Key Linkages

Environment Management System

Expenditure in CSR Focus Areas in FY 2024-25

CSR Approach

We implement our CSR initiatives through the Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of the Adani Group, established in 1996. Currently, the Adani Foundation is operating in 6,769 villages across 19 states, transforming 9.1 million lives. The community development strategies of the Foundation are aligned with national priorities and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

CSR Governance and Monitoring

Adani Energy Solutions’ Board-approved CSR Policy guides the CSR initiatives and its implementation.

Stakeholder Consultation and Engagement

Focus Area – Education

The Adani Foundation has dedicated itself to supporting government’s efforts in delivering quality education to the children from marginalised communities, recognising it as a fundamental right for every child. Through its initiatives, the Foundation is transforming lives of thousands of children across the nation through 357 schools. Its aspirational Project Utthan focusses on improving learning outcomes in government schools, while the Project Udaan provides young minds with large-scale insights inspiring them to dream big.

Project Utthan: Transforming Education

Background

Project Utthan was launched in 2018-19 in 17 schools in Mundra and has expanded to over 300 schools in five states, fostering overall school development. It mainstreams Priya Vidyarthis (Progressive Learners) and focusses on improving learning outcomes teacher performance, school transformation and infrastructure and community engagement, in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The project’s strategic interventions in schools include cultivating a reading culture, promoting digital literacy through "IT on Wheels", engaging communities via mothers' meetings, and celebrating key events. This is driven by Utthan Sahayaks, the supplementary teachers, who act as catalysts in transforming these schools into model learning institutions. Sahayaks undergo comprehensive training and capacity building to enhance their effectiveness in supporting educators.

Project Highlights

Third-Party Impact Assessment of Project Utthan In Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Schools

A comprehensive assessment evaluated Project Utthan’s impact on literacy, numeracy, teaching practices, community engagement, infrastructure and school transformation, identifying strengths, and areas for improvement. The assessment covered 288 students from 21 intervention schools and 105 students from 5 non-intervention schools across Mumbai.

The Assessment findings revealed major improvements in foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) outcomes, with Utthan students significantly outperforming the non-Utthan students and the baseline data. The project also fostered stronger communication and collaboration between the school, parents, and the community.

Impact Outcome for Students

A. Impact Outcome for Utthan Sahayaks

Utthan Sahayaks’ contribution was assessed to be significant in enhancing students' skill, communication, leadership, computer literacy, and academics, leading to improved reading, writing, and language proficiency (English, Hindi, Marathi).

B. Impact Outcome for Parents, SMC Members and Head Teachers

Improvements Noticed Among Children by Sahayaks

Improvements Noticed By Principals and School Staff

Providing Essential Educational Tools to Anganwadi

In Katol block, we distributed 325 re-writable LCD Writing Tablet Pads with Screens to 19 Anganwadis, providing essential educational tools and fostering a foundation for lifelong learning and development.

Five RO plants were installed in 5 Zila Parishad schools of 5 villages to provide potable drinking water to students. 375 students of Zila Parishad schools will get the benefit out of this intervention, 193 children of Anganwadi near the school will also get the benefit of these ROs.

Focus Area – Health and Nutrition

India is experiencing a significant rise in mortalities due to non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, along with high maternal and child mortality rates in rural areas, urging for the need of more equitable healthcare for all.

The Adani Foundation drives several initiatives to provide preventive and curative healthcare to the neediest sections of society. This includes mobile healthcare units and health camps for primary care, rural clinics and hospitals for secondary and tertiary care, and Project SuPoshan to combat malnutrition and anaemia by empowering village-level volunteers as SuPoshan Sanginis.

Vision Care: An Eye Health Initiative

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), visual impairment affects 314 million people globally, of whom 45 million are blind, despite over 80% of cases being preventable or treatable. However, 90% of those affected live in the low- and middle-income countries, where access to eye care is unavailable.

