ABB Ltd.

Sales (2007-2008) =Rs.7500 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax =Rs.610 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget: Not available

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating:    2 /5

CSR activities:

Education-The company focuses on primary education for economically and socially underprivileged children , by supporting schools in the proximity of the company’s major manufacturing locations

As a part of its primary education initiative, ABB now supports five government schools across the country and helps them with infrastructure development.

The existing schools namely Nellagadaranahalli Government School in Peenya , Goverdhan School at Nashik and Makarpura School at Vododara saw continued support in the form of infrastructure   enhancement , provision of benches, value education programmes for teachers and students , painting competitions and medical camps

Project Roshni- is a novel initiative where ABB in India works with NGO run institutions for the differently abled, around its major locations. Projects underway include working with physically and visually impaired at Prerana in Bangalore and the mentally challenged in Prabodhini in Nashik.

Electricity Programme-The Company’s access to electricity programme has already brought light to around 900 households and 6500 people in the interior desert areas of Rajasthan.

Environment- ABB has taken some environmental initiatives such as greening programmes, recycling, energy conservation, rainwater harvesting, vermiculture, treatment of plants etc.

Source: Annual Report of 2007-2008 of the company.

Contact Information: 

ABB Ltd.

2^nd Floor , East Wing, Khanija Bhavan

49, Race Course Road

Bangalore-560001

Karnataka

Phone no.  : 080-22949150-54

Fax            : 080-22949148

Email         : gf-cc.india@in.abb.com

Website     : www.abb.co.in

Industry Sector: Electric Equipments.

Products / Services: They provide solutions for energy efficient generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and for increasing productivity in industrial commercial and utility operations. Portfolio ranges from light switches to robots for painting cars or packing food and from huge electrical transformers to control systems and manage entire power networks and factories.

Other locations of factories / offices: Switzerland

Previous year’s CSR activities & rating: www.karmayog.org/csr500companies/csr500companies_7209.htm