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FOUNDATION~ ~
CSR CSR
M u lti sta ke H o ld er M eeti n g
Director’s Desk - GlobalHunt Foundation
Director’s Desk - Ambuja Cement Foundation
Session One - ACF Skill and Community Initiatives
Session Two - Setting the Tone
- Skill Initiatives- Community Initiatives
Objectives of CSR Strategic AllianceOutline of the MeetingScope of Collaborations
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Conclusion 21
Annexure - 1 22
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“Partnerships for Sustainable Development” is the most significant approach which needs to be utilized for
varied kinds of challenges being faced by the Post 2015 world. The risks posed by the contemporary world urges
for collective action, as we all are associated in an inter-related system where ones action tends to influence a
whole set of other actors in the system. This also entails an additional set of responsibility on each and every
societal actor.
Our actions are no more restricted to our personalized political, economic and geographical boundaries rather
its effects are universal. Thus, to bring an inclusive growth in society “partnerships” are one of the crucial
medium through which stakeholders can realize their responsibilities towards this inter-related system. Business
is one such actor which is foreseen as driver of industrial growth and economy, and are also the ones who are
expected to operate in most ethical manner.
The diverse nature of risks which they pose to society is immense and to be responsible towards these risks,
businesses are re-framing their operation to achieve social inclusiveness, economic viability, environment
sustainability, peace with community so as to bring transformational change in society.
However, it has also been realized that to achieve a society of inclusiveness, businesses need the support of other
multiple stakeholders. Globally, the role of partnerships is being significantly stressed in order to evolve towards
sustainable development. Thus, GlobalHunt Foundation in India is working to promote the “partnerships for
all” mandate within different stakeholders of society. Foundation is primarily working to promote sustainable
solutions within corporate by operating as a knowledge catalyst and advisory for their socially responsible
strategies.
The multi-stakeholder meeting on “Strategic Alliance for Effective CSR” held on 27th February, 2015 was one
such initiative conducted with the support of Ambuja Cement Foundation, to enable all stakeholders and
initiate the importance of corporate-corporate partnership. I would like to extend my special thanks to Ambuja
Cement Foundation for their tremendous support and all the participants from leading businesses for
participating in the alliance meeting.
Director’s DeskGlobalHunt Foundation
Sunil GoelDirector, GlobalHunt Foundation
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It has now been well recognized that all stakeholders of society, of which businesses are a crucial part, are moving
towards the common goal of “sustainable development”. Forging collaborations and partnerships for similar
projects is of paramount importance to achieve our goal. At Ambuja Cement, we respect all those partnerships
that have been associated with our projects as because of them we have brought signiificant impact on society.
Ambuja Cement Foundation, registered as a Section 25 not-for-profit is the Corporate Social Responsibility wing
of Ambuja Cement Limited, aims towards energizing, involving and enabling communities to realize their poten-
tial. The “I CAN” attitude of the foundation has led to the vast expansion of the CSR activities reaching to large
population who are deprived of basic necessities such as educational and health facilities.
The foundation to achieve its mission of improving the social and economic conditions of the deprived community
has partnered with varied nature of organizations such as corporates, civil society organizations, research and
training institutions, think tanks, technology partners, government agencies, consultants etc. Partnership with
diverse blend of organizations has given us the confidence to implement our programmes with most accurate effi-
ciency and I would like to thank all ACF partners for bringing that confidence in us. We understand that to bring a
transformational change is society stakeholders of diverse nature are required to form alliances to partner.
Thus, to promote the significance of partnership among other industry leaders Ambuja Cement Foundation col-
laborated with GlobalHunt Foundation to conduct a half day multi-stakeholder meeting on “Strategic Alliance
for Effective CSR” on 27th February 2015. The prime objective of the meeting was to initiate dialogue among
corporate leaders on the topic of partnerships and give them an opportunity to formulate alliances among each
other.
Towards the end, I would like to extend my warm regards to all the participants for sparing their time and coming
forward for the meeting. I look forward for more such kinds of initiations where concrete private-private partner-
ships are forged and stregthened as well as pledges made to work together.
