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Principle:
"Give a hungry man fish for a day, he will eat it and the next day, he would be hungry again. Instead, if you taught him how to fish, he would be able to feed himself and his family for a lifetime."
Hence, they adopted following innovative steps to add value to students’ life:
Mr. Aditya Birla, weaved in the concept of 'sustainable livelihood', which replaced ‘cheque book philanthropy’
In his view, it was unwise to keep on giving endlessly. Instead, he felt that channelizing resources to ensure that the needy people have the means to change not only their lives but the future generations as well. He would say, "Give a hungry man fish for a day, he will eat it and the next day, he would be hungry again. Instead, if you taught him how to fish, he would be able to feed himself and his family for a lifetime."
While carrying forward this philosophy, Aditya Birla Group has adopted 48 schools across India, providing quality education to 45,000 children.
For over fifty years now, the Aditya Birla Group has been and continues to be involved in meaningful, welfare driven initiatives that distinctively impact the quality of life of the weaker sections of society, surrounding hundreds of villages that are among the poorest.
Their work is carried out under the aegis of “The Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development”, the apex body, responsible for development projects. Their Group's activities are wide and far-ranging.
The employees working towards this directed goal of the company and provide specialist services to the teachers of the school and make them understand the demand of type of adults are being looked in a corporate sector and prepare them accordingly.
They also help the school as well as college faculties to focus on good communication and science research. Over 28,000 children in the hinterland of India are being taught conversational English to build their confidence. The company also monitors and takes proactive steps to promote employee engagement through embedding world-class people processes and a value-based work culture.
It partners with businesses and other functions to realise the Vision, which is to build the Aditya Birla Group as an exciting world of global opportunities for professional growth with human care. The company has a win-win for all.
A sustainable business is one that can live within the constraints of a two-degree sustainable world. A business that can reduce its impact on the externalities, as required by the shrinking legal space within which it must operate, as well as one that can adapt to external factors that are driven by global megatrends that will inevitably affect it.
Providing quality education ensures that the youth is well educated and have knowledge about sustainability in conducting business.
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Mrs. Aakriti Raj, Scientist
Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited (ABSTCPL) is the corporate research and development centre for the Aditya Birla Group.
Located in Taloja, just outside of Mumbai in India, ABSTCPL supports the broad diversity of the Group's businesses through multi-disciplinary teams of expert scientists and engineers who lead fundamental and applied research projects.
The company aims to be a world-class organisation that delivers innovative solutions, continuously improves core competencies and executes effectively.