Nuvoco Vistas Corp has received an ESG rating of 67.1 for FY25-26 from SES ESG Research, a Category II ESG rating provider registered with India’s Securities and Exchange Board.

During the financial year, the cement producer increased its alternative fuels and raw materials ratio to 10 per cent from 9.6 per cent and co-processed approximately 350,000t of industrial waste. Nuvoco is targeting an AFR ratio of around 13 per cent in FY26-27 through expanded sourcing, process optimisation and digital measures.

The company reported water positivity of 2.04 times and maintained zero liquid discharge across its sites. Water consumption intensity declined to 104.7l/t of cementitious material from 113l/t in the previous year, while 97.83 per cent of waste was recovered through recycling.

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Nuvoco’s ready-mixed concrete operations used more than 120,000t of alternative raw materials. Recycled water consumption across the business increased by 73 per cent following the installation of water-recycling systems at 11 plants.