Best of Best Conference & Awards 2025 | Celebrating 10 Years of Workplace Inclusion with BCWI

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Chennai, November 2025: Avtar Group, India’s leading workplace culture consulting firm, hosted BOB 2025 – the Best of Best Conference & Awards at ITC Grand Chola, celebrating the winners of the Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI), Most Inclusive Companies Index (MICI), and Best Companies for ESG (BCESG). The awards were presented by Dr. Tamizhachi Thangapandian, MP (South Chennai Constituency).

Best of Best Conference & Awards 2025 | Celebrating 10 Years of Workplace Inclusion with BCWI
(L to R) Dr Saundarya Rajesh, Founder  President, Avtar Group; Dr. Tamizhachi Thangapandian, MP (South Chennai Constituency); Subha Barry, President, Seramount

Marking the 10th anniversary of BCWI, the event highlighted a decade of progress — women’s leadership representation among Best Companies reached 20%, with overall female workforce participation at 36%, up from 25% in 2016. Reflecting on the milestone, Dr. Saundarya Rajesh, Founder–President, Avtar Group, said: “BCWI has helped turn inclusion intent into measurable impact. As we celebrate its tenth edition, we see stories of opportunity, empathy, and action driving change in Indian workplaces.”

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Centered on the theme “Unbox Inclusion,” BOB 2025 explored evolving ideas of leadership, inclusion, and organizational vitality amid trends like AI, hybrid work, and climate change. A Forum Theatre session encouraged participants to co-create solutions for inclusive growth.

Top 10 Best Companies for Women in India (BCWI) 2025 (alphabetical order): Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd | AXA XL India | Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd | EY | KPMG in India | Mastercard | Optum Global Solutions | Procter & Gamble India | Tech Mahindra | Wipro

Full list: avtarinc.com/enrich/best-companies-for-women-in-india-bcwi

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