Social Responsibility

PHILOSOPHY

We at McGraw Hill recognize the impact of business on the community, and feel responsible to contribute back to the society for the societal resources that have been used by us in the economic process.

VISION

It is our endeavor to develop the community and society as a whole. To provide an atmosphere of collaboration, engagement, togetherness in developing the business and society. To give back what we have received from the society.

We duly believe in sustainable development and will make all efforts in achieving the goal for improving the quality of life around us.

Some Initiatives undertaken by McGraw Hill India towards Education &

Poverty Eradication

The program has been initiated in association with Rainbow Homes run by Rainbow Foundation. Rainbow Homes is an organization that has been working in the field of providing social service to the homeless children by providing education, boarding and food facility to them. Over the years, they have been managing children homes in various locations across India.
The program has been undertaken to support across two girl child homes of the Foundation located in the territory of New Delhi, which is within the local limits of the Company, covering more than 220 girl children. We, at McGraw Hill, provide resources required to accomplish the needs of education, nutrition, and health care services. These three needs form an essential trinity of support for the children as proper nutrition, care and attention and the right to education are all imperative for a child to grow and realize his/her full potential.

Through this program, resources such as Uniforms & Shoes, Books & Stationery, Food & Nutrition, Medicare (First Aid, OPD & treatment cost), Hygiene & Sanitation (child & home), Bedding & bedsheets, Home Utilities etc. are provided to the children so they can lead a comfortable life and grow up to be responsible, educated citizens of the country.

McGraw Hill India has partnered with Delhi Rainbow Homes to promote employment-oriented skill development and job preparedness for the poor and vulnerable Indian youth. These young citizens, aged from 15 to 22 years, come from severely economically challenged homes. Many of them were also homeless before joining the Delhi Rainbow Homes.

The funds donated by McGraw Hill are used to sponsor skill development courses for the youth aged from 15 to 22 years in reputed training institutes across New Delhi. The Sponsorship covers course fees whereby children can learn vocational skills and can get a job for themselves. The positive impact of these measures has been reflected in the number of children completing these courses and consequently getting placed successfully.

McGraw Hill India began its journey of unlocking a brighter future for the youth in the year 2018. With the help of Rainbow Homes and Head Held High, we started a training center in New Delhi at Tilak Vihar for the youth to learn soft skills such as spoken English, computer courses and job-readiness courses.
The center offers a custom-developed curriculum aimed at those with little or no mainstream education. The ulterior objective is to find a suitable part/ full-time job for every student. The center has successfully completed four batches of 6 months each, whereby students enrolled and completed the course. Many of them have gotten placed and are now self-sufficient.

A workshop was organized by Rainbow Homes, our CSR partner, on resume writing and interview facing skills. This was attended by 25 underprivileged children, aged 17 years and above. The objective of the workshop was to list the essential features of an effective resume and identify skills to face an interview (grooming, presentation, negotiating salary, formal language). Sheetal Soni, Head HR, India also joined in this activity to conduct mock interviews and give one-on-one feedback to the candidates present there.
McGraw Hill India initiated Global Volunteer Week where we provided educational support to more than 200 girls in two Rainbow Homes facilities.

On May 14, 2019, our employees met with young girls aged 3-16 at the Khushi Rainbow Home in Okhla and trained them in a variety of activities: Art & Craft, Geography Map Reading, English Learning, an English Quiz, Tongue Twisters, English Language Fun & Games, Vedic Mathematics (tricks to solve mathematical problems), Musical Games, Dancing, and Acting cum Gesture Learning, among others. The children were grouped by their school classes/standards/grades - 1st to 4th standard, 5th to 8th standard and 9th to 12th standard.
On May 16, 2019, our employees worked with girls aged 3-16 at the Kilkari Rainbow Home, Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi. Activities included games for small children and educational activities for older girls with sessions on Nutrition and Computer Skills.

PHILOSOPHY
We at McGraw Hill recognize the impact of business on the community, and feel responsible to contribute back to the society for the societal resources that have been used by us in the economic process.

VISION
It is our endeavor to develop the community and society as a whole. To provide an atmosphere of collaboration, engagement, togetherness in developing the business and society. To give back what we have received from the society.

We duly believe in sustainable development and will make all efforts in achieving the goal for improving the quality of life around us.

CSR COMMITTEE

Our CSR program will be headed by the Board Level CSR Committee that will be ultimately responsible for the CSR projects undertaken. The Committee will report to the Board of Directors. The composition of the committee will be as the following:-

1. Mr. Lalit Singh Member

2. Mr. Ravinder Singhania Member

3. Mr. Ashutosh Verma Member

ROLE OF THE CSR COMMITTEE

i) Draft the CSR policy and recommend the same to the Board for approval

ii) Review and recommend any new CSR initiatives to be taken up by the company

iii) Review the progress of CSR projects already undertaken by the company and the utilization of budgets for each such projects

iv) Review and recommend the CSR report to be included in the board’s report

v) Review and recommend any amendments to be made in the CSR policy of the Company

vi) To carry such other functions as may be delegated to it by the board relating to CSR activities of the company

vii) To Appoint the Internal CSR Committee for carrying out CSR initiatives/activities as approved in line with the CSR Vision and Goal of the company

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

The CSR Committee will recommend the CSR Goals, programmes, activities and will also overlook the implementation of the CSR programmes/activities. The Company implements it’s CSR Policy through Company Personnel however, the principle implementer of our CSR activities would be through external implementing agencies such as Registered Trusts, Registered Societies, NGO’s etc., having rich experience of more than three years in successfully undertaking such activities.

