WELSPUN COMPANY OF THE YEAR 2020

2020 has undoubtedly been the most challenging year for mankind. The economic headwinds caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic outbreak and the geopolitical uncertainties has forced enterprises to re-strategize their business. Given this challenging context, some companies have stayed the course, continued their expansion plans, quickly developed products to save people and more importantly instil a sense of confidence to the larger community that we will emerge from the crisis stronger than ever before. The Textile Magazine is pleased to honour Welspun for being one such great company.

A popular adage states: “Tough times don’t last but tough people do.” This has been particularly true in the case of Welspun which, like many others, found the year 2020 an extremely challenging one. “We had our hopes redefined, our responsibilities changed. Every December, we look forward to a new year eagerly. One that we hope will be filled with all things bright and beautiful. However, never before have we hoped harder for a better year ahead. And that’s the one lesson we take forward. Times might get challenging but it will take a lot more to shake our sense of optimism and courage,” is what Dipali Goenka, Joint Managing Director and CEO, Welspun, had to say just before stepping into the year 2021.

At Welspun, every challenge was taken in its stride, turned into opportunities for the organisation, for the Welspun family, for India and its people. “In 2021 we promise to do more. We are starting this year with many lessons learned from the pandemic but we are confident of performing better,” Dipali said. Nations around the world are fighting through a health crisis that has crippled the world and brought economic activity to a standstill, which will undoubtedly have lasting consequences. In this scenario, Welspun has continued to pursue its differentiation strategy based on branding, innovation and sustainability that has helped sail through this volatile period.