We crossed a few milestones on our journey
Kept our quest for growth alive through collaborations,
partnerships and an acquisitive mindset
Strengthened our capabilities to deliver more
Innovated to craft new possibilities
Remained committed to our vision to build a sustainable future
Made a difference for communities and lives
around us through our CSR initiatives
Recognition from the world followed
Cementing our resolve to be the driver of change
M i l e s t o n e s
We crossed a few milestones
on our journey
Century Textiles celebrates 125 years; becomes Birla Century
Being a market leader in the textile industry, Century Textile has been catering to both the domestic and international apparels as well as luxury garments makers.
75 years of Grasim
Grasim has grown exponentially from starting as a textiles manufacturing unit to becoming a global leader in VSF manufacturing and India's largest chlor-alkali, linen and insulators producer, and much more.
25 years of Peter England
What began as a brand of honest shirts in 1997, in India, is today a complete lifestyle brand with merchandise available every day and for all special occasions
Pantaloons' silver jubilee anniversary
Launched in 1997, with its first store at Gariahat, Kolkata, Pantaloons has been a powerhouse of fashion, styling young consumers.
Birla Carbon shifts peddle on the Road to Net Zero
In its tenth sustainability report, Birla Carbon focused on its net zero aspiration by 2050, the significant progress with Continua™ Sustainable Carbonaceous Materials, and its contribution towards sustainability goals.
5th Anniversary of Applause Entertainment
5 years of entertaining India with gripping stories
Aditya Birla Capital touches lives of 41 Mn customers
Aditya Birla Capital's integrated play has earned trust of 41 million active customers becoming a leading money solutions partner for all its customer's needs.
Hindalco is recognised as Most Sustainable Aluminium Company in the World by DJSI 3 years in a row
Hindalco retained its position as the World's Most Sustainable Aluminium Company in the 2022 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment at the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for a third time in a row with the highest score among 26 companies assessed in the aluminium industry.
N e w B u s i n e s s e s
Kept our quest for growth alive through collaborations, partnerships and an acquisitive mindset
E-comm for Building Materials
Grasim forayed into ecommerce for Building Materials with a planned investment of ~INR 2,000 Cr over the next 5 years.
From Paris, With Luxe
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited partnered with Galeries Lafayette to open luxury department stores and a dedicated e-commerce platform in India.
Queen of Prints
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited acquired 51% stake in designer Masaba Gupta's label to build a gen-next focused fashion and lifestyle business .
Completing your Fashion Moodboards
TMRW partnered with 8 digital first lifestyle brands
Disrupting global aluminum recycling space
Novelis partnered with Sortera Alloys to take advantage of Sortera's advanced sorting technologies, including data analytics and sensors, to recycle and re-use higher amounts of automotive post-production and post-consumer scrap.
Supercharging your EV ride
Hindalco partnered with Israel's Phinergy to develop and pilot the production of aluminium plates for aluminium-air batteries in India.
A Net Zero Partnership
Novelis and First Movers Coalition joined hands to introduce new ways for decarbonization of the aluminum industry.
Converting through conversations
Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance partnered with Gupshup, Meta-owned WhatsApp, and Karza Technologies to launch India's first instant policy issuance service over WhatsApp
Plastic-free natural sanitary pads at affordable cost
Bengaluru based sanitary pad brand, GoNatura, partnered with Birla Cellulose to use its Purocel Ecodry, a highly sustainable & environmental friendly fibre to bring plastic-free natural sanitary pads at affordable cost.
Bio crude derived graphite for lithiumion batteries
Birla Carbon collaborated with NC State University, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Ensyn, The Battery Innovation Center (BIC), and Yale University, to develop bio crude-derived graphite for lithium-ion batteries.
A window for carbon reduction
Novelis and VELUX partnered to develop flat-rolled aluminium with high-recycled content for use in roof windows.
Drafting the future of aircrafts with aluminium
Novelis collaborated with Airbus to advance the development of aluminum solutions for the aircraft of future.
Accelerating digital transformation
ABFRL collaborated with Accenture for a digital transformation program designed to drive growth, increase business agility and improve operational efficiency.
Efforts towards develoPPP programme
Aditya Birla Fashion collaborated with Germany's GIZ to focus on material innovation, reducing inputs of harmful substances, increasing textile-to-textile recycling, developing alternatives to plastic packaging, and fostering traceability
E x p a n s i o n s
Strengthened our capabilities to
deliver more
UltraTech Cement announced Rs. 12,886 crores investment towards 22.6 MTPA capacity addition through a mix of brownfield and greenfield expansions.
Investment in India's future infrastructure development
For its Paints venture, Grasim started construction work at two of its plant sites — Panipat and Ludhiana.
Colour your world
India's first fashion powerhouse with leading lifestyle brands, ethnic and couture wear, innerwear, athleisure & activewear and large retail formats, ABFRL expanded its retail space to 9.2Mn Sq.ft.
Expanding footprint
Grasim Industries Limited commissioned its first and India's largest single-location chlor-alkali manufacturing site in Andhra Pradesh.
India's Largest single-location chlor-alkali plant
The new low-carbon recycling and rolling plant in Bay Minette, Alabama (USA) will have an initial 600 kilotonnes of finished aluminum goods capacity per year.
Novelis to build $2.5 Bn low-carbon aluminium recycling and rolling plant
With an annual casting capacity of 100 kilotonnes of low-carbon sheet ingot, the center is expected to reduce Novelis' carbon emissions by more than 420,000 tons each year.
