NESTLÉ HOUSE:  Ensuring improved diversity and better work environment for women, Nestlé India has introduced new initiatives under three broad categories. First, it has revised the maternity policy, second the company has made critical interventions for women in the field force and third it has re-looked at the entire recruitment process for better representation, across levels, for new hiring.

Speaking in favour of these revisions, Mr. Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director, Nestlé India, said, “One of the key socio – economic opportunities of the 21st century is the increasing role, involvement and contribution of women to the fabric of economic progress that is transforming the world. Indeed the recruitment, nurturing and successful utilisation of women in the workforce is the edifice on which economic success and sustainability of businesses is predicated. At Nestlé, we have a very strong belief and commitment to increasing diversity in our business operations, factories, R&D centres and offices which is articulated in ‘Project Harmony’. We seek to strengthen our company through wholehearted commitment to, and practice of, managing diversity.”

Mr. Narayanan added, “The increasing ambition to seek diversity means that Nestlé is constantly reviewing workplace facilities, enabling measures and pro-active sensitivities to the needs of our women colleagues, as they traverse different stages of their lives. Recruitment of increasing number of women, nurturing talent and retention programs as well as the revised Maternity Policy, all seek to provide nuance, sensitivity and a favourable work environment to women colleagues who choose to be mothers some day.”