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DRIVING SUSTAINABLE TRANSFORMATIONS

Sustainable Outreach and Universal Leadership Limited (SOUL), founded in 2021, is a pioneering consultancy firm specialising in business transformation strategy with a strong focus on sustainability. Through process realignment, organisation restructuring, skill development, smart negotiation and contracting, and digitalisation, it empowers clients to enhance operational efficiency, capital productivity, and workplace harmony. With a client-centred approach, SOUL not only advises on transformative strategies, but also actively supports implementation to ensure clients achieve the desired outcomes of making a positive impact on their business and the environment

Under the visionary leadership of its Chairperson, Prof. Sasmita Samanta, SOUL has carved a niche for itself in a remarkably short span. Headquartered in Bhubaneswar in Odisha, India, the organisation is committed to offering practical and unique solutions to its clients.

As a leading name in educational aid design and deployment, SOUL offers enterprise solutions for the efficient management of business processes of diverse educational institutions. It provides comprehensive business solutions, encompassing infrastructure services to IT-enabled services, including digital, analytics and Internet of Things (IoT). Armed with a proficient team, the firm approaches every challenge with a sense of responsibility, sincerity, and fairness.

USE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

SOUL caters to diverse sectors such as Education, Skill Development, Health and Social Wellness, Rural Development, Agriculture, Disaster Management & Resilience, and Energy & Smart Infrastructure. With its multiple domain expertise, it brings innovative tech-driven solutions for empowering communities and fostering sustainable development. For instance, its game-changing ERP solution ‘EduLead’ has revolutionised institutions like the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), streamlining processes from admission and finance management to library services. It has been designed and implemented in collaboration with several IT companies to provide customised solutions for universities, ensuring efficient management and fostering growth in the academic ecosystem.

SOUL’s commitment to advanced technologies is also evident through its Sustainable Smart Campus solution. Partnering with leading IT companies, it has transformed institutions like KIIT (Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology) and KISS. The solution facilitates online teaching, automates tedious tasks and offers innovative features like smart rooms, energy management, and paperless file management. Its GPS-based tracking enables students, faculty, and staff members to enjoy seamless transport management.

SOUL has also partnered with colleges and IT companies to design and implement IoT in educational institutions. Its IoT ecosystem thrives on a web of cutting-edge smart devices featuring embedded processors, sensors, and seamless communication hardware. These devices adeptly gather, transmit, and respond to data from their surroundings. Facilitating seamless data sharing, they connect to IoT gateways or edge devices, enabling analysis in the cloud or locally. By implementing IoT in educational institutions, SOUL spearheads enhanced campus security and intelligent environment monitoring.

human-robot interactions. These gesture-rich yet cost-effective robots have found application in education, communication and other industries. With strategic partnerships across schools, colleges, and various industries, including banks, shopping malls, hospitals, corporations, offices, and companies, SOUL’s feature-rich creations are revolutionising the way we interact with robots. While SOUL’s vision drives them forward, it’s their employee-centric culture that keeps the wheels turning. The firm ensures that its employees flourish in a supportive and nurturing environment.

REMARKABLE MILESTONES

One of the key areas where SOUL is making a significant impact is in the implementation of the Wireless Access Network Interface (WANI) framework envisioned by the Government of India. The framework aims to enable the last-mile broadband connectivity through a network of public Wi-Fi access points. Under this distributed architecture and unbundling of functions, the WANI ecosystem will be operated by different players, including APP providers and Public Data Office Aggregators (PDOAs). SOUL has the distinction of being the first to register as a PDOA and APP provider in the state of Odisha, making significant strides in bridging the digital divide and empowering communities with reliable internet access.

Additionally, SOUL, in collaboration with KIIT Deemed to be University, is actively engaged in conducting baseline surveys for the Deputy Director of Horticulture in Sundargarh and Angul districts of Odisha. These surveys aim to gather crucial data on demographic, social, economic, and farming-related aspects of farmers in various blocks of these districts. Approximately 15,000 respondents will be covered for both the projects. The insights derived from these surveys will be utilised to formulate effective strategies for promoting and enhancing farming activities in the selected regions. These strategies will be implemented through the establishment and sustainable operation of Agriculture Production Clusters.

