The reference for the list is taken from the Top 100 companies in India for CSR in 2020, where India’s top contributor company are listed but we’ll be highlighting only FMCG company’s who are in the top 100, check out the list below:

a) ITC – Ranked number 4th in the list, ITC has spent Rs. 326.49 crores on CSR initiatives in 2019-20. ITC has active projects in education, environmental conservation, sustainable agriculture & many more. ITC’s belief that a company’s performance must be measured by its Triple Bottom Line contribution to building economic, social and environmental capital towards enhancing societal sustainability. ITC is a conglomerate hence it is important to note than the ranking they achieved out of their CSR work is not fixed with their FMCG business. Read more about ITC CSR here

b) Hindustan Unilever Limited – Popularly known as HUL, got the rank 7th in the list and has spent Rs. 142.20 Cr on CSR in FY 2020. HUL, works on the basis of USLP (Unilever Sustainable Living Plan) and has three global goals: to help more than a billion people take action to improve their health and wellbeing, to reduce the environmental footprint of its products and to enhance the livelihoods of people as they grow their business. Read more about the HUL Sustainable Living here

c) Godrej Consumer Products Limited – Godrej Consumer Products Ltd. (GCPL) spent Rs. 19.49 crore on CSR initiatives in FY 2019-20. Although the spending is 23% lower than the prescribed Rs. 25.34 crore, the impact of long term projects give it the 8th ranking on our list. Public health, waste management, livelihood with a focus on women are some of the focus areas.
GCPL CSR is partnering with the Government of India to eliminate malaria by 2030. Read more about the GCPL CSR here

d) Nestle India – Ranked number 41 in the list and has spent Rs. 38.31 crores, which is more than the recommended 2 per cent. Nestle CSR focuses its efforts in society on the three pivotal ambitions of enabling healthier and happier lives for individuals and families, on helping develop thriving and resilient communities, and on stewarding the planet’s natural resources for future generations, with particular care for water. In 2019, the company won “Best Overall Excellence in CSR” at the National CSR Leadership Awards. Read more about the Nestle India CSR activities here

e) Marico – Ranked number 56 in the list, Marico spent Rs. 19 crore on community welfare activities last year. Company’s flagship CSR programme is ‘Kalpavriksha’ directed at bettering the lives and produce of coconut farmers. Marico’s six long-term sustainability focus areas include responsible resource consumption, climate change, circular economy, sustainable supply chain, product responsibility, and community development. Read more about Marico’s Make a Difference here

f) Tata Consumer Products – Ranked number 60 in the list, they runs small-to-largescale CSR initiatives in the communities where it operates. TCPL has spent Rs. 10.85 crore in the FY 19-20, 20% more than the prescribed budget under CSR. To more about the TCPL sustainability click here

g) Dabur – Ranked number 63 in the list, has spent Rs. 27.8 crore on various initiatives in the year 19-20. The company spent around half of its CSR budget on programmes directed to meet nutrition needs of poor & needy. 700 Se 7 Kadam is a flagship CSR initiative aimed at protecting the dignity of women in rural India, with Dabur constructing nearly 3,882 household toilets in these states, covering all the households in the adopted villages. To know more about the Dabur’s Be The Changes initiative click here