Leadership comes from within, says India’s richest woman Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and the Founder-CEO of Biocon. In an exclusive interview with PaGaLGuY.com, she dicusses how she started from the garage of her house, the future of biotech industry, an activist for various causes and women as managers in our special series on entrepreneurs and women managers.
An excerpt on what she disscussed about Corporate Citizenship and giving back to her community:
I sincerely believe that it is important to give back to society – the very society that has allowed us to attain the heights we have. At Biocon, our efforts extend beyond the realm of biotechnology through our community-support initiatives and corporate citizenship programmes. We recognise our responsibility to India – her health, education and environment. Our particular focus is on child welfare as we realise the importance of investing in children, to positively impact their future. Biocon Foundation has been established with the aim of identifying and implementing projects that will impact the social and economic scenario in the country. The main focus areas of the Biocon Foundation are providing quality healthcare and health education for the betterment of Indian society.
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