Through the years, the human spirit has been the fulcrum of the Wadia Group's endeavours.
Beyond self-serving corporate goals, the Wadia Group has always been driven by a community consciousness, a desire to share its prosperity with the community at large.

The involvement of the Wadias in community welfare began with the magnificent obsession of Bai Jerbai Wadia who single mindedly and commitedly set out to construct low cost baugs or housing colonies in Bombay for lower and middle-class Parsis. Between 1908 and 1956, a total of five Baugs were built - the Nowroz Baug, Rustom Baug, Bai Jerbai Baug, Cusrow Baug and Ness Baug. Even today, they stand testimony to the magnanimous spirit of Bai Jerbai and her sons.

Health care facilities was another area close her heart . With her inspiration, her sons Ness and Cusrow set about building much needed hospitals in Bombay.

Sir Ness Wadia along with his close friend Sir Mangaldas Mehta, a renowned Gynecologist, were appalled by the conditions in which the mill workers' children were born. It was a cause that soon became their crusade. What started as a few make-shift rooms in a building at Parel, Bombay, soon became a large Maternity Home, the Nowrosjee Wadia Maternity Hospital as we know it today.

Sir Cusrow Wadia joined his brother Ness to build the Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital in memory of their mother. Today, the two hospitals have some of the best research institutions and the most distinguished medical practitioners in attendance, almost all of them honoraries.

The generosity of the Wadias also echoes in the portals of the Wadia Colleges in Pune where 11,000 students are enrolled today. Another significant contribution on the academic front is the Neville N. Wadia College of Business Management and Research.

For the Wadia Group, charity has always begun at home - with the welfare of its workers. In fact, one of the first housing projects for mill workers was started by the Wadia mills. Bombay Dyeing was the first to open a provident fund for workers and a forerunner in establishing family planning centres for its work force.

Successive generations of Wadias have demonstrated the generosity of the founding fathers, with equal enthusiasm.

The Sir Ness Wadia Foundation, a charitable trust set up in 1969 is today vibrant and throbbing. Individual companies of the Wadia Group rise to the occasion whenever a cause is taken up by the Foundation, and more often when profits justify it. The trustees have disbursed funds to a broad spectrum of causes from scholarships for the disabled to drought relief in Bombay. For instance, the aftermath of the Latur earthquake in India saw the Wadia Group rebuild an entire village and in the process, rehabilitate thousands of families.

In many ways, the human factor has been the cornerstone of the Group's success. Employee loyalty has always been recognized and rewarded. The coveted silver medal for 25 years of service and precious gold medallion for 40 years of commitment are cherished symbols of dedication and loyalty. In Bombay Dyeing alone, over 200 silver medals are handed out each year.