FOSTERING AN AGILE
AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE
CULTURE

Winners of Godrej LOUD for Godrejites, whose dreams range from running the full Boston Marathon
to capturing the beauty of North India through aerial cinematography

Our Indonesia team participates in the Amazing Race at their Annual Offsite

Our Argentina team in a workshop for The Godrej Way

Our manufacturing team in Nigeria, engaging in a monthly recognition programme

In conversation with Arundhati Bhattacharya, former SBI Chairperson, at the Godrej Leadership Forum 2018

Our Gurukul 2017 summer intern batch

Our Bintang management trainee batch in Indonesia

Sunil Kataria, Business Head - India & SAARC, ideates with young managers at a 'Learning Cafe' session



Strengthening our employer brand across geographies

We take much pride in fostering an inspiring workplace with an agile and high-performance culture to attract, develop and retain the best global talent. As part of the over 120-year young Godrej Group, we are fortunate to have a proud legacy built on the strong values of trust, integrity, and respect for others. At the same time, our exciting and ambitious growth plans allow us to offer unparalleled career opportunities relatively early on in your career.

Core to our employer brand, is the philosophy of tough love. We expect a lot from our team members, differentiate on the basis of performance and potential through career opportunities and rewards and lay particular emphasis on developing, mentoring and training. We believe that passionate, well-rounded individuals with diverse interests make for better Godrejites. And we understand that our team members play multi-faceted roles. This is why we encourage them, not just to explore their whole selves, but also create an enabling space for them to do so.

The Godrej Way

Articulated The Godrej Way, our refreshed purpose and values

Extensive cascades with over 2,500 team members across 15 locations: Mumbai, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Lagos, Nairobi, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Guwahati, Kolkata, Baddi, Delhi, Malanpur, Chennai, Pondicherry, and Dhaka

Supplemented with smallergroup workshops to enable deeper reflection and discussion



Innovative approach to recruitment

Godrej LOUD (Live Out Ur Dream), our radically different approach to business school recruitment, encourages students to live out their unfulfilled personal dreams and offers sponsorship and summer internships with Godrej

Hosted very successfully across India, Indonesia and Africa

Strong focus on careers

100 Leaders, our flagship programme to develop key talent, is based on 3 pillars:

Clear and prioritised career plans

Individually tailored development plans

Anchoring through sponsorship by senior leaders

Investing in leadership development

Leadership development is built on the 3 pillars of the Godrej Capability Factors: Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading Business

A mix of programmes, led by world-class faculty from Harvard Business School and the Indian School of Business, as well as a host of internal Godrej trainers

Leveraging social media for engagement

Workplace by Facebook helps engage and connect across teams and geographies

Used extensively to build alignment around strategy, share ideas and insights, get real-time feedback, and celebrate success, among many others

 
Build an inspiring place to work
 

Rank among the Best Employers in India in the Aon Best Employers 2017 survey

Rank #1 in the FMCG category on the Great Place to Work - Best Workplaces in India 2017 list; we have featured on this list for 14 years in a row

Awarded Top Employer of 2017 in South Africa

Rank on the Great Place to Work - Best Workplaces in UK 2018 list

DIVERSITY

Fostering an inclusive Godrej

Inside our on-campus day care centre in Mumbai

Godrej India Culture Lab organises an experiential games session, aiming at disability sensitisation, at Godrej One

In partnership with the UN, we launch a set of global corporate standards to support the business community in tackling discrimination against LGBTI employees

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer

"We recognise merit and perseverance and encourage diversity at Godrej. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age or marital status and will allow for equal opportunities for all our team members."

We understand that our team members play multiple roles and our policies are designed to enable them to do so.

Caregiver Travel Policy

Recently introduced, enables new mothers to bring a caregiver and children up to 1 year of age, for necessary work-related travel

Godrej Women's Leadership Network

Offers mentoring, leadership development, and regular networking opportunities as part of our efforts to make Godrej a workplace of choice for women

Careers 2.0

Our second careers programme, provides women who have taken a career break, a chance to return to the workplace

Offers aspirational and challenging projects across sectors and functions, with added flexibility to help women balance their careers and personal needs

Commitment to LGBTI Inclusion

Proud to have partnered with the United Nations to launch global standards of conduct for tackling discrimination against lesbian, gay, bi, trans and intersex people, on 12 October 2017 at our headquarters in Mumbai