SMEs awarded for CSR

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), along with HSBC, announced the HSBC Living Business SME Awards, recognising the social commitment of small and medium enterprises.

The winners of the award are Marco Food Products who got first prize for building a school imparting free education to underprivileged children of Ratnagiri district; Impetus Infotech (I) Pvt. Ltd. received second prize for its community initiatives like English-speaking workshops, blood donation camps, donation of study and relief materials, sponsoring education of orphans, etc.

Sports Goods Foundation of India received special prize for working towards the prevention and rehabilitation of child labour in the sporting goods industry. It has also set up transitional schools for children, and has created 52 self help groups (SHGs) covering 1000 families.

The event was attended by Mr Salman Khurshid, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs & Minority Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs; Dr RK Pachauri, Director- General TERI and President TERI-BCSD India; and Ms Malini Thadani, Head of Group Communication and Corporate Sustainability, HSBC India.