Fullerton India Wins Award for “Company with the Best Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility Practices 2009”
On 22nd December 2009, Fullerton India was awarded the “Company with the Best CSR Practices 2009” Award by the Indian Merchants’ Chamber and the Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability. Fullerton India has been awarded this year’s award for Best Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility Practices for setting up a unique financial services company to promote inclusive growth in the mass market, community care initiatives and for evaluating its Socio-Economic impact through its Social Accounts in a comprehensive and unique manner.
The annual Asian Centre for Corporate Governance, Sustainability & Leadership Awards are given to persons and organizations which have shown exemplary performance in the area of Governance, Sustainability & Leadership.
The Citation for the Award reads: “Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. has provided yeoman service to the bottom of the pyramid segment. Their passion for inclusive growth through social investment and providing credit to those who need it the most and yet have been excluded from the formal borrowing system is exemplary”
Their unwavering commitment to best practices of social responsibility of business towards society through highly successful partnerships with two NGO’s and other entities of civil society and a transparent and accountable mechanism makes them a worthy recipient of the award “ Company with the Best CSR Practices 2009” conferred by Asian Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability & and the Indian Merchants’ Chamber”