dinakar: 2011

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Friday, April 1, 2011

CSR OF HUL

CSR activities:

Greening Barriers:

Water Conservation and Harvesting

(linked to product Pureit)

HUL's Water Conservation and Harvesting project has two major objectives:

a. to reduce water consumption in its own operations and regenerate sub-soil water tables at its own sites through the principles of 5R - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover and Renew;

b. help adjacent villages to implement appropriate models of watershed development.

SHAKTI - Changing Lives in Rural India

Shakti is HUL's rural initiative, which targets small villages with population of less than 2000 people or less. It seeks to empower underprivileged rural women by providing income-generating opportunities, health and hygiene education through the Shakti Vani programme, and creating access to relevant information through the iShakti community portal.

In general, rural women in India are underprivileged and need a sustainable source of income. NGOs, governmental bodies and other institutions have been working to improve the status of rural women. Shakti is a pioneering effort in creating livelihoods for rural women, organised in Self-Help Groups (SHGs), and improving living standards in rural India. Shakti provides critically needed additional income to these women and their families, by equipping and training them to become an extended arm of the company's operation.

Health & Hygiene Education

Lifebuoy Swastya Chetna (LBSC) is a rural health and hygiene initiative which was started in 2002. LBSC was initiated in media dark villages (in UP, MP, Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Orissa) with the objective of spreading awareness about the importance of washing hands with soap.

The need for a program of this nature arose from the fact that diarrhoeal diseases are a major cause of death in the world today. It is estimated that diarrhoea claims the life of a child every 10 seconds and one third of these deaths are in India. According to a study done by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the simple practice of washing hands with soap and water can reduce diarrhoea by as much as 47%. However, ignorance of such basic hygiene practices leads to high mortality rates in rural India.

Economic Empowerment of Women

The Fair & Lovely Foundation is HUL's initiative which aims at economic empowerment of women across India. It aims to achieve this through providing information, resources, inputs and support in the areas of education, career and enterprise. It specifically targets women from low-income groups in rural as well as urban India. Fair & Lovely, as a brand, stands on the economic empowerment platform and the Foundation is an extension of this promise. The Foundation has renowned Indian women, from various walks of life, as its advisors. Among them are educationists, NGO activists, physicians. The Foundation is implementing its activities in association with state governments.

Special Education & Rehabilitation

Under the Happy Homes initiative, HUL supports special education and rehabilitation of children with challenges.

Asha Daan:

The initiative began in 1976, when HUL supported Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity to set up Asha Daan, a home in Mumbai for abandoned, challenged children, and the destitute.

Ankur:

In 1993, HUL's Doom Dooma Plantation Division set up Ankur, a centre for special education of challenged children. The centre takes care of children with challenges, aged between 5 and 15 years. Ankur provides educational, vocational and recreational activities to over 35 children with a range of challenges, including sight or hearing impairment, polio related disabilities, cerebral palsy and severe learning difficulties.

Kappagam:

Encouraged by Ankur's success, Kappagam ("shelter"), the second centre for special education of challenged children, was set up in 1998 on HUL Plantations in South India. It has 17 children. The focus of Kappagam is the same as that of Ankur.

Anbagam:

Yet another day care center, Anbagam ("shelter of love"), has been started in 2003 also in the South India Plantations. It takes care of 11 children. Besides medical care and meals, they too are being taught skills such that they can become self-reliant and elementary studies.

Source:

www.hul.co.in/investor/annual_report_2007.asp Annual Report '07-'08 pg 21/ 25

HUL’s Global Compact Communication of Progress for 2008 (11 pages) is at http://www.hul.co.in/citizen_lever/Communication_of_progress_08.pdf

Full details at http://www.hul.co.in/citizen_lever/happy_homes.asp

http://www.hul.co.in/citizen_lever/fair_lovely.asp

http://www.hul.co.in/citizen_lever/lifebuoy_chetna.asp

www.hul.co.in/citizen_lever/project_shakti.asp

http://www.hul.co.in/citizen_lever/greening.asp

Contact Information:

Hindustan Unilever Limited

Hindustan Unilever House

165/166, Backbay Reclamation

Mumbai - 400020

Maharashtra

Phone : 22-39830000

Fax : 22-22871970

E-mail : Prasad.Pradhan@unilever.com ,R.Ram@unilever.com

Website : http://www.hul.co.in/

Industry Sector: Personal Care

Products / Services:

