NTPC Ltd has submitted a regulatory filing to the BSE Limited, intimating the receipt of an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating/score.
The disclosure is made pursuant to Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The company has been assigned an ESG score of 64.2 by SES ESG Research Private Limited. The rating agency is identified as a SEBI registered Category-II Subscriber-Pays ESG Rating Provider.
The assigned score of 64.2 marks an increase of 1.4 points compared to the company's rating from the previous year.
The company clarifies a key point regarding the engagement: SES ESG Research Private Limited was not engaged by NTPC for this rating. The report was prepared independently by the agency based solely on information available in the public domain.
The intimation is signed by Ritu Arora, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer, and is for the information and records of the exchange.