Mumbai, 21st October 2021: Schneider Electric, the global leader in energy management and automation, has a strong commitment towards Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This is driven through a multi-pronged strategy towards education, enablement and action along key pillars of hiring, development, policies & processes, societal impact, and advocacy.
Reaffirming its strong commitment towards driving Diversity, Equity and Inclusion around the ecosystem, Schneider Electric India presented the 4th edition of the Prerna Awards today.
Institutionalized in 2015, Prerna Awards recognise and honour courageous women, who have challenged the status quo in society, faced all odds, and have made strong contributions to the society.
The awards were preceded by a thought-provoking conversation between Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS (Retd.), Former Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry and Rachna Mukherjee, CHRO India and South Asia, Schneider Electric India.
Dr. Kiran Bedi, IPS (Retd.), Former Lieutenant Governor, Puducherry Said :
The three recipients of the honour were :
- Kriti Bharti, founder of Saarthi Trust that works to eradicate child marriage and provides social justice for women.
- Sonal Kapoor, founder of Protsahan an NGO that fights against child sexual abuse, child mistreatment, child marriage and trafficking.
- Hekani Jakhalu of YouthNet that helps youth by providing them training and development required in various jobs.
Talking about the journey of Saarthi Trust, Kriti Bharti Said :
Sonal Kapoor of Protsahan added :
Hekani Jakhalu of YouthNet Said :
Rachna Mukherjee, CHRO, India and South Asia, Schneider Electric Said :
The winners of the Prerna Awards are selected after a rigorous assessment of the impactful work done by the nominees, Among the key criteria, nominees are small to medium-scale women entrepreneurs who have done high impact work and have brought in a difference through sustain, far reaching and effective interventions.
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