Director’s DeskAmbuja Cement Foundation
Pearl TiwariJoint President (Sustainability), ACL Director and Chief Executive, ACF
Pearl Tiwari
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SESSIONAmbuja Cement Foundation Initiatives
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SESSION TWOGlobalHunt Foundation Initiatives
Mr. Kumbhani discussed the diverse community initiatives implemented by Ambuja Cement Foundation
around Ambuja Cement Limited operational plants across the country. The activities have been primarily in the
areas of water resource development & management, agro based livelihoods, education, community
health and sanitation, skill development and women empowerment.
Foundation is extensively working in diverse areas ranging from construction of check dams, wells, promoting
farmers organizations and training them on new improved technology, formulating village level “Sakhi”
programme, implementing education programme, engaging SHG’s towards income generation activities etc.
Through its diverse CSR endeavours, the foundation has tried to bring a positive change in the lives of the
underprivileged people living near the vicinity of Ambuja’s operational plant. A special mention was also made
to all the existing partners of Ambuja Cement Foundation, as through their support, the foundation has been
able to reach to a large number of population. While, concluding his session Mr. Kumbhani asserted that
initiatives of all CSR programmes can be further reached out if all stakeholder understand the importance of
partnerships and come together to achieve the common goal inclusive development.
Community Initiatives
Mr. Chandrakant KumbhaniGeneral ManagerCommunity Initiatives
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Mr. Nayse discussed the skill initiatives of Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) which is covering 12 state and 16
institutes across the country. The skill training has trained over 19,000 youth in various sectors and has provided
74% of placement.
He shared that ACF is bridging the breach between rural unemployed youth and unfilled job opportunities
existing in the country. The foundation skill centres are providing 45 different courses with duration ranging from
4 month to 2 years. All the centres are equipped with modern facilities for the students. The centres are also
supported by more than hundred core team members exclusively working for sourcing, counseling, networking
with employers, facilitating placement and enterprise development. The centres are also supported by the parent
company to provide infrastructure and other resources.
The trained youth is imparted with efficient knowledge and hands on training so that they can be placed in any
of the varied sectors such as electrical, construction, hospitality, automobile, welder and fitter, information
technology, garment making and nursing etc.
Skills Initiatives
Mr. Ravi NayseGeneral ManagerVocational Training
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“Bringing change in the lives of 1 Lakh families by providing gainful employable skill and bring them out of poverty”
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Introducing the participants to GlobalHunt Foundation, Ms. Radhika Ralhan in the initial part of her session
shared some of the key research facts on the current scenario of CSR in India. The analyze has been complied by
researching the CSR activities of more than 500 major companies and the primary method used along the
secondary tools where all kinds of publications shared by the companies on public domains. Moving further, she
explained the diverse kind of initiatives which have been initiated by the companies in the domain of
environment, social and economic sustainability.
She shared how companies prefer to maintain two separate departments of CSR and Sustainability limiting
social and community initiatives under CSR and environment initiatives to Sustainability. The existence of two
separate departments is one among the many challenges which the Indian CSR is witnessing, companies still
require potential kind of manpower to develop a strong sense of Sustainability so to assess their risks which they
impose on society. and adopt measures to mitigate them. However, the need is to conjoin these two domains
and formulate one encompassing department of “Corporate Sustainable Responsibility” Department.
CSR is at a very segmental stage where adequate kind of resources in terms of manpower, operational funds,
technology and practical innovations, public dissemination and right kind of associations are yet to develop.
Thus, the objective of the multi-stakeholder meeting was to initiate steps towards enhancing the domain
through initialising partnerships and collaborations meetings.
The prime agenda of the meeting was to bring corporate leaders together on a platform where they can explore
the possibilities of collaboration on their CSR areas of interest with other coporate leaders. Thus, the entire
meeting was designed in such a way where all the participants were given opportunities to interact with other
participant on “one-on-one basis”. The participants were further requested to provide their insights on
partnerships through a brief collaboration form where diverse areas of collaboration were mentioned.
Ms. Ralhan concluded her session by providing a brief on GlobalHunt Foundation and stated that prime
objective of the foundation is to act as a research and knowledge catalyst in the domain. She wished that the
multi-stakeholder meeting would give each participant an opportunity to formulate significant alliances for their
ongoing CSR programmes.
