{"id":12982,"date":"2026-01-31T20:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/?p=12982"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:21:44","slug":"top-five-moments-corporate-philanthropy-india-south-asia-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/in\/news\/stories\/top-five-moments-corporate-philanthropy-india-south-asia-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Ground Up: The Top 5 Moments in India and South Asia Philanthropy for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the city of Hubli, located in the state of Karnataka, India, a micro-entrepreneur named Channava is scaling her business through the power of clean energy. Hundreds of miles away, in the serene heights of Bhutan, a specialised fire-response vehicle now stands guard over the Pema Choling nunnery and its sacred community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the challenges facing India and South Asia are global in scale, Salesforce believes the most effective solutions are local. These individual stories are the heartbeat of Salesforce\u2019s philanthropic work<\/a>, underscoring that meaningful change grows from the ground up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The true measure of impact is found in these personal transformations<\/a>. By empowering those closest to the challenges, Salesforce<\/a> helps to ensure that innovation is rooted in the specific needs of the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe greatest impact happens when global resources meet local expertise. In 2025, we partnered with communities that are not just adapting to change, but leading it. By investing in the individuals and local organisations closest to social and environmental challenges, we are building a better, more sustainable future from the ground up,\u201d said Sunya Norman, SVP, Impact at Salesforce.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By investing in the individuals and local organisations closest to social and environmental challenges, we are building a better, more sustainable future from the ground up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunya Norman, SVP, Impact at Salesforce.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, this focus on local resilience defined the company’s philanthropic journey, brought to life through these top five moments of impact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Restoring Ecosystems from the Himalayas to Jakarta<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Nature is a vital ally against climate change, and this year Salesforce scaled restoration efforts across diverse terrains. In the Himalayas, the company supported the planting of over 2,500 native saplings in Chamba, India to protect biodiversity and support human-wildlife coexistence. These efforts extended to Gadchiroli and Wayanad in India to restore vital elephant corridors, and reached as far as Jakarta, Indonesia, $50K grant is supporting a partnership with <\/strong>CIFOR-ICRAF<\/a> to plant 12,000 mangrove trees for community-based restoration, protecting vulnerable coastal communities and boosting local ecotourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n