Aditya Birla Group and The Quest for Continous Improvement | Akhil Pillai, IIFT

During its 162 years of history and operations, Aditya Birla Group, a USD 44.3 billion conglomerate, with presence in 34 countries across 5 continents, has touched lives of millions like me, through its various business operations since its inception in the year 1857 and has deeply embedded itself into our day to day lives through its various high-quality, diverse products.

Currently, sitting in my room writing this article, when I look around, I can see products made by ABGLP that I am using every day. Be it the Louis Philippe formal suit, the trousers that I bought from Pantaloons store or the sim card that I have been using for the past 10 years. But ABGLP is not just restricted to the above products, it provides financial services, raw materials for the infrastructure sector, insurance products, BPO, and software services among others and is the world leader in the supply of carbon black additives, and in a way has touched most of our lives indirectly through the tires, rubber, paint, ink, plastic, etc. we use on a daily basis.

But what makes it different from other large conglomerates is the desire to make the world a better place by adopting eco-friendly and sustainable business practices while instituting a comprehensive CSR initiative focused on improving the status of health, education, infrastructure sector in our country. In recent times, the group has not only broadened its outlook but has also become a global powerhouse with interest in multiple sectors with the goal of becoming a market leader in most of them. On a personal level, whenever I hear the words Aditya Birla Group, the first thing that comes to my mind are reliability and respect and I have been a huge benefactor of most of their products in some or the other way.