Leaders Speak

Masakazu Yoshimura

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO)

I believe embedding sustainability into our business is beneficial for us, our customers, partners, employees, and suppliers alike. Over the years, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has built a strong and valued reputation of caring for the communities, it operates around. Our deep commitment to creating meaningful, impactful interventions along with the brand promise of providing an “Awesome Experience” to our stakeholders, has shaped our journey of CSR and helped us win appreciation from the communities. As a society, we faced unprecedented challenges over the last two years, but equally extraordinary has been the resilience that led to an unprecedented pace of business transformation. We are striving towards our goal of realizing a future mobility society. We will remain committed to delivering ever-better cars and ever-better communities.

Late. Vikram S. Kirloskar

Sustainability and impact have always been the key features of our societal initiatives. We aim to pursue the development of holistic and sustainable societies through our interventions by aligning our ESG strategy to SDG and national priorities and goals.

We are committed to the inclusive development of the community with our sustained efforts through deeper stakeholder engagement by creating value and impact in all our social programs. We strive to achieve excellence with clear intent and purpose with ever-growing partnerships and collaboration to transform the lives of the underprivileged sections of society with various innovative social models.

Our affirmative action and swift response during Covid-19 towards building a resilient society and growing together is a testimony of our strong belief towards better tomorrow.

G Shankara

Director, Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer

At our organization, Corporate Social Responsibility is a fundamental part of how we conduct business. We believe that sustainable growth goes hand in hand with the development of the communities and environment around us.

Our CSR approach is guided by a commitment to create long-term, meaningful impact & strengthen our commitment to sustainable and inclusive growth by aligning our CSR initiatives with national priorities. Beyond compliance, our goal is to integrate responsibility into our core business values and decision-making processes. We provide a platform for employees to get an added purpose by engaging with community on diverse social issues by devoting their time and expertise for the betterment of the society. We continuously evaluate and strengthen our initiatives to maximize their social and environmental impact.

Vikram Gulati

Executive Vice President

CSR activities & long-term sustenance of these interventions go hand in hand. At TKM, we emphasize ensuring that activity sustenance is embedded during the conceptualization of community development projects. From the very beginning, we have focused our efforts on providing our resources, expertise, and capabilities to provide solutions to societal issues based on the actual needs of the target community. The passion to drive sustainable CSR is deep-rooted in Toyota’s DNA. CSR implementation follows the TKM’s mission of ‘Producing Mass Happiness for All’ and towards this we Empathise with the needs of communities, Engage communities during the process of delivering impactful programs, and Encourage them to partner in community-led initiatives thereby Empowering the communities to take ownership after we exit.