CSR activities in Food and Hospitality Industry

09-Jitendar Singh 19-Sagar Gavit 29-Yash Mistry 39-Zafeer Rais 49-Jay Sheth

59-Amit Zade

Initiatives in Hospitality Industry

Invitation to Welfare and NGO to display 100% ecofriendly and biodegradable jute products like slippers, bags, handicrafts in dining area or in lobby and also encouraging staff and team members to buy these products

They should encourage women to make handicrafts and embroidered products. The trust receives a share of linen and uniforms from the hotel. In addition allow them to set up display counters of their items in the hotel lobby three times a week. The items are available for guests to purchase and the proceeds of the sale go to the organization

Green Week in Hospitality

Employees and few guests along with their children to plant a sapling each to mark the commencement of the week

Employees and contract workers to be made aware of their contribution to the environment through a presentation and a poster making competition

Providing training and education of stakeholders which will include Employees, Suppliers, Vendors, Customers and Society on topics like state-of-the-art waste management practices, Conserving all natural resources and Complying with applicable legislative, regulatory & other requirements

Green Week in Hospitality (Contd.)

Conduct a workshop for the kids on how they can contribute in saving the environment. The Kids will then be handed recycled paper bags to draw an image on them with the theme- Save the environment

Chef to contribute their bit by preparing a delicious menu made entirely from the green vegetables picked from the in-house herb garden

Event to be concluded with a Black out for an hour, where all departments switched off their lights for one hour.

Hospitality of a different kind at Taj Hotels Palaces and Resorts

Partnering with NGOs to train underprivileged women housewives In association with Paramparik Karigar identifies the artisans and craftsmen across India Preserving a dying art-the traditional art of hand-woven Benarasi silk saris, which was in danger of extinction and also gave a new lease of life to the weavers, the custodians of this ancient art

Building skills-Taj focus on providing skills, training and economic opportunities, combined with a personal humanitarian touch, has been successful in kindling entrepreneurial spirit and confidence among several underprivileged section http://www.tata.com/article.aspx?artid=qGSY/cWnN88=

Hospitality of a different kind at Taj Hotels Palaces and Resorts (Contd..)

Taj Hotels community development action group ( CDAG) at "The Gateway Hotel, Coonoor and Taj Savoy Ooty had a group of unusual guests. 79 tribal and orphan children of Sarguru Ashram, Coonoor, visited the Coonoor hotel and 44 students of deaf and dumb school, Ooty, visited Taj Savoy, Ooty

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Silent Brew Masters @ CCD

CCD employs over 50 speech and hearing impaired people at various outlets as part of their regular staff as a move towards equal employment