Sector
Pharmaceuticals
ZLD, Pharma Effluent Standard 2020, BD Act ABS for plant-derived APIs.
Indian regulation
- MoEFCC
EIA 2006
Master notification under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 governing the prior environmental clearance (EC) regime for industrial, infrastructure and mining projects. Routed through PARIVESH 2.0 since 2023; an Oct 2025 Office Memorandum streamlined EC + Consent to Establish workflows by integrating SPCB OCMMS data.
- MoEFCC
HOWM Rules 2016
Governs hazardous waste lifecycle — generation, storage, transport, treatment, disposal — and transboundary movement under the Basel Convention. CPCB-issued authorisations and the Form 10 manifest are mandatory.
- Parliament
Biological Diversity Act 2002 + 2023 Amendment
Establishes the National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) and State Biodiversity Boards (SBBs). The 2023 amendment liberalised the regime for AYUSH practitioners and codified penalties (replacing imprisonment with fines for several offences).
Global frameworks
- GHG Protocol
GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Globally adopted corporate accounting and reporting standard for Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions. Foundation for ISSB IFRS S2 metrics, BRSR Core climate KPIs and SBTi target-setting.
- ISO
ISO 14064-1/-2/-3
Quantification and reporting of GHG emissions and removals at the organisation (Part 1) and project (Part 2) level; verification (Part 3).
- GRI
GRI Standards
World's most widely used multi-stakeholder sustainability reporting standards (Universal, Topic, Sector).