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LEADERSHIP INSIGHT          WORLD OF SIS           SUSTAINABILITY AGENDA          ENVIRONMENT             SOCIAL            GOVERNANCE










          Dear Stakeholders,                    appropriate PPE equipment, training and   to become more conscious whether it is   We have created
                                                finally the near 100% vaccination that we   using vehicles compliant with the latest
          We are glad to present our first ever   have achieved for all our employees in   emission norms or disposing of any   hundreds of
          sustainability report. The tumultuous   record time.                         chemicals in our pest control division in a
          last two years have given us a chance to                                     safe manner.                           thousands of jobs
          reflect about ourselves and our role in the   We have created hundreds of thousands
          society and community, beyond what our   of jobs over the years touching millions   Being a pioneering firm in the business   over the years
          financial or economic aspirations might   of families and through our in-house   services space, we have been fortunate
          be. It has never been more important   training academies we have ensured that   to get private equity investors early on in   touching millions of
          to marry a social role with an economic   our employees learn life-skills that sustain   our evolution and we have learned and   families and through
          agenda, which together can propel     them beyond their current jobs with SIS.   instituted the best governance practices
          our society and our industry to a more   Many have gone on to set up their own   through the benchmarks set by our   our in-house training
          coherent and sustainable future.      small scale security firms while many set   investors. Furthermore, going public in
                                                up small and micro enterprises of their   2017 also opened SIS up to a larger Indian   academies we have
          SIS serves as a powerful vehicle to
          create employment opportunities at    own. SIS is glad to have nurtured the   and international investor community   ensured that our
          the bottom of the pyramid, and this   aspirations of thousands of enterprising   that entails greater transparency, more
          period of reflection has resulted in great   individuals in this manner. Similarly in our   frequent communication and more Board    employees learn life-
          learnings, humility, and also pride that   international markets such as Australia   level and committee level rigour. Through
          we have been able to contribute towards   and New Zealand, we have strong    a heavily independent Board comprising   skills that sustain
          keeping the economy safe and secure.   diversity programmes that create jobs for   stalwarts from diverse backgrounds, we   them beyond their
          Additionally, our employees looked after   indigenous people.                are able to draw upon their expertise and
          and reinforced the culture that has kept   A testament to our employee welfare and   wisdom to guide us.            current jobs with SIS.
          us thriving through the decades.      social impact was the Great Place to Work   We have done internal scorings of our
                                                rankings for 2021. It named SIS as #31 in   governance using benchmarks set by the
          With 2,28,000+ employees and a        the list of best employers in India, while   stock exchange and other independent
          nationwide presence, we are uniquely   including us in the Top 15 Nation Builders   bodies and I’m glad that we rank very
          positioned to touch millions of people   category. We have also been recognised   highly on these scores compared to
          every day through our many touchpoints   for our diversity and inclusiveness by   many in the listed space in India. As a   I look forward to the feedback from our
          – RWAs, schools, offices, hospitals, hotels,   being named as the Top 50 employers   next step, we will look to get an external   well-wishers to engage in progressive
          banks, airports, metro, railways, and so   for Women in India. We will keep striving   audit done of our ESG scores so that we   dialogue on ways to better ourselves and
          on. Each of these interactions over the   to improve on these and create more   are able to accurately identify focus and   be an even more meaningful part of the
          last two years, with its own attendant   inclusive work environments for all   improvement areas.                   India growth story.
          risks, have enabled our customer service   classes and genders.
          to come to the fore and help industries                                      This sustainability report is an honest   Regards
          and our customers take cautious steps   By its very nature, as it is a services firm,   endeavour to review our contributions
          back to normalcy. Through this journey   SIS is an environmentally low-impact   to the larger community and we will take   Rituraj Kishore Sinha
          we have ensured that our employees    company that has negligible emissions.   any gaps in this progress card as key   Group Managing Director
          are first taken care of, and their    However, within this limited scale, we are   areas to plug, as we look forward to the
          safety requirements are met through   continuously pushing our business units   post-pandemic environment.
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