Implementation Guide

ESG & Human Rights Due Diligence in India

A practical guide for manufacturing companies and global supply chain teams navigating India's evolving sustainability landscape — and what it means for your business.

What's inside the guide
  • ✓India's ESG landscape in plain language — the five frameworks shaping responsible business, from the SDGs and NGRBC to BRSR and the Labour Codes.
  • ✓What the shift means for manufacturers — why the question has moved from "Do you have a policy?" to "Can you demonstrate how it's implemented?"
  • ✓The business case and a practical starting point — five ways ESG & HRDD strengthen your business, plus five questions to begin.

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Key Findings

What the guide reveals about ESG in India

A practical read on where responsible business in India is heading — and what buyers, investors and regulators now expect you to demonstrate.

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India has consolidated 29 central labour laws into four Labour Codes — simplifying compliance while strengthening worker protection.

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The NGRBC's nine principles ask businesses to extend ethical governance and human rights across their entire value chain, suppliers included.

Policy → Proof

The expectation has shifted from "Do you have a policy?" to "Can you demonstrate how it's being implemented?" across your operations.

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Rishi Sher Singh
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