Incorporated in 2010, TVS Emerald Limited is in the business of residential real estate in India and is part of an Indian multinational conglomerate operating in automobiles, auto components, financial services, and real estate.

The Company is focused on the residential market in Chennai and Bengaluru and operates under the brand “TVS Emerald”. The Company has delivered projects with saleable area of over 5 million sq.ft. till date and is currently developing a portfolio of over 8.5 million sq.ft.

 The total project cost is estimated to be about INR equivalent of ~US$621 million and IFC’s investment will be in the form of INR denominated Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs).

 The first project is located on the Pallavaram-Thoraipakkam Radial Road, Chennai and the second project is located in Sathanur, Bengaluru. Other projects will be located in Chennai and/or Bengaluru and will be jointly identified by the Company and IFC.

 No identified governance risks to development impacts.

This is a Category B project according to IFC’s Policy on Environmental and Social Sustainability, as it is expected to have adverse E&S risks and/ or impacts that are limited in scale, few, generally site-specific and readily addressed through mitigation measures, by adhering to good international industry practice (GIIP) procedures, guidelines, and design criteria, as described in the following sections.

Key risks and issues related to this project include: 1) company’s capacity, systems and staffing to manage E&S, health and safety (all together referred to as E&S and EHS in the remaining of the document) aspects of its constructions and operations; 2) adequate E&S assessment of the impacts of the project's designs and construction activities in accordance with legal requirements and IFC Performance Standards (PS); 3) assurance of fair, safe and healthy living and working conditions for the workers (especially during construction) and GBVH; 4) conservation of energy, water and process materials including recycling and reuse initiatives through green building design; 5) management of air emissions, wastewater treatment and solid waste during construction and during operations (TVS Emerald has obligation to manage the residential apartments for up to 1 year); 6) purchase of land parcels for the projects in accordance with IFC PS requirements; 7) life and fire safety (L&FS) design of the projects and impacts on transport infrastructure during construction on nearby communities; and 8) stakeholder engagement.