Mumbai, 14 November 2024: Dow Chemical International Pvt. Ltd. (Dow India) is recognised as one of the Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) – Manufacturing, Hall of Fame (5 years in Best Companies) and Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI), 2024 by Avtar & Seramount.
This year's evaluation included 361 companies from various industries. The honour highlights Dow India's significant role in fostering an inclusive environment for women to excel.
"We are very happy on being recognised as Best Companies for Women in India – Manufacturing, and also for being featured in the Hall of Fame (5 years in BCWI) and in the Most Inclusive Companies Index. These recognitions are acknowledgement of our commitment and actions towards creating an inclusive work culture at Dow," stated Mr. Chandrakant Nayak, CEO and Country President, Dow India. "Embracing diversity leads to economic growth and unique solutions that benefit every stakeholder. We are proud to have more women in leadership roles and promote a workplace where diverse perspectives thrive, allowing us to impact society positively and work towards a more equitable future."
On the occasion of the release of 9th edition of BCWI, Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder – President, Avtar Group said, “We are at a unique, paradox and juncture in India today with respect to women's participation in the workforce. At Avtar, we are committed to raising the bar on gender diversity, equity and inclusion and this year's study takes one more step in that direction - of recognising emerging companies on their initiatives towards increasing and enabling women in the workforce. It is remarkable to witness how organizations across geographies are increasingly committed to creating work environments where diversity is empowered to thrive. The BCWI study and the MICI continue to be a beacon of progress and as we move forward, we remain committed to enabling workplaces where equality is not just a goal, but a reality. We are thrilled to congratulate the companies recognised in the listing this year, for their unwavering commitment to DEI in their actions and spirit.”
Commenting on the MICI study, Subha V. Barry, President, Seramount, said, “Most Inclusive Companies Index helps companies in India focus their efforts to understand gaps and provide specific strategies, programs, tools, and resources to help raise the standard on DEI strategies for under-represented talent including gender, LGBTQ+, PWD, and different generations. We celebrate the leadership, employees, and initiatives that foster an inclusive environment where women and all talent can thrive.”
Dow India's recognition stems from its focus on diversity, including initiatives supporting people with disabilities and the LGBTQ+ community through programs aimed at attracting, retaining, and advancing diverse talent.
About Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India)
Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.
A Great Place to Work® Certified company with over one thousand employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, an innovation centre, established centres of excellence, and a commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India collaborates with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.
About Avtar
Avtar, set up in 2000, is India’s first diversity advocate & workplace inclusion expert. Stepping into its 25the glorious year, renowned for the extensive work in the space of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) and more specifically, women’s workforce participation, Avtar is now an ISO 20700 Certified firm. Under the visionary leadership of Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Avtar has ventured into areas of gender inclusion career creation, which are firsts to India, including:
- Creating platforms for second career women to meet potential employers,
- Developing a comprehensive set of career enablers which companies can implement in their workspaces
- Spearheading original research that has provided cutting edge insights to organization
- Creating India’s largest diversity benchmarking platform – Avtar & Seramount Best Companies for women in India
- Creating India’s first diversity hiring portal myavtar.com for women, LGBTǪ, PWD, Veterans and
- Silver Generation
- Re-Skilling, Up-skilling and Counselling of women to pursue sustainable career paths and
- Building career intentionality amongst under privileged girl children
- To know more visit www.avtarinc.com | www.myavtar.comFollow Avtar on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter
About Seramount
Seramount is a strategic professional services and research firm dedicated to supporting high- performing, inclusive workplaces. Over four decades, we've established a strong, data-driven understanding of the employee experience, which lays the groundwork for everything we do. Seramount partners with over 450 of the world’s most influential companies, large and small, to offer pragmatic solutions including best practice DEI research, workplace assessment employee learning and development, and talent sourcing. These offerings empower companies to navigate a dynamic corporate environment and to cultivate a resilient, connected workforce that achieves extraordinary outcomes. Learn more at seramount.com.
For further information, please contact:
Ajay Nair
Anair9@dow.com
Shilpee Bachhalsa
Shilpee.bachhasla@astrum.in