My E-Haat Conclave Edition 2 , was a celebration of art & artisans. This year's theme, Revitalizing the Craft Economy: Empowering Artisans, Enriching Traditions, underscores HCLTech’s commitment to fostering a sustainable future for India's artisanal community. The craft sector, comprising over 7,000,000 artisans and 35,000 unique products, is vital to the nation's economy. The Conclave featured two key panels. The first on Craft Entrepreneurship and Incubation discussed sustainable ventures and capacity building, resulting in strategies for scaling enterprises. The second on Innovation and Technology Intervention focused on enhancing productivity, market reach and engagement through technology, leading to strategies for digital empowerment and design innovation. 13th Dec, New Delhi.

HCLFoundation held the first Roundtable on the ‘Yamuna River Basin Collective Action’ an initiative by HCLFoundation, at HCLTech Noida campus. We are proud to share that HCLTech has pledged to lead the water stewardship in Yamuna basin as a part of the ‘CEO Water Mandate Water Resilience Coalition’. Various representatives from civil society organizations and think tanks working in the Yamuna Basin, including former Director General of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), Mr G. Asok Kumar were a part of this discussion. Dr. Nidhi Pundhir, Senior Vice President, Global CSR, HCLTech and Director, HCLFoundation gave insights on this initiative.- 5th November, Noida.

HCLFoundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, to develop the Government Veterinary Hospital in Sandila, Hardoi, as a Centre for Artificial Insemination & Animal Husbandry Extension Services (CAAES). The MoU was exchanged by Shri K. Ravindra Nayak, Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, GoUP, and Mr. Alok Varma, Project Director - Samuday & My Clean City, HCLFoundation, in the presence of Shri Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh. At the ceremony, a training booklet developed by HCL Foundation on Improved Animal Management Practices for dairy farmers was also unveiled by the dignitaries.- 4th November, Hardoi.

A mega plantation drive was organized to mark 48 years of HCL on August 11 across 13 districts in India. Over 2,000 volunteers, including HCLTechies, their families, NGO partners, and community members, came together to plant 48,000 native tree and mangrove saplings. Chairperson Ms. Roshni Nadar Malhotra and several members of HCLTech's leadership team joined the effort, making it a truly special event.

HCLFoundation inaugurated STEM Stars Lab in Noida, in collaboration with Katha, to inspire creativity and innovation in students through cutting-edge digital and robotics education. This initiative is part of HCLFoundation's mission to empower communities through education, with 7 operational labs across Noida and Greater Noida, benefiting over 2,000 students.

HCLFoundation along with its NGO and government partners, HCLTechies, their family, friends and community volunteers came together to make their beaches spick and span clean to commemorate 39th International Coastal Cleanup Day. These cleanups were organized across eight coastal sites in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Kerala.

Around 18,458 kgs of waste including plastic bottles, fishing nets, footwear, glass bottles and mixed waste was collected across the coastal areas by 2426 volunteers cumulatively spending 13,379 hours