Toyota Kirloskar Motor wins Golden Peacock Award 2015 for excellence in CSR

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been awarded the globally acclaimed Golden Peacock Award for its  initiatives under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This award recognises TKM’s efforts towards creating a socially responsible and sustainable society.

Ms. Pankaja Munde, the Union minister for Rural Development, Women and Child Welfare and Water Resources handed over the award at a ceremony held in Mumbai. In 2015, TKM is the sole automobile company to win this prestigious award of many corporate giants who qualified.

Early this year TKM won a commendation for CSR and Environment Management from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-ITC Sustainability Awards 2015.  Expressing his delight on the award, Naveen Soni, vice-president, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, said: “It is an honour to be receiving this prestigious award. For us at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, environment and social contribution is an everyday affair. Our philosophy and policies on environment are based on Toyota’s earth charter and global vision. As a responsible automotive manufacturer, we continue to develop automotive technologies and manufacturing processes to reduce the environment footprint associated with our operations.”

Globally, Toyota has set a target of reducing CO2 by 90% by 2050 compared to 2010 levels by promoting environment friendly vehicles.

"Our CSR wing constantly works towards bringing a positive change in the society at large. We are making efforts to bring in visible, positive and satisfying social impact. It is our constant endeavour to raise the bar of our CSR initiatives and this award has only reinforced our commitment,” he further added.

Golden Peacock Awards (GPA) is a prestigious award designed to improve productivity and quality in organizations. It aims to promote business excellence by providing a framework or criteria for assessment that is based on similar principles as other awards throughout the world. This award instituted by the Institute of Director in 1991, is now regarded as a benchmark of corporate excellence. It serves as an assessment platform for an organisation to compare its performance against competitors and the industry as a whole.