- Bridgestone India Collaborated with Rotary Club of Pune and Samaan Social Development Society Indore. Employee volunteers play a key role.
- Initiative across 7 districts in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand.
Bridgestone India undertook initiatives to help people affected due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in India. The company has reached out to hospitals, stranded migrant labours and stranded truck drivers in the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand covering major industrial cities such as Pune, Indore, Dhar, Nanded, Aurangabad, Ranchi and Mumbai.
The company has reached out to hospitals in both rural and urban areas in Pune, Indore and Dhar and supplied over 10,000 Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) including 7820 complete sets.
It has also been actively involved in relief work and has fed approx. 1, 65,000 meals to the stranded migrant workers and provided 3,744 truckers with emergency survival kits that included groceries, personal safety items and hygiene products for 15 days.
“Bridgestone India is committed to support the emergency need of the society. Providing Personal Protective Equipment for medical and paramedical staff is the dire need of the hour. Also, migrant workers and stranded truckers in various parts of the country are in need of urgent attention. Providing lifesaving kits to these communities can ensure their safety. We are trying to reach the people through various efforts and it is our way to serve” said Parag Satpute Managing Director, Bridgestone India.
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The entire relief work was planned by the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team in collaboration with the Rotary Club of Pune and Samaan Social Development Society, Indore.
Additionally, volunteers from fleets and employees from Bridgestone India have also extended their support to relief efforts in India. As part of their ‘I-Serve’ employee volunteering initiative, Bridgestone India employees have been at the forefront of relief operations and have also contributed PPEs and safety kits for frontline workers. Many have also extended support to stranded people by providing them with food supplies in various parts of our country.
In response to a call by Mahratta Chambers of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) to help their Pune Platform COVID19 response team, Bridgestone India has also contributed Rupees Fifty Lakh which will be used for relief operations in and around Pune.
The company is globally committed to being a welcome neighbor and the cornerstone of its commitment to society evolves from the core values of “Our Way to Serve”, Bridgestone said.
