Hindustan Unilever Limited and Genpact Launch Be.Seen to Scale Minority-Owned Businesses in India
Hindustan Unilever Limited and Genpact Launch Be.Seen to Scale Minority-Owned Businesses in India
A unique program to drive diversity and socio-economic inclusion for sustainable supply chains
NEW DELHI, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), India's largest fast moving consumer goods company, along with Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering outcomes that transform businesses, today announced the launch of Be.Seen, an accelerator program to help scale businesses owned by minority and underrepresented groups in India. With an aim to advance diverse and sustainable sourcing, this initiative will enable minority businesses to be absorbed into the supply chains of large consumer goods companies including HUL.
Implemented by Sattva, a leading social impact research and advisory firm, Be.Seen is a program providing essential training and mentorship, including access to networks, knowledge, and resources to enterprises owned by under-represented and minority groups including women, persons with disabilities, member of a scheduled caste or tribe, and transgender communities.
The pilot phase of the program will enable shortlisted business owners to develop critical behavioral and technical skills over a period of six months, including advancing business and growth plans, pitching to investors, as well as fundraising activities. HUL and Genpact will bring forward their top leaders with deep domain expertise to hold virtual masterclasses, one-on-one mentoring sessions, and expert-led workshops across key areas such as finance, supply chain management, sales and marketing, communication, business development, digital transformation and more.
Be.Seen is designed to set both minority-owned businesses and large global companies up for success. The initiative will not only help promote diversity and innovation in the supply chain of global consumer goods companies and drive cost efficiencies but will also help businesses manage supply chain risks and improve local community relationships while driving their environmental, social and governance (ESG) agendas. Additionally, the program will stimulate economic growth of the lesser-represented groups by providing minority businesses with unique opportunities for integration into large business ecosystems.
"Be.Seen aims to create opportunities for diverse and underrepresented businesses to grow and become supply-chain-ready. Diversity in supply chains is a competitive advantage for any business and widens economic and social impact," said Ansu Archana, procurement director, Beauty & Wellbeing, Hindustan Unilever Limited. "HUL's partnership with Genpact will support minority-owned businesses while helping HUL advance towards its commitment of spending ₹2,000 crores annually with diverse businesses by 2025."
This program aligns with Unilever's wide-ranging set of commitments and actions to help build a more equitable and inclusive society by raising living standards across its value chain, creating opportunities through inclusivity, and preparing people for the future of work.
"Now more than ever, businesses are balancing the twin goals of profitable growth and sustainable operations. We believe that companies that make the right bets today will be the winners in the long term," said Katie Stein, Chief Strategy Officer and Global Business Leader, Enterprise Services and Analytics, Genpact. "At Genpact, we see ESG as a critical part of business transformation and are focusing on it internally and for our clients. We believe supplier diversity is a key lever for supply chain resiliency and ESG impact, and through this program, we look forward to helping build stronger companies and communities."
HUL, Genpact and Sattva will accept applications from businesses that are 51% or more owned, managed or controlled by members of diverse groups, and are certified by an approved certification body or who self-declare as diverse businesses.
"We believe collaboration is key to creating meaningful impact and change at scale," said Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy, co-founder and chief executive officer, Sattva. "As a mission-driven company focused on uplifting underserved communities, we are committed to bringing varied businesses together to help address complex societal challenges and work towards an equal opportunity world. We are excited about this pioneering model for scale which demonstrates the power of collaboration to drive innovation for a more sustainable future."
To learn more about the program and submit a business application, visit . Applications are open from May 22 to June 5.
About Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL)
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is 'India's largest Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company, with its products touching the lives of nine out of ten households in the country. HUL works to create a better future every day.
About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm delivering the outcomes that transform our clients' businesses and shape their future. We're guided by our real-world experience redesigning and running thousands of processes for hundreds of global companies. Our clients – including many in the Global Fortune 500 – partner with us for our unique ability to combine deep industry and functional expertise, leading talent, and proven methodologies to drive collaborative innovation that turns insights into action and delivers outcomes at scale. We create lasting competitive advantages for our clients and their customers, running digitally enabled operations and applying our Data-Tech-AI services to design, build, and transform their businesses. And we do it all with purpose. From New York to New Delhi and more than 30 countries in between, our 115,000+ team is passionate in its relentless pursuit of a world that works better for people.
About Sattva
Sattva Consulting is a leading consulting firm in the social impact sector. Sattva works with corporate CSR, foundations, non-profits and social enterprises on research, strategy, design and delivery of scalable and sustainable solutions for social impact.
