Natural Capital
Building a greener future through innovation and stewardship
UN SDGs
Management Approach
Reliance has established a robust governance framework to oversee its natural capital consumption, prioritising key material topics. The Board, through its Committees, provides strategic oversight, ensuring alignment with sustainability goals. The Company’s Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy is underpinned by the Operating Management System (OMS) which systematically drives safe, reliable, sustainable and compliant operations across business units. The Safety and Operational Risk (S&OR) function provides independent oversight on the quality of implementation of the OMS requirements and conducts independent reviews and continuously evaluates business strategies. Regular audits, assessments and monitoring, assurance processes ensure conformance to company’s HSE requirements and adherence to environmental regulations, reinforcing the Company’s commitment to responsible resource management.
Managing Environmental Impacts
Reliance implements an environmental management framework to minimise environmental impact and enhance efficiency, focusing on optimising energy use, reducing emissions, recycling and reusing water, and minimising and disposing waste responsibly. Advanced technologies, including Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS), enable real-time monitoring of air pollutants, including SOx, NOx and TPM, while targeted energy conservation initiatives have been introduced across facilities.
AIR EMISSIONS AT RELIANCE*
| Parameter | Unit | FY 2024-25 | FY 2023-24 | FY 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPM | ‘000 Tonnes | 1.15 | 1.36 | 1.88 |
| SOx | ‘000 Tonnes | 15.91 | 16.64 | 19.29 |
| NOx | ‘000 Tonnes | 35.70 | 34.00 | 35.80 |
| VOC | ‘000 Tonnes | 48.46 | 46.88 | 46.27 |
* The above data is for RIL Standalone and other O2C entities. Air emissions for all parameters are reported using third-party stack analysis reports, except for NOx and VOC parameters at the Jamnagar unit, which are sourced from peers in the same sector.
Climate Change
Reliance is steadily progressing towards its goal of achieving Net Carbon Zero by 2035, with a strategic focus on renewable energy transition, carbon capture and utilisation, and industrial decarbonisation. At the core of this vision is the ambition to establish Reliance as a global leader in New Energy and New Materials by advancing clean energy transition, repurposing CO₂ as a recyclable resource and replacing conventional transportation fuels with sustainable alternatives.
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In addition to progress toward Net Carbon Zero, Reliance is expanding its Compressed Biogas (CBG) operations. In 2025, Reliance is on track to establish 55 operating CBG plants and initiate integrated CBG hubs, with a cumulative capacity of 0.4 million metric tonnes of CBG and 2 million metric tonnes of Fermented Organic Manure (FOM) annually.
Harnessing this untapped potential, can reduce LNG imports and drive a powerful shift towards a cleaner and greener energy future. This initiative converts Anna Datas (food producers) into Urja Datas (energy producers) and will create employment. The Company has also established the world’s largest bio-energy deep-tech R&D centre in Jamnagar.
At Reliance, transformation is the key to energy sustainability. The Reliance Jamnagar Manufacturing Division (JMD) has successfully connected with the Central Transmission Utility (CTU) and started importing power, boosting power cycle efficiency by enabling the shutdown of the condensing Steam Turbo Generator (STG) and paving the way for future green power intake through the grid. Silvassa Manufacturing division, replaced the fuel oil with natural gas in its Dow vaporisers and boilers, resulting in reduction of GHG emissions. In addition, other manufacturing sites (Hazira, Dahej, Hoshiarpur and Barabanki) continued the usage of biomass as co-firing.
Reliance Retail continues to drive sustainability through energy-efficient infrastructure, responsible operations and eco-friendly packaging across operations.
Jio has committed to decarbonise along the 1.5°C pathway, validated by SBTi. The company undertakes multiple emission-reduction initiatives, including selection of energy efficient technology and equipment, solarisation and other energy efficiency measures. In FY 2024-25, Jio’s emissions reporting boundary excludes sites where Jio doesn’t have operational control, and is aligned with its financial reporting boundary. RJIL’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions for FY 2024-25 is 0.06 MMT CO₂e and 1.05 MMT CO₂e, respectively. For comparative analysis, RJIL’s FY 2023-24 Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions is restated as 0.06 MMT CO₂e and 0.92 MMT CO₂e.
RELIANCE’S GHG EMISSIONS*
| O2C and E&P GHG emissions | Unit | FY 2024-25 | FY 2023-24 | FY 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions | Million Tonnes CO2e | 45.76 | 45.20 | 45.24 |
* The above data is for RIL Standalone and other O2C entities.