MAKING HEADWAY

Al Adil Trading Co. LLC is the emblem of Dhananjay Datar’s astonishing success and excellence. The group was established in 1984 in Dubai as a small grocery shop and has transformed over the years into a 34-company enterprise across GCC and India. This tremendous change was inculcated due to Datar’s hard work and sharp-witted personality. Presently, Al Adil is a prominent manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium Indian pulses, spices, foodstuff, groceries, branded items and assorted non-food Items. Besides nine supermarkets, the company has three factories and two exports – import firms.

WORKING WITH DESTINY

A 20 year old Indian came to Dubai with a hope of a better future and started working hard in his father’s grocery shop. Then suddenly, destiny rolled its magic wand. A small entrepreneur who used to live a frugal life became one of the most successful businessmen. The man is none other than Mr. Dhananjay Datar and the empire is Al Adil Trading Co. LLC.

The company was set up during a time when the Emirate was growing on a fast pace and many Indians travelled to Dubai to flip the coin of their fortune. These people craved for the taste of their own country. Datar knew that the iron was hot and he seized this opportunity to strike with his strength. Today, the company has its own massive 150 thousand sq ft manufacturing unit in the Al Quoz industrial area of Dubai. Under the brand name of Peacock, it produces masalas, spices, pickles, flours, pulses and other Indian foodstuff items. It also has an outlet in Mumbai as the Masala King Exports. The company has also diversified into import and export under the special class establishment with trade lines in the US, Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, Switzerland, Italy and Eritrea as well as Kuwait, Oman and the UAE. In addition, the group also has a specialist Indian supermarket chain with 30 retail outlets across Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia and India. Recently its new outlets were inaugurated in the U.A.E, Mussafah, and Abu Dhabi.

EARNING THE TRUST

The company believes in the quality of the products and has invested heavily in the integral Supply Chain and Quality management. They want to make sure that the consumers can buy a healthy product that has the highest standards of food safety and best quality. They are known for their hygienic packaging, stringent quality norms and competitive pricing. Adil group has also gained trust of various companies including five star hotels and reputed catering companies based out of Dubai. Business firms such as Dubai duty free, Emirates in-flight catering, Jumeirah Hospitality Sheraton Group, Al Habtoor Group, Damac, Intercat Hospitality, etc are amongst their valuable clientele. With attractive offers on various festivals, this company always tries to please its customers and gives them budget friendly products. The company keeps its customers on the top of its priority list.

As the group has grown at a fast pace and earned the trust of its customers, it was rewarded with various eminent awards and honors across Asia. The company cherishes three values – hard work, courage and confidence. With this mantra, they are galloping in the sphere of business world reaching towards a better and shining future.

Purity and Excitement Promised

Engaged in manufacturing the finest assortment of high-grade, export quality natural mineral water, natural sparkling water and natural nectar-based fruit juice, Hielo Beverages India Pvt. Ltd. has created a niche brand called Peaur, which replenishes, revitalizes and rejuvenates in an instant

Endeavouring to offer purity, untaintedness and extreme goodness, Hielo Beverages has launched the brand ‘PEAUR’, which has quickly found a place in customers’ hearts because
of its superior and natural water products, thus setting itself apart from similar manufacturers. It has immediately attracted those who prefer natural to artificial, overall health to simply quenching thirst and ready to pay that premium to get something extraordinary.

Uncompromising Quality

Establishing massive infrastructural units operated by the best technicians to meet the modern lifestyles of the urban health enthusiasts, and to maintain supreme quality of its beverages, Hielo Beverages takes special care to ensure that the quality of its products is always premium. To follow high-quality standards, it has created manufacturing abilities at
par the international market guidelines and standards, and urges its customers to buy PEAUR to not only quench their thirst, but to maintain their goals of staying healthy and drinking pure.