一項旨在推動可持續供應鏈的多元化和社會經濟包容性的獨特計劃
新德里,2023 年 5 月 22 日 /PRNewswire/ — 印度最大的快速消費品公司印度斯坦聯合利華有限公司(HUL)與專注於提供業務轉型成果的全球專業服務公司 Genpact(紐約證券交易所代碼:G)今天宣佈推出 Be.Seen, 一項加速器計劃,旨在幫助擴大印度少數民族和代表性不足羣體擁有的企業的規模。該計劃旨在促進多元化和可持續的採購,將使少數族裔企業能夠被包括HUL在內的大型消費品公司的供應鏈所吸收。
Be.Seen由領先的社會影響研究和諮詢公司Sattva實施,是一項爲代表性不足和少數羣體(包括婦女、殘疾人、在冊種姓或部落成員以及跨性別者社區)擁有的企業提供基本培訓和指導,包括獲得網絡、知識和資源的機會。
該計劃的試點階段將使入圍企業主能夠在六個月的時間內培養關鍵的行爲和技術技能,包括推進業務和增長計劃、向投資者推銷以及籌款活動。HUL 和 Genpact 將培養具有深厚領域專業知識的最高領導者,在金融、供應鏈管理、銷售和營銷、溝通、業務發展、數字化轉型等關鍵領域舉辦虛擬大師班、一對一指導會議和專家主導的研討會。
Be.Seen 旨在讓少數族裔企業和大型跨國公司爲成功做好準備。該計劃不僅有助於促進全球消費品公司供應鏈的多元化和創新,提高成本效率,還將幫助企業管理供應鏈風險並改善當地社區關係,同時推動其環境、社會和治理(ESG)議程。此外,該計劃將爲少數族裔企業提供融入大型商業生態系統的獨特機會,從而刺激代表性較低羣體的經濟增長。
“Be.Seen旨在爲多元化和代表性不足的企業創造發展機會,爲供應鏈做好準備。供應鏈的多樣性是任何企業的競爭優勢,可以擴大經濟和社會影響,” 他說 Ansu Archana,印度斯坦聯合利華有限公司美容與健康採購總監。“HUL與Genpact的合作將爲少數族裔企業提供支持,同時幫助HUL推進其到2025年每年向多元化企業花費2,000億盧比的承諾。”
該計劃符合聯合利華的一系列承諾和行動,通過提高整個價值鏈的生活水平,通過包容性創造機會以及讓人們爲未來的工作做好準備,幫助建設一個更加公平和包容的社會。
“現在,企業比以往任何時候都更能平衡盈利增長和可持續運營的雙重目標。我們相信,從長遠來看,今天下正確賭注的公司將是贏家,” 他說 Katie Stein,Genpact 企業服務和分析首席戰略官兼全球業務負責人。“在Genpact,我們將ESG視爲業務轉型的關鍵部分,並專注於內部和我們的客戶。我們相信供應商多元化是實現供應鏈彈性和ESG影響的關鍵槓桿,我們期待通過該計劃幫助建立更強大的公司和社區。”
HUL、Genpact和Sattva將接受由多元化團體成員擁有、管理或控制的51%或以上、經批准的認證機構認證或自行申報爲多元化企業的企業的申請。
他說:“我們認爲,合作是大規模產生有意義的影響和變革的關鍵。” Sattva 聯合創始人兼首席執行官 Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy。“作爲一家以使命爲導向的公司,專注於改善服務不足的社區,我們致力於彙集各種企業,幫助應對複雜的社會挑戰,努力實現機會均等的世界。我們對這種開創性的規模模式感到興奮,它展示了合作推動創新的力量,實現更可持續的未來。”
要了解有關該計劃的更多信息並提交商業申請,請訪問。申請的開放時間爲5月22日至6月5日。
關於印度斯坦聯合利華有限公司(HUL)
印度斯坦聯合利華有限公司(HUL)是 “印度最大的快速消費品公司”,其產品觸及該國十分之九的家庭的生活。HUL 每天都在努力創造更美好的未來。
關於 Genpact
Genpact(紐約證券交易所代碼:G)是一家全球專業服務公司,其成果可以改變客戶的業務並塑造他們的未來。我們以我們在爲數百家全球公司重新設計和運行數千個流程的實際經驗爲指導。我們的客戶——包括許多全球財富500強企業——之所以與我們合作,是因爲我們能夠將深厚的行業和職能專業知識、領先的人才和行之有效的方法相結合,推動協作創新,將見解轉化爲行動並大規模交付成果。我們爲客戶及其客戶創造持久的競爭優勢,開展數字化運營,並將我們的數據技術人工智能服務應用於設計、建立和轉型他們的業務。而且我們做這一切都是有目的的。從紐約到新德里以及介於兩者之間的30多個國家,我們超過115,000人的團隊熱衷於不懈地追求一個更適合人們的世界。
關於 Sattva
Sattva Consulting是社會影響力領域的領先諮詢公司。Sattva與企業社會責任、基金會、非營利組織和社會企業合作,研究、戰略、設計和交付具有社會影響力的可擴展和可持續解決方案。
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