Our Story
A US$65 billion global conglomerate, Aditya Birla Group is in the League of Fortune 500 and has a consolidated market cap of over US$100 billion. Anchored by an extraordinary force of over 187,000 employees belonging to 100 nationalities across 40 countries, the Group is built on a strong foundation of stakeholder value creation.
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Legacy
The success of Aditya Birla Group can be attributed to the inspiring ideals and vision of the legendary leaders who established its foundation in India and overseas.
Our Heritage
Stands as a testament to India's journey from a colonial past to a global economic powerhouse.
Group Purpose
Illuminating our purpose in action
Vision & Values
Discover the principles that steer and define our collective endeavours in the pursuit of excellence and innovation.
Leadership
Meet the visionary leaders who, with unyielding commitment and strategic brilliance, are propelling our Group to new heights on the global stage.
A Force for Good
Unravel the power that can drive goodness when spoken in unison How we empower the diverse industries, institutions and ideas we influence, and the transformative impact that solidifies us as ‘A Force for Good’.
Awards
Aditya Birla Group has won several awards and accolades over the years, including the Aon Best Employer for the third time over the last 7 years. The awards span three broad categories — business and operational excellence, sustainability, and progressive human resource practices.
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2024
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla recieves the ICAI Hall of Fame award.
2024
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla honoured with the BRICS-CCI Recognition Award.
2023
Business
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla receives Padma Bhushan (one of India's highest civilian awards) by Government of India.
2022
Business
VSF Business maintained its leadership position in 'Canopy's Hot Button Report 2022'.
2022
Business
Birla Cellulose achieved Dark Green Shirt, consecutively for 3 years.
2022
Business
Hindalco certified a Great Place to Work.
2022
Business
Platinum EcoVadis rating announced for Birla Carbon.
2022
Business
Grasim ranked as India's most sustainable company in the 2021 Capri Global Capital Hurun India Impact 50.
2022
Business
S&P votes ABFRL as Asia's most sustainable textile company.
2022
Business
Aditya Birla Group received the Brandon Hall "The Excellence – Gold Award" for "Talent Management - Best Advance in Establishing Governance to Guide Talent Decisions.
2021
Business
TiE confers Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award on Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla.
2021
Business
Hindalco becomes the world's most sustainable aluminium company in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2021 for the second consecutive year.
2021
CSR
Aditya Birla Group in Thailand has bagged the AMCHAM CSR Award (2021) for the third consecutive year.
2021
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla receives the 'Lifetime Achievement Award: CSR first Shining Star Awards' by Wockhardt Foundation.
2020
Business
Aditya Birla Group is recognised in the Forbes World's Best Employers 2020 list.
2020
Business
Hindalco is recognised as the world's most sustainable aluminium company according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2020.
2020
Business
Birla Cellulose ranks number 1 in Canopy's Hot Button report 2020 for its continuous effort towards the conservation of ancient and endangered forests.
2020
Business
Aditya Birla Group wins the ATD Excellence in Practice Award in the Integrated Talent Management category.
2020
CSR
Aditya Birla Group, Thailand wins the AMCHAM CSR Excellence Recognition Award for the Group's contribution to the development sector in Thailand.
2020
CSR
Indo Gulf Fertilisers (Grasim) wins the PHD Chamber Good Corporate Citizen for Social Welfare Award (2020).
2020
CSR
Aditya Birla Group's digital campaign, Art Out of Air Pollution, wins two silvers - International Green Campaign of the Year and Green Brand of the Year awards at International Advertising Association's (IAA) Olive Crown Awards.
2019
Business
Birla Carbon is awarded a Gold rating for its sustainable practices, for the fourth consecutive year, by EcoVadis.
2019
Business
Grasim bags the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2019 as the Top Company for its stellar performance in the Indian Textiles sector.
2019
Business
Hindalco is included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2019 in the Emerging Markets category.
2019
Business
Leaders Award – Mega Large Business, Metal Sector at Frost & Sullivan and TERI Sustainability 4.0 Awards 2019.