Desiring to offer premium quality and targeting people from all generations, it has utilized its market knowledge to deliver breakthroughs in its range of products. Trying dedicatedly to set benchmarks in sustainable development, it takes special care to minimize any negative impact on the Mother Nature in its efforts to contribute towards its social responsibility.

Not Just A Basic Need

Believing that the modern lifestyles demand not just water to keep our bodies hydrated, Hielo Beverages has launched Peaur Natural Mineral Water, which has been scientifically developed incorporating adequate minerals for body’s energy and mineral needs. Thus, its Peaur Sparkling Natural Mineral Water replenishes one’s entire system helping one rejuvenate in a jiffy, and the Peaur Flavoured Vitamin Water revitalizes through important vitamins and antioxidants. Thus, under the able guidance of Mr. Piyush Mathur, who is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Managing Director of Hielo Beverages Private Limited, the company has not only successfully created a world-class brand, it has offered more than just a bottled mineral water to its customers unlike several other beverage companies.

Laying Strong Foundation for a Prosperous Future

Realizing the supreme importance of quality education, Greenwood High has been enabling children to explore their talents, nurture their intellect and creativity, and enhance their potential while inculcating in them the values of commitment and empathy

Established in Bangalore, in the year 2004, Greenwood High International School nurtures a vision that every young person who, as a student, passes through these portals will be a principled thinker, an effective communicator, and an open-minded global citizen. With a motto of providing a fresh perspective on education – one that teaches the child how to think, instead of what to think – the school is consistently working in the direction of overall personality development of the students, enabling them to become sensitive and responsible human-beings.

Fostering Holistic Development

Besides working on its mission of shaping students as socially-conscious, well-informed, curious, and creative individuals with a passion for lifelong learning; the school also encourages the proactive role of the parents in the personality development of their wards. The school’s Mission Statement – “To educate young people in ways that prepare them to be active, free thinking, and socially responsible citizens in a democratic society….” – clearly reflects these ideals. This goal is achieved by the dedicated efforts of an enthusiastic and thoroughly professional faculty, working with an innovative and humanistic educational approach.

The students are expressly trained and motivated to become critical yet compassionate thinkers. Various discipline techniques and teaching tools are used to raise them as individuals who are confident enough to surmount any personal limitation and direct all their efforts towards discovering and developing individual potential. It also lays an equal emphasis on understanding of different cultures & acknowledgement of individual differences.

Greenwood High International School – Bannerghatta

This school was established in 2016 and is affiliated to the ICSE board. It follows the philosophy laid down at Sarjapur which emphasizes courtesy, kindness, empathy and mutual respect for nature and all things around which is created through active learning.

In a span of 2 years, it has earned recognitions like the Best School in Bengaluru for Teaching & Learning Practices Award; Best Upcoming ICSE School; No. 1 Emerging School in Bengaluru; School with Best Infrastructure in Bengaluru; and has been ranked #1 in India under the Top ICSE School – parameter wise for ‘Infrastructure Provision & Individual Attention to Students’.

Merit recognised

Greenwood High International is ranked India’s #2, Karnataka’s #2 & Bangalore’s 2 International Day-cum-Boarding School and Greenwood High, Bangalore is ranked India’s #3, Karnataka’s 1 & Bangalore’s #1 Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding School in the Education World India School Rankings 2018-19. Greenwood International School is ranked No.1 in India under the Top ICSE School – Parameter wise for ‘Academic Reputation’ and is ranked #1 in India, #1 in Karnataka & #1 in Bengaluru in category – ‘India`s Top 20 Day-Cum-Boarding School’ in a survey by EducationToday.co. for 2018 – Sarjapur School.