Setting the Tone
Radhika RalhanManager Corporate Sustainability
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Ko� Annan Ex-General Secretary, United Nations
“More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny we can master it only if we face it together.”
To initiate a platform for signi�cant B2B
discussions.
To
stimulate new ideas.
To identify several challenges and
comprehend diverse prespectives.
To engage in
dialogues and enhance knowledge
Share best case practices.
To formulate peer
learning groups.
To create a�ective
thematic clusters on CSR
Objectives of CSR Strategic Alliance
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To built a collaborative
model to recognize possible alliances for ongoing CSR programmes or projects.
About GlobalHunt Foundation
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GlobalHunt Foundation (GHF) is primarily a CSR research and consulting organization, it has been established as a section 25 not for profit company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), GHF serves as a knowledge catalyst and engages its vast corporate clientele with diverse multi-stakeholders to enhance their Corporate Sustainable Responsibility (CSR), GHF provides key services on research, reporting programme designing, advisory, training and due diligence for its pan India clients comprising of leading corporate, civil society organizations, government institutions and academia.
Ambuja Cement Foundation is the Corporate Social Responsibility wing of Ambuja Cements Ltd. that works with the rural
communities surrounding Ambuja’s manufacturing sites. The Foundation is engaged in a variety of people-centric, integrated rural
development projects. Since inception, the Foundation has expanded its reach and diversified its programmes to include as many
members of its stakeholder group as possible. While working with the participation of the people, ACF has held its mission
statement central to all its operations.
GlobalHunt Foundation (GHF) is primarily a CSR research and consulting organization, it has been established as a section 25 not
for profit company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC),
GHF serves as a knowledge catalyst and engages its vast corporate clientele with diverse multi-stakeholders to enhance their
Corporate Sustainable Responsibility (CSR), GHF provides key services on research, reporting programme designing, advisory,
training and due diligence for its pan India clients comprising of leading corporate, civil society organizations, government
institutions and academia.
This report has been prepared by GlobalHunt Foundation for the multi-stakeholder meeting on “Strategic Alliance for Effective CSR”
sponsored & hosted by Ambuja Cement Foundation and facilitated by GlobalHunt Foundation. The report is an outcome of knowledge
dissemination and proceedings undertaken during the meeting. The contents of the report are in reference to the information shared by each
participant and partner organization.
About Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF)
About GlobalHunt Foundation (GHF)
Email: [email protected]
Disclaimer:
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GlobalHunt FoundationE-45/6, Okhla Phase-II,New Delhi – 110020Board: +91 11 4654 7700Direct: +91 11 4626 7806Mobile: +91 81 3092 3939Website: www.globalhuntfoundation.org
Scope of Collaborations
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AGRICULTURESRF
HPPPL
Ambuja Cement Foundation
Apollo Tyres
GlobalHunt Foundation
Collaboration for training the farmersPartnership for conducting capacity building of agriculture communityProject partnerships for uplifting the community through new and innovative technology
WASH COMMUNITYHealth & Sanitation
Ambuja Cement Foundation
Unicharm
PVR Nest
GlobalHunt Foundation
Collaboration on SHG’s working modelUpscaling of community awareness programmes in schools and rural communityPartnerships for implementing series of sensitization workshops
SKILL DEVELOPMENTApollo TyresAkzoNobelAmbuja Cement FoundationBP & CastrolATDCSchneider ElectricGlobalHunt FoundationSAR GroupGMR FoundationLemon Tree HotelsPaharpur Business CentreSpark Minda GroupSRF Foundation
Conducting need analysis through dialogueMapping of skill sets and current job opportunities presentRepresentation of diverse skill sets by participant organizations Identi�cations of training partnersIdenti�cation of recruitment and placement partners
Outline of the Meeting
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Scope of Alliances
were encouraged as each participant in a one to
one interactive manner analyzed the areas of potential
participations
A democratic forum
was convened where each participants was given the
opportunity to present the best case practice in the thematic
clusters formed
Possible solution,
key o�erings and concrete elucidations were outlined during the course of group
