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2 CSR Annual Report 2021-22 Our Guiding Force Shri Shadi Lal Minda 1930-2010 Shri. S.L. Minda is an eminence, who sought philanthropy, as the best humanitarian value. He devoted most of his life serving the needy and the vulnerable. Standing by five pillars in his life: Discipline, Dedication, Determination, Devotion, and Desire, he lived with integrity. He established the Moga Devi Minda Minda Charitable Trust in 2001, wherein a Children’s home was set up initially, marking a take-off in the community development practices of Spark Minda. Inspired with his values, the Foundation embarked on the journey of giving back to society and is proud to carry the legacy. CSR Annual Report 2021-22 3

Chairperson’s Message Sarika Minda Each new day, gives us a new opportunity Foundation.  The projects are aimed at We strongly believe that CSR should focus to do something new. The outbreak of the empowering the vulnerable and marginalized on the 2nd P-Planet. We have made much Chairperson and Director, SMF Covid-19 virus, and its implications have left communities. This is done by either effort to reduce our carbon footprint and us throttled. It triggered lives and peace in providing our beneficiaries with employment become a “Responsible Business”. Through Community Development the world. This was the time when the profit assistance and facilitation or by imparting the continued support of our manufacturing practice is a legacy we and non-profit oriented organizations came entrepreneurial skills. facilities, Our Foundation has made headway have at Spark Minda Group. together to serve the vulnerable and fight the in the sustainability domain, by focusing Our flagship programmes pandemic. Keeping in mind the 3Ps-People, ‘Sustainability is no longer about doing upon the principles of reducing, reusing are Aakarshan – for Planet and Profit; of community development, less harm. It’s about doing more good.’ and recycling the products and materials imparting Skill training and we try our best to empower and uplift the Through our projects we aim to ensure that wherever it is possible. Through several of our facilitation of employability lesser privileged sections of the society with the marginalized become self-sustainable. sustainability initiatives, including paperless and also Saksham- for the idea to attain sustainability in various Community Development practice is a legacy drives, slowly transitioning to solar energy, the Persons with Disability, areas. Corporate social responsibility is an we have at Spark Minda Group. Our flagship recycling water and plantation of trees we aim where we facilitate aspect through which one can contribute programmes are Aakarshan – for imparting to incorporate sustainability in our business limb fitments and UDID towards the development of India. Skill training and facilitation of employability practices.  registration. and also Saksham- for the Persons with Guided by the UNDP’s Sustainable Disability, where we facilitate limb fitments In the coming time, the most successful Development Goals, we have curated and UDID registration. We believe that companies will be those that integrate impactful interventions. Our initiatives empowerment of every individual is the sustainability and community development are executed in the states of Haryana, foundation stone for the future sustainability into their core business. Therefore, good Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and of our society.  Empowering women is one partnerships and collaborations and Uttar Pradesh. Our CSR initiatives include of the crucial objectives of our CSR policy. stakeholders are always embraced by the education and livelihood programmes, It is said that women are the pillars of world foundation. The Spark Minda Foundation will community development projects, women economy. Several women empowerment continue to work to uplift the less privileged healthcare and empowerment, empowering initiatives have been undertaken across areas sections of the society. persons with disability programmes of our operation. These initiatives aim to and business integrated projects. These improve literacy as well as provide training to Sarika Minda programmes and projects are planned enhance livelihood generation opportunities and executed by the team of Spark Minda for them. 4 CSR Annual Report 2021-22 CSR Annual Report 2021-22 5

GCO & Ashok Minda Chairperson’s Chairperson GCEO and Director, SMF Message Businesses are special Symbiosis of corporates and community integral parts of the development is what we believe in, at the Spark community which tend to Minda Group. It is our legacy and responsibility have a great impact on the to give back to the society. Here, we follow the society. CSR is vital `for any triple bottom line approach- People, Planet & business company. Profit. Our CSR practices come from a spectrum, inclusive of pure philanthropy and environment CSR Annual Report 2021-22 7 sustainability. To foster changes around us and impact people’s lives simultaneously, we have committed to multiples developmental programmes. To seek paradigm shift, we have set milestones and we are taking small steps each day to strengthen individuals and safeguard the environment. Businesses are special integral parts of the community which tend to have a great impact on the society. CSR is vital `for any business company. It is a value driven concept at our organization and has been our policy since inception. The policy comprises of multiple short term and long term intervention, spread out both at ground and business level. Our constant efforts are laid out to serve people and conserve environment at our best. Ashok Mindia 6 CSR Annual Report 2021-22