Making Great Strides towards the Welfare of Humanity

Pioneering healthcare for humanity, Mundipharma is bent on its mission of making innovative medicines accessible to all those in need. Under the quintessential leadership of Mr. Raman Singh, it has emerged as one of the fastest growing pharmaceutical businesses in the world

Efficiently spearheaded by CEO, Mr. Raman Singh, a highly experienced healthcare veteran who brings in more than 2 decades of industry experience, Mundipharma is consistently setting new benchmarks of success in the pharmaceutical industry. Focused on transforming Mundipharma’s business, he has played a significant role in dramatically increasing the size of the organization in terms of its geographic footprint, number of employees, portfolio of medicines and performance.

Prioritizing Patients

Even though the firm has achieved 24 consecutive quarters of growth, yet at the same time, Mundipharma abides by its core value of keeping patients at the heart of everything it does. The geographic expansion – from operating in 12 countries to now having a presence in over 120 – indicates that the organization touches the lives of more patients than ever before. Mundipharma entities cover pharmaceutical markets in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East and Africa. The headquarters for these territories is in Singapore.

With a mission of alleviating the suffering of patients and to substantially improve their quality of life, Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing to patients the benefit of novel treatment options in fields such as pain, oncology, oncology supportive care, ophthalmology, respiratory disease &consumer healthcare.

The organisation’s R&D is led from research centres in Singapore, USA, UK, Germany, China and Japan and it carries out pre-clinical research, pharmaceutical development, clinical development, drug safety, regulatory affairs & scientific support of new treatments. Mundipharma also leverages a network of world-class manufacturing facilities & benefits from vertical integration, which in turn benefits patients. Currently, the firm is in the process of opening a new global R&D, manufacturing & distribution facility in Singapore for its range of consumer healthcare products that sit under the umbrella of the iconic BETADINE® brand.

Mr. Singh believes that by fully harnessing the power of innovative new technology, Mundipharma will be able to help even more patients. Thus, Mundipharma launched breatheriteTM, an innovative mobile app that employs augmented reality technology to address errors in inhaler use among Asthma sufferers.

Making World Greener

Counted among the few completely integrated speciality carbon companies globally, Himadri Speciality Chemical Limited (HSCL) has established itself as one of the world’s most extensive value chains in the carbon segment, leveraging on its deep knowledge of Carbon

Incorporated in 1990, by the Choudhary family in Kolkata, Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd is today India’s leading speciality chemical conglomerate with a market capitalization of over USD 1 billion. Under the leadership of Mr. Anurag Choudhary, CEO, the company has gained market leadership in most of its key products and forayed into new products and markets with strong foothold across 20 countries.

INNOVATING EXCELLENCE

Himadri has nine ‘zero-discharge’ state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities across India and China. The Company has a strong emphasis on technological innovation and research and its R&D facilities have been recognized by Government of India. The Company takes pride in its strong and experienced R&D team of over 40 plus distinguished members, which includes several international experts and Ph.Ds.

The Company is India’s ONLY vertically-integrated specialty Carbon Corporation, with a robust product portfolio which includes:

Largest producer of coal tar pitch in India with more than 70% market share. Critical raw material for aluminium and graphite production impacting purity of metal, power consumption and life of anodes

Significant carbon black producer with focus on value added application

One of the three global manufacturers of Zero QI pitch

Special pitch for supplies to DRDO for use in long warhead missiles

The Company is currently under a transformational journey by setting its footprints across two highly technology driven projects:

Launch of application-oriented specialty carbon black for global markets. As stated by our CEO, “Himadri aims to be among top five global specialty black players in next five years”

Anode material for lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles, mobile phones, etc. Among very few producers globally and only producer in India. The company can produce both synthetic and natural variants of the anode material

Rising with Tenderness and Care

Himadri has been instrumental in bringing livelihood and cutting-edge technology to the State. Being active corporate citizen, Himadri has always focussed strongly on CSR. The Company continues to focus on adding innovative and specialized products to its portfolio aiming to create the largest integrated global producer of Carbon Chemicals.

