Glaxosmithkline Pharma Ltd

Glaxosmithkline Pharma Ltd

Sales (2007-2008) = Rs.1700 crores (rounded off)

Net profit after tax = Rs.530 crores (rounded off)

CSR Budget = Not Available

Karmayog 2008 CSR Rating: 2/ 5

See Karmayog Comments below:

CSR activities:

Corporate Social Responsibility

We are a research-based pharmaceutical company. Our mission is to improve the quality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and live longer.

We believe that through our business we make a valuable contribution to society by developing and marketing medicines which improve people�s lives. Our philosophy is to target support to selected programs that are innovative, sustainable and which produce tangible results.

CSR in India

We follow the rationale that we are linked closely to the communities in which we operate- locally, nationally or globally. We cannot exist in isolation. All our actions are focused around this feeling of being centered.

Our stated mission statement is �To lend a helping hand to the less fortunate in our society through the support of women, children and the aged in the areas of health and education.� Implementing this philosophy in spirit, we make a positive contribution to the communities in which we operate, and invest in health and education programs and partnerships that aim to bring sustainable improvements to under-served people.

Our core value � we care

Being a premier pharmaceutical company in the country, GSK�s core value is to be a good corporate citizen. It is committed to the communities in which it works. Support to the community through charitable initiatives is the way through which it invests in society. This is done by

Being proactive in improving the environment

Participating and contributing actively for Tribal Welfare

Our initiatives are primarily focused towards women & children and are directed in the areas of Health and Education. We believe that these areas are related and of direct concern to GSK. If there is proper education, one will eventually learn to be hygienic, and if one is hygienic, will one remain healthy. The organization facilitates in educating masses on good practices of healthy living.

At GlaxoSmithKline India, the activities towards community development are attached to the Corporate Communications Department. Since 1970, the Company has been implementing various social responsibility activities apart from statutory ones. The following Community Development activities are carried out through the company�s social work unit situated at its Head Office in Mumbai.

What we do

We provide money, medicines, time and equipment to non-profit organizations to help improve health and education in under-served communities. We focus on programs that are �innovative, sustainable and bring real benefits to those most in need�.

Field action projects undertaken:

Rural projects: Healthcare

GSK India undertakes a number of Rural Development initiatives through GRAMIN AAROGYA VIKAS SANSTHA (GAVS), a Rural Health Development Organization. GAVS is a registered public trust promoted by the heritage company Glaxo India in April 1997.
India is a country with more than one billion people where an estimated 350 million people live in absolute poverty. Tribal people constitute roughly 8% of India�s population. Tribals are socio-economically disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Most tribes are concentrated in heavily forested areas that combine inaccessibility with limited political or economic significance.
Tribals have been accorded special status in the constitution and there are several schemes designed for their upliftment. However, a number of these schemes are poorly implemented and there has not been much improvement in their status. Even today, the tribal population lags substantially behind in terms of education and health.
GAVS works in 15 predominantly Tribal villages in Peth Taluka, Nashik District. As a part of its Rural Tribal Development mission, GSK collected primary data from 92 villages around Nashik in the year 2005, to identify the most under served village communities which needs support.
Peth is the smallest Tehsil / Block in the district; it occupies 3.63% of the district. The tribal population in Nashik falls amongst the 10% of the total Tribal population (7.4 million) in the state of Maharashtra. These groups remain isolated, living in remote forest and hilly areas. A majority of them have poor health status and are ignorant about health issues. Inaccessibility, low literacy level, absence of any NGO and paucity of basic healthcare facilities characterize these villages. That is why we selected this cluster of villages for providing support.
The Trusts� Mobile Clinic covers a distance of 160 kms each day and visits a cluster of five villages in rotation, covering all 15 villages. A qualified medical practitioner along with two healthcare workers visits the villages five days a week. Social workers and 30 Healthcare Workers from the local villages render help in this activity. Over 20000 Tribal people are benefited by this healthcare initiative.
The villagers often suffer from skin problems, TB, Asthma, water-borne diseases and Respiratory Tract Infections. Ignorance, poverty and difficult terrain make it near impossible for these inhabitants to avail of timely medical services. This results in aggravation of the diseases to extreme conditions, often leading to fatalities.

Education

GAVS also operates a Balwadi (pre-school) for under five age group children of rag-pickers� community in a slum pocket called Amrapali in Nashik. Besides inculcating good civic norms, these techniques train and educate their minds with impact.

GAVS field action programs include:

Medical check- up and treatment offered at Trust�s Mobile Van
Ongoing Health camps and Health awareness programs
Vocational Training activities for employment generation at the local level
Women empowerment activities through SELF HELP GROUPS
Innovative programs that accurately address a current issue or Health related need

Urban projects

HIV/AIDS Helpline, Mumbai

GSK launched a 24-hour Helpline in October 2000, as a unique and innovative initiative for counseling and dissemination of information on HIV/AIDS.

The unique features of this Helpline are:

Complete acceptance of the caller
No stigma attached
Confidentiality maintained
Professionally managed by highly qualified Counselors.

The Helpline provides not only information on the disease but also emotional support to callers. Operating between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. the calls are answered by professional counselors. The caller�s misconceptions and inhibitions on HIV/AIDS are cleared which helps them to improve their quality of life.

Other projects

Support for the girl child

GSK supports girl students in Janata High School every year by the way of supporting their education. In a small way, GSK is also involved in community developmental activities with Adolescents girls in Mariama nagar slums at Worli Naka.

Donations for humanitarian relief efforts

GSK donates essential products for humanitarian relief efforts. Such donations are made at the request of government and charitable organizations.

Supporting NGOs

GSK also supports organizations like Aakanksha by way of donating space for running a learning centre for around 100 less privileged children from slums in around Worli.

GSK supports ISKCON Foundation�s Mid-Day Meal project in Mumbai for less privileged children by way of Cash Donation

To summarize, we believe that we as an organization have a significant role to play in the betterment of our environment and the world around us. We believe that we have a duty in giving back to society some part of our success and strive to do this through our support of the under privileged sections of our society.

The �responsible business practice� is one of the most dynamic and challenging subjects corporate leaders face today and we are geared to take on this challenge.

Source: www.gsk-india.com/corporate-index.html

www.gsk-india.com/investor-annualreports.html (Annual report �07-�08 pg6)

Karmayog Comments: Company being in the pharmaceutical sector is not doing substantial work in Healthcare

Contact Information:

Glaxosmithkline Pharma Ltd

Dr Annie Besant Road

Worli, Mumbai 400 025

Mahrashtra

Phone : 22-2495 9595

Fax : 22-2495 9494

E-mail : askus@gsk.com

Website : www.gsk-india.com/

Industry Sector: Pharmaceuticals – Multinational

Products / Services: Pharmaceuticals

Other locations of factories / offices:India, Europe, North America, Australia, Africa, South east Asia, Middle East

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