2019
Business
Birla Carbon is Awarded Gold Rating for third consecutive time by EcoVadis for sustainable practice.
2019
CSR
Hindalco's Renukoot plant is honoured with the National CSR Award by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for Project Unatti.
2019
CSR
Aditya Birla Capital was honoured with the CSR Journal Excellence Award for stoking athletic talent and promoting sports in India in association with the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme and GoSports Foundation.
2019
People
Kumar Mangalam Birla receives the prestigious ABLF Global Asian Award.
2019
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla receives the 'Horasis – KPMG Indian Business Leader of the Year Award for Corporate Citizenship'.
2018
Business
Aditya Birla Group wins AON BEST EMPLOYER Award.
2018
Business
Grasim Industries Ltd. becomes one of 12 Indian conglomerates to feature in Forbes' list of the world's best regarded companies.
2018
Business
Grasim Industries Limited wins the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2018 for its stellar performance in the textile sector.
2018
Business
Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail Ltd. wins the prestigious Social Impact Award instituted by Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) for 'Empowering the Rural Population'.
2018
Business
Aditya Birla Fashion And Retail ltd. wins the World Quality Congress Award – 2018 for Planning, Process and Systems. Systems showcased - Core Merchandise Planning Process, Symphony Replenishment and O9 Planning System.
2018
Business
Pantaloons bags the IMAGES 'Most Admired Retailer of the year’ in view of its Enterprise Solution Implementation which seamlessly incorporated KPIs for a retail business.
2018
Business
Pantaloons is recognized as India's Most Trusted Fashion Retailer in the Brand Equity survey of The Economic Times 2016-2017.
2018
CSR
Birla White (UltraTech) and Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Limited bag the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for overall excellence in CSR in different categories.
2018
CSR
Birla Carbon, India wins CMO Asia 7th Asia Best CSR Practices Award (Singapore) for high performance.
2018
CSR
Aditya Aluminum, Odisha (Hindalco) wins FICCI CSR Award for Women Empowerment.
2018
CSR
Mahan Aluminium, MP (Hindalco) bags FAME Gold Award for CSR Excellence from Foundation for Accelerated Mass Empowerment (FAME) and also the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) National Award for Best Private Sector Implementing CSR Company.
2018
CSR
Birla Copper, Dahej, Gujarat (Hindalco) receives the 4th CSR Practices Awards for “Rural Development & Infrastructure” organized by NGOBOX.
2018
CSR
Aditya Birla Insulators, West Bengal (Grasim) wins ET Now Leadership Award for Community Development (Eastern Region).
2018
CSR
SFD, Nagda (Pulp and Fibre Business), MP (Grasim) bags Federation of Madhya Pradesh Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FMPCCI) Award for Outstanding Achievement in CSR.
2018
CSR
Vilayat, Bharuch, Gujarat (Grasim) bags the CSR Impact Award for significant contribution to rural development from NGOBox.
2018
CSR
Birla Cellulose, Kharach, Gujarat (Grasim) wins Manufacturing Today’s CSR Award.
2018
CSR
Birla White, Rajasthan (UltraTech) bags the Ministry of Industries & Labour, Government of Rajasthan’s CSR Award for significant contribution in the field of education.
2018
CSR
Aditya Cement, Rajasthan (UltraTech) bags the Ministry of Industries & Labour, Government of Rajasthan’s CSR Awards for outstanding work in “sustainability & livelihood and education”.
2018
CSR
Gujarat Cement Works (UltraTech) bags the Gujarat State CSR Award 2018 for Sustainable and Impactful CSR Projects.
2018
CSR
Rawan Cement Works, Chhattisgarh (UltraTech) bags the Punjab and Haryana Chamber of Commerce and Industries 2nd CSR India International Conclave CSR Excellence Award.
2018
CSR
Vikram Cement Works, MP (UltraTech) wins the 3rd CII Water Innovation Award.