Creating a Safe and Sustainable Future

Safex Chemicals is a preeminent name in the agrochemicals industry and after having created a considerably firm and strong foothold in the Indian market, the company is now majorly occupied with setting benchmarks in the organizational formulation as well as the appropriate marketing of pesticides and various other agrochemicals

Safex Chemicals India Ltd., the chemical industry mogul has ever since its establishment been consistent in creating a strong countrywide network that is committed to delivering premium quality. The brand has been following the path to accomplishing their mission of making available and accessible the most impressively adequate, economical as well as an environment-friendly and sustainable formula to curate pesticides and agrochemicals for the farmers and the agricultural industry.

Establishing the Pillars of Success

Established in the year 1991, the company had initially ventured out by setting up its manufacturing facility unit in the town of Bahadurgarh in Haryana. Eventually, to meet the rapidly growing demands, needs of the company’s well-curated products and to expand their manufacturing facilities, another unit was established at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir in 2004. This new unit was impressively equipped with the state-of-the-art machinery and their technologically advanced testing equipment.

After having set up a countrywide network of offices, distributors & dealers, the company is all set to serve a wide client base of customers throughout the country. Safex Chemicals was originally vested with an objective to contribute and accord to the growth of the agricultural industry of the country, to cater to the ever-increasing demands of the abundantly huge number of users. The company is therefore entrenched in the value of channelling all its endeavours towards developing assistance-worthy, effective as well as environmentally sustainable and healthy molecules of chemicals at highly competitive and affordable costs. Through this, Safex Chemicals aims at enabling the increased production rate of food grains and other commercial crops, thus contributing their bit towards the society.

Envisaging a Vision to Achieve the Mission

The company has been making steady efforts to research on the bioproducts that can efficiently replace the chemical products in the future. They also aim at entering the arena of the household market that has an immense scope and the need for a comprehensive solution for termites and mosquitoes.

Sowing the Seeds of Prosperity

HPM Chemicals and Fertilizers (HPM) is a well-known group of agro-chemical unit offering leading standards of production based on international best practices and extensive research and development with a determination of protecting the larger interests of the farmers

With more than four decades since its establishment in 1975, HPM has marked a significant market position and led the agro-chemical industry in India and overseas. HPM is a leading-agro chemical company that holds the potential for significant improvements for the crop. Consistently and around the globe, HPM is finding better approaches to improve agriculture – making more conceivable outcomes for farmers through the power of agrochemical. At HPM, it’s all about helping the farmers and their crop through best quality agrochemicals. HPM keeps their crop healthy and nourish it at every stage of farming.

GLOBALLY RECOGNISED

With the goal of ‘Yielding Prosperity’, HPM has stood unswervingly by its motto of bringing affluence and prosperity in the lives of its associates and stakeholders, and has at all times made a deep and colossal impression. HPM has driven and drove the agro-chemical industry in India and abroad. In such a way, the nation’s driving affiliation HPM India is completing a great measure of Commendable work. For the progress of farmers affiliation is giving them the best quality agrochemicals. HPM’s capable work force constantly attempts to improve and make a broad assortment of yield affirmation Products and plant supplements. HPM has quality certifications including ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and BS OHSAS 18001:2007 compliance manufacturing facility.

GROUND-BREAKING PRACTICES

With a mission of ensuring self-reliance and independence in productivity, HPM has successfully incorporated the best ground-breaking practices in its processes. A globally
recognised pesticide company with discernible presence, HPM is among the forerunners to
support the Green Revolution.

Strategically backed by a skilful and dexterous workforce, HPM always strives to innovate and produce a wide range of crop protection products and plant nutrients. Using the most modern technological developments, HPM produces the best fertilizers and premium seeds with longer shelf-life and maximum germination. HPM has grown massively due to in-house production of the raw material using finest quality requisite materials & a greater focus on quality checks & quality assurance & has world-class arrangements for storage & warehousing facilities.

INCESSANT CONTRIBUTION

Being a great contributor to agriculture growth during the past 35 years, HPM has developed a pan India presence illustrated by quality infrastructure facilities with latest technological facilities, at par with global brands.

