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Chennai, August 17, 2019: Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd (HCCB) – one amongst India’s top FMCG companies, donated 60 Mattresses to the maternity ward of the Primary Health Centre (PHC) at a function held at Poonamallee, Chennai today. The dedicated Mattresses will be catering to the patients for post-delivery care.

Under their Model Village initiative, HCCB has also donated 2 battery operated garbage collection vehicles to promote the world without waste program and encourage waste segregation at source. Women in the region are also trained on Vermicompost under the World Without Waste programme.

Deepak Senthilnath, Zonal Vice President, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said, “In a small and constant act to provide healthcare services to the community, HCCB has always been a step ahead to make a difference. Such initiatives are a small contribution from us for a better tomorrow.”

HCCB has already set up multiple model village communities by supporting them with household waste collection bins. Nemam is the first panchayat in this region to get electric cycles to collect waste. 1200 families, 8 villages under the Nemam panchayat will benefit out of this programme.

Dr. J. Prabhakaran, Deputy Director, Public Health, Poonamallee Health District,said, “We are delighted to see HCCBs support to the community at large and the way they have come forward to support healthcare initiatives at Poonamallee. These donations will contribute to the development of PHC and motivate us to provide world-class service to the patients during post-delivery care.” He further added, “In the past, HCCB has also donated blood bank refrigerator, ECG machine, and ambulance to the centre.”

Goblej, August 07, 2019 : Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB) - one of India’s largest FMCG companies – has entered into a Wind Power Purchase Agreement to supply approx. 4 million units per annum to its factory in Goblej near Ahmedabad. The new Power Purchase Agreement entered into under 3rd party mechanism will now enable the factory to meet 25% of its total electricity requirement from Wind Power.

As per the agreement, HCCB’s Goblej factory will source electricity from windmills being operated and maintained by Trinethra, a Continuum Group company. The shift to wind power will help the company reduce its carbon footprint by 5000 tons/annum which is equivalent to planting approximately 2 lakh trees.

Dinesh Jadhav, Executive Director, Supply Chain, HCCB said, “HCCB has undertaken several initiatives towards green and clean energy utilization from solar, wind power, bio-mass and CNG which is in line with our sustainability goal to achieve 50% of our energy requirements across all factories by 2020. We remain committed to increasingly enhance the usage of renewable sources of energy in all our factories in phases."

Speaking on the occasion, Arvind Bansal, CEO and founder-promoter of Continuum said, “Trinethra is a part of the Continuum Wind group, majority owned by Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners, which has 600 MW operating capacity, and another 650 Mw committed for construction. Continuum is delighted to have Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages amongst its esteemed customers and partner them in their journey to work towards a sustainable future.”

HCCB is committed to promoting and adopting green manufacturing practices at its plants in India through various initiatives, including deploying newer environmental-friendly technologies, training, and evaluation with minimum impact on local ecology. Their commitment towards sustainability vastly ranges from taking smaller measures such as usage of energy efficient technology and replacement of conventional bulbs and light sources in factories with LED lights to embracing Wind Power for the production of clean and renewable electricity.

Bangalore, July 26, 2019:Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, (HCCB), one of India’s largest FMCG companies, partnered with IIM Bangalore’s Vista - International business summit for students and corporates. The conclave, being held at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore campus from 26th-28th July 2019 will witnessa footfall of over 20,000 students from 100+ institutes from across the country. This association helps HCCB deepen its engagement with the leaders of tomorrow.

The opening session of the summit was conducted by Kamlesh Kumar Sharma,VP & Chief Communications Officer at HCCB and Indrajeet Sengupta, Chief Human Resource Officer. During the key note session, Kamlesh and Indrajeet highlighted HCCB’s work culture and shared approaches and tips to ace one’s career. The students sought clarifications on various aspects of work and insights on leadership and management. Their sessions set the tone for ‘MarkGuru’ - a live case competition for aspiring marketers and HCCB’s flagship – ‘Route-to-Market’ workshop, to provide live learning opportunities for millennials across premier business schools.

