Awards
ITC Chairman Y C Deveshwar has received several honours over the years. Notable among them are:
The Padma Bhushan, one of the highest civilian awards in the country by the Government of India in recognition of his distinguished service of a high order to the Nation, in 2011.
| Year |
Award |
| 2012 |
Business Leader of the Year Award conferred by the All India Management Association (AIMA), India's apex body of professional management. |
| 2010 |
The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) Award for Global Leadership. |
| 2007 |
SAM/SPG Sustainability Leadership Award conferred at the International Sustainability Leadership Symposium, Zurich. |
| 2006 |
Business Person of the Year from UK Trade & Investment, the UK Government organisation that supports overseas businesses in that country. |
| 2006 |
Inducted into the 'Hall of Pride' by the 93rd Indian Science Congress. |
| 2005 |
Honoured with the Teacher's Lifetime Achievement Award. |
| 2001 |
Manager Entrepreneur of the Year from Ernst & Young.
Retail Visionary of the Year from Images, India's only fashion and retail trade magazine. |
| 1998 |
Honorary Fellowship from the All India Management Association |
| 1996 |
Distinguished Alumni Award from IIT, Delhi. |
| 1994 |
Marketing Man of the Year from A&M, the leading marketing magazine. |
| 1986 |
Meridien Hotelier of the Year. |
Some of the other notable recognitions are:
World Business and Development Award 2012 at Rio+20 United Nations Summit at Rio de Janeiro for the transformational rural initiatives in social and farm forestry.
The Stockholm Challenge 2006 for the e-Choupal initiative. This award is for using Information Technology for the economic development of rural communities.
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Award at the international conference on Sharing Innovative Agribusiness Solutions 2008 at Cairo for ITC's exemplary initiatives in agri business through the e-Choupal.
The Corporate Social Responsibility Crown Award for Water Practices from UNESCO and Water Digest for its distinguished work carried out in the water sector in India. ITC also received the National Award for Excellence in Water Management 2007 in the 'beyond the fence' category from the CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre for its leadership role in implementing water and watershed management practices.
The watershed programme also won the Asian CSR Award 2007 for Environmental Excellence given by the Asian Institute of Management. The Award recognizes and honours Asian companies for outstanding, innovative and world-class projects. The Company also received the Ryutaro Hashimoto Incentive Prize 2007 for Environment & Development from the Asia Pacific Forum. This Award aims at promoting information dissemination of good practices towards sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Readers' Digest Pegasus Award for corporate social responsibility, recognising outstanding work done by socially conscious companies.
