Business Wire IndiaMr. Suresh Goklaney, Executive Vice Chairman, Eureka Forbes- India’s leading health & hygiene company, has been felicitated and honored with one of the most esteemed– Rotary’s Responsible Business award, for his commitment towards addressing the social and economic challenges faced by the country. This award is a testimony of the work and efforts in providing clean water to rural villages and urban slums throughout India as well as for generating employment opportunities to the unemployed within communities.
Mr. Suresh Goklaney along with 5 other International Rotary leaders has been invited for Rotary Day at the United Nations on 11th -12th November in New York and will be honored with the ‘Rotary Responsible Business Award’ for bringing a positive, long lasting change to their communities locally or internationally. It is one of the most esteemed events on the Rotary calendar. Each year, more than 1,500 Rotary members, UN officials, NGO leaders and guests gather at the UN Headquarters to learn about and discuss humanitarian challenges while recognizing and celebrating the positive impact that Rotary and others are making in our world today. This year’s event focuses on Economic and Community Development with the title, Responsible Business, Resilient Societies.
Armed with a vision of “Safe Water for every Indian”, Suresh Goklaney has been the architect of building his organization from a single product, single channel company to a multi-product, multi-channel organization with over 20 million satisfied customers. Apart from corporate success, Mr. Goklaney is also known for his service towards mankind. To address the problems with regards to clean drinking water, community-fulfillment initiatives - a unique concept of water shops was designed to empower communities and provide safe drinking water across different parts of the country. This initiative has been instrumental in bringing about a significant change in the lives of the people.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Suresh L Goklaney, Executive Vice Chairman, Eureka Forbes Limited said, “For over 33 years now, Eureka Forbes has been diligently working towards fulfilling its dream of providing safe drinking water to every Indian. Through our community fulfillment initiative, we aim to translate our vision of healthy nation into reality and provide clean drinking water to the people as well as generate employment opportunities to the unemployed. We are humbled by this recognition and thank Rotary for bestowing this prestigious award. I would also like to thank the team at Eureka Forbes for their immense efforts and contributions that has helped us in achieving this award.”
About Eureka Forbes
Eureka Forbes Limited is India’s leading health and hygiene brand. It is a multi-product, multi-channel organization. A part of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Eureka Forbes’ product portfolio encompasses water purification, vacuum cleaning, air purification and home security solutions. It has a base of 20 mn happy customers, a reach of over 1,500 cities and towns in India and a global footprint across 53 countries. In addition to Asia’s largest direct sales force, it has dealer and institutional channels, an inventive business partner network, a rural channel and one of the most expansive service networks in India. In its 34 years of existence, Eureka Forbes has been a pioneer and trend setter in direct selling in India and today is one of the largest direct selling companies in the world. Aquaguard is the flagship water purifier brand of Eureka Forbes and has been conferred with numerous Indian and international awards for its superior technology.
Photo Caption : Mr. Suresh Goklaney, Executive Vice Chairman Eureka Forbes receives the Rotary Responsible business award
