This past year has been a test of our resilience and of the communities where we live and work. With the devastating second wave of the pandemic that affected the South-East Asian region to the socio-environmental unrest around the world, in 2021 we witnessed some difficult times. Despite these difficult circumstances we reported strong growth and delivered exceptional results and value to our stakeholders – our clients; our employees, whom we call members, our shareholders and most importantly our communities.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is one of CGI’s long-held core values and at CGI’s Asia Pacific GDCoE we have demonstrated our commitment to be a caring and responsible corporate citizen and serve the well-being of our communities across these three CSR priorities:
People
With the aim to enable access to technology and business education to the underrepresented individuals and champion digital inclusion for all, we partnered with key players such as Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NASSCOM Foundation and other partner NGOs to drive STEM, digital literacy and inclusion programs in our communities.
Communities
We provide volunteering opportunities to our members to help support local social and environmental causes with their time, resources and skills to support benefit the communities where we live and work.
Climate
With sustainability becoming our strategic priority, we strive to protect the environment through responsible operating practices, and committing to net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.
The impact of the larger global crisis in these few years has given us as individuals and organisations time to reflect and reinforce our commitment towards CSR. As we look to the future, our collective focus will be to accelerate digital inclusion for all, implement more pro-bono projects and decarbonizing the economy by 2030. Collectively and in collaboration with all our stakeholders, we commit to build a more inclusive and sustainable world.
George Mattackal
President
Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence
