WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), a leading provider of global
Business Process Management (BPM) services, has been recognized with the
prestigious Golden Peacock Global Award for Corporate Social
Responsibility for the second consecutive year. WNS received this award
for its ongoing ‘Community Development and Outreach Program’,
under the auspices of the WNS Cares Foundation (WCF).
His Excellency Nikhil Kumar, Hon'ble Governor of Kerala giving the award to Keshav R. Murugesh, Group CEO WNS, and Shamini R. Murugesh, Honorary Chief Mentor WNS Cares Foundation at the 8th International Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility held at Hotel ITC Windsor Manor in Bengaluru, India (Photo: Business Wire)
WNS strives to create a better and sustainable future for
underprivileged children and youth at its locations across the globe
through WCF. Since its inception in 2011, WCF has helped “Educate,
Empower, and Enrich” more than 38,000 children across 57 schools and 20
locations, The foundation has rolled out many impactful programs,
including the establishment of libraries and computer centers; book,
dictionary and laptop donation drives; reading programs; sports
activities; and e-mentoring programs.
“WNS has won this esteemed award for the second year in a row,
reflecting our ongoing commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility.
This recognition is a result of the dedicated efforts of the entire WNS
family towards achieving our mission,” said Keshav R. Murugesh, Group
CEO, WNS. “Among our many other activities, ‘Mobile Library’ is one of
the most recent and unique initiatives. Through this program, we will
work to ensure that underprivileged children get a chance to learn and
read even if he / she cannot afford to attend a school. We have piloted
this program in a few localities of Mumbai, India, and intend to
globalize this initiative soon,” he added.
Globally, the Golden Peacock Awards for Corporate Social Responsibility
are given to organizations that effectively manage social and
environmental concerns in addition to economic goals, and are able to
balance financial profits, economic value addition and social good.
About Golden Peacock Awards
The Golden Peacock Awards (GPA) are now considered the greatest global
recognition of corporate excellence in areas of innovation, quality,
training, governance, environment management and corporate social
responsibility.
About WNS Cares Foundation
WNS Cares Foundation (WCF), a registered non-profit organization, has
been formed with a mission to ‘Educate, Empower and Enrich’
underprivileged children and youth. WCF, a group company of WNS
(Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), has a vision to serve society and create
a strong foundation for sustainability initiatives at WNS. WCF offers a
platform to WNS’s employees and clients to make valuable contributions
to society. For more information, visit www.wnscares.org
About WNS
WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS), is a leading global business process
management company. WNS offers business value to 200+ global clients by
combining operational excellence with deep domain expertise in key
industry verticals including Travel, Insurance, Banking and Financial
Services, Manufacturing, Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods, Shipping
and Logistics, Healthcare and Utilities. WNS delivers an entire spectrum
of business process management services such as finance and accounting,
customer care, technology solutions, research and analytics and industry
specific back office and front office processes. As of December 31,
2013, WNS had 26,578 professionals across 33 delivery centers worldwide
including China, Costa Rica, India, Philippines, Poland, Romania, South
Africa, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom and the United States. For more
information, visit www.wns.com
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