2018
CSR
Idea Cellular bags the Gujarat State CSR Award 2018 Certificate of Appreciation for Sustainable and Impactful CSR projects.
2018
CSR
Aditya Birla Capital wins the India CSR Award for Innovation and Leadership for project Saksham.
2018
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla bags the 'CNBC-TV18 – IBLA Outstanding Businessman of the Year Award 2017'.
2018
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, receives the 'Lifetime Achievement Award' from FICCI FLO GR8 Beti Awards.
2017
Business
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. wins the 'Sustainable Leadership' award, 'Sustainable Business of the Year' award and 'Sustainable Professional of the Year' award from World Sustainability Congress.
2017
Business
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. wins the ‘Golden Peacock Award for Sustainability (Special Commendation)’ 2017 from the Institute Of Directors (IOD), India.
2017
Business
Madura F&L is named as one of the 'Top 100 Best Companies for Women' by Working Mother Media, a US based leading firm for women and AVTAR Group, a pioneer firm in India for providing career opportunities to women.
2017
Business
Pantaloons bags the IMAGES Retail Award 2017 under the category Best Turnaround Story Awards.
2017
CSR
Birla Cellulose is ranked number one globally, for its work on the conservation of ancient and endangered forests, by the NGO Canopy in its Hot Button Report.
2017
CSR
Grasim Industries Limited is awarded the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified biobased product label for its dope dyed fibres — Birla Spunshades.
2017
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla receives the Frost & Sullivan - GIL Visionary Leadership Award 2017.
2016
Business
Novelis was recently recognised among the best companies in Brazil by Época magazine. The special edition of the magazine, called Época Negócios 360°, ranked Novelis in the top five in four categories – HR practices, innovation, vision of the future and social responsibility.
2016
Business
Novelis was named a Top Supplier in 2015 by both Automotive News’ Global and North American lists for supplying flat-rolled aluminium sheets for multiple automotive applications, including vehicle structures and body panels.
2016
Business
Aditya Birla Retail Limited won the ‘Hypermarket Chain of the Year’ award at the Images Retail Awards for the second year in a row.
2016
Business
Aditya Birla Financial Services Group (ABFSG) received a Certificate of Achievement from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in the category of ‘Excellence in Developing Leaders of Tomorrow’.
2016
Business
Aditya Birla Financial Services Group’s Mutual Fund won Silver at Maddy’s 2016 in the category ‘In-App advertising’ for their investor empowerment campaign, ‘Jaanoge Tabhi Toh Maanoge’.
2016
Business
Birla Carbon was awarded Gold Recognition Level in sustainability performance pursuant to the survey conducted by EcoVadis.
2016
Business
“#UnboxWithLiva” won a silver in the 'Best use of blogs' at the Indian Digital Media Awards, 2016, given by Exchange 4 Media.
2016
Business
Grasim's Harihar plant received the Frost & Sullivan Sustainability 4.0 Challengers Award in the large business category while the Kharach unit was recognised with the “Certificate of Merit”.
2016
Business
Manufacturing Today bestowed its Excellence in Technology Award on Grasim’s Kharach plant.
2016
Business
Thai Rayon’s plant at Saraburi received an overwhelming applause from the Thailand Institute of Occupational Safety and Health for its outstanding performance in safety.
2016
Business
General Motors won the 2016 Altair Enlighten Award for Innovation in Automotive Vehicle Lightweighting for the Cadillac CT6. The automobile, which achieved 220lb in weight savings, is 62 per cent aluminium, and this has been supplied by Novelis North America and Novelis Asia.
2016
Business
Birla Carbon is credited for publishing ‘Asia’s Most Transparent Report’ and ‘Asia’s Best Materiality Report’. Birla Carbon also received commendation certificates for ‘Asia’s Best Supply Chain Reporting’, ‘Asia’s Best Community Reporting’ and ‘Asia’s Best Environment Reporting’ at the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards, organised by CSRWorks Events, an arm of CSRWorks International.
