Executive Summary

This Project consists of Study on Corporate social responsibilities in Godrej Group.

Godrej has always believed in giving back to nature and society. The founders of Godrej had
a highly developed consciousness which drove them to undertake socially relevant initiatives
in housing, education, primary health, family planning, skill building, environment
conservation and protection etc. These ideals are followed even today. Purpose at Godrej is to
make life better and brighter for all beings.

The founders of Godrej over a period of time, have undertaken different initiatives in
different areas, which today can be said to be falling under ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’.
Yet the one common theme running across the initiatives is making human life better in its
totality.

At Godrej Industries Limited (GIL), they are committed to the Godrej Group’s ‘Good &
Green’ vision of creating a more inclusive and greener India. Their strategic Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) initiatives actively work towards the Good & Green Goals and have
helped them carve out a reputation for being one of the most socially and environmentally
responsible companies in India. The key purpose of this policy is to define what CSR means
to them and the approach adopted to achieve the Good & Green goals, to define the kind
of projects that will come under the ambit of CSR, to Identify broad areas of intervention in
which the company will undertake projects, to serve as a guiding document to help execute
and monitor CSR projects.
Corporate Social Responsibility of Godrej Group

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the continuing commitment by the business to

behave ethically and contribute to economic development, while improving the quality of life
of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large.

Companies should make all efforts to promote CSR throughout the value-creation chain that
they are a part of. They should take responsibility for the social, economic and ecological
consequences of their actions and also engage in dialogues with all those who are involved in
these dimensions.

Godrej, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitment will make social and
environmental investments to build a greener and inclusive India. The CSR activities of
Godrej stem from its values of service towards society and empathy towards every individual.

Godrej has always believed in giving back to nature and society. The founders of Godrej had
a highly developed consciousness which drove them to undertake socially relevant initiatives
in housing, education, primary health, family planning, skill building, environment
conservation and protection etc. These ideals are followed even today. Purpose at Godrej is to
make life better and brighter for all beings.

The environment cell has a broad mandate to mentor and monitor all activities so as to ensure
high standards. They believe that environment, safety and health are important components of
any well-run business and would like every member of the godrej parivar, and the extended
family, to inculcate these values.

All this started much, much before environment became the buzzword that it is today. In a
way we have green image, the credit goes to Godrej founders- they sowed the seeds, the fruit
of which we are reaping today.
Main Focus Areas:

1. Environment

Mangrove

Mangroves are found extensively in the estuarine regions where mud-flats are wide and
gently sloping. Besides estuaries, they also inhabit the intertidal regions of shallow bays and
creeks where the environment is conducive for the growth of mangroves. Mangroves are
flood buffers. They also help to stabilize climate by moderating temperature, humidity, wind
and even waves. They are specially adapted to withstand salinity, wave action, and can grow
in poor soils. They actually protect the land from the impact of the sea.

Mangrove conservation has been the key focus of the Environment Cell. The Environment
Cell has a broad mandate to mentor and monitor all our activities so as to ensure high
standards. The residential township and community around is also a focus of their
Environment Cell.

They believe that environment, safety and health are important components of any well-run
business and would like every member of the Godrej ‘parivar’, and the extended family, to
inculcate these values.

As far as mangrove conservation is concerned, we can only be a model for others to emulate.
For the past many decades, Godrej have been focusing on environmental education and, over
the years, Godrej has successfully oriented thousands of school, college and graduate
students, across the country, through their Mangrove Awareness Programs.

Godrej offers researchers and naturalists every facility to conduct studies on this most
important, but long neglected eco-system.
All Godrej's business heads are more than adequately equipped and empowered to make
decisions in business as well as on safety, health and environment.

The vast tract of unique Mangrove forests conserved and protected by Godrej in Vikhroli
demonstrates how industry and nature could well exist in harmony with each other. The
mangrove flora of Pirojshanagar is well diversified. There are 13 species of mangroves and
mangrove associates. The faunal composition in the area is also equally diverse.

Major objectives of SPGMEC are conservation of the marine diversity (mangrove ecosystem)
through research, education/awareness building and regular monitoring. Simultaneously, the
centre is engaged in the propagation of various species of mangroves, developing theme
parks on medicinal plants and rare endemic plant species, palms amongst others.

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)

 Godrej has been associated with India’s largest conservation

NGO, WWF-India.

 WWF-India began as a modest, wild-life conservation

organization.

