UltraTech Cement Details Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for FY 2025-26, Highlighting Decarbonisation Goals

UltraTech Cement Details Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report for FY 2025-26, Highlighting Decarbonisation Goals​

UltraTech Cement Limited has published its Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report covering the financial year ended March 31, 2026. The report provides a detailed look into the company's operations, workforce management, and commitments toward environmental stewardship and responsible business conduct across its expansive industrial footprint.

The core of UltraTech’s operations is manufacturing, with approximately 95% of turnover generated from the manufacturing of Clinker, Cement, and Ready Mix Concrete (RMC). The entity serves markets both nationally and internationally, operating in 28 states and 8 Union Territories across India, while having presence in three countries overseas.

Operational Scale and Workforce Details​

The company maintains a wide array of facilities globally. These include 34 Integrated Cement Units, 30 Grinding Units, and 465 Ready Mix Concrete Units within the domestic market alone, alongside international operations encompassing one Clinkerisation Unit and four Grinding Units. The entity employs a substantial workforce as of FY 2025-26:


The company's commitment to safety is evident through its Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Management System, which is aligned with ISO 45001. The entity maintains a comprehensive Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) framework across all units and empowers workers to stop unsafe work without reprisal.

Sustainability Commitment and Environmental Targets​

UltraTech Cement has positioned sustainability as a core business driver, focusing on decarbonisation and resource efficiency in the carbon intensive sector of cement manufacturing. The company has set ambitious voluntary targets validated by SBTi (Science Based Targets Initiative): a 27% reduction in Scope 1 emissions intensity and a 69% reduction in Scope 2 emissions intensity by 2032, with an ultimate ambition to achieve net zero by 2050.

Key initiatives include:

• Innovation: Focusing on low carbon product development and exploring technologies such as Kiln Electrification and Electrolysis of Limestone (ZeroCAL). The company is collaborating with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) on these advanced processes.
• Resource Management: Achieved zero liquid discharge at 100% cement manufacturing units and bulk terminals. In FY 2025-26, the company utilized 49.83 million tonnes of recycled and alternative raw materials in production.

Health and Safety Performance Metrics​

Safety performance indicators show a strong focus on minimizing risks across both employees and workers:


The company’s actions to address safety concerns are robust, including conducting enterprise-wide ‘Risk-e-thon’ exercises and expanding its fatality prevention framework from Fatal 4 to Fatal 6.

Stakeholder Management and Social Impact​

The company actively manages its relationships with various stakeholders. Critical engagement areas include:

• Employees: Employees and workers received training on human rights issues, with a high percentage coverage recorded for the reporting period FY 2025-26 (e.g., 40% of employees covered). The company has established grievance redressal mechanisms for all employee categories.
• Community: The entity conducts periodic engagement through community meetings and impact assessments in remote rural areas, supporting social development initiatives focused on education, healthcare, and sustainable livelihood within disadvantaged communities.

Regarding the value chain, UltraTech Cement assesses approximately 75% of its workers and contractors against safety practices using audits like Contractor Field Safety Audits (CFSA) to ensure compliance with their internal standards.

ULTRACEMCO Stock Price Movement​

Shares of UltraTech Cement Limited are shedding value as of 12:29 PM, dipping 0.99% to reach ₹11790. The stock has traded a volume of 140,881 shares so far today, while maintaining an intraday range between a low of ₹11690 and a high of ₹11899.