2016
CSR
Mrs. Rajashree Birla is honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award 2015-2016 by the Ladies’ Wing of the Indian Merchants’ Chamber Awards.
2016
CSR
Indian Rayon, a division of Aditya Birla Nuvo, bags the coveted Asian CSR Award in the category of poverty alleviation.
2016
CSR
Indo Gulf Fertilisers (a division of Aditya Birla Nuvo) bags the Indian Chemical Council’s Award for Social Responsibility.
2016
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is named the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA).
2015
Business
Under the aegis of Egypt’s Prime Minister, the Federation of Egyptian Industries - Environmental Compliance Office and Sustainable Development (ECO FEI), conferred the ‘Pioneer Businesses to Achieve Sustainable Development 2015 Award’ upon Birla Carbon’s Alexandria Carbon Black.
2015
Business
For being an exemplar in energy efficiency, Birla Carbon’s Tiszaújváros plant in Hungary was accorded the Werner von Siemens Efficiency award.
2015
Business
The Minister of Industry of Thailand honours Thai Carbon Black with the 'National QC Promotion Award 2015' in recognition of its outstanding commitment to quality.
2015
Business
Birla Carbon’s Korean plant was hailed by the Korean Employment and Labor Minister, Mr. Lee Ki-Kweon as 'The Distinguished Contributor of Industrial Accident Prevention Award.'
2015
Business
Idea Cellular wins Silver and Bronze for Idea’s ‘No Ullu Banaoing’ campaign at the Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards 2015 in Singapore.
2015
Business
Idea wins ‘Mobile Data Service Provider of the Year and Most Innovative Telecom Service Provider of the Year’ award at Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards 2015.
2015
Business
Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company wins ‘Best Fund House – Debt category’ and ‘Best Intermediate Bond Fund' award for 'Birla Sun Life Dynamic Bond Fund’ at the Morningstar Awards 2015. Morningstar is a leading global investment research and investment management firm.
2015
Business
Birla Sun Life Insurance Company’s ‘Khud Ko Kar Buland’ marketing campaign wins the ‘Best Screenplay’ award at the 5th Dadasaheb Phalke Film Festival 2015.
2015
Business
Aditya Birla Group – Indonesia (Fibre and Spinning Business) is named one of the 'Best Employers in Indonesia, 2015' in the 8th edition of Aon Hewitt’s Best Employers study in Asia.
2015
Business
UltraTech’s Vikram Cement (Madhya Pradesh) wins the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Performance Excellence Trophy.
2015
Business
Aditya Birla Nuvo’s Indian Rayon wins Golden Peacock Award for HR Excellence and Golden Peacock Environmental Management Award; GreenTech Silver Award for Outstanding Achievement for Best Strategy in HR and GreenTech Silver Award for Outstanding Achievement in Safety.
2015
Business
Idea Cellular wins three awards at the Effies — 2 gold and a silver — Gold in the Services category (Telecom) for 'No Ullu Banaoing', Gold For Best Ongoing Campaign – 'An Idea can change your life' and Silver in the category – Integrated Advertising Campaign (for a 360 approach on the campaign across all media). It also won ET Telecom Award for the Best Marketing Campaign of the year for “No Ullu Banaoing”.
2015
Business
Idea Cellular wins award in 'Analytics' category for the implementation of end-to-end Campaign Management solution at Business Technology IT Awards.
2015
Business
Aditya Birla Financial Services wins CIO Impact Award 2015 from Frost & Sullivan USA and Best in Class – Cloud Computing category for 2015; wins two Midas Awards 2014; Silver at Emvies from the Advertising Club, India; three Bronze medals at Goafest Creative & Media Abby Awards; two Bronze and one Silver at DMAi Award and Silver for its marketing campaign at Effies.
2015
Business
Aditya Birla Money wins Best Performing National Financial Advisors award at the CNBC TV 18 Financial Advisor Award.