Painting Dreams, Redefining Homes

With almost 75 years in the home décor industry, Asian Paints has crossed the bar of excellence with its high-quality products and appealing service to its customers. Currently operational in almost 19 countries, the company has accumulated a set of consumers who have an unbreakable trust on the brand.

PAINTING THE MAGNUM OPUS

The journey started in a small garage when four far-sighted friends were ready to establish one of the largest paint companies in the world. The company boasts of its strong consumer-focus and innovative spirit and over the years these are the qualities that have made Asian Paints India’s leading paint company. The company leads this sector in India with an astounding market share of 54.1%, and stands fourth in the Asian market.

DELIVERING THE BEST

Even with tens of painting brands in the market and new ones coming up every now and then, Asian Paints has firmly held its consumer base. The company has made a tryst with quality and service; from delivering the best quality paints to getting the customer’s house painted in a very short period, the company has struck every chord in the best possible way. The company has a separate counseling cell for customers who want advice about how and what to paint their homes with.

VISION OF A COLOURFUL TOMORROW

Asian Paints aims to become one of the top five decorative coating companies worldwide very soon; collaborating with established global partners is one of the ways in which it aspires to live that dream. The brand is continuously striving to strengthen its quality and firmly placing itself in the global market.

The company is not only focusing on its own materialistic development but has been widely participating in developmental work for the society. A team of diligent people work in carrying out the company’s CSR. CSR focus area for the company comprises Education, Skill Development, Health Care/ Hygiene, and Water Management.

Asian Paints has all that it takes to become the world’s largest company dealing in home décor.

Believing in a Never-ending Growth

Targeting to become one of the top five paint brands in India in the next five years, Kamdhenu Paints has already built a strong brand value taking forward its Kamdhenu legacy, while making endeavors to consistently innovate & offer high-quality products, and building loyalty among channel partners & business associates

An offspring of the giant Kamdhenu Ispat Limited, ‘Colour Dreamz’ is its paint vertical directly under Kamdhenu Paints & Chemicals, and has already made a thumping presence
in the industry, with a lofty vision to make Kamdhenu an all-solutions-brand for Infrastructural & Construction needs.

Launched in the year 2008, Colour Dreamz is an ambitious project with a powerful backing and expertise of the same immensely successful infrastructural and supply chain management geniuses of Kamdhenu Ispat.

Employing state-of-the-art automatic machines and advanced Research & Development laboratories, Kamdhenu Paints focuses on offering every one of its products to customers with the highest quality standards guaranteeing ultimate customer satisfaction. Helping customers make an informed choice, tinting machine technology has also been introduced in the company, and the same robust networks, logistics solutions and supporting, and technological efficiency is being used for Kamdhenu Paints that is the hallmark of Kamdhenu Group. The current stockyard facility of 26 sales depots gives it a leading edge over its competitors, as these product stock stations prove highly effective in the distribution channel, enabling smooth and uninterrupted supply of ‘Colour Dreamz’ products through the massive network of 4000 dealers & distributors of Kamdhenu Group spread across India.

Thus, in less than a decade, Colour Dreamz has created a strong competition for the already established paint brands in the market, with its envious range of decorative paint products such as Exterior & Interior Emulsions, Cement Paints, Water based Primers, Acrylic Distempers, Synthetic & GP Enamel, Solvent based Primers, Wood Finishes, Aluminum Paints and Textured to Designer Finishes.

Blending Dreams with Imagination

Since beginning, Kamdhenu Group has offered its huge customer base dreams blended with ingenious innovations, complete with unmatched quality. Kamdhenu Paints have worked on the same legacy offering a perfect fusion in its paint products among various shades of the changing pattern of consumer demand, the tints of global trend and the hue of advanced science of colours.

Moving strongly, Colour Dreamz products not only create an impressive expression to a piece of wood, wall or metal, but they also offer a shield of protection to them, thus consistently enlarging the customer base and consumer satisfaction.