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Client and Stakeholder Engagement: ESG as a Relationship Builder
ESG has evolved beyond compliance and reporting; it is becoming a powerful tool for building stronger relationships with clients and stakeholders. Organizations that understand shift are using ESG to create trust, unlock value, and forge lasting partnerships. ESG creates better conversations Traditional client relationships focused on product, price and performance and continue to be important.
10 years of Data-Driven Inclusion Benchmarking: What the Journey Tells Us
It has been a decade since Avtar (in partnership with US based Seramount) introduced the Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) study, to corporate India. In its extremely successful 10-year run, BCWI has inspired several inclusion benchmarks, influenced policy changes and catalyzed cultural transformation across India Inc. This article is a walk down this
The Business Case for CSR: Designing Initiatives that Add Value
Why do companies engage in CSR? Is it because it is a legal obligation for many companies in India? Or do companies pursue CSR out of a sense of moral responsibility? Is there also a strategic dimension to it? In a world that increasingly values ethics, sustainability, and transparency, is CSR becoming a business necessity
Celebrating a Decade of Inclusion
Avtar & Seramount’s Best of Best Conference & Awards 2025 received extensive media coverage across leading publications. The landmark event marked the 10th edition of the Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) Study, celebrating a decade of data-driven insights that have shaped India’s inclusion landscape. The conference featured thought-provoking panel discussions, immersive breakout sessions, and
Reports
Engendering the Indian Construction Industry
Engendering the Indian Construction Industry This report, developed by EFI, CII, and ILO, in partnership with Avtar, examines gender inequality in India’s construction sector, which contributes 9% to GDP but employs only 7 million women out of 57 million workers. Women remain significantly underrepresented in leadership and technical roles, holding only 1.4% of managerial or
Viewport 2024: Inclusion Through Allyship
Viewport 2024: Inclusion Through Allyship Viewport 2024: ‘Inclusion Through Allyship The Role of Employees in Disability Inclusive and Affirmative Workspaces’, explores the role of employees in promoting the inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the workplace. It seeks to identify key actions, attitudes, beliefs, and systemic factors that create equitable and inclusive environments where
Viewport 2023: DEI, ESG and Climate Action in India
An Avtar Report, Viewport 2023: DEI, ESG and Climate Change aims to establish the interdependencies of climate change action on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts. It seeks to establish that affirmative and sustained climate action cannot be possible without the participation of all strands of diversity and intersectionality. The report proposes that affirmative action
Case Study
Case Study on enhancing awareness about biases through Non-conscious Bias Training
B-DivIne: Non-conscious Bias training The Scenario An Indian Multinational conglomerate with business interests across a wide range of industrial sectors like infrastructure,
Case Study on nurturing inclusive behaviors through Inclusion by design training
Inclusion by Design training The Scenario A multinational technology company in the space of business consulting and outsourcing, decided to move into
Case Study: How ‘Benchmarking’ helped improve maternity retention for a Manufacturing giant
Benchmarking The Scenario Knowledge of its market standing is critical for any business. The same goes for an organization’s DEI practices, to
Whitepapers
Microlearning is the Magic Formula for Embedding a Culture of DEI
Microlearning (ML) is an educational strategy comprising byte-sized content that is easy to comprehend and
From Insularity to Inclusion
The first of its kind D&I white paper study by Avtar and Aditya Birla Capital
Podcasts
Hiring, nurturing and advancing women talent
Swati Kamat, Head of Managed Services Operate at Ericsson, sheds light on the end-to-end approach needed to not only attract the right talent among women …
Generational Diversity at Workplace
Shweta Chakravorty Kansal, Head of Resource Management and Business Performance Management in Service Delivery at Ericsson, offers an intriguing perspective on the dynamics of a …
