Unilever wins World HRD Congress award

Unilever Bangladesh Ltd (UBL) won the award of the "Global Best Employer Brand-2022" in Bangladesh from the World HRD Congress for its efforts in translating and combining vision with action, integrating its HR strategy with business, and cultivating competencies for the future to enable the organisation to be future-fit.

The award was handed over to Sakshi Handa, human resource director of Unilever Bangladesh, at the 30th edition of the World HRD Congress in Mumbai on March 23, a press release said.

Unilever Bangladesh was identified as the best employer brand at the national level through independent research led by Prof Indira Parikh, president of Antardisha (directions from within).

"The Global Best Employer Brands Award reflects the long-standing commitment towards developing a future-fit organisation by transforming our vision into action for the betterment of society and the country," said Zaved Akhtar, chief executive officer of UBL.

"Unilever Bangladesh has been retaining its position as a market leader by constantly evolving and enhancing our HR and Employer Brand strategies. This enables UBL to consistently remain as "The Top Employer of Choice" across all sectors," he added.

"This award is a testament to Unilever's drive to make a true impact in the society through its dynamic role as a development partner of the Bangladesh government," Handa said.

The award inspires us in our endeavor of enabling youth empowerment by harnessing the power of our league of future leaders, she added.

Earlier, Unilever Bangladesh won the number one Employer of Choice title across all sectors through a survey conducted by Universum.