2015
Business
Birla Sun Life Insurance’s 'My Solutions' wins at the Celent Model Insurer Asia Awards in Digital and Omni-channel category; Golden Peacock Award for Business Excellence.
2015
Business
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund wins Morningstar Award 2015 for the ‘Best Fund House – Debt' and 'Best Intermediate Bond Fund'; the Asset Management – House of the Year at Money Today, FPCIL Awards.
2015
People
'Champion of Humanity' award is bestowed upon Mrs. Rajashree Birla by the Hindustan Chamber of Commerce.
2015
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is bestowed with 'Global Leadership Award' of the US India Business Council (USIBC), at the 39th Anniversary Leadership Summit at Washington DC.
2015
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is awarded with 'Hello Hall of Fame Award – Business Leader of the Year' by the World Wide Media Group (WMG), a joint venture between the Times Group and BBC Worldwide.
2015
People
Mr. Himanshu Kapania, Managing Director, Idea Cellular, is named 'Outstanding CEO of the Year' in Master Category at CEO India Awards 2015.
2014
Business
Idea Cellular wins ET Telecom award 2014 in Enterprise category for the second year in succession for smart cab solution.
2014
Business
Birla Carbon (Brazil) is named 'Best Carbon Black Supplier Company', by virtue of which it was received 'The Top Rubber 2014', title by Borracha Atual, a key trade magazine in the rubber industry.
2014
Business
Novelis is honoured as the winner of the Minister of Environment Award at the 2014 Korea Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) Awards.
2014
Business
Novelis wins Edison Green Award Silver Trophy (April 2014); Aluminium Industry Leadership Award at Platts Global Metals Awards (May 2014) and Clean Tech Innovation Award at Metro Atlanta Chamber E3 Awards (May 2014).
2014
Business
Aditya Birla Money Mart wins Best Financial Advisor (Retail) award at CNBC TV18 Financial Advisor Award 2013-14.
2014
Business
Novelis, a leading producer of rolled aluminium, is honoured with Industry Leadership award - Aluminum at Platts Global Metals Awards 2014. The award recognises Novelis' decisive action to transform its business, demonstrated leadership as a first-mover and willingness to take risks by making fundamental changes in the way it operates.
2014
Business
The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM) bestows the 'AMCHAM Award' on the Aditya Birla Knowledge Centre, the first centre of its kind set up by the Group in South East Asia to provide community service through vocational training.
2014
Business
Birla White (UltraTech), the largest cement company in India wins the 'Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award 2013'.
2014
Business
Novelis is awarded the 'Climate Leadership Award' by the US Environmental Protection Agency for exemplary leadership in reducing carbon pollution and addressing climate change.
2014
Business
Aditya Birla Financial Services (ABFS), one of India’s reputed non-banking financial companies, is given the 'Excellence Award' by the Institute of Internal Auditors India – Bombay Chapter, for use of the most innovative processes in conducting branch internal audit.
2014
Business
Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company is recognised as the 'Most Admired AMC of the Year' in the BFSI Category by Star of India Awards.
2014
Business
ABFS wins the 'Best Marketing Campaign Birla Sun Life Insurance' at the Effies, the Indian chapter of Effies International, which recognises marketing campaigns for their effectiveness in the market.
2014
Business
ABFS wins four Gold Midas awards between Birla Sun Life Insurance, Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund and Aditya Birla Money at the Midas Awards, New York, the only international platform that recognises excellence in financial advertising and marketing. The company's insurance business bags the Grand Midas at the event.
2014
Business
more.Megastore is chosen as the winner under the 'Food & Grocery Retailer' category - 'Images Most Admired Food & Grocery Retailer of the Year, Large Format' at the 7th edition of the Coca Cola Golden Spoon Awards 2014.
2014
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla accorded the CSR Leader award — a Jury award — at the CEO India Awards 2014.
2014
People
The Fine Arts Society (FAS), Mumbai, confers the 'FAS Stree Ratna Award 2014' on Mrs. Rajashree Birla.
