DP World Subcontinent, has been
recognised as one of ‘India’s Best Employers Among Nation-Builders’, by Great
Place to Work India. The certification is the culmination of a detailed study
undertaken by the Great Place to Work Institute, including surveys of DP World
employees and an evaluation of the company’s people practices.
Employers also need
to fulfil at least four of the following additional criteria
To qualify for the Nation Builders
category, apart from having an established presence for at least 10 years,
employers also need to fulfil at least four of the following additional criteria
– national brand presence or impact, large-scale direct and indirect employment
generators, significant social impact, delivery of an essential service,
creators of infrastructure, a significantly large consumer base, highest tax
contributors to the government, and promotion and positive impact on at least 3
of the 17 UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Successfully meeting all
these criteria, DP World received the certification at the award ceremony
hosted by the Great Place to Work Institute in Mumbai.
Commenting on this occasion, Rizwan
Soomar, CEO & MD, DP World Subcontinent, said, “We are proud to be
recognised as one of ‘India’s Best Employers Among Nation Builders’.”
DP World is one of the largest logistics
companies in India, interconnected with a global network spanning 78 countries
across six continents. With 5 state of the art container terminals, DP World
today serves a third of India’s EXIM container market with a total installed
handling capacity of 6 million TEUs per annum. It was the first company in the
ports sector in India to set up a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the
Government of India. Under the aegis of this partnership, the Nhava Sheva
International Container Terminal (NSICT) was set up in Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP)
in 1997. DP World has also established a partnership with the National
Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) to invest US$3 billion in the
development of India’s logistics sector.