# My listed buyer has issued a green bond. What will it ask me as an MSME supplier?

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Expect requests for energy, fuel, emissions and waste figures. A green bond issuer reports project impact and BRSR items, including Scope 3 and the share of suppliers assessed, and must avoid cherry-picked data. Its ESG rating also counts MSME sourcing, so documented data helps you stay on its list.

## Why the request lands on you

- SEBI requires listed green debt issuers to report major BRSR items, including total Scope 3 emissions and the percentage of value chain partners, by value of business, assessed for environmental impact.
- Impact must be reported project by project, with methods and assumptions, and negative externalities quantified.
- SEBI's greenwashing rules forbid cherry-picking data, so buyers need numbers that hold up rather than estimates.

## What is likely to be asked

1. Monthly electricity use in kWh and fuel use by type, with bills or invoices.
2. Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, or the data to calculate them.
3. Waste generated, recycled and disposed of, and water withdrawn.
4. Whether any figure was checked by an outside party.
5. For supplies to a funded project, the materials and transport behind your product.

## Where it can help you

SEBI's list of India-specific ESG rating parameters includes the share of a company's inputs bought directly from MSMEs and small producers. ESG mutual funds must hold mostly companies with assured BRSR Core data. A supplier that answers quickly with traceable figures makes its buyer's reporting easier, which is a practical edge when contracts are renewed.

## How to prepare

- Keep 12 months of electricity bills and fuel invoices in one place.
- Use one method and state the emission factors you used.
- Answer only what you can support; mark estimates as estimates.

## What Senseible does here

Senseible reads a supplier's electricity bills and fuel invoices into Scope 1 and 2 figures with the source document attached, ready to share with a buyer.

- [BRSR items a green bond issuer reports](https://senseible.earth/answers/green-bond-issuer-brsr-disclosures)
- [Share of value chain partners assessed](https://senseible.earth/answers/brsr-value-chain-environment-assessment-share)
- [Indian parameters in ESG ratings](https://senseible.earth/answers/india-specific-esg-rating-parameters)
- [SEBI greenwashing rules for green bonds](https://senseible.earth/answers/green-bond-greenwashing-dos-and-donts-sebi)

Sources: [SEBI circular, Revised disclosure requirements for issuance and listing of green debt securities, 6 February 2023 (now Chapter IX of the NCS Master Circular)](https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/feb-2023/revised-disclosure-requirements-for-issuance-and-listing-of-green-debt-securities_67837.html), [SEBI circular, Dos and don'ts relating to green debt securities to avoid occurrences of greenwashing, 3 February 2023](https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/feb-2023/dos-and-don-ts-relating-to-green-debt-securities-to-avoid-occurrences-of-greenwashing_67828.html), [SEBI Master Circular for ESG Rating Providers, 11 July 2025](https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/master-circulars/jul-2025/master-circular-for-esg-rating-providers-erps-_95219.html), [SEBI circular, New category of mutual fund schemes for ESG investing and related disclosures, 20 July 2023](https://www.sebi.gov.in/legal/circulars/jul-2023/new-category-of-mutual-fund-schemes-for-environmental-social-and-governance-esg-investing-and-related-disclosures-by-mutual-funds_74186.html)

Last reviewed 2026-10-23.