Energy Efficiency of Operations
Reliance continued to capitalise on energy-saving opportunities, including process modification projects, waste heat recovery systems and technological upgrades to equipment. Through these initiatives, O2C and E&P achieved energy savings of 2.3 Million GJ in FY 2024-25.
Reliance’s energy management approach is guided by the core principles of optimising energy use, cost-effective renewable energy consumption and equipment upgrades to reduce carbon intensity. During FY 2024-25, total energy consumption for O2C and E&P was 522 Million GJ, with 5.4 Million GJ sourced from renewable sources. This year, the volume of flared and vented hydrocarbons was 0.10 Million MT.
GSMAi, in its March 2025 report on energy benchmarking study recognised that Energy/Data Traffic (kWh/GB) for Jio is around ~30% of the global average. In FY 2024-25, Jio’s energy reporting boundary excludes sites where Jio doesn’t have operational control, and is aligned with its financial reporting boundary. RJIL’s total energy consumption for FY 2024-25 is 63,53,629 GJ. For comparative analysis, RJIL’s FY 2023-24 energy consumption is restated as 57,78,196 GJ.
Jio is focused on 100% renewable electricity by FY 2029-30. Jio has installed over 212 MWp of solar power at more than 23,699 sites (at both owned and third-party sites) nationwide. Additionally, Jio has also setup centralised solar plant of 35 MWp capacity at Bidar, Karnataka.
Ecosystem and Biodiversity
Reliance is committed to biodiversity conservation and strives to achieve a net positive environmental impact. Across India, the Company has greenbelts spanning 6,500+ hectares, and has planted over 2.48 Crore saplings cumulatively, including more than 1,00,346 saplings in FY 2024-25. The Jamnagar complex, once arid, now experiences lower temperatures and improved rainfall owing to the extensive green zone surrounding the refinery.
The complex boasts Asia’s largest mango orchard, while its mangrove belt attracts migratory birds. Further, Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation have established Vantara, a state-of-the-art animal rescue, conservation and rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
Waste Management and Circular Economy
Reliance maintains a strong focus on waste management and circular economy, including PET recycling, chemical recycling (pyrolysis oil), polyolefin recycling, reusing hazardous waste as alternative fuels and raw materials, and zero-waste stores. Reliance continues to advance circularity sustainable packaging, consumer adoption of R|ELAN™ fabric, commercialisation of RCAT-HTL technology and development of circular polymers. The Jamnagar integrated refining and petrochemical complex has earned the ISCC Plus certification for producing CircuRepol™ and CircuRelene™ polymers through the chemical recycling of plastic waste-based pyrolysis oil.
WASTE GENERATION AT RELIANCE IN FY 2024-25
| Entity | Parameter | Unit | FY 2024-25 | FY 2023-24 | FY 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O2C and E&P* | Hazardous waste (disposed) | ‘000 MT | 17.40 | 14.80 | 12.32 |
| Hazardous waste diverted from disposal (recycled/reused) | ‘000 MT | 108.65 | 87.89 | 80.68 | |
| Non-hazardous waste (disposed) | ‘000 MT | 4.75 | 4.80 | 4.44 | |
| Non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal (recycled/reused) | ‘000 MT | 641.00 | 569.27 | 521.77 | |
| Reliance Jio | Hazardous waste (disposed) | ‘000 MT | 0.003 | 1.93 | 3.84 |
| Hazardous waste diverted from disposal (recycled/reused) | ‘000 MT | 0.54 | - | - | |
| Non-hazardous waste (disposed) | ‘000 MT | 0.00 | 3.84 | 4.47 | |
| Non-hazardous waste diverted from disposal (recycled/reused) | ‘000 MT | 1.36 | - | - |
* The above data is for RIL Standalone and other Hydrocarbon entities.
Water and Effluent Management
Reliance takes a comprehensive approach to reducing freshwater consumption by increasing recyclability, reusing treated water and minimising external discharge. Investments in automation and expansion of rainwater harvesting have improved operational efficiency and lowered water usage in the Company’s manufacturing. During the reporting period, Reliance* withdrew 232.53 Million kilolitres of water, 47% of which was seawater/desalinated water, discharged 38.96 Million kilolitres and recycled 110.09 Million kilolitres.
Additionally,the E&P Division reported 5.50 Million kilolitres of produced water.
* The above data is for RIL Standalone and other Hydrocarbon entities.
