CSR Activities of HUL
CSR Activities of HUL
CSR Activities of HUL
a) To reduce water consumption in its own operations and generate sub-soil water
tables at its own sites through the principles of 5R – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover
& Renew.
b) Help adjacent villages to implement appropriate models of watershed
development.
Lifebuoy Swastya Chetna is a rural health and hygiene initiative, started in 2002, was
initiated in media dark villages in UP, MP. Bihar, WB, Maharashtra aand Orissa for
spreading awareness about washing hands with Lifebuoy soap.
The Fair & Lovely Foundation is HUL’s initiative which aims at economic
empowerment of women across India. It aims to achieve this through providing
information, resources, inputs and support in the areas of education, career and
enterprise.
Under the Happy Home initiative, HUL supports special education and rehabilitation
of children with challenges.
a) Asha Daan: Initiated in 1976, HUL supported Mother Teresa and Missionaries in
Charity to set up a home in Mumbai for abandoned, challenged children and the
destitute.
b) Ankur: In 1993, HUL’s Doom Dooma Plantation Division set up Ankur for special
education of challenged children aged between 5 and 15 years. Ankur provides
educational. Vocational and recreational activities to over 35 children with range of
challenges like hearing or sight impairment, polio, cerebral palsy and several learning
difficulties.
c) Kappagam: Encouraged by Ankur’s success Kappagam (Shelter), the second center
for special education of challenged children, was set up in 1998 on HUL Plantations
in South India. It has 17 children.. The focus is same as that of Ankur.
d) Anbagam: This is another day care center (Center of Love), which was started in
2003 in south India plantations. It takes care of 11 children. Besides medical care and
meals, they too are being taught skills such that they can become self-reliant and
pursue elementary studies.