Recommended AssociatesFiinovation Adjudged CSR Team of the Year & Caring Company at World CSR DayBy Fiinovation Feb 19, 2015 - 6:30:53 AM
New Delhi, February 19, 2015: The 'green' carpet was rolled out for business leaders and industry stalwarts at the much-awaited World CSR Day organised by World CSR Congress. The two-day event held across February 17-18, 2015 at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, hosted Global Excellence & Leadership Award and '50 Most Caring Companies Awards' on February 18 to recognise companies that have best practice in Corporate Social Responsibility and that have the best corporate citizenship respectively. The moment of glory for Fiinovation, a research consultancy in CSR & Sustainability domain, arrived when it was conferred with CSR Team of the Year and Caring Company Award in separate ceremonies during the event.
On winning the coveted Awards, Mr. Soumitro Chakraborty, Chief Executive Officer, Fiinovation, said, "I appreciate the initiative to bridge and cultivate the partnership between corporations and non-profit organizations through CSR, thus enabling inclusive growth in the social development sector at large. I am really humbled and honoured for the gesture, conferring Fiinovation with the 'CSR Team of the Year' and ‘Caring Company Award'. On behalf of my organization, I would like to thank the Jury for the same. My sincere gratitude to the Jury and Council Members of the World CSR Congress for considering, appreciating and recommending our efforts." The Global CSR Excellence & Leadership Awards is into its 4th edition and has been recognising the contribution of companies that have the best practice in CSR domain. The Caring Companies Award aims at cultivating good corporate citizenship. It is specifically geared to encourage strategic partnerships among businesses and non-profit organizations to create a more cohesive society. Prior to the Awards ceremony, Mr. Chakraborty moderated the session on 'Innovative Approaches to CSR' and touched upon crucial topics on CSR and sustainability. The event also witnessed active participation from audience who got an opportunity to interact with other industry leaders such as Yogesh Dhingra, COO & CFO, Blue Dart Express Limited; Col Prakash Tewari (Retd), Group Vice President CSR and Education, Jindal Steel and Power Limited; Mohini Daljeet Singh, Chief Executive, Max India Foundation; Mr. Torben Due, Country Director, United Nations World Food Programme amongst others. In the past, Fiinovation has received 'Manager of the Year' & 'Best Enterprise of the Year - in the field of Health, Education, Environment and Livelihood with a focus on CSR & Sustainability' Awards by the European Business Assembly (Socrates Award Ceremony, Summit of Leaders in 2014) at Oxford Town Hall, United Kingdom. Apart from this, it was adjudged the ‘Best Social Innovation: Product or Service’ 2014 at the World CSR Day. Link to this article:Share:
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