Godrej Properties bagged multiple awards at the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry flagship event Diverse, Equal & Inclusive (DEI) Forum & Awards 2025 on Wednesday evening, in Mumbai. The event awards companies for fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion within corporate India. Capgemini was a close second in bagging several awards.
The awards ceremony included six categories, of which Godrej Properties won the DEI Champion and LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Awards while it was also the first runner up for the Gender Equality Champion Award for opening equality cafes, employ LGBT folk and women among other things.
Capgemini Technology Services India Ltd won the Disability Confidence & Inclusion Award, was the first runner-up in the DEI Champion Award and second runner up in the Impactful DEI Program Award. Godrej Capital was the first runner up in the Disability Confidence & Inclusion category followed by Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited.
Novo Nordisk India Pvt Ltd Won the Gender Equality Champion Award and InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo) won the Impactful DEI Program Award. Deutsche Bank Group and Axis Bank were runner ups for the LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Award andAsian Paints Limited got a special mention. Nestlé India Limited was the second runner up for the Gender Equality Champion Award while GIA India Laboratory Pvt Ltd got a special mention.
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd was the first runner up for the Impactful DEI Program Award while HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd was the second runner up in the DEI Champion Award along with Indian Hotels Company Ltd.
DEI also hosted a Special Award for MSME whereHAB Pharmaceutical & Research Ltd was the winenr and Harkesh Rubber LLP the runner-up.
The forum also celebrated participants of the Chamber’s Mentoring for Enrichment Program 2025, with certificates awarded to both mentors and mentees in recognition of their dedication to fostering inclusive leadership development.
One of the evening’s most engaging moments followed, a fireside chat on the theme “Inclusive Leadership: What Does It Really Look Like?” The panel featured Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO of Salesforce South Asia; Dr Indu Shahani, Founding President and Chancellor of ATLAS SkillTech University; and Mansi Madan Tripathy, Chairperson of the Shell Group of Companies in India and Senior Vice President of Shell Lubricants, APAC.