discussions
Collaborations
were initiated in form of Thematic Clusters which were
organized on the areas of Agriculture, Community Health
and Sanitation and Skill Development
Identi�cation of key challenges, concerns that arise during any CSR project partnerships were
observed
On Spot project
partnerships were formed through due
comprehension of the need assessment conducted with
the help of dedicated questionnaires
An intriguing brain
storming session was held among diverse
participants on the ongoing and upcoming CSR projects
conducted by their respective organizations
In his concluding remarks, Mr. Kumbhani thanked all the participants for their kind participation towards the
successful completion of the meeting. He asserted that companies as the major growth drivers have a crucial role
to play in attaining inclusive development. Businesses should realize their responsibility towards the society by
introducing sustainable solutions to mitigate the risks faced in the contemporary world. However, to attain sustainable development partnerships with the right kinds of partners is important. The
objective of the multi-stakeholder meeting on “Strategic Alliance on Effective CSR” was to promote such
partnerships between the corporates. Through the meeting Ambuja Cement Foundation wanted to propagate
the proposal of forming a common platform where businesses can come together, discuss the crucial issues of
CSR and form concrete partnerships with one another. He thanked GlobalHunt Foundation for facilitating the programme with Ambuja Cement Foundation and
hoped that all the participants had a fruitful engagement. He ended his remarks by asserting that in near future
other participating corporates can take the alliance meeting forward to further promote the significance of
collaborations.
Conclusion
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The Ambuja Cement Foundation is the Corporate Social Responsibility wing of Ambuja Cements Ltd. that works with the rural
communities surrounding Ambuja’s manufacturing sites. The Foundation is engaged in a variety of people-centric, integrated rural
development projects. Since inception, the Foundation has expanded its reach and diversified its programmes to include as many
members of its stakeholder group as possible. While working with the participation of the people, ACF has held its mission
statement central to all its operations.
GlobalHunt Foundation (GHF) is primarily a CSR research and consulting organization, it has been established as a section 25 not
for profit company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. As a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC),
GHF serves as a knowledge catalyst and engages its vast corporate clientele with diverse multi-stakeholders to enhance their
Corporate Sustainable Responsibility (CSR), GHF provides key services on research, reporting programme designing, advisory,
training and due diligence for its pan India clients comprising of leading corporate, civil society organizations, government
institutions and academia.
About Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF)
About GlobalHunt Foundation (GHF)
Annexure - 1LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
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Sl. No. Name
Anuradha Gummaluri1
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3
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7
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9
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15
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Aradhana Lal
Ashok Menghani
Binita Kalita
Gopal Bhasin
Deepa Menon
Harshita Pandey
Megha Kaushik
Jyotsna Bhatnagar
ShubhraJyoti Bhowmick
H.S. Dua
Suresh Reddy
* The list is presented in alphabetically order.
Mohit Dhamija
Praveen Karn
Shruti Guleri
Prableen Sabhaney
Head-Group CSR
COO
Head-Communications and Public A�airs
Head-CSR
Research Associate
Head-CSR
Deputy General Manager-CSR
Head-CSR
Head
Sr. Manager-EHS
V.P.-Sustainability
GM-Channel Development
Program Leader-CSR
General Manager (Head Strategic Division)
Senior Vice President - Corporate Social Responsibility
Schneider Electric
GMR Foundation
Chandrakanth Kumbhani G.M. Community Initiatives Ambuja Cement Foundation
Dr. Kailaspati Jha Chief of Operations SAR Group
PVR Cinema
Apollo Tyres
GlobalHunt Foundation
Parthasarthi Changdar CSR Manager AkzoNobel
Pearl Tiwari Director and Chief Executive Ambuja Cement Foundation
British Petroleum & Castrol
HPPPL
Narendra Gupta Area Programme Manager Ambuja Cement Foundation
SRF Ltd
SRF Foundation
Prabhat K Mishra Area Programme Manager Ambuja Cement Foundation
GSK
Spark Minda
Radhika Ralhan Manager Corporate Sustainability GlobalHunt Foundation
Ravi Nayse G.M. Skill Training Ambuja Cement Foundation
Paharpur Business Centre
Fab India
ATDC
The Lemon Tree Hotels
CSR Unicharm India
Designation Company
