Ambuja Cements has won the ‘Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) CSR Award 2020-2021’ in the ‘Women Empowerment Category. The company through its CSR programs for women has impacted 2970 SHGs (Self-Help Groups) and 8 women federations and trained 31,000 female youth. It has enabled and engaged 9,000 women in revenue generation activities.
The company empowered these women to be changemakers, breadwinners and community leaders. They were encouraged to earn and gain capital reserves by participating in Self-Help Groups which has led them to contribute to credit savings ultimately aiding them to start their businesses independently as well in bigger groups. These businesses include goatery, poultry, dairy, kitchen gardening, stitching, and others.
Ambuja Cements is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets.
