WPP India Foundation was today awarded ‘CSR Foundation of the Year’ at the prestigious 8th CSR Impact Awards, co-hosted by CSRBOX and the Dalmia Bharat Foundation. Dr. Bhagwat Karad Ji, Honourable State Minister of Finance – Government of India, attended the award ceremony.
Part of the India CSR Summit – South Asia’s largest CSR forum – the CSR Impact Awards encourage companies, CSR Foundations, and CSR-implementing agencies to deliver high-impact projects and adopt a multi-stakeholder approach, leading to optimal CSR project outcomes.
A stringent two-round evaluation process examining a host of metrics, including project change, impact numbers, sustainability, innovation and implementation methods led to WPP India Foundation being named CSR Foundation of the Year. This win comes off the back of WPP India Foundation winning the Best CSR Impact Practices award at the 2018 CSR Impact Awards.
Receiving the award, Rama Iyer, Director General of WPP India Foundation, said: “Since its founding in 2015, WPP India Foundation has proudly opened doors to education, employment and better standards of health for over 15,000 first-generational learners aged 11-18 across 10 underserved government-aided schools across Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Haridwar. As a result, the foundation has helped over 60% of children secure their future through employment or higher education, reduced dropout rates to less than 5%, initiated better health standards and doubled the coding ability of participants. I am delighted to receive today’s award in recognition of the valuable contributions WPP India Foundation has made to society, an important cause the foundation is committed to continuing into the future.”
CVL Srinivas, Country Manager of WPP India, added: “As the creative transformation company, WPP is committed to using the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities. WPP India Foundation is the embodiment of our mission statement in India. This award, just like the 15,000 lives changed for the better through the foundation, is a testament to the team’s commitment to creating a better future for our collective community. I couldn’t be prouder. We are grateful to CSRBOX and the Dalmia Bharat Foundation for this honour.”
