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Godrej Group

Godrej Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate


headquartered in Mumbai, which is managed and largely Godrej Group
owned by the Godrej family. It was founded by Ardeshir
Godrej and Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej in 1897, and operates
in sectors as diverse as real estate, consumer products,
industrial engineering, appliances, furniture, security and
agricultural products.[4] Its subsidiaries and affiliated
companies include Godrej Industries and its subsidiaries
Godrej Consumer Products, Godrej Agrovet, and Godrej
Type Private
Properties, as well as the private holding company Godrej
& Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1897[1]
Founder Ardeshir Godrej
Contents Pirojsha Burjorji Godrej
Timeline Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra,
India
Social responsibility
Area served Worldwide
Operations
Key people Adi Godrej
References
(Chairman)[2]
External links Products Aerospace
Agriculture
Timeline Consumer goods
Home appliances
1897: Godrej was established in 1897 Chemicals
1897: Godrej introduced the first lock with lever Construction
technology in India.
Electronics
1902: Godrej makes its first Indian Safe
Furniture
1918: Godrej Soaps Limited incorporated
Real estate
1920: Godrej made soap using vegetable oil, which
was a huge hit with the vegetarian community in India Security solutions
1955: Godrej produced India's first indigenous Infotech
typewriter Revenue US$4.1 billion
1961: Godrej Started Manufacturing Forklift Trucks in (2015)[3]
India Number of 28,000 (2016)
1971: Godrej Agrovet Limited began as an Animal employees
Feeds division of Godrej Soaps
Subsidiaries Godrej Consumer
1974: Veg oils division in Wadala, Mumbai acquired Products Limited
1988: Godrej Properties Limited, another subsidiary,
Godrej Infotech Ltd
established
Godrej Industries Ltd
1989: Godrej became the first Indian company to
introduce PUF (polyurethane foam) Godrej Properties Ltd
1991: Foods business started Godrej Agrovet
1994: Transelektra Domestic Products acquired Godrej & Boyce
1995: Transelektra forged a strategic alliance with Sara Godrej Housing
Lee USA Finance Ltd
1999: Transelektra renamed Godrej Sara Lee Limited Website www.godrej.com (htt
and incorporated Godrej Infotech Ltd. p://www.godrej.com)
2001: Godrej Consumer Products was formed as a
result of the demerger of Godrej Soaps Limited. Godrej Soaps renamed Godrej Industries
Limited
2002: Godrej Tea Limited set up
2003: Entered the BPO solutions and services space with Godrej Global Solutions Limited
2004: Godrej HiCare Limited set up to provide a Safe Healthy Environment to customers by
providing professional pest management services
2006: Foods business was merged with Godrej Tea and Godrej Tea renamed Godrej
Beverages & Foods Limited
2007: Godrej Beverages & Foods Limited formed a JV with The Hershey Company of North
America and the company was renamed Godrej Hershey Foods & Beverages Limited
2008: Godrej relaunched itself with new colourful logo and a fresh identity music
2010: Godrej launched GoJiyo a free, browser based 3D virtual world[5]
2011: Godrej & Boyce shuts down its typewriter manufacturing plant, the last in the world.[6]
2014: Godrej kick-starts Masterbrand 2.0 – bigger & brighter; Launches FreeG; India's first
non-web based mobile browsing experience, 18 November 2014 [7]
2020: The Godrej Group enters into financial services business with Godrej Housing Finance
(GHF) to provide affordable Home loans [8][9]

Social responsibility
Godrej has a philanthropic arm that has built schools, dispensaries and a residential complex for
their employees. Trusts established by Godrej continue to invest in education, healthcare and
upliftment of the underprivileged. Godrej is a supporter of the World Wildlife Fund in India, it has
developed a green business campus in the Vikhroli township of Mumbai, which includes 200 acres
mangrove forest and a school for the children of company employees.

Twenty-five percent of the shares of the Godrej holding company are held in trusts that include the
Pirojsha Godrej Foundation, the Soonabai Pirojsha Godrej Foundation[6] and the Godrej
Memorial Trust. Through these trusts the Group supports healthcare, education and
environmental sustainability initiatives such as The Mangroves,[7] Teach for India, WWF, Smile
Train and the Godrej Memorial Hospital among others.

Operations
The Godrej group can be broadly divided into two major holding companies, working
independently:

1. Godrej Industries Ltd


2. Godrej & Boyce

References
1. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20061029185645/http://www.godrej.com/gstory/c
hange/janfeb/cover.htm). Archived from the original (http://www.godrej.com/gstory/change/janf
eb/cover.htm) on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
2. "Meet our Board of Directors | Godrej" (https://www.godrej.com/group-directors).
www.godrej.com.
3. "Godrej Group Profile" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160225130223/http://www.godrej.com/g
odrej/godrej/who-we-are.html). Godrej. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original (http://www.
godrej.com/godrej/godrej/who-we-are.html) on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
4. "The Godrej Group - Godrej" (https://web.archive.org/web/20160125185854/http://www.godrej.
com/godrej/godrej/aboutgodrejgroup.aspx?id=1&menuid=1163). Archived from the original (htt
p://www.godrej.com/godrej/godrej/aboutgodrejgroup.aspx?id=1&menuid=1163) on 25 January
2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
5. Godrej, online publication", 18 March 2010
"Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110
711104601/http://www.godrej.com/godrej/Godrej/Pdf/GojiyoFinalRelease.pdf) (PDF). Archived
from the original (http://www.godrej.com/godrej/Godrej/Pdf/GojiyoFinalRelease.pdf) (PDF) on
11 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
6. Godrej, online publication", May 7 2011
"Godrej and Boyce to shut typewriter production" (http
s://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20110516-godrej-to-shut-typewriter-unit-
production-with-diminishing-demand-745985-2011-05-07). Archived (https://web.archive.org/w
eb/20210125152027/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/20110516-godr
ej-to-shut-typewriter-unit-production-with-diminishing-demand-745985-2011-05-07) from the
original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
7. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20150705085554/http://www.godrej.com/godrej/g
odrej/Pdf/Masterbrand-Nov.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://www.godrej.com/godr
ej/godrej/Pdf/Masterbrand-Nov.pdf) (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
8. "Godrej enters financial services via launch of Godrej Housing Finance" (https://www.financiale
xpress.com/industry/godrej-enters-financial-services-via-launch-of-godrej-housing-finance/212
5750/). 11 November 2020.
9. "Home Loans, Balance Transfer - Godrej Housing Finance" (https://www.godrejhf.com/).
www.godrejhf.com.

External links
Official website (https://www.100acress.com/godrej-south-estate/)

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