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ESG Reporting & SDG Alignment.
CSR data should not live in isolation from your wider sustainability disclosure. AppLax structures CSR outcomes so they populate the Social pillar of your ESG reporting, align with relevant BRSR principles, and map cleanly to the UN Sustainable Development Goals — reducing duplication and improving disclosure quality.
Overview
Integrated disclosure, designed for multiple audiences.
BRSR has formalised what investors and rating agencies had already been asking for — comparable, evidence-backed disclosure on environmental, social and governance dimensions. The Social pillar, in particular, draws heavily on the same CSR data that companies are already generating for statutory purposes.
AppLax engineers data capture, reporting templates and narrative structure so that one well-built CSR dataset can serve the board report, Form CSR-2, BRSR Principles 5 and 8, ESG rating questionnaires and investor sustainability presentations — without duplicate effort and without inconsistency between disclosures.
Why It Matters
ESG scrutiny is now a procurement and capital-raising filter.
For listed Indian companies, BRSR is now mandatory. For unlisted companies, ESG questionnaires increasingly arrive from corporate customers, lenders and PE investors. Inconsistencies between CSR reporting, BRSR disclosure and ESG rating responses are flagged, scored and remembered. Disciplined CSR-to-ESG integration is no longer optional — it is part of how stakeholders evaluate corporate quality.
Key Offerings
What we deliver.
BRSR Reporting Support
Drafting and review of Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report sections, especially Principles 5 and 8.
SDG Mapping & Targets
Mapping CSR projects and outcomes to specific SDG targets and indicators relevant to your sector.
ESG Data Architecture
Designing data capture so one dataset feeds CSR, BRSR, ESG ratings and investor disclosures.
Sustainability Narrative
Editorial-grade narrative connecting CSR initiatives to corporate purpose and material ESG topics.
Rating Agency Response
Support in responding to ESG rating agency questionnaires with consistent, evidence-backed answers.
Investor Disclosure Decks
CSR and social-impact slides for investor presentations, AGMs and analyst meets.
Our Approach
How we work.
Disclosure Landscape Review
Map the company's current reporting obligations — statutory, voluntary, investor-driven — and identify overlap and inconsistency.
Integrated Data Framework
Design a single data architecture that simultaneously serves CSR, BRSR and ESG disclosure needs.
Materiality & SDG Mapping
Align CSR strategy with material ESG topics for the sector and map to relevant SDGs with target-level granularity.
Annual Disclosure Cycle
Quarterly data consolidation, annual BRSR drafting, ESG rating response and investor narrative refresh.
Benefits
The outcome you can expect.
One source of truth across CSR, BRSR and ESG — no contradictions, no rework.
Improved ESG rating outcomes through structured, evidence-backed responses.
BRSR Principles 5 and 8 drafted to a publication-ready standard.
Investor confidence in social-impact narrative, backed by SDG-aligned data.
Ready to bring structure to your CSR programme?
Start with a no-obligation consultation. We will respond within two business days.