2014
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla receives the 'Exceptional Leader – Social and Rural Development' award from the ASSOCHAM Ladies League.
2014
People
Dr. Santrupt Misra is awarded 'Global Leader of the Year' at the CEO India awards 2014.
2014
CSR
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team at Grasim Industries Limited (Grasim), a global leader in viscose staple fibre manufacturing, wins the first 'CSR Activist of the Year Award' instituted by the Federation of Madhya Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industries for its work in uplifting the marginalised.
2014
CSR
Vikram Woollens, a unit of Grasim Industries Limited, is named the overall winner at the 'Amity CSR Conclave 2013'.
2014
CSR
Novelis is honoured with 'Best Report' award in PR Daily's 2013 CSR Awards.
2014
CSR
The CSR team at Indian Rayon, Veraval is recognised with the 'Greentech CSR Award' for a sustainable development project empowering 400 marginalised women through extensive training in tailoring.
2013
Business
UltraTech's Birla White (Jodhpur) receives the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award – Performance Excellence Trophy 2012.
2013
Business
Aditya Birla Nuvo's Indo Gulf wins the Platinum Award for Excellence in Manufacturing Processes in the Medium Business Sector at The Economic Times India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA).
2013
Business
UltraTech Cement wins three awards at the Economic Times India Manufacturing Excellence Awards (IMEA) — Vikram Cement Works (Khor) wins the Gold award; Rawan Cement Works (Raipur) bags the Gold Certificate of Merit; and Awarpur Cement Works (Maharashtra) receives the Silver Certificate of Merit.
2013
Business
Hindalco Industries (Hindalco), the world’s largest aluminium rolling company, receives the Golden Peacock National Quality Award for 2012.
2013
Business
ABFS receives the Bronze award at the International ECHO Awards 2012 in Las Vegas – equivalent to the Oscars of Direct Marketing – and a Gold, Silver and Merit certificate at the Midas Awards 2012, New York. The Midas Awards honours the world's best financial marketing and advertising campaigns. The company also wins a Bronze at Effie 2012 for its effective marketing campaign. ABFS wins the Silver award at the Emvies 2012. The Emvies honour measurable and significant contributions in the field of Indian media.
2013
Business
For the second year in a row, Idea wins the 'The Best Brand Campaign' award at the World Communications Awards 2012 in London for its 'Population Control' (3G pe busy) campaign. The same campaign wins Gold at APPIES 2012 in Singapore.
2013
Business
The mobile number portability campaign - No Idea, Get Idea - wins the award for 'Excellence in Marketing' at the Economic Times Telecom Awards 2012.
2013
Business
The NDTV Profit Business Leadership Award jury rates Idea Cellular as the 'Best in Class' telecom company.
2013
Business
'Asian Centre Awards 2012 – Awards for Corporate Governance, Sustainability & Leadership' commends the Aditya Birla Group as the 'Company with Best CSR and Sustainability Practices'.
2013
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla is awarded the Godfrey Phillips 'Social Lifetime Achievement Award' in April.
2013
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla is conferred with the Giants International 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in April.
2013
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is chosen 'Business Leader of the Year' at The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2012-13, becoming, in the process, the first corporate leader to win the award twice in 10 years. His previous win was in 2003.
2013
People
Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Aditya Birla Group Chairman, is presented with the 'Most Inspiring Leader Award 2012' by NDTV.
2013
CSR
Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd.- Madura Clothing - wins the 2013 Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility.
2013
CSR
UltraTech wins the Intel-AIM Corporate Responsibility Award — Governance and Society: Asian CSR Awards 2013, for its work among the underprivileged and highest standards of governance.
2012
People
Aditya Birla Group Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is presented with Forbes India Leadership Awards' flagship award – 'Entrepreneur of the Year' in October.
2012
People
Aditya Birla Group Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla is honoured with the 'NASSCOM Global Business Leader Award, 2012' at the NASSCOM India-Global Leadership Forum held in Mumbai.
