Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the building block of the social pillar of sustainability. At SAP, CSR consists mainly of three types of activities: Corporate Donations, Partnerships and Employee Engagement opportunities that involve devoting time and donating money to good causes. Indeed, employee engagement and commitment to social responsibility are among the factors that make SAP a great place to work and an employer of choice around the world.

To take a more holistic approach towards the way we manage and foster our employee engagement and to ensure that we are fully aligned to our sustainability objectives in the social realm, all our activities are aligned under one global program, branded under the umbrella "Clear Purpose" and all the CSR activities at SAP Labs India are centered on the following four topics: Education, Good Governance and Transparency; Bridging the Digital Divide, and Environmental Custodianship.

• The SAP Labs India Center of HOPE, Bangalore

  
  
  2 children from the center have topped their respective classes, with ten children scoring more than 90% in their recent exams. All the children have been promoted to the next grade. Under the vocational training center, 12 women found jobs with salaries ranging between Rs. 3500-6000. Six of them have started working from home. 6 youths undergoing computer training have landed into jobs, with an average salary of Rs. 6000. Executive Board Member Ernie Gunst paid a visit to the child care center during his recent India visit. We also shot a short video, encapsulating a day in the life of children at the center. Click here to view video.




• Planet Green/ Sustainability

  
  
  Energy Focus Week and Paper Focus were celebrated at Labs India, where we conducted an online survey, Quiz and lot of thought provoking collaterals. The response from colleagues at Bangalore and Gurgaon was overwhelming. Under our sustainability initiatives, we also launched rootcause during Executive Board Members' visits, where saplings were planted by the Board Members, SAP Labs India senior management, winners of rootcause bidding contest and children from the Child Care Center. More than 550 employees from SAP Labs India on World Environment Day (June 5) created history by planting 1000 trees at the same time at Bio Park, Hoskote…a green cover nurtured by Eco Watch (Voluntary Organisation lead by Mr Suresh Heblikar).




• Government School, Bangalore

  
  
  MoU already signed with Karnataka Government for a project, where SAP Labs India will fund teachers at 10 government schools in Bangalore. By facilitating more teachers at these schools, we aim to increase the pass percentages while decreasing the drop-out rate. We are also donating 10 PCs to the Government Schools.







• Navjyoti Foundation, Delhi

  
  
  Tie-up with Kiran Bedi's Navjyoti Foundation, and sponsoring the "School Ke Baad School" project. The MoU has been signed and funding has already begun. We also set up a Computer Lab at the School and donated 15 computers to the facility.









• Ashapur, Bhuj

  
  
  English-medium school for 350 children affected by the January 2001 earthquake in Bhuj, Gujarat. Mid-day meals are also being served to the school children.

Contact: Archana Sahay (archana.sahay@sap.com)