 It was started with the late Mr.S.P.Goderj. who was its founder trustee and president to
Mr. Jamshyd Godrej who is currently the president of WWF-India and the Vice
president of WWF-International.

 Godrej also has been associated with TRRFFIC-India, a division of WWF-India.

2. Education

Udayachal Schools

Udayachal, the school run by the Godrej group of companies, surrounded by gulmohars,
copper pods, green lawns and cooing birds, symbolises the schools’ ideal - to help students
from even the humblest origins to rise to the heights of a fulfilled life. Education in the
schools focuses on total personality development of the child, which is enhanced and
strengthened through joyful learning. This takes into account the physical, socio-emotional,
aesthetic, spiritual and mental growth, rather than merely academic progress.

The School began in 1955 in a small grain store, as a Bal Mandir. The founders went from
door to door in the Godrej Housing Colony, explaining the benefits of education, almost
begging employees to send their children to the newly opened school where they had to
actually bathe and groom some of the children. Even today, individual needs are catered to
and nutritional supplements and medical services provided.

For the parents, years of constant exposure to cultural and educational programmes including
lectures by eminent personalities, helped lay the foundation for a holistic educational system.
Gradually the school grew into a 3 medium (Gujarati, Marathi and English), 3000 students
strong centre of pre-primary, primary and secondary learning.

Currently, Udayachal School, caters to children other than those of employees. This change
was brought in, when the Chairman and Managing Director of the Company gave in to
repeated requests from local residents who also wanted their children to get the quality
education. This promotes interaction amongst children of different castes, religions and
socio-economic milieu. Udayachal School is also an ISO-14001 certified institution, which
goes to show that environmental issues are held dear here.

On the technical side, subjects such as carpentry, fitting, electronics, plumbing and computer
skills are offered for boys and girls. Every child is made aware of the environment. This
awareness extends to the students’ immediate environment where they clean their classrooms.
On a small plot near the school, children are taught how to grow and take care of plants from
the sowing stage to a full-grown plant.

It is their constant endeavour to create a happy and fun-filled learning environment for
children. Through experiential learning, they aim to develop young inquiring minds. Children
are given freedom to discover, explore, question and make choices.

Teach For India

Education is fundamental to an equitable society. An excellent education equips children and
youth with the knowledge, skills, values, and mind-sets needed to be empowered individuals
and responsible citizens. The fact that a high-quality education has wide-ranging benefits for
individuals and societies has been demonstrated, time and again, by countries across the
world. With nearly 1 in 4 people below the age of 14 years, India today stands at an inflection
point; where we go from here depends in large part on our ability to provide equal
opportunities for all children to attain an excellent education.

The truth is that today, more than 50% of students in Grade 5 cannot read a Grade 2 text or
solve a simple subtraction problem. The truth is that today, the socio-economic circumstances
that a child is born into determines the type of school she attends, the kinds of co-curricular
opportunities that are available to her, the quality of life outcomes she attains as an adult, and
the kinds of opportunities she passes on to her own children. The truth is that today, we are
failing the majority of our children.

The causes underlying this collective failure are numerous, varied and complex.
Nevertheless, at Teach For India, we believe that at the root of this crisis in education lies a
crisis of leadership. There is a severe deficit of people at all levels of the education system
who are committed to working together to improve the capacity and quality of our nation’s
schools. The fact is that teachers alone cannot solve this crisis; we also need excellent school
principals to support those teachers, informed parents to stay engaged with the teaching-
learning process in schools, visionary bureaucrats and politicians to create an environment
that enables for principals and teachers to thrive, active civil society leaders to hold
stakeholders accountable, and committed corporate leaders to mobilize the necessary
resources to support school systems. Teach For India exists precisely to fill this deficit of
leadership in education.

Godrej group pledged to sponsor employees for the TFI Programme, as a contribution
towards educational opportunity for all Indians.

The teach for India Fellowship program, is an opportunity for India’s brightest and most
promising youth, from the nation’s best university and workplaces, to serve as full time
teachers to children from low-income communities in some of the nation’s most under
resourced schools. Through this experience of teaching in classrooms and working with key
education stakeholders like students, principals, and parents, our fellow get exposed to the
grassroots realities of India’s education system and begin to cultivate the knowledge, skills
and mind-sets necessary to attain positions of leadership in education and identify their role
in building a wider movement for educational equity in the country.
3. Healthcare

Godrej Memorial Hospital

The Godrej Memorial Hospital was set up in September 2004 with the purpose of providing
quality healthcare services at affordable cost. It is a state-of-the-art hospital that offers
specialty and super-specialty services.