Sharing his perspective on the association, Indrajeet Sengupta, Executive Director and Chief Human Resources Officer, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said, “We are delighted to sponsor and partner with IIM Bangalore’s International Business Summit - Vista. Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages is a company #InspiredByIndia and we believe that this is an opportunity to inspire and get inspired by the talent of the future. We have organized a series of events to help the students navigate challenges of career, skill development and also get a sneek peek into our world through in-market exposure. In our own small way, we hope this partnership will bring out the leaders from the audience, who will lead India’s future growth story.”

As part of the Summit, ‘Markguru’ – the flagship marketing competition, was organised over a period of 30 days focusing on testing the participant’s ability to understand the market, real-time business situations and creativity. The first round comprised of testing basic creativity skills required for marketing an umbrella of products under a brand. The next round evaluated the participants’ strength and capabilities as a digital marketer and the final round of selection was done basis the participants’ ability to decode a live HCCB case-based challenge. This was aimed at testing the participants’ understanding of the problem statement and identification of the challenges in front of them. A total of 8 teams from premier business schools like IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Kozhikode and Indian School of Business Hyderabad were short-listed from the ~350 entries of which the winners were decided by eminent jury from the industry. Team Altoids from International School of Business, Hyderabad was announced as the winner of this competition and Team Charlie’s Angels from IIM-Ahmedabad was announced as the runners-up for this competition. Both the teams were awarded cash prizes worth Rs. 1 lakh..

Another key highlight of the Summit was the ‘Route-To-Market’ workshop where 61 participants across premier business schools bagged the opportunity to receive hands-on experience on how to sell FMCG products. During this initiative, participants visited close to 30 outlets on 2 consecutive days, along with HCCB representatives. At the end of two days, Pranay Patil from IIM-Bangalore was announced as the winner of the competition for accomplishing the highest sales record. Pranay was awarded the HCCB trophy along with an offer to take up a 45-day internship with the company to experience the world of manufacturing.

Ameer Iqubal, Senior Coordinator, IIM Bangalore VISTA said - “Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages is a star recruiter at IIM Bangalore and as the Title Sponsor of Vista 2019, our relations are bound to reach new heights. The HCCB leadership team shared the work culture and importance of values in HCCB, which resonate with the ethos of IIM Bangalore. I would like to thank HCCB for their invaluable support and look forward to continued partnership.”

Spread over 3 days, the summit includes several speaker sessions including Mr. Narayana Murthy (Co-Founder, Infosys), Mr. Shridhar Venkat (CEO, The Akshaya Patra Foundation), Mr. Nitin Bawankule (Country Director, Google Cloud India), Mr. Ajay Datta (Head of Product, LinkedIn India) etc., panel discussions, events, and workshops. The 3-day summit also includes with performances by the Indian rock band ‘Agnee’ and the famous stand-up comedian, Zakir Khan.

Bangalore, July 20, 2019:Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd, (HCCB), one of India’s largest FMCG companies, received an enthusiastic response from women job seekers at the exclusive career fair for women, organised by Women Changemakers, a gender diversity-hiring vertical of Stockroom.ioh. The job fair for women was held at The Lalit Hotel in Bangalore.

Leveraging its reputation as an equal opportunity employer that encourages women to explore opportunities in the manufacturing and sales verticals, HCCB connected with more than 900 women job seekers. Apart from showcasing the job opportunities in the company, the HR leaders of HCCB highlighted the company’s gender diversity and inclusion initiatives while interacting with the female talent. The women job seekers sought clarifications on various aspects of work and expressed keen interest to explore the job opportunities in the company. The company officials also accepted applications for a job on the spot.

Indrajeet Sengupta, Executive Director and Chief Human Resources Officer, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, said, “We are excited to be a part of the event that promotes gender-diversity at workplace, a philosophy that guides our actions and behaviour. It was an excellent opportunity indeed for us to engage with the women job seekers who are capable, committed and competent to make a career in the corporate world.”