Godrej Enterprises Group

CSR.Building sustainable communities.

CSR.
Building sustainable
communities.

As a responsible organisation, we have always been at the helm of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and philanthropy. All our CSR initiatives are strategically designed to create lasting impact and are monitored carefully to ensure tangible progress.

Our Initiatives

Education

In keeping with our vision of purpose-led growth and the need for business to be socially responsible, we have always promoted long-term initiatives in the areas of education.

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    Challenges in Rural Education

    Poor educational infrastructure in rural areas limits children's access to quality education, impacting their future opportunities and overall development.

  • Goal

    Improve infrastructure in government schools.

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  • Progress

    Enhanced educational facilities for 120 underprivileged students from classes 1-3, at a model school in Madkai, Goa.

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    Transforming educational infrastructure.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

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    English Proficiency in Rural Areas

    Lack of proficiency in English limits professional and educational opportunities for rural students, affecting their employability and future prospects.

  • Goal

    Enhance English language skills among rural students.

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  • Progress

    Improved English skills for 1,052 students across 17 schools in Khalapur, Maharashtra.

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    Discover our innovative programmes in rural areas.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

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    Limited Vocational Training Opportunities

    Lack of skills and vocational training limits employment opportunities for rural populations.

  • Goal

    Provide vocational training and skill development programmes.

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  • Progress

    1.7 lakh+ youth trained through the Godrej Disha initiative.

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    Enhancing employability through vocational training.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

Livelihood

We set out on our ambition to restore livelihoods and accelerate urban recovery post Covid-19. The programme scope includes keeping students interested in education while navigating their community’s difficult economic and social environment.

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    Economic Instability for Rural Women

    Limited access to livelihood opportunities for women in rural areas leads to economic instability and poverty, significantly affecting the well-being of entire communities.

  • Goal

    Enhance livelihood opportunities for women in rural areas.

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  • Progress

    5,000+ women impacted through women empowerment projects.

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    How we are empowering women.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

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    Environmental Impact of Traditional Farming

    Traditional farming practices, such as burning stubbles of freshly harvested rice crops, contribute to environmental degradation and reduced agricultural productivity.

  • Goal

    Introduce and promote sustainable farming technologies.

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  • Progress

    600+ acres of farmland in Punjab benefited from sustainable Super Seeder machines.

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    Promoting sustainable agriculture.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

Environment

Our initiatives to restore water bodies and reduce waste aim to make a real difference in the lives of the disadvantaged, equipping them to help themselves lead better lives.

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    Inadequate Rainwater Storage

    Kosapur Pond in Chennai had uneven embankments and bed levels, limiting rainwater storage and affecting local wildlife.

  • Goal

    Increase rainwater storage capacity in Kosapur pond.

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  • Progress

    Increased storage capacity by 24% from 655 lakh litre capacity to 772 lakh litre.

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    Discover our water conservation efforts.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

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    Plastic Waste Pollution

    Plastic waste pollution is a major environmental issue, leading to contamination of land and water bodies.

  • Goal

    Phase out the use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and replace it with 100% recyclable packaging.

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  • Progress

    100% transition for all appliance packaging from EPS packaging to eco-friendly paper honeycomb solutions.

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    Tackling plastic waste pollution.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

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    Contamination of Water Sources

    A community pond in Mohali was contaminated due to sewage inflow and solid waste dumping, making the water unusable and creating a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

  • Goal

    Revive the pond to provide clean, usable water to 140 families in the village.

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  • Progress

    1.67 million litres of water made available by cleaning the silt and waste from the pond.

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    Introducing clean water initiatives.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

Health and sanitation

Conducting regular health camps for women, ensuring 100% immunisation, improving infrastructure in primary health centres, and reducing waterborne diseases from polluted potable water.

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    Inadequate Health and Sanitation Infrastructure

    Poor health and sanitation infrastructure in rural areas leads to health crises and reduced quality of life.

  • Goal

    Improve health and sanitation infrastructure.

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  • Progress

    Till date, we have constructed health and sanitation facilities in over 20 villages.

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    Learn about our health and sanitation initiatives.

    See Sustainability Report ‘19 - ’23

CSR Committee

CSR initiative

The Godrej Enterprises Group’s Good & Green vision that puts sustainability and community empowerment at the core of its operations and initiatives. We are committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in corporate governance, driving the social progress of our communities, and ensuring that sustainability is built into the way we do business.

