100% of plants and offices assessed for human rights compliance
Stakeholder Engagement
- Key stakeholders: Shareholders & Investors, Employees, Customers (Farmers), Suppliers/Value Chain Partners, Government Entities
- Engagement methods: AGMs, field visits, toll-free helplines, vendor meetings, advocacy sessions
- Focus on vulnerable/marginalized groups through CSR initiatives including AIIMS waiting hall, check dams, school support
Consumer Responsibility
- Product information: 100% of products carry safe usage and recycling/disposal information
- Consumer complaints: 141 total, all resolved
- No product recalls (voluntary or forced)
- No data breaches reported
- Mechanisms: Toll-free helpline, WhatsApp, email, field force engagement