Arvind gets Asia’s Best First Time Sustainability Report award at the recently concluded 2016 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) in Singapore. India’s leading lifestyle and fashion conglomerate was also declared joint winner in Asia’s Best Materiality reporting category in which it shared the award with Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation.

Commenting on the award, chairman Arvind Limited, Sanjay Lalbhai said he felt proud to win Asia’s Best First Time Sustainability Report, 2016. The win reiterates the conglomerate’s commitment towards sustainability. Sixty eight companies from 14 countries made it to the final round of 2016 Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards. The finalists were shortlisted by members of an independent judging panel.

Hosted in Singapore, the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards (ASRA) are the highest recognition for sustainability reporting in the region. To encourage more Asian companies to embrace sustainability reporting, CSR Works International, a Singapore-based sustainability firm, has created the Asia Sustainability Reporting Awards. The awards are CSR Works International’s not-for-profit initiative and are part of its own corporate responsibility programme.