ONGC receives Golden Peacock award for CSR excellence

New Delhi, Feb. 4 - The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) has bagged the prestigious Golden Peacock award for Corporate Social Responsibility for 2014.

The ONGC has been declared the winner in the oil and gas category.

The award was presented by Baroness Verma, Minister for Energy and Climate Change, Government of U.K., and Rajashree Birla, the chairman of Aditya Birla Centre for Community Initiative and Rural Development, Aditya Birla Group, in a recent event in Mumbai.

ONGC chief CSR Alok Misra received the award.

Established in 1991, the Golden Peacock awards are regarded as a competitive benchmark of corporate quality and excellence.

Corporate Social Responsibility in ONGC extends beyond integration of social, environmental and economic considerations into business decision-making.

The ONGC has been mainstreaming innovation to craft creative and value-added solutions to societal and environmental challenges, engaging all stakeholders. (ANI)