Lupin Foundation bags CRISIL Highest VO 1A Rating

For over 37 years, LHWRF has spearheaded initiatives to improve lives and livelihoods and strengthen healthcare for underserved populations across India.

“We are honored to receive the VO 1A rating from CRISIL, reflecting our commitment to social welfare and sustainable growth,” said Tushara Shankar, Head – CSR, Lupin. “This recognition inspires us to expand our innovative programs that support communities and create lasting positive impact.”

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The CRISIL VO grading is a comprehensive assessment framework that evaluates an organization’s overall ability to deliver on its goals. It focuses on factors such as stakeholder engagement, system and process efficiency, implementation and monitoring mechanisms, and financial management skills, including revenue and expenditure control, resource diversification, liquidity, and transparency reporting.

Lupin Human Welfare & Research Foundation (LHWRF) is the social responsibility arm of Lupin Limited, founded by Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta in 1988. Over the past three decades, the Foundation has impacted more than 2.02 million beneficiaries across 5,400 villages in 26 districts spread across eight states in India.

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Throughout its journey, the Foundation has primarily focused on creating sustainable livelihood opportunities and fostering economic growth in some of the most underdeveloped districts in the country.

The Livelihoods Program, a key driver of the company's development efforts over the last decade, enhances community well-being and healthcare access by strengthening health systems to effectively address non-communicable diseases such as COPD, CVD, asthma, diabetes, and hypertension.