The Adani Foundation’s Vision Care Programme, launched in August 2024, provides eye-screenings, primary eye-care services, and eye-health advice to the school-going children, women, the elderly, and truck drivers, focussing on early detection and prevention of vision problems. Eyeglasses are also provided to the beneficiaries requiring corrective vision support. Through this programme, the Adani Foundation reaffirms its commitment to enhancing community health and well-being.

Project Highlights

Focus Area - Sustainable Livelihood

The Adani Foundation is working to augment and diversify the incomes of communities at the grassroots while fostering their socio-economic progress through a self-sustaining ecosystem. Our initiatives cover on-farm, off-farm, and non-farm areas and include natural farming, lift irrigation, drip irrigation, animal husbandry, dairy development, and empowering women-owned enterprises through knowledge, skills, and market connections.

Our Adani Saksham Skilling Programme imparts skill-based training to youths, boosting their employability and entrepreneurial abilities. It is now integrating advanced technology such as Augmented Reality-Virtual Reality (AR-VR) and launching courses on the Metaverse.

Project Swabhiman: Empowering Women through ESHGs

The Swabhiman Programme, implemented in Mira Road and Malad - Malwani areas of Mumbai, empowers nearly 4,000 urban poor women, including casual labourers, migrant communities and dysfunctional self-help groups. It focusses on skill development, f inancial literacy, and entrepreneurship through Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Entrepreneurship Development Programmes (EDP).

The MoU between the Adani Foundation and MAVIM enabled women’s transition into becoming self-reliant entrepreneurs, while enhancing community resilience and sustainable development. MAVIM led the formation and capacity building of Entrepreneur Self-Help Groups (ESHGs), in governance, financial literacy, and trade-specific skills, such as food processing and artificial jewellery. Adani Foundation supported by providing financial resources, mentorship, and market linkages, ensuring the programme’s success.

Programme Highlights

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Impact between 2022-2024

Third-Party Impact Assessment of Women Empowerment Through ESHG

The assessment covered 485 stakeholders, including Swabhiman participants, ESHG leaders, and Implementing Partner staff. The key objectives of the assessment include:

Meri Sangini, Meri Margdarshika (MSMM)

This one-of-a-kind initiative of the Adani Foundation raises awareness about government’s critical social welfare schemes on employment, health, women’s financial inclusion, and education. The project aims to drive socio-economic development across 13 villages of Nagpur district, Maharashtra, with an outreach population 16,197.

The project builds capacities in the MSMM Sanginis (community facilitating women) to conduct field visits, collect baseline family data, hold focussed group discussions and disseminate information in village events regarding the government schemes. These Sanginis build connection and rapport with government departments to facilitate the leverage of relevant schemes.

Activities Under MSMM

Impact of MSMM In Nagpur

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Focus Area - Community Development and Infrastructure Strengthening

Educational Initiatives

Community Infrastructure Development and Climate Action

Resolving Community Grievances

We are concerned about the wellbeing of our communities. We have established formal mechanisms to hear their concerns and remediate them effectively. During FY 2024-25, we received Zero grievances from the communities, and all were resolved.

Value Creation Story

Seema Kadam and Jyoti Bandekar (Mira Bhayander SHGs)

Project Swabhiman has transformed the lives of Seema Kadam and Jyoti Bandekar, the participants of Mira Bhayander SHGs, along with several other women. They acquired vocational skills in Warli painting, tailoring, jewellery making, and mop making, for which they had no prior experience. The training helped them gain new skills. As Sahayak Sakhis, they got exposure beyond their homes, engaging with communities to carry out daily transactions and participating in training and CSR events.

Achievements

They have taken initiative in training other women in jewellery-making skills and organising work, ensuring equal opportunities for all. Through Project Swabhiman, they gained access to raw materials, sales events, and valuable business skills. Their participation in sales events at the Adani Corporate Office and Mantralaya has helped them expand their incomes and enhance their entrepreneurial abilities. Despite the challenges, such as balancing their household chores with commercial activities, they successfully set up stalls, earning between ₹5,000 and ₹16,000 per event.