At Schaeffler, we are committed to social progress, embodied by HOPE, our flagship CSR initiative. HOPE helps us deliver on our promise through four core pillars: Healthcare, Occupational Skilling for Employability, Preservation of Heritage and Environment, and Empowerment of Society. We strive to empower individuals, revitalise communities, and create a lasting positive impact on the nation we call home.
143 Employees across
various CSR Initiatives
|
Healthcare |
`20.8 mnSpend |
50,535Lives impacted |
|
Occupational training for skill development |
`33.2 mnSpend |
1,138Lives impacted |
|
Preservation of heritage and environment |
`46.5 mnSpend |
11,478Lives impacted |
|
Empowerment of society |
`51.8 mnSpend |
21,886Lives impacted |
Actions and impact
We operate mobile health units to provide preventive and curative healthcare services to ~90 villages across Pune, Vadodara and Hosur. We bring these services to doorstep of beneficiaries through periodic visits, and at no cost to them.
Beneficiaries in 2023
Beneficiaries since inception
Enrolment and tracking of anaemic children, providing supplements for iron improvement, and conducting regular awareness sessions.
Beneficiaries in 2023
Beneficiaries since inception
Enrolment and tracking of underweight children along with special awareness sessions and regular counselling for the care providers.
Underweight children identified in 2023
Total underweight children identified
We provide Antenatal Care (ANC) and Pre Natal Care (PNC) services like counselling, vaccination guidance to the beneficiaries. We also monitor them on parameters of HB, BP, weight, etc.
Beneficiaries in 2023
Total beneficiaries
Curative services to treat minor ailments and distribution of free medicines accordingly.
Beneficiaries in 2023
Total beneficiaries
This government scheme acts as a bridge between the beneficiary and the government. We also help beneficiaries avail basic documents like Aadhaar card, Ayushman Bharat card and PAN card.
Beneficiaries covered in 2023
Applications submitted
Actions
Under this initiative, Schaeffler India focuses on the technical education of the underprivileged youth and has contributed to build a state-of-the-art technical training centre for underprivileged students. This programme is run at three locations.
Training the rural youths to gain technical skills in CNC Turning, Milling and Mechatronics, empowering them explore employment opportunities.
Empowering the youth by imparting industry aligned skills in CNC Programming, Simulation and Autotronics.
Upskilling programme at Government ITI, Gorwa trains youth on Industry Fundamentals, Mechanical Maintenance and Mechatronics.
Schaeffler STEP has given new wings to my life! After completing a Diploma in Mechanical and working for 3 years in the manufacturing industry, I quit the job and started my married life. I decided to reignite my professional journey after 13 years of career break and dedication to familial responsibilities by completing the CNC Machinist course at STEP and got placed at TVS Upasana Ltd.”
STEP Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Trains rural women as Sewing Machine Operators and Assistant Beauty Therapists, extending entrepreneur opportunities to them.
NITARA Beauty Academy and Salon provides training in beauty and wellness services to marginalised and differently-abled women candidates to enable them to earn livelihood.
Our CSR team has adopted promoting women social enterprise to bring inclusion of vulnerable groups by providing them financial support, mentorship and capacity building programs as an initiative. Under one of such initiative, two women enterprises from rural areas have been trained and promoted on sustainable products like jute bags, and river grass products for corporate gifting. One such women-run enterprise is now a registered vendor with us and has initiated supplying corporate gifting packaging material on various occasions.
Youth trained in 2023
Youth trained since 2017
Actions and impact
Water security and conservation of natural resources at Wakalwadi and Gosai villages.
Climate-proofing of agriculture and livelihoods at Madakkal, Krishnagiri district
Sustainable Water Resources Management
Overall water harvesting capacity
Covered under soil conservation
Saplings in 38.5 Ha of agricultural land
Lift irrigation system installed Renewable energy for farming community
The CSR Journal Excellence Award
CSR & Sustainability Awards 2022 (Excellence in Water Conservation)
Rural Developement and Infrastructure (Large) Award
Actions and impact
School Level
PrimaryFocus
Literacy skillsProjects
School Level
Middle and High SchoolFocus
STEM education and life skillsProjects
School Level
Higher secondary and engineeringFocus
Scholarship & MentoringProjects
Mobile Science Lab
42 schools in VadodaraLok Vidyalaya
500 students enrolledSolar electrification project
22 schools in 2023 and 38 schools in 2022Social Innovator Fellowship
Received 130 applicationsQuest On Wheels
15 schools coveredMook Dhwani
200 students enrolledPre-Vocational Education
10 Govt. Aided SchoolsScholarship & Mentorship
58/87 provided scholarshipSchool students in the engineering division of one of our project schools (Pre-Vocational Education Programme) unveiled a solar dryer. This engineering marvel preserves fruits and vegetables while retaining their quality and nutrition. The students crafted this innovation at a jaw-dropping cost of just I2,500. This project not only showcased the students’ technical prowess and skills but also unlocked a whole new dimension of food preservation in the village.
Somanathapuram Panchayat Union Primary School in Hosur faced the challenge of providing adequate learning opportunities for its 65 students. Due to insufficient classrooms, students had to sit outside, leading to inconveniences during monsoons. Determined to offer quality education, the school approached us for support.
Considering the situation, we have constructed new classrooms that create a conducive learning environment and feature interesting aesthetics that inspire and motivate students to learn.
The support has been extended to government schools located in tribal villages by renovating the toilet blocks and provisioning running water facilities, improving the overall school infrastructure, aiming to enhance the teachinglearning environment for the students of Karadikkal and Soolakunta Primary Schools in Madakkal Panchayat, Krishnagiri district.
As a part of our social development initiative, we announced our Social Innovator Fellowship Programme to acknowledge and incentivise individuals capable of developing distinctive sustainable solutions to create significant positive change to the society.
Looking for projects addressing the challenges in areas such as environment sustainability, natural resource management, renewable energy, carbon neutrality, circular economy, and application of technology in the social sector, we received 130 exceptional entries. Among the entries that emphasized digitization was the development of a device combining smartwatch technology and gloves to interpret sign language in real-time. Other efforts included developing an innovative glove device translating sign language into spoken language, facilitating communication for the deaf community and digital platform providing branding and communication strategies for SMEs and impact organizations.
The environmental initiates included, EV battery swapping service, enhancing the efficiency of electric vehicle charging, innovations in gender-friendly farm equipment, enhancing inclusivity in agriculture, working with farmers to improve soil health and implement agroforestry models, to industrial wastewater treatment using cavitation principles, revolutionize plastic waste management through AI and automation and developing sustainable solutions to combat climate change.
Best delivery performance for FY 2022-23
Certificate of Appreciation Implementing Retrofit Emission Control Device at Hosur plant
Commitment towards employee advancement, engagement and welfare
100% on time delivery performance and Zero PPM in 2022
Gold Award in 2023
Best Supplier Award
Certificate for exceptional service and enduring partnership
Certificate of excellence on QCD parameters
Certificate for excellent service and on time delivery
Appreciation for ‘Make in India’ efforts
Certificate of Kaizen Competition
