Vedanta Cuts Metals Emissions Intensity by 15% Since FY21

05 Jun 2026 CW Team

Vedanta Group, India’s leading metals, oil & gas, power, and technology conglomerate, has reduced metals emissions intensity by 15 per cent since FY21, cutting from 6.45 tCO?e/tm to 5.44 tCO?e/tm in FY26. Renewable energy usage rose 50 per cent year-on-year to nearly 400 crore units, avoiding 30 lakh tonnes of CO? emissions, while deployment of 365 kilotonnes of biomass fuel further cut 5–6 lakh tonnes of emissions.

Complementing its decarbonisation efforts, Vedanta has planted almost 40 lakh trees since FY21, targeting 70 lakh by 2030, and maintained net water positive status across three businesses. Its four-pronged low-carbon strategy includes operational efficiency, cleaner fuels, renewable energy adoption, and carbon offsetting through afforestation and ecosystem restoration.

Key FY26 achievements include Hindustan Zinc becoming India’s first ICMM member and earning top S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook rankings, Vedanta Aluminium expanding low-carbon products with Restora at BALCO, and Vedanta Oil & Gas attaining the OGMP 2.0 Gold Standard Pathway. Vedanta Iron & Steel inaugurated the Maem Bandhara Watershed Management Project, supporting irrigation and sustainable livelihoods.

As a producer of aluminium, zinc, silver, copper, iron ore, and steel, Vedanta continues to drive industrial growth while advancing sustainability, resource efficiency, and climate-resilient operations across India.

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