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Aditya Birla Group

Known for Pantaloons, Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Peter England

Aditya Birla Group consolidated its Aditya Birla Nuvo Limited (ABNL) Madura Fashion division and ABNL’s subsidiaries Pantaloons Fashion & Retail and Madura Fashion & Lifestyle in May 2015, establishing Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL) – the largest clothing retail chain in India. The company employs more than 25,000 people across its operations and has 3,031 brand-dedicated stores in over 750 cities worldwide. In 2020, the company had US$1.2 billion in revenue.

Summary

Aditya Birla Group, assessed for its fashion retail company ABFRL, ranks tenth in this year’s Gender Benchmark with a score of 43.7 out of 100. It displays leading practice across 9 out of 34 indicators and is ahead of industry peers in compensation and benefits and health and well-being. The company is also a strong performer on violence and harassment in the workplace. However, it lags behind on and governance and strategy, particularly at the corporate level.representation

Aditya Birla provides several support programmes and tools for new mothers employees, such as a Transition Guide and career management support, to promote their return to work and retention after primary carer leave. It also offers the option to phase back for a period of six months anytime until the child turns two years old, including flexitime, home-based or satellite office work, and half-day work for half-pay. In the supply chain, it requires suppliers to offer formal contracts and is the only company to require on-site childcare to their workers. Furthermore, Aditya Birla has an extensive workplace Policy on Sexual Harassment that outlines safety measures for its employees during business travel and includes a gender-balanced review body on the grievance committee.

However, the company should consider a more strategic approach to gender equality at the corporate level, for example, by setting specific targets on gender equality and women’s empowerment, as well as establish gender-balanced representation (between 40-60%) across all levels of leadership. While Aditya Birla outperforms others in providing gender-responsive health information and services for its own employees, it lacks a commitment to ensuring the same services are available among its women supply chain workers.

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Ranking position: #10/35
Total score: 43.7/100

Measurement area	Score	Rank (0-35)
Governance and strategy	8.5 /20	#13
Representation	0.5 /17.5	#31
Compensation and benefits	6.4 /17.5	#4
Health and well-being	12.0 /17.5	#1
Violence and harassment	8.8 /17.5	#9
Marketplace	2.5 /5	#3
Community	5.0 /5	#1
Total score	43.7 /100	#10

Value chain element	Score
Workplace	23.0 /41
Supply chain	12.7 /41

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2020

More about the company

Headquarters: Mumbai, India
Revenue: US$1.2 billion (2020)
Total number of employees: 25,000
Ownership structure: Publicly listed
Website: http://www.abfrl.com/