{"id":665513,"date":"2025-11-14T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T04:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=665513"},"modified":"2025-11-14T01:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T05:03:53","slug":"ust-wins-indian-csr-awards-2025-for-water-conservation-and-social-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/665513\/","title":{"rendered":"UST wins Indian CSR Awards 2025 for Water Conservation and Social Inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Smita Sharma, Global Program Manager \u2013 CSR, UST, receieves the Indian CSR Awards 2025 on behalf of the company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thiruvananthapuram:<\/strong>\u00a0UST<\/strong><\/a>, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has won two awards at the\u00a0Indian CSR Awards 2025<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0categories<\/a>\u00a0of \u2018Most Impactful Save Water Initiative of the Year\u2019 and \u2018Education, Health and Livelihood Initiatives for People with Disabilities (PWDs)\u2019. This marks the fourth consecutive year that UST has been recognized at the Indian CSR Awards, underscoring the company\u2019s long-term commitment to community-led, sustainable social impact.<\/p>\n

Since its inception in 1999, UST has been driven by its mission of Transforming Lives, implementing 127 projects across nine states and positively impacting over one lakh people. On water conservation efforts, UST has been working on large-scale conservation efforts with local NGOs and communities. In the year 2024-25, it included the rejuvenation of Hettanahalli Lake in Karnataka and Karanaithangal Lake in Tamil Nadu with the Environmentalist Foundation of India, restoring 60 acres and conserving an estimated 170 billion gallons of water. Other notable projects include Project Paryavarna, which restored eight water troughs for wildlife in Coimbatore, along with multiple watershed programs that blend scientific methods with volunteer action to strengthen water security and livelihoods. UST has worked on a total of 6 projects for conserving water bodies across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka State in the past 3 years. It is a part of our environment programs including tree plantation, coastal area conservation, and forest conservation projects, along with water body rejuvenation initiatives.<\/p>\n

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Smita Sharma UST in the panel discussion on \u2018CSR and Community Development\u2019 at Indian CSR Awards – 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

UST\u2019s recognition for education, health, and livelihood initiatives for persons with disabilities includes key activities such as the SkillSync vocational program for children on the autism spectrum, the UST-V Able Scholarship Program supporting 167 students with disabilities across six states, and infrastructure upgrades benefitting nearly 170 students at special schools. UST has also supported PWDs mobility and accessibility with assistive devices such as wheelchairs, transfer hoists, and visual-aid tools. UST CSR\u2019s focus on disability and social inclusion also builds partnerships and collaborations for wider reach and access to the needy communities. These programs have been implemented with non-profit partners like Vidhyadhan, Academy for Severe Handicaps and Autism RampMyCity Foundation, and Neomotion.<\/p>\n

Smita Sharma, Global Program Manager \u2013 CSR, UST<\/strong>, said,\u00a0\u201cIt is truly humbling to witness UST’s work on water conservation and disability inclusion being acknowledged at the India CSR Awards. The awards are not just for our organization, but for the passion and commitment of our CSR ambassadors, volunteers, collaborators, and communities who make meaningful impact a reality. From the rejuvenation of lakes to empowering people with disabilities through education and livelihoods, each initiative is a demonstration of our belief in ‘Transforming Lives’ together. The accolade inspires us to make a greater impact and continue co-developing solutions for a sustainable tomorrow with the communities we are serving.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Smita Sharma UST in the panel discussion on \u2018CSR and Community Development\u2019 at Indian CSR Awards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This recognition adds to UST\u2019s strong track record of CSR excellence. Over the past two years, the company has been honoured with the UK Business Culture Award (2024) for sustainability, the Mahatma Award for CSR Excellence for three consecutive years, and the Mahatma Young Changemaker Award for Smita Sharma in 2024. UST also received the Best CSR Award 2024 and special recognition at the CSR Awards 2025 from the National Institute of Personnel Management, Kerala, as well as the Social Project of the Year 2024 from the Project Management Institute, Kerala. In addition, at the Indian Social Impact Awards 2024, UST was also recognised for the Best Women\u2019s Livelihood Initiative and Best Environment-Friendly Initiative, while the India CSR Awards 2024 honoured its Best Women Employment Support Initiative.<\/p>\n

Smita Sharma, UST, received the awards at an event held in New Delhi. Smita also represented UST in the panel discussion on \u2018CSR and Community Development\u2019. The\u00a0Indian Corporate Social Responsibility Awards (ICSR)<\/a>\u00a0is organized by Marketing & Brand Honchos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thiruvananthapuram:\u00a0UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has won two awards at the\u00a0Indian CSR Awards 2025\u00a0in the\u00a0categories\u00a0of \u2018Most Impactful Save Water Initiative of the Year\u2019 and \u2018Education, Health and Livelihood Initiatives for People with Disabilities (PWDs)\u2019. This marks the fourth consecutive year that UST has been recognized at the Indian CSR Awards, underscoring the company\u2019s long-term commitment to community-led, sustainable social impact. Since its inception in 1999, UST has been driven by its mission of Transforming Lives, implementing 127 projects across nine states and positively impacting over one…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":665514,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-665513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=665513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":665519,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665513\/revisions\/665519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}