ADITYA BIRLA GROUP : “Transforming Lives” | IIM KASHIPUR
Aditya Birla Group is one of the fortune 500 companies in the world. Its Business interests spans across 13 plus sectors and it has been the leader in every one of them. With a market cap of 44.3 billion US$ it operates in sectors which include viscose staple fibre, metals, cement, viscose filament yarn, branded apparel, carbonblack, chemicals, fertilisers, insulators, financial services, telecom, BPO and IT services. The roots of the ADITYA BIRLA GROUP goes back to almost a century before independence and its role in India’s economic history is tied with the country’s quest for political freedom. It has touched every single person’s life in multiple ways since inception through its various brands and has changed the life of millions of people through social welfare programs. Its social work has expanded to 5000 villages reaching out 7.5 million people annually through the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development through which the group provides welfare in health, education, infrastructure and sustainability for our communities. The effort put by the group can be best understood by their vision statement, which states "To actively contribute to the social and economic development of the communities in which we operate. In doing so, build a better, sustainable way of life for the weaker sections of society and raise the country's human development index". The group has carried forward the philosophy of Shri G.D. Birla, who believed that the wealth one makes is to be put into trusteeship for all the shareholders, to utilize and invest a part of your profits for the welfare of the society at large. It has implemented the concept of 'sustainable livelihood' has channelized resources to ensure that people have necessary means to meet their both ends. The achievement of the group does not end here, What comes next is how the group touches our personal life.
