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Shaw Contract celebrates Global Day for People + Planet
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Shaw Contract celebrates Global Day for People + Planet

Shaw Contract develops flooring insights and design solutions to make a Smarter Impact on people and planet. The company celebrated the “Global Day for People + Planet” on 29th April 2022.

On 29th April, Shaw employees around the world took on initiatives that reflected the company’s social character and its responsibility in giving back to the society. The company’s personnel in various parts of the world participated in Global Day for People + Planet, following the time zones from Australia into Asia, from the Middle East and Africa, across to Europe and then to North and South America.
 
Rakesh Lakra, Regional VP, Shaw Contract India said, "In India, we have taken small steps to try and make a difference. We organised a series of activities across many cities. In Bangalore, we partnered with Handson CSR and the local community for tree plantation; in Mumbai, we partnered with Edifice Foundation for the distribution of educational material; in Delhi, we distributed meals; in Hyderabad, we partnered with Dhruvansh to clean lakes, followed by a tree plantation exercise, and in Chennai, we organised mid-day meals."
 
Devarshi Chakrabarti, Founder & Director, DC Studio quoted, "We are delighted to take part in the Shaw Contract Global Day for People + Planet program. As a premier design studio, we specialise in workplace design and we will continue our efforts to adopt smart methods to design healthy and sustainable workplaces"
 
Pranay Manjari, CSR Head, Edifice Consultants India adds "We are happy to participate in the Shaw Contract Global day for People + Planet program. At Edifice Foundation - Community Learning Centre, our objective is to provide access to opportunities and resources to marginalized and vulnerable communities, especially girls among them, so that they feel empowered to create a livelihood for themselves and take full control of their lives."

Shaw Contract develops flooring insights and design solutions to make a Smarter Impact on people and planet. The company celebrated the “Global Day for People + Planet” on 29th April 2022.On 29th April, Shaw employees around the world took on initiatives that reflected the company’s social character and its responsibility in giving back to the society. The company’s personnel in various parts of the world participated in Global Day for People + Planet, following the time zones from Australia into Asia, from the Middle East and Africa, across to Europe and then to North and South America. Rakesh Lakra, Regional VP, Shaw Contract India said, In India, we have taken small steps to try and make a difference. We organised a series of activities across many cities. In Bangalore, we partnered with Handson CSR and the local community for tree plantation; in Mumbai, we partnered with Edifice Foundation for the distribution of educational material; in Delhi, we distributed meals; in Hyderabad, we partnered with Dhruvansh to clean lakes, followed by a tree plantation exercise, and in Chennai, we organised mid-day meals. Devarshi Chakrabarti, Founder & Director, DC Studio quoted, We are delighted to take part in the Shaw Contract Global Day for People + Planet program. As a premier design studio, we specialise in workplace design and we will continue our efforts to adopt smart methods to design healthy and sustainable workplaces Pranay Manjari, CSR Head, Edifice Consultants India adds We are happy to participate in the Shaw Contract Global day for People + Planet program. At Edifice Foundation - Community Learning Centre, our objective is to provide access to opportunities and resources to marginalized and vulnerable communities, especially girls among them, so that they feel empowered to create a livelihood for themselves and take full control of their lives.

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