CORPORATE
CITIZENSHIP OVERVIEW

Corporate Citizenship

As an industry leader and the world's largest software company, Microsoft has a responsibility to act as a good corporate citizen. Whether it is complying with local laws and regulations, demonstrating ethical business standards, mitigating risks to the environment, or protecting human rights, Microsoft is committed to being a global leader in corporate responsibility.

Corporate citizenship is also core to the Microsoft business strategy and the way that we interact with customers, partners, governments, and employees. It is a way of doing business that recognizes the effect that Microsoft has on society and the effect that society has on our business.

We are committed to serving communities and working responsibly. Through our partnerships, our technology innovations, our people and our resources we are proud to help solve societal challenges and create economic opportunities.


"Good citizenship is just good business. It's the right thing to do. It's who we are as a company. It's our commitment to communities around the world. It's really that simple."

- Kevin Turner, Microsoft Chief Operating Officer



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Fast Facts

  • Project Shiksha – has so far equipped more than 732,000 government school teachers with IT skills, impacting more than 36 million students across the country.
  • Every year 1,00,000 people are certified through Microsoft Learning.
  • Microsoft Innovation Centers – 1,00,000 students reached.
  • Under DreamSpark, there have been over 12 million free downloads of developer and design tools by students since 2008.
  • 3,50,000 Indian students have registered for Imagine Cup since it started in 2003.
  • Over 2,000 start-ups benefit from technology insights, software, tools, and opportunity mapping via the BizSpark program.
  • Project Kshamta – 23,000 jawans trained since 2009.
  • Project Jyoti - IT training for over 450,000 young adults, of which more than 70% are now in formal employment.
  • The Windows platform is accessible and compatible with a wide range of assistive technology products.
  • We work with 1.2 million developers, over 1000 Independent Software Vendors and more than 2000 System Integrators in India.


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