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India's largest fast moving consumer goods company, with leadership in Home & Personal Care Products and Foods & Beverages

Other locations of factories / offices:

Daman, Daman and Diu

Goa,

Kalwa, Maharashtra

Kandla, Gujarat

Nashik, Maharashtra

Pune, Maharashtra

Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Solan district, Himachal Pradesh

Basti district, Uttar Pradesh

Etah, Uttar Pradesh

Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh

Haridwar, Uttranchal

CSR OF GOOGLE

About us

Since its founding, Google has been firmly committed to active philanthropy and to addressing the global challenges of climate change, education and poverty alleviation. Since 2007, Google also jump-started a series of social initiatives in China. We hope that by leveraging our own strengths and resources in-country, we will raise awareness of the importance of corporate philanthropy, and encourage society to participate in and contribute to the development of social responsibility.

Our works

Caring for China – Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students

"Caring for China – Google China Social Innovation Cup for College Students" is a nationwide competition that aims to empower China’s youth to become agents of social change. By soliciting project ideas from college students and funding viable proposals, we hope to instill in China’s future leaders the values of social responsibility, the importance of community welfare, and the spirit of self-empowerment.
Social issues addressed have included education, poverty alleviation, disability aid, healthcare, women and children, arts and culture, and community development. Through project evaluation, mentorship and funding, we hope play a role in driving true social innovation in China.
The first Social Innovation Cup in 2008 achieved resounding success, with over 6000 applications from 755 colleges and universities, among which 1245 proposals from 375 schools entered into the semi-finals. At the same time, over a thousand volunteers from more than 500 schools were mobilized to support the effort. Of the 124 projects that entered the final, 32 were ultimately selected for awards ranging from 10,000-80,000 RMB (USD 1,460-11,700).
The second Social Innovation Cup in 2009 continued to gain awareness among college students with 6,252 applications from 766 colleges and universities, among which 1,181 proposals from 377 schools entered into the semi-finals. 29 proposals were selected as the winning projects who received Google's funds to run their projects during the summer of 2009.
In 2010, the competition has entered its third year with much bigger coverage and impact. Among the 18,200 proposals from 1,060 schools, 1,511 proposals from 506 schools has made to the semi-final round. 28 student teams were selected to be funded to run their projects in 2010 summer.
Now the fourth episode of the competition is under way. To get the most updated information, please visit our Social Innovation Cup website.

Supporting Earthquake Relief Efforts

At 2:28 pm on May 12th, 2008, a 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Sichuan province in Western China, claiming the lives of tens of thousands. Amidst the chaos and despair, Google’s various departments mobilized immediately to support rescue and relief efforts.
To support the vast and urgent need for material resources, Google and its employees raised over 18 million RMB (USD 2.6mm) and donated over 7 million RMB (USD 1.02mm) ’s worth of free online advertising to earthquake relief organizations. At the same time, Google also developed a communication platform that included an information platform for resource support, a search platform for families looking for lost relatives, and a global platform for charitable donations. Google Maps also provided China’s State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping with satellite images of quake-affected regions to better aid and direct rescue efforts.
In early September 2008, Google funded construction of 15 Google Quake Relief Hope Schools in the city of Mianyang in Sichuan province, helping 18,184 elementary and high school students to return to the classroom. Below is a list of our Quake Relief Hope Schools:

Santai county Mianyang city Xinlu town Google Quake Relief Hope High School
Santai county Mianyang city Google Quake Relief Hope High School
Santai county Mianyang city LuXi town Google Quake Relief Hope Elementary School
Santai county Mianyang city Choulin town Google Quake Relief Hope High School
Santai county Mianyang city An town Google Quake Relief Hope School
Santai county Mianyang city Google Quake Relief Hope High School
Santai county Mianyang city Lingxing town Google Quake Relief Hope Elementary School
Santai county Mianyang city Luban town Google Quake Relief Hope School
Santai county Mianyang city Xingfu village Google Quake Relief Hope Elementary School
Santai county Mianyang city Badong town Google Quake Relief Hope Elementary School
Santai county Mianyang city Tongcun town Yulin village Google Quake Relief Hope School
Santai county Mianyang city Liuying town Google Quake Relief Hope School
Santai county Mianyang city Xinping town Jianlin village Google Quake Relief Hope School
Santai county Mianyang city Dongta town Google Quake Relief Hope High School
Santai county Mianyang city Tongcun town Shi village Google Quake Relief Hope High School
Santai county Mianyang city Qijiang town Google Quake Relief Hope School

Google has also partnered with MercyCorps, Save the Children, Doctors without Borders and other organizations to commit rescue and relief support to quake victims for the next 2-3 years, focusing especially on rebuilding, rehabilitating, and retraining.

