Aditya Birla Group - The Global Scenario
Aditya Birla Group - The Global Scenario
A US $40 billion corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500. It is anchored by an extraordinary force of over 136,000 employees belonging to 42 different nationalities. The Group has been ranked Number 4 in the global Top Companies for Leaders survey and ranked Number 1 in Asia Pacific for 2011. Top Companies for Leaders is the most comprehensive study of organisational leadership in the world conducted by Aon Hewitt, Fortune Magazine, and RBL (a strategic HR and Leadership Advisory firm). Over 50 per cent of the Aditya Birla Groups revenues flow from its overseas operations. The Group operates in 36 countries Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA, and Vietnam.
Focuses on healthcare, education, sustainable livelihood, infrastructure and espousing social reform in India, Brazil and Egypt, as well as Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Korea and other Asian countries
In India:
The Aditya Birla Group runs 42 schools across India, providing quality education to 45,000 children, including 18,000 needy students who receive free education. Merit scholarships are given to an additional 8,500 children from the interiors. The 18 hospitals run by the Aditya Birla Group tend to more than a million villagers. In line with its commitment to sustainable development, the Aditya Birla Group has partnered with Columbia University in establishing the Columbia Global Centres Earth Institute in Mumbai. The idea of embedding CSR as a way of life in organisations has led to the setting up of the FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence, in Delhi. The Aditya Birla Group transcends the conventional barriers of business because we believe it is our duty to facilitate inclusive growth.