Welspun India Ltd. (WIL), global leaders of home textiles, announced its DJSI, Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) scores for 2022. It received an overall score of 59 which is a significant improvement of 23% over last year’s score of 48. WIL now stands among the top 5 percentile of textile companies globally as per the CSA. The scores in the environmental, social and governance dimensions are also in the 93rd, 95th & 96th percentile respectively. WIL has established itself as a leader in the textile industry for sustainability with its strong environmental and social performance as well as a robust governance mechanism.
“The organization has come a long way in terms of sustainability and adapting global ESG trends and practices across its manufacturing facilities. The recent DJSI score is a reflection of our robust ESG frameworks and implementation of policy at the operational level,” said Dipali Goenka, CEO & Joint MD of Welspun India Limited. “This also takes us a step closer to our aim of becoming a carbon and water neutral company by 2030”, she added.
Commenting on this achievement, Mr. Sanjay Gupta, CFO, Welspun India Ltd., said, “At Welspun, we believe in progressing together as a society, united in our efforts in safeguarding the environment and communities at large. We are on the right track to achieving our stated ESG goals, much to the satisfaction and delight of all of our stakeholders.”