Amway Opportunity Foundation celebrates 15 years of Amway in India

In a befitting manner to commemorate 15 glorious years of Amway in India, Amway Opportunity Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Amway India, the largest  direct selling FMCG Company of the country, has played host to a National Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Development’ in Delhi Tuesday.

At a formal function at the Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre in Delhi,  Anurag Thakur, Member of Parliament , Joint Secretary of BCCI and Member of Indian Olympic Association inaugurated the first ever national summit on “Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Development” organized under the aegis of Amway Opportunity Foundation in presence of Samir Behl, Regional President – Europe , India, Africa, Amway  Corporation and William S Pinckney, MD &CEO Amway India and Chairman , Amway Opportunity Foundation.
 
On the occasion, Amway Opportunity Foundation also announced the institution of AOF Young Achievers Awards – the first ever national platform from AOF to recognize the talent and efforts of young achievers from differently abled sections of the society across India.  Five youngsters from different parts of India have won the inaugural edition of prestigious AOF Young Achievers Awards.
 
Commenting on the initiative, William S Pinckney, MD, Amway India and Chairman, Amway Opportunity Foundation, said, “The year 2013 is very special to us as we have completed 15 glorious years of our business in India. During this period, Amway India has touched the lives of millions of people empowering themselves. At Amway, We take pride in our past and have faith in the future. The National Summit on Corporate Social Responsibility – Sustainable Development’ is a humble step that reiterates our commitment towards the society. We are quite hopeful that this forum will be successful in generating novel and dynamic ideas from all key stakeholders in space of social responsibility that would help us meet the goal of inclusive growth.”
 
Commenting on the initiative, Samir Behl, Regional President – Europe, India, Africa, Amway Corporation, said, “The growing importance of CSR across the globe as well as India has rewritten the relationship of business with not just the shareholders, but its various stakeholders including employees, supply chain partners, government, creditors, customers and surrounding communities. At Amway, We do believe that we can grow, prosper and flourish together and our welfare activities across the globe including India testify our philosophy. The year 2013 is a significant year for us globally as well as we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our Global CSR campaign ONE BY ONE Campaign For Children that has impacted 10 million lives of children. Every year our welfare activities under the aegis of Amway Opportunity Foundation benefit over 12000 children in India. We have succeeded in this sustainable endeavor with the support of our distributors and employees.”