2012
People
The Asian Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability is bestowed the 'Transformational Leader Award' upon Aditya Birla Group Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla in recognition of his extraordinary contribution towards setting up corporate governance standards in India, for authoring the first ever SEBI-initiated Corporate Governance Report in India and for benchmarkable governance standards in the Aditya Birla Group companies.
2012
Business
Aditya Birla Group is at the top of the league among 'most loved companies' at the 11th edition of Business Today's Best Companies survey. The survey, conducted online by Indicus Analytics from 6 September to 14 November, 2011, drew 6,176 responses from 323 cities. More than 80 per cent of the respondents were between 24 and 35 years of age.
2012
Business
Aditya Birla Group wins the Economic Times Corporate Citizen Award — 2011-12. The award honours the contribution to public good through commitment to critical social causes that influence the lives of thousands of needy Indians. The Group had won this coveted award for the first time in 2002.
2012
Business
Novelis is accorded with the American Metal Market Environmental Responsibility and Stewardship Award 2012; three European Aluminium Awards for Innovation at the world's biggest Aluminium Trade Show; a Jury Prize for the Titanic Belfast aluminium facade panels; and a Special Prize, Surface Treatment for its anti-graffiti aluminium surface – Clearky 105.
2012
Business
The Novelis Global Automotive team receives a Special Prize, rolling, for its three-piece tailored welded blank for Mercedes SL.
2012
Business
Aditya Birla Insulators, West Bengal (Grasim) wins ET Now Leadership Award for Community Development (Eastern Region).
2012
Business
The Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital receives recognition for 'Performance/Excellence Trophy for its Compassionate Quality Healthcare' by the Indian Merchant Chambers' Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Awards Committee in Mumbai, India.
2012
Business
Birla White, a division of UltraTech Cement – the largest cement company in India, is presented with the ASSOCHAM CSR Excellence Award.
2012
Business
CNBC TV18, one of the top business TV Channels in India, chooses the deal between the Aditya Birla Group and Columbian Chemicals as the 'Best deal in the M&A category'.
2011
CSR
The 'Corporate Citizen of the Year' award is presented to the Aditya Birla Group by the Public Relations Council of India for "its work amidst the rural poor in the country and for setting a fine example for other corporates". Mrs. Rajashree Birla receives the award from Mr. H. K. Dua, Member of Parliament and one of the most distinguished editors of the country.
2011
Business
Vikram Cement Works, a division of UltraTech Cement, wins the IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award for 2010-11.
2011
People
The Government of India bestows the Padma Bhushan Award on Mrs. Rajashree Birla for her exemplary contribution in the area of social work. The Padma Bhushan is among the highest civilian awards in India and was bestowed upon Mrs. Birla at a special ceremony on 1 April.
2011
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla is presented the All-India Management Association (AIMA) Managing India Award 2011 for 'Corporate Citizen of the Year'.
2010
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development receives the 'Hello Hall of Fame' award for 'Exemplary Philanthropist of the year' from Worldwide Media Group's 'Hello' celebrity journal.
2010
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, receives the Global Golden Peacock Lifetime Achievement Award for Community Development 2010 for 'Outstanding Contribution towards Community Development and Social Welfare'.
2010
People
Aditya Birla Group Chairman, Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla wins the AIMA Managing India Award 2010 for 'Business Leader of the Year'. AIMA confers these awards to "exemplary leaders who have made a fundamental difference".
2010
CSR
UltraTech Cement's 'Concern for Health' project is awarded the Asian Corporate Social Responsibility award by the Asian Institute of Management Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility.
2010
CSR
Hindalco and Birla White are declared winners at the Golden Peacock Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility 2010.
2010
CSR
The Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development teams up with Columbia University's research centre — the Columbia Global Centres' Earth Institute in Mumbai, to become its principal partner. The Earth Institute's goal is to help achieve sustainable development primarily by expanding people's understanding of the earth as one integrated system.
2010
CSR
Hindalco wins the Amity International Business School's 'Amity Corporate Excellence Award for Corporate Social Responsibility'.
