I am of the opinion that if people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.
Hence, Aditya Birla is big in my life in a way that I not only use its products but also that its values and missions align with mine to quite a certain extent.
Its mission is: To deliver superior value to their customers, shareholders, employees and society at large.
Global presence: It has great global presence with about operations in 34 countries and across 5 continents and working in various diversified sectors i.e. cement, metals, textiles, financial services, banking, fashion, telecom and what not.
Diversified workforce: Employing about 120,000 employees belonging to 42 different nationalities. ABG provides an exciting world filled with global opportunities for professional growth with human care, with its robust talent management and succession planning process and also strong Wellness programs.
CSR activities: It is rightly said that, “One cannot do business on a dead planet”. Hence, I believe that a corporate should not only focus on climbing up the corporate ladder but also give back to the society. Hence, I was very delighted to witness some of the social initiatives taken by Aditya Birla group, such as:
- Healthcare: Some of the noticeable initiatives are:
- About 1 million patients are treated annually at 5,000 camps and 20 hospitals all over India.
- Mother and Childcare initiatives serving about 1,00,000 annually.
- In endeavors towards open defecation free- villages you have set up about 22,000 toilets.
- Education & sustainable livelihood programmes: 46,500 children being educated by about 56 schools set up all across India and also providing about 32,000 scholarships. About 4,500 self-help groups set up with focus on making about 45,000 women self-sufficient earning between 3-7 thousand a month.
- Sustainable development: Aditya Birla believes in not only delivering superior products but also maintaining a sustainable balance while doing it. For instance,Birla White cement is the first eco-friendly cement in India and also Wallcare putty has anti carbonation properties.
Also, Livaeco is an environment friendly brand with a manufacturing process that includes raw materials from sustainable and certified forests, lowest water consumption and low green-house gas emissions.
How I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in life so far.
I believe that our ability to handle life's challenges is a measure of our strength of character.
As a matter of fact, I have faced quite a few challenges too. Some of them worth mentioning would be the two instances that I had which changed my life:
First, was when I failed 3 subjects in my very first year of engineering due to ill health. At first, I thought of it as an impossible task to achieve. However, overtime I strategized and built a rigorous curriculum to incorporate an organized step-wise plan and with sheer determination as well as focus I was able to clear a total of 9 subjects in the next semester. This made me realize that one can achieve anything in life once you set your mind to it.
Another life changing experience was; In 2018, I had two choices, either to continue my job or to quit it and start preparing for something I am passionate about, MBA. I first started preparing for it simultaneously with my job due to conflict of interest with my family and gave myself a 3 months window if the plan was feasible, however even after working hard the result was not showing up, so I convinced my parents and hence quit my job, which was a risky decision and knowing it very well I worked day in day out for achieving it.
Thankfully it all worked out in the end as I sit here at NMIMS.
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