Our Shri Shadi Lal Minda 1930-2010 Guiding Force Shri. S.L. Minda is an eminence, who sought philanthropy, as the best humanitarian value. He devoted most of his life serving the needy and the vulnerable. Standing by five pillars in his life: Discipline, Dedication, Determination, Devotion, and Desire, he lived with integrity. He established the Moga Devi Minda Minda Charitable Trust in 2001, wherein a Children’s home was set up initially, marking a take-off in the community development practices of Spark Minda. Inspired with his values, the Foundation embarked on the journey of giving back to society and is proud to carry the legacy. CSR Annual Report 2021-22 9

Chairperson’s Message Sarika Minda Each new day, gives us a new opportunity marginalized communities. This is done footprint and become a “Responsible to do something new. The outbreak of by either providing our beneficiaries with Business”. Through the continued Chairperson and Director, SMF the Covid-19 virus, and its implications employment assistance and facilitation support of our manufacturing facilities, have left us throttled. It triggered lives or by imparting entrepreneurial skills. Our Foundation has made headway in and peace in the world. This was the time the sustainability domain, by focusing when the profit and non-profit oriented ‘Sustainability is no longer about doing less upon the principles of reducing, reusing organizations came together to serve the harm. It’s about doing more good.’ Through and recycling the products and materials vulnerable and fight the pandemic. Keeping our projects we aim to ensure that the wherever it is possible. Through several in mind the 3Ps-People, Planet and Profit; marginalized become self-sustainable. of our sustainability initiatives, including of community development, we try our Community Development practice is a paperless drives, slowly transitioning best to empower and uplift the lesser legacy we have at Spark Minda Group. Our to solar energy, recycling water and privileged sections of the society with flagship programmes are Aakarshan – for plantation of trees we aim to incorporate the idea to attain sustainability in various imparting Skill training and facilitation of sustainability in our business practices.  areas. Corporate social responsibility is an employability and also Saksham- for the aspect through which one can contribute Persons with Disability, where we facilitate In the coming time, the most successful towards the development of India. limb fitments and UDID registration. companies will be those that integrate We believe that empowerment of every sustainability and community Guided by the UNDP’s Sustainable individual is the foundation stone for development into their core business. Development Goals, we have curated the future sustainability of our society.  Therefore, good partnerships and impactful interventions. Our initiatives Empowering women is one of the collaborations and stakeholders are are executed in the states of Haryana, crucial objectives of our CSR policy. It is always embraced by the foundation. The Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and said that women are the pillars of world Spark Minda Foundation will continue to Uttar Pradesh. Our CSR initiatives include economy. Several women empowerment work to uplift the less privileged sections education and livelihood programmes, initiatives have been undertaken across of the society. community development projects, areas of our operation. These initiatives women healthcare and empowerment, aim to improve literacy as well as provide Sarika Minda empowering persons with disability training to enhance livelihood generation programmes and business integrated opportunities for them. projects. These programmes and projects are planned and executed by the team of We strongly believe that CSR should Spark Minda Foundation.  The projects are focus on the 2nd P-Planet. We have aimed at empowering the vulnerable and made much effort to reduce our carbon 10 CSR Annual Report 2021-22 CSR Annual Report 2021-22 11

GCO & Chairperson’s Symbiosis of corporates and community Businesses are Ashok Minda development is what we believe in, at the Spark special integral Message Minda Group. It is our legacy and responsibility parts of the Chairperson GCEO and Director, SMF to give back to the society. Here, we follow the community which triple bottom line approach- People, Planet & tend to have a CSR Annual Report 2021-22 13 Profit. Our CSR practices come from a spectrum, great impact on inclusive of pure philanthropy and environment the society. CSR sustainability. is vital `for any business company. To foster changes around us and impact people’s lives simultaneously, we have committed to multiples developmental programmes. To seek paradigm shift, we have set milestones and we are taking small steps each day to strengthen individuals and safeguard the environment. Businesses are special integral parts of the community which tend to have a great impact on the society. CSR is vital `for any business company. It is a value driven concept at our organization and has been our policy since inception. The policy comprises of multiple short term and long term intervention, spread out both at ground and business level. Our constant efforts are laid out to serve people and conserve environment at our best. Ashok Mindia