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CSR Policy

TITLE AND APPLICABILITY 

1. AWL India Private Limited (‘Company’) has developed its Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (‘Policy’) in accordance with section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended from time to time (‘the Act’) and the rules made thereunder.

2. The Policy shall apply to all Corporate Social Responsibility (‘CSR’) programmes and activities of the Company. 

OUR VALUES AND CODE OF CONDUCT  

AWL is not just a leading logistics company but also a company that always put its values into practice while working towards its Vision. Our CSR initiatives reinforce us as a socially-responsible and value based organisation, committed towards the development of community and making the country a better place.

AWL not only acts with integrity in the conduct of business but also work towards protecting the environment, winning trust & confidence of customers and providing a fulfilling work environment to value talent. We act responsibly with social awareness and are always conscious of the impact we have on all aspects of society, including economic, social and environmental thereby encouraging sustainability and social development. 

CSR VISION 

  At AWL, we believe in 'A Wonderful Life' for all. We always emphasized on 'A Wonderful Life' for our employees by encouraging a healthy balance between work and life. This thought has been extended to enrich all lives and create healthier and happier communities by contributing to equal opportunities thus making an equitable society. 

CSR MISSION

 To make 'A Wonderful Life' a reality and work towards education, employment and well-being of underprivileged and differently-abled children and adults along with promoting sustainability and sustainable livelihood. 

AWL CSR PILLARS 

1. 'A Wonderful Life': Improving quality of life in the workplace and also helping communities to have a sustainable livelihood.

 2. Fulfilling Commitment: Promoting local development and getting involved in communities. 

3. To Encourage and Support: To encourage literacy, talent and skill development. 

4. Being Respectful and Considerate: Preventing discrimination and respecting individuality. To spread care and awareness in society. 

5. SDGs: Following the SDGs with passion and especially working towards inequality and giving equal opportunities to all. (SDG 4,5 and 10) 

VALIDITY OF POLICY 

The Policy shall hold valid until the company ceases to be a company covered under sub-section (1) of Section 135 of the Act, for 3 consecutive financial years.

Board of Directors may amend the CSR policy as may be required, from time to time. 

CSR PROGRAMME AREAS

1. Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocational skills and   livelihood enhancement projects.

The company believes that every child irrespective of their different abilities, financial status, gender, caste, etc. is worthy of quality education which is tailor-made as per their needs and helps them to achieve their potential. The company also focuses on providing special education and vocational skills to intellectually differently-abled people in order to help them to lead a more independent and fulfilling life. 

2. Eradicating hunger, poverty & malnutrition, promoting health care including preventive health care & sanitation and making available safe drinking water.

  •  The Company shall provide essential therapies and healthcare services to underprivileged intellectually differently-abled people. 
  •  The Company shall set up water filtration system in areas of polluted ground water and clean lakes to make available safe drinking water for life on land and under water.
  •   The company shall engage in food / ration distribution drives in times and areas of need in order to ensure no one sleeps hungry. 

3. Disaster Relief.
Company believes it is important for corporates to stand up for fellow citizens in times of disaster and help the people in relief operations and rebuilding.

4. Ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora & fauna, animal welfare, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air & water.
Company aims to contribute towards restoring environmental sustainability and ecological balance. 

5. Any other activity covered under Schedule VII, within India, excluding activities undertaken in pursuance of normal course of business of a company.
The company may from time to time undertake CSR projects which are covered under Schedule VII to the Companies Act, 2013 as amended from time to time.

 6. Company also aims to align its CSR Program areas with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.

 7. The CSR projects or programs or activities that benefit only the employees of the company and their families shall not be considered as CSR activities in accordance with section 135 of the Act.

 CSR BUDGET 

1. The Board of Company shall ensure that in each financial year, the Company spends at least 2% of the average net profit made during the immediate three preceding financial years. 

2. In case of any surplus arising out of CSR projects the same shall not form part of business profits of the Company.

 CSR IMPLEMENTATION

 1. The Board of Directors may decide to undertake and implement its CSR activities on its own or through a registered trust or registered society or a Section 8 company (Non-profit entity) established by the company or its holding company or its associate company.

 2. In case the Board of Directors decide to implement its CSR programs or projects through a trust, society or a Section 8 company which is not established by the company or its holding or subsidiary or associate company, then such an entity will need to have a 3 years of established track record of undertaking similar projects or programs. 

3. The company may also collaborate with other companies for undertaking CSR projects or programs. Provided that company can report and document the project separately.

 4. In case activities are undertaken through the above mentioned entities, Company shall specify the project or programs to be undertaken through these entities, the modalities of utilization of the funds on such projects and programs and the monitoring & reporting mechanism. 

5. The Company may enter into partnerships with the government, not for profit organizations, business partners and communities to create multiplier effect of its social projects. This helps us to leverage upon the collective expertise, wisdom and experience that these partnerships bring to the table.

 6. The Company may use services of expert agencies, consultancy firms etc. wherever required for carrying out baseline surveys, guidance on project design and implementation, third-party monitoring and evaluations, impact assessment surveys etc.

 7. The Company shall give preference to its area of operations.

CSR Governance Structure 

  • Approval -> Board of Directors 
  • Oversight -> CSR Committee

Roles and Responsibilities

 A. The Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the Company will be responsible for: 

  1.  Approval of the CSR Policy of the Company. 
  2.  Disclosing the content of the Policy in its report and place the Policy on the Company’s website in such a manner as prescribed under Section 135 of the Act. 
  3.  Ensuring that activities included by a company in its Corporate Social Responsibility Policy are related to the activities included in Schedule VII of the Act.
  4.   Ensuring that the Company spends, in every financial year, at least 2% of the average net profits of the Company made during the three immediately preceding financial years in pursuance of the Policy.
  5.   Ensuring that the Company gives preference to the local areas around its operations for spending the amount earmarked for CSR projects.
  6.   Ensuring that it specifies the reasons in its report for not spending the earmarked amount in case the Company fails to spend such amount. 

The CSR Committee 

The CSR Committee comprises of 2 directors: 

  1. Mrs. Lovely Mehra - Chairman of CSR Committee 
  2. Mr. Rahul Mehra - Member of CSR Committee 

The CSR Committee of the Company will:

a. Formulate and recommend the CSR Policy to the Board for approval. 

b. The Committee shall indicate the projects along with budgets, to be undertaken by the Company, as per Schedule VII and CSR policy.

 c. Instituting a transparent monitoring mechanism for Company’s social projects.

 Monitoring and Reporting Framework 

A. Project monitoring

 a. The Company will institute a well-defined monitoring and evaluation mechanism to ensure that each social project is progressing as per the agreed timelines, has clear objectives developed out of the societal needs, is achieving the desired impact, is efficient and effective and to address the challenges faced (if any).

 b. A progress monitoring and reporting framework shall be instituted by the company that is aligned with the requirements of Section 135 of the Companies Act and the CSR Rules.

 c. The Company may use services of expert agencies, consultancy firms etc. for monitoring and evaluation of CSR projects. 

B. Reporting framework

a. The CSR Committee will monitor progress on CSR projects and CSR spend and report to the Board at the end of year or earlier, if needed.

 b. The Company will report CSR performance in its Annual Report as per the structure and format prescribed in the notified CSR Rules. 

c. The company's engagement in this domain shall also be disseminated on its website and in-house journals, as and when deemed fit.


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