The top packaged drinking water firm in India, Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., has received the esteemed Mahatma Award 2025 in the Waste and Material Productivity category of CSR Excellence. The award honours Bisleri’s dedication to creating a circular economy and generating significant impact via its sustainability programmes. Out of the 2,100 organisations that submitted entries for the Mahatma Award this year, only 90 winners were chosen from a variety of categories.

A. Annamalai, Director of the National Gandhi Museum in New Delhi, and Dr Kiran Bedi, the first female IPS officer in India and a former lieutenant governor of Puducherry, were among the eminent dignitaries who graced the award ceremony as the chief guests.

The life and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi serve as the inspiration for the Mahatma Award, the highest accolade in the field of social impact. This esteemed award honours and celebrates people and organisations who are change agents that dedicate their lives to improving the world, embodying the spirit of his lasting legacy. The Mahatma Award is given to visionaries and changemakers whose revolutionary effort best embodies Gandhi’s principles. founded by Mr Amit Sachdeva, a lawyer and Gandhian, with assistance from Rajashree Birla of the Aditya Birla Group.

“It is a great honour to receive the Mahatma Award on behalf of Bisleri,” remarked Angelo George, CEO of Bisleri International, upon receiving this esteemed honour. This honour is not only for us but also for all of our community members and partners who have supported us along the way as we have pursued sustainability. Motivated by Gandhiji’s principles, we are dedicated to strengthening the circular economy and encouraging responsible decision-making through the Bisleri Greener Promise. This award is dedicated to the communities that motivate us to continue creating a more sustainable and greener India, as well as the entire Bisleri team, whose enthusiasm fuels our mission every day.

Bisleri received recognition for their flagship initiative, Bisleri Greener Promise, which encourages responsible recycling, waste segregation, water conservation, and plastic circularity. The initiative encourages responsible consumption and stimulates innovation for a more sustainable and greener future by actively collaborating with housing societies, schools, corporations, and civic authorities throughout India.