dabur csr
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About Dabur
Dabur India Limited was set up in the year 1884 in Kolkata by Dr. S. K. Burman and was renamed Dabur India Ltd. in 1936.
It is now one of the largest commercial undertakings in India. With an experience of more than 100 years Dabur India is now
the 4th largest company pertaining to the FMCG sector. The products of Dabur are marketed in more than 50 countries
worldwide. Some of the well-known brands of Dabur are: Amla
Chyawanprash, Hajmola, Lal Dantmanjan, Nature Care, Pudin Hara, Babool Toothpaste, Hingoli, Dabur Honey, Lemoneez, Meswak, Odonil, Real, RealActiv and Vatika.
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Corporate social responsibility
Company define CSR as conducting business in ways that provide social, environmental and economic benefits for the communities and geographies where they operate.
“For growth to be responsible, it should go beyond numbers... It should do good to the society, create a better world.”
Dabur India Ltd. believes in this kind of growth, and constantly strives for.
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Initiatives in the Social sector
SUNDESH Medicinal Plant project Health services Eye care camps Prevention of female feticide AIDS Awareness Swasthya Chetna Abhiyan Income generation Programmes
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SUNDESH
Sustainable Development Society (SUNDESH) is sworn to the mission of ensuring overall socio-economic development of the rural & urban poor on a sustainable basis, through different participatory and need-based initiatives.
It aims to reach out to the weaker and more vulnerable sections -- such as women and children, illiterate and unemployed – of the society.
Today, SUNDESH operates in Ghaziabad and Gautam Budha Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, and has -- more recently – established presence in Rudrapur district of Uttrakhand.
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Medicinal plant project
Dabur also value nature's bounty. "Dehi me dadami te" - "you give me, and I give you". This
quote from an ancient text sums up dabur’s commitment towards nature.
With a strong foundation in the Himlayan Kingdom, Nepal Dabur has taken many strong -- but quiet -- initiatives in last one and half decade towards corporate social responsibility.
Dabur Nepal has started the project on medicinal plants in Nepal to provide the modern technology for cultivation of the required medicinal herbs of Himalayas to the farmers.
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Plants for Life
Company have set up the "Plants for Life" project in the mountainous regions of the Himalayas.
Under the project, a high-tech greenhouse facility has been set up for developing saplings of rare and endangered medicinal plants.
Fully computer-controlled and monitored, this greenhouse maintains the highly critical environmental parameters required for their survival.
They are also developing quality saplings of more than 20 herbs, 8 of them endangered, through micro propagation.
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Swasthya Chetna Abhiyan
The past few years have seen a surge in outbreak of flu and viruses, taking a toll on India.
In view of the rising mortality rate of diseases like Swine Flu, viral & other infections, Dabur Chyawanprash rolled outa mega community initiative – Immune India
Immune India - aimed at spreading awareness about the need to build your immunity and fight such deadly viruses
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Income generation programmes
• Capability enhancement programmes have been introduced
• Offering vocational training in cutting & tailoring, • Machine& hand embroidery, • Bee keeping, • Mushroom farming, • Vermi-compost
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Corporate governance(key to strong bond of trust with shareholders)
Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled.
Corporate governance also includes the relationships among the many stakeholders involved and the goals for which the corporation is governed.
At Dabur, commitment to good governance, ethical conduct and social responsibility is core way of doing business, and is strongly aligned with its drive to create and increase value for all stakeholders.
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Companies initiatives
Professionalization of the board.
Lean and active Board (reduced from 16 to 10 members).
Less number of promoters on the Board.
More professionals and independent Directors for better management.
Governed through Board committees for Audit, Remuneration, Shareholder Grievances, Compensation and Nominations.
Meets all Corporate Governance Code requirements of SEBI
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Governance in Dabur
Chairman- Dr. Anand Burman
Vice-Chairman- Mr. Amit Burman
List of Board of Directors- Board of directors.pdf
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