2010
Business
Indian Rayon, Veraval, (a division of Aditya Birla Nuvo) receives The Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for clean technologies by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.
2010
Business
Vikram Cement Works wins the National Award for Prevention of Pollution for 2009-2010 under the cement category for meeting pollution prevention goals and taking substantial and consistent steps for environmental improvement. The company also wins the Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology for 2009-2010 and the State Level Environment Award (Plant) for 2009-2010.
2009
People
Grasim's pulp and fibre division wins the Asian CSR award, Asia's Premier CSR Awards programme. The awards is a project of the Asian Institute of Management, Manila.
2009
People
Hindalco is accorded with the Reader's Digest Pegasus Star Award in recognition of the company's corporate leadership for social responsibility and sustainable development initiatives. Mrs. Rajashree Birla, who spearheads all the social projects of the Aditya Birla Group, receives the coveted award on behalf of Hindalco.
2009
Business
Idea Cellular wins the Economic Times' 'Emerging Company of the Year Award for 2009'.
2009
Business
The Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, Government of Thailand, confers the 'Best Labor Relations and Welfare Award, 2009' on Indo Thai Synthetic Company Limited.
2009
Business
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, a part of ABFS, is named 'The Asset Management Company of the Year, India, by the Hong Kong based magazine The Asset in the country awards category of their Triple A Investment Performance Awards 2009.
2009
Business
CNBC TV18 Crisil recognises Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund as 'The Mutual Fund House of the Year' in 2008 and 2009 (for 2007 and 2008), creating history as the only fund house to have won this recognition for two consecutive years.
2009
Business
The Birla Sun Life Equity-Linked FMP wins the 'Best Local Currency Structured Product – India' at the Triple A Investment Performance Awards 2009.
2009
Business
Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund is named the best 'Onshore Fund House — India' by Hong Kong-based magazine The Asian Investor at the Investment Performance Awards 2009.
2009
Business
Vikram Cement and Aditya Cement win the 'Social Awareness Award 2008-09' from the Federation of Indian Mineral and Industries.
2009
Business
The State Level Environment Award for mines was won by Vikram Cement Works for the year 2008-09.
2009
CSR
Mrs. Rajashree Birla is conferred with The Rajiv Gandhi Award for Eminence in Social Field by Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister of State — Commerce and Industry, on 19 August. The award recognises Mrs. Birla's path-breaking work for the poor, more so in India's villages, carried out through the Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development.
2008
People
Mrs. Rajashree Birla is awarded with the 'Rotary International Polio Eradication Champion Award' by the President of India, Mrs. Pratibha Patil at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
2007
Business
Hindalco is awarded the CII-Sorabji Green Business Centre 'National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2007'.
2007
CSR
Aditya Birla Group is honoured with India Today Group's Reader's Digest Gold award in recognition of the work that exemplifies the highest values of society. The award is received by Mrs. Rajashree Birla, Chairperson, Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiatives and Rural Development, at the Pegasus Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2007.
2006
Business
Hindalco is awarded the Greentech Safety Silver Award for its outstanding safety performance during 2005-06.
2004
Business
Hindalco receives the India CFO Award 2004 for excellence in finance in a large corporate.
2004
Business
Indo Gulf wins the Deming Award.
2004
CSR
Grasim, Nagda receives the FICCI Annual Award 2003-2004 for corporate initiative in rural development.
2004
CSR
ABCIL, Rehla, Jharkhand, receives the FICCI Annual Award 2003-2004 for its corporate initiatives in family welfare.
2004
CSR
Indal wins the FICCI Award 2002-2003 for 'Corporate Initiative in Rural Development'.
2003
People
Mr. Kumar Managalam Birla is chosen The Economic Times' Business Leader of the Year.
2003
CSR
Hindalco receives the Asian CSR Award for its 'Rural Poverty Alleviation Programme'. The Asian CSR Awards are Asia's premier awards programme on corporate social responsibility.