Tell us about The Godrej Way, your recently articulated purpose and values for GCPL.
Over the last couple of years, we spent a lot of time reflecting on some fundamental questions. Why do we exist as an organisation? What will build the future of GCPL? What will inspire our team members to come to work and give their best every single day? Through this journey, we have spoken to hundreds of our team members across geographies, studied global best practices and reflected as a senior leadership team. Basis these discussions, we crafted a refreshed version of our fundamental principles, which we call 'The Godrej Way'.
We believe that in over a century, the one thing we've never let go of, is trust and being a 'good' company. It's at the heart of everything we do in The Godrej Way. It makes our word stronger than any contract. It challenges us to think beyond limits. And collectively, go beyond what's expected. It makes us innovate and collaborate to create deeper impact and stronger bonds. It makes us continuously improve productivity and push the limits of service.
As we see it, while there are many ways to do business, we choose the Goodness way. So, we have defined our purpose as - 'Bringing the goodness of health and beauty to consumers in emerging markets'. To live our purpose, we need to ensure that we are guided by the right values. We have identified six core values: Trust (It's the most important thing), Be Bold, Create Delight, Own It, Be Humble and Show Respect.
Our values are both about who we are and what we want to be. So, they aren't static. They must be lived and tried every day - and we need to keep on improving on how we act on them. They need to be our compass when things are going right, but more importantly, when things aren't - when we need to make the difficult choices, and have the tougher conversations. They may even cost us at times. But this is how we will keep improving and building new muscle. This is how we will challenge ourselves and find new ways to raise
our bar.