We acquired stakes in
big brands

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail acquired 51% stake in Sabyasachi, adding another luxury brand to its ethnic wear portfolio.

Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail partnered India’s ace designer
Tarun Tahiliani to launch a contemporary men’s ethnic wear brand.

Hindalco acquired 100% equity stake in Ryker, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polycab India Ltd., India's leading manufacturer of cables, wires and allied products.

ABFRL partnered with Authentic Brands Group to take on Reebok’s operations in India and build India’s leading sports athletic lifestyle brand.

Hindalco acquired Hydro’s Aluminium Extrusions Business in Andhra Pradesh accelerating its journey into high-end value-added products and strengthen its position in South India, the second largest extrusions market.

We entered new
businesses

Grasim forayed into paints business to offer the latest range of paint products in line with global mega-trends

Jaypore forayed into menswear to offer its first-ever range of exquisite kurtas, indie-wear, elegant shirts and trousers made from natural and sustainable fabrics.

We launched some
exciting products

Novelis launched second generation aluminium intensive battery enclosure solution for the growing EV market.

We forged new
partnerships

Novelis collaborated with Constellium to establish Alumobility,
an initiative to advance automotive aluminium.

Novelis partnered Habitat for Humanity to increase recycling and sustainability in local communities in the U.S. and Canada.

Novelis expanded partnership with Georgia Tech to facilitate research on materials and processes and achieve its goal of net zero carbon footprint by 2050.

We crossed some major
milestones

Grasim completed 75 years since its incorporation.

Aditya Birla Health Insurance completed 5 years and today, has a strong network of 175+ branches, works with 11 bank partners, 51,000 advisors and 389 digital partners across 2,800+ cities in India through third-party distributors.

Aditya Birla Group touched USD $75 billion in market capitalisation
*data as on November 2021

And won some
big awards

12 Birla Carbon sites were recognised by the International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) for achieving above industry average safety performance. Of the 12 sites, seven sites received the Gold rating for the third consecutive year.

Novelis’s European aluminium manufacturing facilities were awarded the Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Certification by the
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI).

Birla Carbon was awarded a Gold level rating for the fifth consecutive year by EcoVadis, an independent sustainability rating agency.

Grasim’s Nagda SFD plant won The Economic Times Promising Plants 2021 in India award.

UltraTech Cement was a joint winner of FICCI’s Indian Circular Economy Award (ICEA), 2021, in the large enterprise category.

We strengthened our commitment to
sustainability

Hindalco once again became the world's most sustainable aluminium company by entering the DJSI World Index 2021 for the second consecutive year.

Hindalco’s Mahan unit won the CII National Award for Excellence in Water Management for its Akshay Ghaat project which generated livelihood opportunities for over 10,000 farmers.

Birla Cellulose won UN Global Compact’s Innovative and Sustainable Supply Chain Award for development of Liva Reviva, a recycled and circular fibre made with pre-consumer fabric waste and fully traceable circular global fashion supply chains.

Birla Cellulose retained top ranking in Canopy’s Hot Button Report 2021 for the third year in a row and was also awarded a ‘dark green shirt’ for its efforts in conserving ancient and endangered forests.

Birla Carbon announced first-of-its-kind Sustainable Carbonaceous Material – CONTINUA™ which will enable large and quantifiable carbon footprint reductions and create greener, cleaner and more sustainable industry value chains.

Birla Carbon announced its intent to bring down net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

Birla Cellulose’s Vilayat plant achieved EU BAT compliances for its the Carbondisulphide Adsorption Plant (CAP).

UltraTech Cement joined RE100 and committed to 100% renewable energy usage by 2050.

We continued to invest in communities through our
CSR projects

The year 2021 saw the Group renewing its focus on social development through its CSR projects. The projects now cover 7,000 villages and have so far touched nine million people.

Healthcare

polio vaccinations administered

patients treated at 5,000 medical camps / 22 hospitals

over deaf and mute children benefitted through cochlear implants

children extended financial support for chemotherapy sessions

girls administered HR-HPV vaccine in Maharashtra

persons had their vision restored through the Vision Foundation of India

persons tested on 32 health parameters through HealthCubed

Education

students received quality education at 56 schools run by the Group

children provided mid-day meals

children provided solar lamps to help them study at home

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas fostered the cause of the girl child

Sustainable livelihoods

people trained in skill sets

women empowered through 4,500 SHGs

farmers were on boarded on our agro-based training projects

2021 - The Year of Growth

We acquired stakes in big brands

We entered new businesses

We launched some exciting products

We forged new partnerships

We crossed some major milestones

And won some big awards

We strengthened our commitment to sustainability

We continued to invest in communities through our CSR projects