Godrej Enterprises Group CSR Action Plan for FY 2024-25

In line with our CSR policy and the national priority for the year, our FY 24-25 CSR plan shall focus on1. Ensuring Employability2. Community Development Godrej DISHA – Ensuring EmployabilityThrough collaboration with non-profit organizations and social enterprises, Godrej DISHA will continue training in vocational skills relevant to our businesses. These include sales, service, interiors, building construction, manufacturing, and technical training. Special projects batches on digital skills inclusion will be taken covering topics like IOT, Industry 4.0, Process digitization, Robotics and Automation, Business Analytics tools, Working with Smart Machines and training on E-COM, Digital Marketing, solar technician and electronic locks technician. Better employment levels can be targeted through consolidation of trainings in geographies and trades having higher job potential. The trades shall be in alignment with “Shared Value “approach.Location: Pan India.Community Development:Our Community Development programs will continue in all regions where we operate. We shall continue to work on our four focus areas of community development:•Education:We will continue working on school infrastructure development projects for improving the WASH facilities, creating new classrooms for better student - teacher ratio, brighter, better, and safer learning environment. Scholarship support will be provided to Underprivileged engineering students. Efforts will continue to make model schools, Model Aanganwadis, improve learning outcomes with provision of e-learning facilities, science and computer labs, English learning program and teachers’ capacity building to adapt to new teaching methods for deployed of new education policyLocations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Madkai & Haridwar• Environment:We will continue working on projects related to water recharge, water body rejuvenation, wastewater management and support to afforestation activities, Medicinal plantation, effective crop residue management to avoid stubble burning.Locations: Marathwada, Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali & Chennai• Health & Sanitation:The Pandemic has highlighted the need to work on Health and Sanitation issues on an urgent basis. In these areas we shall continue our work on projects related to Preventive Healthcare for Women, access to safe drinking water, community-based solid water management and wastewater management, with a renewed vigor.Locations: Khalapur , Shirwal , Madkai, Haridwar• Livelihood:Our CSR program will continue to support communities around us by working on projects related to income enhancement for farmers and other vulnerable communities. This program will assist the creation of new small-scale enterprise for youth, women-led enterprises and ensure continued support for small scale enterprises created in the past. Special projects shall be taken to create large group enterprises, infrastructure building projects will be taken as creating common community resource centre.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali, Dahej, Haridwar

Godrej & Boyce CSR Action Plan for FY 2023-24

In line with our CSR policy and the national priority for the year, our FY 23-24 CSR plan shall focus on1. Ensuring Employability2. Community DevelopmentGodrej DISHA – Ensuring EmployabilityThrough collaboration with non-profit organizations and social enterprises, Godrej DISHA will continue training in vocational skills relevant to our businesses. These include sales, service, interiors, building construction, manufacturing, and technical training. Special projects batches on digital skills inclusion will be taken covering topics like IOT, Industry 4.0, Process digitization, Robotics and Automation, Business Analytics tools, Working with Smart Machines and training on E-COM, Digital Marketing. Better employment levels can be targeted through consolidation of trainings in geographies and trades having higher job potential. The trades shall be in alignment with “Shared Value “approach.Location: Pan India.Community Development:In this challenging time, we are committed to standing with the communities in which we operate. Our Community Development programs will continue in all regions We shall continue to work on our four focus areas of community development:• Education:We will continue working on school infrastructure development projects for improving the WASH facilities, creating new classrooms for better student - teacher ratio, brighter, better, and safer learning environment. Scholarship support will be provided to Underprivileged engineering students. Efforts will continue to making model schools, Model Aanganwadis, improve learning outcomes with provision of e-learning facilities, science and computer labs, English learning program and teachers’ capacity building to adapt to new teaching methods for deployed of new education policyLocations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Madkai & Haridwar• Environment:We will continue working on projects related to water recharge, water body rejuvenation, wastewater management and support to afforestation activities, Medicinal plantationLocations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali & Chennai• Health & Sanitation:The Pandemic has highlighted the need to work on Health and Sanitation issues on an urgent basis. In these areas we shall continue our work on projects related to Preventive Healthcare for Women, access to safe drinking water, community-based solid water management and wastewater management, with a renewed vigour. We shall continue to support PHCs to support national priority health programs like Nikshay Mitra working towards elimination of Tuberculosis in IndiaLocations: Mumbai , Khalapur , Shirwal , Madkai• Livelihood:Our CSR program will continue to support communities around us by working on projects related to income enhancement for farmers and other vulnerable communities. This program will assist the creation of new small-scale enterprise for youth, women-led enterprises and ensure continued support for small scale enterprises created in the past. Special projects shall be taken to create large group enterprises, infrastructure building projects will be taken as creating common community resource centre.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali, Dahej

