Godrej Group


Godrej Group, is an Indian conglomerate company headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, managed and largely owned by the Godrej family. It was founded by Adi Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897, and operates in sectors as diverse as real estate, consumer products, industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and agricultural products. Its subsidiaries and affiliated companies include Godrej Industries and its subsidiaries Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Agrovet, and Godrej Properties, as well as the private holding company Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.

Timeline

Godrej has a philanthropic arm that has built schools, dispensaries and a residential complex for their employees. Trusts established by Godrej continue to invest in education, healthcare and upliftment of the underprivileged. Godrej is a supporter of the World Wildlife Fund in India, it has developed a green business campus in the Vikhroli township of Mumbai, which includes 200 acr mangrove forest and a school for the children of company employees.
Twenty-five percent of the shares of the Godrej holding company are held in trusts that include the Pirojsha Godrej Foundation, the Soonabai Pirojsha Godrej FoundationAdi Godrej| and the Godrej Memorial Trust. Through these trusts the Group supports healthcare, education and environmental sustainability initiatives such as The Mangroves,Adi Godrej| Teach for India, WWF, Smile Train and the Godrej Memorial Hospital among others.

Operations

The Godrej group can be broadly divided into two major holding companies, working independently:
  1. Godrej Industries Ltd
  2. Godrej & Boyce