Google Grants

Google Grants is an in-kind donation program awarding free AdWords advertising to select charitable organizations. Since its inception, we have supported hundreds of organizations in advocating and promoting their causes, from animal rights and literacy to abandoned children and HIV education.
Room to Read, which educates children in Vietnam, Nepal, India and Cambodia, attracted a sponsor who clicked on its AdWords ad. He has donated funds to support the education of 25 girls for the next 10 years.
The US Fund for UNICEF’s e-commerce site, Shop UNICEF, has experienced a 43 percent increase in sales over the previous year.
CoachArt, supporting children with life-threatening illnesses through art and athletics programs, has seen a 60 to 70 percent increase in volunteers.
In the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake in China, Google Grants also supported the China Red Cross, China Charity Federation, China Youth Development Foundation, China Children and Teenager’s Fund and other organizations with free in-kind advertising of over 6 million RMB. Now, Jet Li’s One Foundation and his umbrella organizations have also started using Google Grants to promote the cause of corporate philanthropy.

Other Charitable Endeavors

PHE Summer Camp’s college students tour Google headquarters (07/2007)
2007 New Great Wall Self-Empowerment Summer Camp’s leaders and trainees tour Google headquarters (08/2007)
Partnership with JA China (02/2008)
State-level Poverty Counties – Shaanxi Province, Chunhua County Survey Investigation (06/2008)
Support for Tsinghua University Charity Foundation’s activities (07/2008)
Support for Guizhou Province education effort (07/2008)
Google Cultural Club hosts arts and culture charitable activities (2008)
Innovate, develop and implement the "One Egg" project (2009)
Googlers voluntary blood donations (03/2009)
Tianjin Polytechnic University Deaf Students tour Google China headquarters (03/2009)
Fund & support 2009 Mianyang City’s Junior High School track meet (03/2009)
Google China employees participate in 2009 GoogleServe community services(06/2009)
Sponsor bags for Kangba Philanthropy Primary School at Ganzi, Sichuan (08/2009)
2009 Google "Campus Volunteer Stars" Scholarship (09/2009)

tips for interviews and gd

In the MBA entrance interview how do I justify my decision to pursue the MBA programme?
When you are asked this for God's sake don't tell the panel that you are looking for a "challenging job in a good firm with lots of money, status and glamour". That is the first answer that most candidates think of. Unfortunately it is the last answer that will get you admission. In the answer to a direct question on this subject you must convey to the interview panel that you have made a rational and informed decision about your career choice and your intended course of higher study. There are broadly six areas which your answer could touch upon :
Career Objectives : You could talk about your career objectives and how the two year MBA programme will help you achieve them. This implies that you have a clear idea of what your career objectives are and how you wish to achieve them. For example you may want to be an entrepreneur and wish to set up your independent enterprise after doing your MBA and then working for a few years in a professionally managed company. You could explain to the panel that the MBA programme will provide you with the necessary inputs to help you run your business enterprise better. But then you must be clear about what the inputs you will receive in the MBA programme are.
Value Addition : That brings us to the second area that your answer should touch upon. What is the value you will add to yourself during your two year study of management. Value addition will essentially be in two forms knowledge and skills. Knowledge of the various areas of management e.g. marketing, finance, systems, HRD etc. and skills of analysis and communication. You will find it useful to talk to a few people who are either doing their MBA or have already done it. They will be able to give you a more detailed idea of what they gained from their MBA.
Background : Remember, there must be no inconsistency between your proposed study of management and your past subject of study or your past work experience. If you have studied commerce in college then management is a natural course of higher studies. If you are an engineer this is a tricky area. You must never say that by pursuing a career in management you will be wasting your engineering degree. Try and say that the MBA course and your engineering degree will help you do your job better in the company that you will join. But then you should be able to justify how your engineering qualification will help.
Opportunities and Rewards : You could also at this stage mention the opportunities that are opening up in organizations for management graduates. Highlight with examples. At the end you may mention that while monetary rewards are not everything they are also important and MBAs do get paid well. You must not mention these reasons as your primary motivators even if that may be the case.