Snapdeal, India’s leading value e-commerce company, announced the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Services LLP (PwC) for providing assistance on its Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) programmes.
As part of the engagement, PwC has assisted Snapdeal to define the overall ESG Vision and in mapping the current ESG practices of the Company considering the relevant global ESG frameworks in accordance with the standard industry practices, the statement said.
Snapdeal is working on the development of an enabling e-commerce ecosystem for sellers, democratizing access
for value-conscious buyers and catalyzing economic opportunities beyond the top 10 Indian cities. While the last
year and a half have been both unpredictable and disruptive, Snapdeal has continued to further its various
initiatives that seek to assist various stakeholders, the company added.
Snapdeal has also supported a variety of causes through CSR initiatives in collaboration with Akshay Patra, Goonj,
Habitat for Humanity, and others, including providing mid-day meals for children, running menstrual health and
hygiene awareness programmes, and providing stationery kits for underprivileged children. For many of these
initiatives, Snapdeal helped connect willing donors to worthy causes so that required donations in kind could be
made available to the NGOs supporting the causes, a statement said.
“As one of India’s leading online brands, we touch the lives of millions of users and service partners across India.
This presents us with both an opportunity and the responsibility to leverage our presence for the larger good. PwC
will help knit together our ongoing and future societal and environmental initiatives towards helping build
inclusive communities and a healthier environment. We are proud to partner with PwC in advancing our
sustainability agenda that will benefit all stakeholders,” Snapdeal added.
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