- Group Overview
- Vision and Values
- Corporate Governance
- Leadership
- Milestones
About Us
Group Overview
Founded in 1976, by Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti has grown from being a manufacturer of bicycle parts to one of the largest and most widely recognized business groups from India. With its entrepreneurial spirit and passion to undertake business projects that are transformational in nature, Bharti has created world-class businesses in telecom, digital infrastructure, space communications, financial services, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing and food processing.
Bharti started its telecom business by launching mobile services with the brand name Airtel in Delhi (India) in 1995. Since then, there has been no looking back. Bharti Airtel, the group's flagship company, has since emerged as one of the leading global communications solutions providers with over 550 Mn customers in 15 countries across India and Africa. The company also has its presence in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka though its associate entities. Over the past few years, Bharti has diversified into emerging business areas in the fast expanding Indian economy. The group offers financial services across India and also serves customers through its processed foods business. The group has growing interests in other areas such as data centres, real estate, space communications, manufacturing and distribution of telecom / IT products.
What sets Bharti apart is its ability to forge strong partnerships and over the years, some of the biggest global names have partnered with Bharti. Currently, Singtel, Google, Oracle, Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, and Cisco are some of our key partners in the telecom business. The successful merger of OneWeb and Eutelsat created the Eutelsat Group, the world’s first GEO-LEO satellite operator with India’s Bharti as its largest shareholder. The company with its LEO constellation of more than 600 satellites in orbit is delivering broadband around the world.
Bharti has a strong conviction of giving back to the society. Through its philanthropic arm, Bharti Airtel Foundation is empowering underprivileged children in rural India by providing quality education and creating opportunities for their holistic growth, with a special focus on girl child. The Foundation is engaged in building learning excellence at primary, elementary, secondary, senior secondary and tertiary levels. It has built lasting impressions in the lives of nearly 3 million children since inception along with 1.9 lakh+ teachers and 3 million+ community members. The Foundation’s three key programs at school level are Satya Bharti Schools, Quality Support Program (QSP) and QSP at Scale in addition to higher education initiatives. In response to the government’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the Foundation initiated Satya Bharti Abhiyan from 2014 to 2021, which impacted over 2 lakh beneficiaries by improving sanitation conditions across Punjab’s districts.
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Our vision
Building a brighter tomorrow by:
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- Always empowering and backing our people.
- Being loved and admired by our customers and respected by our partners.
- Transforming millions of lives and making a positive impact on society.
- Being brave and unbounded in realizing our dreams.
Our values
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Empowerment
We respect the opinions and decisions of others. We encourage and back people to do their best.
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Entrepreneurship
We always strive to change the status quo. We innovate with new ideas and energise with a strong passion and entrepreneurial spirit.
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Transparency
We believe we must work with honesty, trust and the innate desire to do good.
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Impact
We are driven by the desire to create a meaningful difference in society.
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Flexibility
We are ever willing to learn and adapt to the environment, our partners and the customers’ evolving needs.
Corporate Governance
Bharti Enterprises Limited (including its group and Joint Venture companies) firmly believes in the principles of Corporate Governance and is committed to ensure sustainable, capital-efficient and long-term growth thereby maximizing shareholder value. The company’s commitment towards compliance to the highest governance standard is backed by an independent and fully informed board, comprehensive processes, policies and communication. The Company ensures that various disclosure requirements are complied with in ‘letter and spirit’ for effective Corporate Governance.
We adhere to the highest levels of ethical business practices as articulated by our Code of Conduct so as to achieve our performance with integrity. Read the Bharti Code of Conduct here
Office of the Ombudsperson
The Ombudsperson Office provides an independent forum and vigil mechanism under the law for all employees and other stakeholders of the company to raise concerns and report any breach or threatened violation of the code. As required under the listing agreement and the Companies Act 2013 and rules, it reports to the audit committee of the Board and is authorized to investigate complaints suo moto on the basis of information filed with the Ombudsperson Office.
Any stakeholder (employee, associate, strategic partner, vendor) who observes unprofessional behavior can approach the Ombudsperson Office to voice his or her concerns. The complainant may be either an observer who is not directly impacted, or a victim who is directly or indirectly affected by such practices.
The Office aims to provide a fair and equitable redressal mechanism. The process is designed to offer protection to the complainant provided the disclosure is made in good faith and the alleged action constitutes a genuine and serious breach of Bharti Code of Conduct. The Ombudsperson will treat all disclosures in a confidential and sensitive manner.
A person can raise a concern, either verbally or in writing by giving background of the unprofessional conduct, reasons for raising the concern, the identity of the individuals who may be involved and documentary evidence, wherever available.
Complaints may be sent in either of these forms:
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In writing (through hard copy mail) to:
The Ombudsperson
Bharti Enterprises Ltd.
Bharti Crescent
1, Nelson Mandela Road
Vasant Kunj, Phase II
New Delhi – 110 070
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In writing (through email) to a secure
email id, ombudsperson@bharti.inTo read the full Bharti Code of Conduct,
please Click here.