CSR Action Plan for FY 2022-23

In line with our CSR policy and the national priority for the year, our FY 22-23 CSR plan shall focus on1. Ensuring Employability2. Community DevelopmentGodrej DISHA – Ensuring EmployabilityThrough collaboration with non-profit organizations and social enterprises, Godrej DISHA will continue training in vocational skills relevant to our businesses. These include sales, service, interiors, building construction, manufacturing, and technical training. Special projects batches on digital skills inclusion will be taken covering topics like IOT, Industry 4.0, Process digitization, Robotics and Automation, Business Analytics tools, Working with Smart Machines and training on E-COM, Digital Marketing. New projects related to Warehousing and logistic sector like forklift driving, diesel mechanic, stacker, picker, inventory management shall be initiated. Partnership with other logistic partners will also be explored to ensure sustainability of the project.Location: Pan India.Community Development:In this challenging time, we are committed to standing with the communities in which we operate. Our Community Development programs will continue in all regions.We shall continue to work on our four focus areas of community development:• Education:We will continue working on school infrastructure development projects for improving the WASH facilities, creating new classrooms for better student - teacher ratio, brighter, better, and safer learning environment. Efforts will continue to improve learning outcomes with provision of e-learning facilities, science and computer labs, English learning program and teachers’ capacity building to adapt to new teaching methods for deployed of new education policy.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Madkai & Haridwar• Environment:We will continue working on projects related to water recharge, water body rejuvenation, wastewater management and support to afforestation activities.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali & Chennai• Health & Sanitation:The Pandemic has highlighted the need to work on Health and Sanitation issues on an urgent basis. In these areas we shall continue our work on projects related to Preventive Healthcare for Women, access to safe drinking water, community-based solid water management and wastewater management, with a renewed vigour. We shall endeavour to support PHCs to support national priority health programs like Ni-kshay working towards elimination of Tuberculosis in India.Locations: All G&B factory locations• Livelihood:Our CSR program will continue to support communities around us by working on projects related to income enhancement for farmers and other vulnerable communities. This program will assist the creation of new small scale enterprise for youth, women-led enterprises and ensure continued support for small scale enterprises created in the past. Special projects shall be taken to create farmer producer groups, large group enterprises.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal

CSR Action Plan for FY 2021-22

In line with our CSR policy and the national priority for the year, our FY 21-22 CSR plan shall focus on three critical areas:1. COVID outreach2. Ensuring Employability3. Community DevelopmentCOVID OutreachAs the COVID 19 pandemic continues to ravage the world like in FY20-21, FY 21-22 too a substantial budget has been allocated for COVID Outreach – relief, restoration, and rehabilitation work. In line with the national and regional priorities, fund will be utilized for supporting local hospitals, Primary Health Centres to strengthen their Covid response and treatment procedures: Support for community level Covid vaccinations in rural parts of India: Projects on post Covid rehabilitation like restoring livelihood and special projects for bridging learning outcome gap in schools.For the year, our COVID Outreach projects will focus on1) Supporting PHCs, Rural hospitals (RH) with Critical medical equipment, healthcare furniture, PPEs, and operational for running Isolation Centres and Covid Care Centres.2) Supporting the world’s largest vaccination program- The company shall support projects for strengthening of cold chain and logistics for community level vaccination in villages around its factories. Equitable access to Covid19 vaccine for underprivileged and unreached communities shall be made available through mobile vaccination clinics.3) Restoring livelihood project- Projects to connect back youth whose livelihood got impacted by COVID to regular employment in organised segment.4) Education continuity- For children who missed regular school during the pandemic, projects shall be taken up to reduce the digital divide and bridge the learning outcome gap.Target Locations : All G&B factory locationsGodrej DISHA – Ensuring EmployabilityThrough collaboration with non-profit organizations and social enterprises, Godrej DISHA will continue training in vocational skills relevant to our businesses. These include sales, service, interiors, building construction, manufacturing, and technical training. Special projects batches on digital skills inclusion will be taken covering topics like IOT, Industry 4.0, Process digitization ,Robotics and Automation, Business Analytics tools, Working with Smart Machines and training on E-COM, Digital Marketing.Location : Pan India.Community Development:In this challenging time, we are committed to standing with the communities in which we operate. Our Community Development programs will continue in all regions with an added scope of COVID awareness campaigns support to local authorities for screening, testing, and creating isolation facilities.Further, we shall continue to work on our four focus areas of community development:• Education:We will continue working on school infrastructure development projects for improving the WASH facilities, creating new classrooms for better student - teacher ratio, brighter, better, and safer learning environment. Efforts will continue to improve learning outcomes with provision of e-learning facilities, science and computer labs, English learning program and teachers’ capacity building to adapt to new teaching methods for deployed of new education policy.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Madkai & Haridwar• Environment:We will continue working on projects related to water recharge, water body rejuvenation, wastewater management and support to afforestation activities.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali & Chennai• Health & Sanitation:The Pandemic has highlighted the need to work on Health and Sanitation issues on an urgent basis. Therefore, for the year, we shall continue our work on projects such as Child Growth Monitoring, Preventive Healthcare for Women, access to safe drinking water, community-based solid water management and wastewater management, with a renewed vigour.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Haridwar & Dahej• Livelihood:The Pandemic, due to its large-scale impact on economic activities, is likely to limit the livelihood generation capacity of many households. Our CSR program will continue to support communities around us by working on projects related to income enhancement for farmers and other vulnerable communities. This program will assist the creation of new small scale enterprise for youth , women-led enterprises and ensure continued support for small scale enterprises created in the past.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali, Haridwar, Vadodara & Dahej