Godrej Memorial Hospital is a modern multi-specialty hospital located in close proximity to

Vikhroli Railway station and Eastern Express Highway. The hospital provides specialty and
super-specialty services, which includes Hyperbaric Medicine and HBOT. The focus is on
Emergency Medical Care.

Godrej hospital meets health care needs of General public and Godrej Employees alike.

The Hospital is accorded NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Health care
Providers) & NABL (National Accreditation Board for Testing & Calibration Laboratories)
Accreditation.

The Godrej Hospital (GMH) was set up by Godrej Memorial Trust. The objective of the
hospital was to create a balance between the philanthropic hospital in the city and the private
hospitals. For the same purpose, an alternate business model was created which would have
high quality healthcare services at an affordable cost in a rational and ethical manner. The
hospital has in fact managed to implement this unique business model which is inspired by
the concept of Sustainable Philanthropy. This model was adopted with a belief that a wholly
philanthropic model would not be sustainable and would grow only in a very limited sense.
To make healthcare available at affordable prices, the OPD is divided into three types- OPD
for poor patients where the patients are charged only Rs 10 per consultation, the concessional
OPD where Rs 150 is charged for general speciality and Rs 200 for superior speciality
consultations. The patient can see the doctor for the same ailment free for another nine days
after the first visit and then 50 percent as follow up charges from the 10th to the 30th day.

The hospital also takes pride in being one of the only hospitals in the city that does not insist
on any advance. The hospital building is well designed, where the bed moves with the patient
as required. All modern biomedical equipment is available, such as CT scans, advanced
operating microscopes, equipment for keyhole surgeries, life support equipment as well as
ICUs for adults and new born babies (neonates). To help the needy patients, a network of
trusts and charitable institutions is put in place and is activated readily if the need arises. The
hospital provides free emergency medical service through its cardiac ambulance with a well-
trained medical team. The pharmacy, diagnostic and casualty services are available round the
clock.

The hospital does free cleft surgeries in association with Smile Train Project and have
completed over 300 surgeries till date. The hospital also organises free medical camps,
especially on cataracts. For the convenience of patients who cannot make it to the hospital, an
outdoor collection service has started in Vikhroli, Powai, Kanjumarg and Chembur area.
Godrej Memorial Hospital (GMH) has now been awarded the NABH accreditation
(accreditation assures ‘Quality of Care & Patient Safety’ in accredited Hospitals), w.e.f. 1st
July 2009.
Millions of children in India are born with a deformity commonly known as cleft lip. Godrej
memorial hospital, along with the America based NGO ‘Smile train’ conducts a programme
to treat children from low income families who are born with the condition.
Smile Train is an international children’s charity that provides 100%-free cleft repair surgery
and comprehensive cleft care to children in 85+ developing countries. Our sustainable model
empowers local doctors to provide cleft care in their own communities.

AIDS Awareness/Blood Donation

 Aids awareness:
Godrej supports ‘The heroes Project’ in trying to end misconception and in spreading
awareness about HIV and AIDS.
The project had its beginning in a fund raising event for pediatric AIDS organized by
Mr.Parmeshwar Godrej called ‘A Time for Heroes, India’.

 Blood Donation:
A blood donation camp is organized every year. Employees support this noble cause
in big numbers and save precious lives of fellow humans.
Leading hospitals, the Red Cross Society and Indian Medical Association provide
help in conducting these camps.
 Long term employment for the visually disabled

The activity of hardware packet making for chairs has been outsourced to National
Association for Disabled Enterprises (NADE) for the last several years. The objective of this
decision was to ensure continued occupation for the visually disabled. The activity began way
back in 1996-97, where approximately 8,000 to 10,000 hardware packets of 30 different
kinds every month were made by them.

This activity continues till date, with the scope increasing to 40,000 packets of 200 kinds. The
type of hardware components has also increased from 20 components then to 75 components
now, with the change in business scenario and customer requirements. In a span of about ten
years, we got approximately 3 million hardware packets from NADE. What is amazing is that
the defect due to wrong packing was observed to be less than 2000 PPM, which is really a
commendable performance by the people working on it.

The activity has also helped us learn that when a process is fool proofed and there is a level
of dedication towards it, the output can be excellent.