Novelis breaks ground on aluminium recycling center in South Korea
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Innovated to craft new possibilities
Navyasa by Liva made a statement about fluid fashion with its new-age sarees made from sustainable cellulosic fibres developed by Grasim
Navyasa by Liva
A new line of contemporary linen and linen-enriched ethnic wear. An elegant tribute to the modern woman.
Linen Club Woman: Elegance in motion
ABFRL's Jaypore launched Unique 24 Karat gold detailed Paithani inspired homeware collection
Valleys of Sahyadri by ABFRL's Jaypore
Offering packaging customers in the beauty, skincare and wellness space an infinitely recyclable solution compared to plastic alternatives.
Evercycle by Novelis
Aditya Birla Health Insurance launched Activ Fit for young & healthy adults. A first-of-its-kind in the industry that looks at rewarding customer for healthy lifestyle.
Activ Fit by ABHI
By saving 14,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions over its lifetime, Hindalco's all-aluminium rake will help Indian Railways to slash its carbon footprint
Hindalco's Aluminium frieght rail rakes
Novelis' innovation of laminating aluminium coils for can ends reduces CO2 emissions by 33% compared to conventional liquid coating.
Sustainable beverage can ends
This collection of innovative low-carbon aluminum solutions – containing at least 80% recycled content – is planned for multiple, end-use applications in diverse markets.
Novelis AL:sust™
Activ Health App's chatbot for handling end-to-end policy journeys.
Meet ABHI
First-of-its-kind virtual carbon black showroom launched to give customers as experience of carbon black's application in automobile industry.
Carbon black through the lens of a virtual car
S u s t a i n a b i l i t y
Remained committed to our vision
to build a sustainable future
Carbon-free power
Hindalco partners with Greenko to set up a renewable energy (RE) project for supply of 100 MW round-the-clock carbon-free power. Will reduce CO2 emissions by 680,000 tons annually.
India's first water metro
3.65 tons of Aluminium extrusion products from Hindalco will be used to build Electric Hybrid Catamarans to serve India's first integrated water transport system under the Kochi Water Metro Project.
Biodiversity assessment
UltraTech commissioned biodiversity assessment at eight of its integrated plants. The cement major aims to conduct biodiversity assessment and develop biodiversity management plans for all its integrated units by 2024.
Rainwater harvesting
Seven rainwater harvesting structures constructed by UltraTech & APCW in Patnikota and Ayyavaripalli villages have created a water storage capacity of around 35,000 cubic metres.
Radianza™ & Regel™
Radianza™ became the only acrylic fibre to have MSI scores from Higg Co, based on an independently verified LCA study.
Accelarate for decarbonization
UltraTech and Coolbrook joined hands to replace fossil fuels with RDH technology that electrifies the kilns used for heating cement.
M a k i n g a d i f f e r e n c e
Made a difference for communities and lives
around us through our CSR initiatives
Making clean drinking water reality for all
By providing drinkable water solutions in Sollepura and other villages, the Aditya Birla Group flagship company made Reverse Osmosis (RO) a trend amongst CSR initiatives by corporate houses.
Zero Dropout rates across formal and non-formal schools
Aditya Birla Group's rural education initiatives across formal and non formal schools are empowering girls to attain their right to quality education with zero percent dropout rate.
Investing in the present to build a better future
Aditya Birla Capital pledged to provide scholarships worth INR 60,000 to students of classes 1 to 12th and for undergraduates who lost their parent(s) to COVID-19.
Erradicating hunger, proverty and providing healthcare
Project Unnati and Project Aarogya by Hindalco's Renukoot manufacturing facility touched lives of 40,000 families across 88 villages.
Enriching lives
UltraTech's Hirmi plant has been improving lives in Chattishgarh's Baloda Bazar district through various community development initiatives.
Right to quality education
Birla White's initiative, Pragy, has helped advance education in 53 government schools, across 37 villages, in Jodhpur and Nagaur district of Rajasthan.
A w a r d s a n d R e c o g n i t i o n
Recognition from the world followed
VSF Business maintained its Leadership position in 'Canopy's Hot Button Report 2022'
10 UltraTech limestone mines awarded a 5 star rating
Birla White wins Golden Peacock Award for CSR
Hindalco certified a Great Place to Work
Hindalco, recognised as an 'AI Challenger' by NASSCOM; the only company whose core sector is Manufacturing and Metals.
UltraTech scores seven National Energy Award for excellence in Energy Management 2022'
UltraTech wins Brand of the year award at ET BrandEquity Shark Awards
Platinum EcoVadis rating for Birla Carbon
Grasim is India's most sustainable company
Grasim wins 2 Gold Sheilds at ICAI Awards
Grams inducted into Global FTSE4Good Index
Grasim wins at TERI-IWA-UNDP Water Sustainability Award
Grasim's VSF plant becomes ET Promising Plant
Aditya Birla Health insurance sets a Guinness World Records
C o m m i t m e n t s
Cementing our resolve to be
the driver of change
Environmental Product Declaration certification
The grant was conferred basis Life Cycle Assessment Study conducted for these products following the standards for the preparation of Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).
Net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Birla Carbon aims for a net zero future through strategic collaborations and will drive circularity by providing a range of sustainable carbon solutions.
Making aluminium net zero in carbon emission
Hindalco is working towards this visionary goal to be net-zero emitter by 2050.
As we continue to innovate, grow, and expand our capacity
in the new year, we promise to be #BigInYourLife
today, tomorrow, and forever.