GOVERNANCE

Every Year, the CSR Committee will place for the Board’s approval, a CSR Plan delineating the CSR programmes to be carried out during the financial year and the specified budget thereof. The Board will consider and approve the CSR Plan with any modification that may be deemed necessary.

The persons/bodies to which the implementation is assigned will carry out such programmes as decided within the specific budgets and timeframes and report back to the committee the progress thereon at such frequency as decided by the committee.

The committee shall review the progress of the programmes in such duration as will be decided and issue necessary directions from time to time to ensure orderly and efficient execution of the CSR programmes in accordance with this policy.

At the end of the financial year the committee will submit an annual report on CSR to the Board of Directors that will be included in the Board Report on the said format.

MONITORING OF CSR ACTIVITIES

CSR committee of the company will be responsible for the monitoring of CSR projects or programs undertaken by the company directly or indirectly. The committee shall ensure that;

i. Company undertakes the CSR activities as provided in the CSR policy

ii. The projects/ programs are implemented as per the program approved by the board

iii. The budget allocated for each of the project is utilized for the projects as per the approved plans

iv. The objective of the project/program is achieved as per the plans

v. Company shall provide necessary resources and human capital for implementation and the effective monitoring of the CSR projects and programs as may be directed by the CSR Committee. The services of any external agencies or persons who have experience in the same or similar projects or programs undertaken or proposed to be undertaken by the company may also be made available for successful implementation and monitoring of the project

PROPOSED CSR ACTIVITIES

Activities relating to:

(i) Eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition, 2 [promoting health care including preventive health] and sanitation 3 [Including contribution to the Swatch Bharat Kosh set-up by the Central Government for the promotion of sanitation] and making available safe drinking water;

(ii) Promoting education, including special education and employment enhancing vocation skills especially among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects;

(iii) ensuring environmental sustainability, ecological balance, protection of flora and fauna, animal welfare, agroforestry, conservation of natural resources and maintaining quality of soil, air and water 4 [including contribution to the Clean Ganga Fund set-up by the Central Government for rejuvenation of river Ganga];

AMENDMENT OF POLICY

The CSR policy of the company may be amended at any time by the board of the company on the Recommendation of the CSR committee. New CSR Programmes/activities as come for recommendation of the CSR committee will be added to the CSR policy after due diligence and approval of the Board.

COMMITMENT

The Board of Directors, the CSR Committee our management and all our employees subscribe to the philosophy of compassionate care. We believe and act on an ethos of generosity and compassion, characterized by a willingness to build a society that works for everyone. This is the cornerstone of our CSR Policy.

Contributions made by McGraw Hill India and its Employees towards the betterment of the Society in times of need

In July 2018, severe floods affected the Indian state of Kerala, due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst floods witnessed in Kerala in nearly a century. Over 445 people lost their lives, and many were reported missing, while at least 280,679 people were evacuated from danger zones. All 14 districts of the state were placed on high alert. According to the Kerala government, one-sixth of the total population of Kerala had been directly affected by the floods and related incidents. The Union government had declared it a 'Calamity of severe nature'.

McGraw Hill family had been able to collect and contribute INR One Million towards the relief program.

PM National Relief Fund for the relief work caused due to the devastating floods in 2019 across India

During the monsoon season of 2019, severe floods affected various parts of India due to unusually high rainfall. There was insurmountable damage to both life and property.

McGraw Hill India had been able to collect and contribute INR One Million towards the Flood relief.

Relief work during the COVID-19 Pandemic

During this difficult situation around the world, its everyone’s duty to contribute in whatever way they can to help fight the COVID- 19 pandemic. McGraw Hill India family has been able to collect and contribute INR 0.75 Million towards Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund’ (PM CARES Fund).
At the same time, we have also contributed INR 0.5 Million towards Noida District Authority Relief Fund.
McGraw Hill India also provided sanitization supplies such as handwash soaps, bathing soaps, face masks etc. for 350 children in three different Rainbow Homes across Delhi.

Other Support Initiatives by McGraw Hill India

We, at McGraw Hill India, run an in-house drive wherein all employees are asked out of their own free will to provide any kind of support in the form of books, stationery, toys, clothes etc., for children. We have done many such drives over the years and have contributed relief material to the Rainbow Homes for the Children of the homes.
Our employees have donated amenities such as clothes, stationery, toys, shoes, etc. for the underprivileged in a locality named Mangal Chowk, Vasundhara, UP. We did this in association with the NGO, The Path Finders, who have been working towards the welfare of the children by running a school in the neighborhood.

CSR Policy