CSR Action Plan for FY 2020-21

In line with our CSR policy and the national priority for the year, our FY 20-21 CSR plan is to focus on three critical areas:1. COVID Outreach2. Ensuring Employability3. Community DevelopmentCovid Outreach Program:Novel coronavirus and the resultant pandemic has put tremendous strain on many communities across India, as the enforcement of lockdowns limited the supply of essentials to many rural and urban communities. Godrej & Boyce is committed to supporting and uplifting communities across India, especially in the current scenario.For the year, our COVID outreach activities will focus on• Support for necessities like cooked meals, dry ration, sanitation products, PPEs for badly affected communities like migrant labour or vulnerable communities.• Critical medical equipment, healthcare furniture, PPEs and operation support for PHCs, hospitals and isolation centres.• Support of PPEs, cooked meals, logistics for community workers.Location: Plant locations, Branch locations and other locations based on management discretion.Godrej DISHA – Ensuring EmployabilityThrough collaboration with non-profit organizations and social enterprises, Godrej DISHA will continue training in vocational skills relevant to our businesses. These include sales, service, rural entrepreneurship, construction, manufacturing, and technical training.To ensure continuity of training, even during disruptions like lockdowns and travel restrictions in various part of the country, special efforts shall be taken towards digital content and digital infrastructure to train students enrolled with the VTPs. One-time special support shall be provided to implementation agencies for requirements such as trainer salaries, AMC for training equipment etc.Location: Pan IndiaCommunity Development:In this challenging time, we are committed to standing with the communities in which we operate. Our Community Development programs will continue in all regions with an added scope of COVID awareness campaigns support to local authorities for screening, testing, and creating isolation facilities.Further, we shall continue to work on our four focus areas of community development:• Education:For the year, we will continue working on School Infrastructure Development by creating e-Learning facilities to enable distance learning and teachers' capacity building to adapt to the new online teaching-learning process.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Madkai & Bhagawanpur• Environment:Projects related to water recharge, water body rejuvenation, wastewater management and support to afforestation activities will continue.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali & Chennai• Health & Sanitation:The Pandemic has highlighted the need to work on Health and Sanitation issues on an urgent basis. Therefore, for the year, we shall continue our work on projects such as Child Growth Monitoring, Preventive Healthcare for Women, access to safe drinking water, community-based solid water management and wastewater management, with a renewed vigour.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Bhagawanpur & Dahej• Livelihood:The Pandemic, due to its large-scale impact on economic activities, is likely to limit the livelihood generation capacity of many households. Our CSR program will continue to support communities around us by working on projects related to income enhancement for farmers and other vulnerable communities. This program will assist the new small scale youth or women-led enterprises and ensure continued support for small scale women-led enterprises created in the past.Locations: Khalapur, Shirwal, Mohali, Bhagawanpur, Vadodara & Dahej

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