{"id":102162,"date":"2025-09-30T12:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T12:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/?post_type=news&#038;p=102162"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:47:57","slug":"ficci-and-globallogic-announce-strategic-partnership-to-launch-ai-powered-business-resilience-platform-for-indian-msmes","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/about\/press-room\/press-release\/ficci-and-globallogic-announce-strategic-partnership-to-launch-ai-powered-business-resilience-platform-for-indian-msmes\/","title":{"rendered":"FICCI and GlobalLogic Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch AI-Powered Business Resilience Platform for Indian MSMEs"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Paragraph section -->\r\n<section class=\"caseContent\">\r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Strategic collaboration <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between FICCI and GlobalLogic will boost<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sustainability adoption among Indian MSMEs<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Business Resilience Platform (BRP)- an AI-driven solution is specifically designed to help MSMEs assess their current business performance and resilience standing and help them make future ready. As a starting point the tool in assessing readiness across sustainability, workforce management, governance and operations. It also helps in tracking year on year emission trends, improving<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data transparency, and gaining stronger access to global markets and green finance<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The initiative aligns directly with national goals on climate resilience, sustainable development, and digital innovation<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This partnership follows successful joint roadshows in Gujarat that saw strong participation from the industry<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-102174\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/FICCI-MoU-Signing-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/FICCI-MoU-Signing-02.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/FICCI-MoU-Signing-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/FICCI-MoU-Signing-02-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/FICCI-MoU-Signing-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/10\/FICCI-MoU-Signing-02-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>New Delhi, 30 September 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &amp; Industry (FICCI) and GlobalLogic, a Hitachi group company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch an innovative, AI-driven <\/span><b>Business Resilience Platform (BRP)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tailored for MSMEs. This strategic collaboration is designed to accelerate the adoption of sustainability practices and enhance climate resilience among India\u2019s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). The MoU, singed under the aegis of the FICCI Centre for Sustainability Leadership, establishes a comprehensive framework for collaboration. The centre was established to assist businesses in adopting strategic sustainability strategies and implementation processes, with founding members including Hindustan Unilever Limited and HSBC India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BRP is an advanced digital solution that empowers MSMEs to navigate the complexities of changing marketing needs. It helps businesses assess and improve data transparency and strengthen their access to both global markets and green finance. The platform evaluates and mitigates environmental impacts, aligns businesses with global climate goals, and enhances transparency within corporate supply chains. By utilizing its structured data templates and dashboards, MSMEs can benchmark their performance against 49 key indicators, unlocking new opportunities for growth and investor trust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The platform provides readiness assessment tailored for diverse industry sectors, benchmarking with structured data templates and dashboards to improve data quality and transparency. Resilience Scorecard- a Standardized evaluation framework for unlisted and MSME companies aligned with Indian and global norms, designed to assess future capabilities with a focus on sustainability disclosures, policy alignment, and green finance linkages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Accelerating Sustainability Through Roadshows<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To kickstart this joint effort, the FICCI Centre for Sustainability Leadership and GlobalLogic recently completed two roadshows in Gujarat themed <\/span><b>&#8220;Sustainability Readiness for MSMEs: From Awareness to Action.&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The events were held in Vadodara (September 17) in partnership with the Vadodara Chamber of Commerce &amp; Industry (VCCI), and in Ankleshwar (September 19) with the Ankleshwar Industries Association (AIA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These workshops provided intensive capacity building, focusing on regulatory compliance, and practical application of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies through live demonstration of the Business Resilience Platform (BRP). The strong participation from the MSMEs across both cities highlights a rising awareness of sustainability as a key driver of resilience and long-term value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Ms. Jyoti Vij, Director General, FICCI stated<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are excited to join hands with GlobalLogic on this pioneering initiative that aligns with our shared commitment to driving sustainable business practices. FICCI Centre for Sustainability Leadership is building sustainable and climate-resilient MSMEs by undertaking intensive capacity building exercises, improving MSME\u2019s understanding of risks and opportunities associated with ESG norms, and equipping them with the skill sets to measure and monitor their risks and ESG performance. FICCI\u2019s collaboration with GlobalLogic will further strengthen our efforts towards balancing economic growth with sustainability.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Piyush Jha, Group Vice-President and Managing Director &#8211; Asia-Pacific, GlobalLogic, stated, <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis partnership is a significant step in addressing a key challenge- industry facing today which is building resilience through sustainability. At GlobalLogic, we believe technology is critical for helping businesses anticipate regulatory changes, meet global ESG expectations, and remain competitive. By combining our deep digital engineering expertise with FICCI\u2019s sectoral insights, we are equipping MSMEs with practical tools to navigate their sustainability journey. This also reflects our broader commitment, as part of the Hitachi Group, to contribute meaningfully to social innovation and environmental progress.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MoU and the launch of BRP Platform underscores a shared vision for creating resilient, climate-smart industry ecosystems. By co-creating innovative digital tools, FICCI and GlobalLogic are catalyzing a transformative shift in how Indian MSMEs engage with sustainability and navigate global value chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About FICCI<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organisation in India. Its history is closely interwoven with India&#8217;s struggle for independence, its industrialization, and its emergence as one of the most rapidly growing global economies. A non-government, not-for-profit organisation, FICCI is the voice of India&#8217;s business and industry. From influencing policy to encouraging debate, engaging with policy makers and civil society, FICCI articulates the views and concerns of industry. It serves its members from the Indian private and public corporate sectors and multinational companies, drawing its strength from diverse regional chambers of commerce and industry across states, reaching out to over 2,50,000 companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About GlobalLogic<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GlobalLogic (www.globallogic.com) is a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise, we help our clients imagine what\u2019s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow\u2019s digital businesses. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, GlobalLogic operates design studios and engineering centres around the world, extending our deep expertise to customers in the automotive, communications, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing, media and entertainment, semiconductor, and technology industries. GlobalLogic is a Hitachi Group Company operating under Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), which contributes to a sustainable society with a higher quality of life by driving innovation through data and technology as the Social Innovation Business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mansi Gupta<br \/>\n<\/span><a rel=\"external nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:Mansi.gupta3@globallogic.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mansi.gupta3@globallogic.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n    <\/div>\r\n <\/section>\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Strategic collaboration between FICCI and GlobalLogic will boost sustainability adoption among Indian MSMEs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102175,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"news-category":[756],"embedded-category":[],"class_list":["post-102162","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-category-press-release"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/102162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/102162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102177,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/102162\/revisions\/102177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-category?post=102162"},{"taxonomy":"embedded-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globallogic.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embedded-category?post=102162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}