Sony Pictures Networks India (SPN) has bagged the 1st runner up position in the Gender Responsive Marketplace Category in India at the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (UN WEPs) Awards, 2020. The category recognizes corporations for embracing exemplary practices rooted in championing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
SPN Apex Diversity and Inclusion Council, ‘Live Your Dream, Dastangoi and SPNI Pitchers’ are among SPN’s various progressive policies encouraging a safe working environment with its POSH policy while also offering enhanced benefits to women employees.
The company offers maternity benefits, universal primary caregiver leave, free near-site creche, preferential parking for expectant and new mothers, mother’s room, and media insurance. SPN has also featured amongst the Top 50 in India’s Best Workplaces for Women 2020 by Great Place to Work® Institute three times in a row.
“We are honoured to feature as a runner up in the Gender-Responsive Marketplace Category in India. This is an appreciation of our persistent efforts to empower women and reflect gender equality in every aspect of our business. The award further establishes our values and corporate culture, where we regard inclusion as critical to maximising business achievements.”
N.P. Singh, Managing Director and CEO, Sony Pictures Networks India