Mallcom (India) elaborates on its vision, CSR activities and the company’s progress. Mallcom (India), a leading Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) brand in India, is completing 40 years in 2023. Having a strong presence in more than 50 countries on 6 continents, it has established itself as one of the most preferred integrated manufacturers and distributors for head-to-toe protection gear. The company’s vision is to become a trusted brand for all personal protective equipment across the globe, and actively attempts to achieve this by relentlessly working towards innovating new products, responsibly serving the stakeholders, and sustainably increasing its presence. The company has an unwavering commitment to its mission of keeping active doers safe in their workplaces. The firm believes it is imperative to keep people safe in their environments. It aims to solve this by using design thinking to create smart and comfortable PPEs for its clients. Generous investment in upgrading and innovation in the lab has helped the company to customise and develop PPE’s faster in sync with the changing safety requirements of the workplace. Putting safety and sustainability at the core of everything it does, Mallcom is continuously evolving with a new range of innovative products – for instance, nitrile gloves are making a big impact with its cut and impact resistance properties, while occupational safety shoes are making a style statement. The company has always paid heed to social activities and has been actively trying to leverage CSR activities equally besides business ideologies. The company is committed to the upliftment and betterment of its environment long before CSR was included as an obligation for companies as per statutes. The company understands the importance of maintaining a balance in society and working towards a sustainable life. It also recognises the needs of underprivileged prodigies that have the drive to make a mark in their career. Further, it acknowledges the needs of its factory workers and supports their children’s primary education. The company has a dedicated CSR committee which is on a constant lookout for impactful ventures and invests funds judiciously every year. The core investment areas are: Education The company has sponsored primary education of more than 300 underprivileged children for over three years in remote districts of West Bengal. A few of them have also joined as interns in the company’s factories. Olympic Sports Supported the only Luge player from India and Asian record holder, Shiva Keshavan to participate in his record 6th Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang 2018. Supporting World Rank 1 Para-Badminton player, Manasi Joshi, in her journey to Tokyo 2020 Paralympics since 2018. Supporting National Record holder and World Rank 6 in 10m Air Rifle, Mehuli Ghosh, for her journey to Tokyo Olympics 2020 Renewable Energy Implemented Biomass Heating System to support 100 per cent nitrile gloves production by using rice husk to generate 2 million KCal/hour of heat. Installed solar panels to generate 65 kW of electricity which helps support 25 per cent of the entire leather goods production facility.