Our interventions aim to foster communities where common citizens have the capabilities, resources, and dignity to prosper in life. Our CSR efforts are channelled through our overarching programme HOPE, which emphasises four core areas: Healthcare, Occupational skills for better employability, the Preservation of heritage and environment, and the Empowerment of society.
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Social and relationship capital
Human capital 
HHealthcare |
OOccupational skills for |
PPreservation of heritage and environment |
EEmpowerment of society |
| ` 16.2 mn Spend |
`23.1 mn Spend |
`20.4 mn Spend |
`40.5 mn Spend |
| 97,351 Lives impacted |
957 Lives impacted |
7,241 Lives impacted |
17,096 Lives impacted |
Progress on ongoing initiatives
| Initiatives | Achievements in CY22 | |
 Healthcare |
Our Mobile Health Units facilitate access to preventive and curative public health care, particularly for people living in remote, difficult, underserved, and unreachable areas. | 89,785 |
| We launched a safe drinking water project in Vadodara, Gujarat to create access to safe drinking water for the villagers via the community Reverse Osmosis (RO) water plant near Savli (Vadodara). | 1,480 |
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| We conducted eye screening and provided prescription eyeglasses to mechanics, drivers and transport workers in 30+ locations across nine states. | 6,086 |
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 Occupational skill for better employability |
The Schaeffler Technical Enhancement Programme (STEP) runs at centres in Talegaon (Pune) and Hosur. STEP trains youths in vocational skills in domains such as machinists, mechatronics technicians, auto electrical technicians, and computer numerical control operators. | 272 |
| A programme in Hosur promotes livelihood support for economically weaker women and adolescent girls in rural villages via skills training on sewing machine operation and beauty and wellness. | 247 |
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| The Nitara Beauty Academy and Salon in Vadodara provides training, particularly to marginalised and differently-abled candidates. | 62 |
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| The National University Student’s Skill Development (NUSSD) project in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences provides skills training to graduating college students and enables them to enhance their job-related skills. Priority is given to students from economically weak sections. | 376 |
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 Preservation of heritage and environment |
The water conservation projects ‘Jal Samridhhi’ in Khed block in Pune, M.H and
‘Jal Jeevika’ in Dediapada block of Narmada District in Gujarat, aims to increase
agriculture productivity through soil and water conservation works. The quest on wheel project sensitises and educates the students and common citizens on the importance of heritage sites and their preservation. |
7,241 |
 Empowerment of society |
Various educational programmes are underway; for example, the Learning Outcome Project in government schools in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, to enhance the quality of education and the Mobile Science Labs to improve learning competencies at Talegaon (Pune) and Vadodara in Maharashtra. | 16,968 |
| Schaeffler India Hope Engineering Scholarship Programme offers financial support to engineering students who belong to economically weaker sections and need financial assistance to pursue their education. | 117 |
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| Under the Schaeffler Innovator Fellowship Programme 2021, to encourage the ecosystem for social innovation, 11 individuals between 18 and 30 years of age were provided with fellowship grants worth `15 lakhs and received an eight-week mentorship at India’s leading social incubation centre. | 11 |
We actively pursue holistic development and growth through our ESG initiatives. As a part of our social development initiative, we announced the Social Innovator Fellowship Programme in 2021 and invited applications in the areas of education for the underprivileged, health and nutrition, renewable energy and environment, water conservation, and waste management. We chose 11 winning ideas from 150 shortlisted entries for this fellowship. The overall winner received monetary support of `500,000, and the remaining 10 winners received `100,000 each. All the winners received an eightweek hybrid mentorship at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation, and Entrepreneurship (CIIE), part of the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad. Additionally, we are committed to collaborating with the winners to give them access to our network for further opportunities.
We offer financial support to engineering students who belong to economically weaker sections of society and need financial assistance to pursue their education. Under the scholarship programme, students from the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu can avail financial aid of up to `75,000 per year to continue their engineering studies and become the leading technocrats of tomorrow. For the academic year 2022–23, 117 engineering scholars were awarded a scholarship of up to `75,000 per scholar to continue their education.
Santanu Ghoshal
Vice President (Human Resources and Sustainability)
For the past two years, the global pandemic and resultant school closures had a significantly negative effect on learning outcomes among children, especially those from marginalised backgrounds.
To combat this, we implemented the Comprehensive Community Development Project in rural areas around our Talegaon (Pune) facility. The initiative aims to improve literacy and numeracy among children aged 6–13 years, utilising community-based approaches to give them the skills they need to thrive in the world.
Mobile Science Lab coverage and libraries
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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Coaching
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The Bala Project
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Project Vivek Vidhya
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India has the youngest workforce in the world with over 63% of its population aged between 15 and 59. However, there is a significant skill gap in the job market.
STEP is designed to bridge this gap by providing a holistic and comprehensive training experience. The participants become employment-worthy for the growing manufacturing industry in Hosur.
*Note: Based on an impact assessment report by EY
Aarthi, a young and determined woman, has managed to overcome numerous obstacles to achieve her dreams. At the age of 23, she resides in the Krishnagiri district with her family of six, who struggle with a meagre source of income from their agrarian background.
Despite facing financial difficulties and resistance from her family, Aarthi persevered and pursued her passion for Mathematics by enrolling in a B.Sc. program. Her hard work and dedication paid off when she was selected for the STEP program in Mechatronics during her final year of undergraduate studies. Undeterred by the challenges, she devoted herself to the training and achieved dual certification upon completing the program.
Aarthi’s unwavering determination has resulted in financial independence, and she now enjoys the full support of her family, who encourage her to pursue her dreams. Her success is a testament to the power of resilience and hard work in the face of adversity.
STEP has not only provided a platform to showcase my talent but also provided a means of livelihood for my family.
- Aarthi, a participant of the STEP programme
