Sustainable Development

New Delhi, 6th October 2026 – Bisleri International, India’s leading packaged drinking water brand, collaborated with the Purple Umbrella Festival 2026 as its Official Hydration Partner. Held at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi, the festival brought together over 1,000 school students, and educators, climate experts, artists and innovators under the theme ‘AI & Climate: Reimagining the Future Together.’ The festival forms part of the Purple Umbrella Foundation’s wider mission to empower one million young climate champions. Bisleri’s flagship Bottles for Change initiative played a central role in sensitising young participants on responsible plastic waste management, recycling and circularity. As part of the collaboration, Bisleri created a dedicated ‘Greener Promise’ experience designed to help students see plastic waste as a

~ The initiative builds on the broader Maidaan Saaf campaign, which focuses on promoting responsible plastic waste collection, segregation and recycling at high-footfall cultural events Mumbai, September 2026: Anandana – The Coca-Cola India Foundation and Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), in collaboration with Sangam Pratishthan, are undertaking a used PET bottle collection and recycling initiative during Ganesh Chaturthi in Mumbai and Thane. Running from September 16 to 25, the 10-day initiative is promoting responsible PET waste collection at four Ganpati locations: Ganesh Gully, Thane Cha Raja, Nare Park / Parel Cha Raja and Rangari. The four locations have been selected for their significant footfall during Ganesh Chaturthi, providing an opportunity to reach a large number of devotees, visitors and local communities.

Empowering two Ashoka Fellows with financial support, leadership training, and global exposure New Delhi, India – August 25, 2026: Hexaware Technologies [NSE: HEXT], an AI-first digital and IT services company, today announced a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnership with Ashoka Innovators for the Public (India), a non-profit organization that supports leading social entrepreneurs addressing complex societal challenges. Through the partnership, Hexaware will provide grant support to Ashoka for two social entrepreneurs selected through Ashoka’s Fellowship process in India. The fellowship stipends will allow selected Fellows to dedicate their time to developing and expanding sustainable solutions for long-term social change. Ashoka identifies social entrepreneurs through a rigorous selection process that evaluates the originality of their ideas, entrepreneurial qualities, and potential to

– Distributes 25,000+ Helmets in 12 Hours, across 14 locations in New Delhi as part of India’s largest road safety initiative – Mumbai, August 21, 2026: ICICI Lombard, India’s largest private general insurance company, has achieved a Guinness World Records™ title for the most helmets distributed in 12 hours, with 25,468 helmets distributed on August 10, 2026 in New Delhi. The accomplishment was undertaken as part of the Company’s flagship Road Safety CSR initiative, ‘Ride to Safety’, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to promoting safer road practices and encouraging helmet usage among two-wheeler and pillion riders. The record-setting drive was conducted on 10th Aug, across 14 locations including 13 schools, with helmets being distributed to students and parents and a road