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Blue Dart wins Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance at 2025 London Global Convention
Blue Dart Express Limited, South Asia's premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company, has been conferred the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance 2025 by the Institute of Directors (IOD), India. The award was presented at IOD India’s 2025 Annual London Global Convention on Corporate Governance & Sustainability – Global Business Meet.
The recognition underlines Blue Dart’s efforts to strengthen its corporate governance framework and embed the principles of transparency, accountability and ethical conduct across the organisation. A robust legal and compliance architecture, led by Tushar Gunderia, Head – Legal & Compliance and Company Secretary, has been instrumental in aligning the company’s practices with an evolving regulatory environment while protecting the interests of stakeholders.
The award was presented in the presence of eminent dignitaries including Mr. N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India; Sir Chris Bryant, MP, Hon’ble Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Government of the United Kingdom; His Excellency Vikram Doraiswami, IFS, Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom; Mr. Chanchal Kumar, IAS, Secretary, Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India; and Baroness Verma, Global Chair, Advisory Council, Institute of Directors (IOD), India, Member of the House of Lords and former Minister for International Development and Energy & Climate Change, Government of the United Kingdom.
Commenting on the recognition, Balfour Manuel, Managing Director, Blue Dart, said “Good governance sits at the core of our licence to operate and grow. The Golden Peacock Award for Excellence in Corporate Governance is a valued acknowledgment of our commitment to strong governance, compliance and legal standards that support our business and build long-term trust with customers, investors, regulators and partners.”
This accolade further reinforces Blue Dart’s position as a trusted leader in the logistics sector, combining operational excellence and innovation with a strong foundation of ethical and legal practices.
About Blue Dart Express Ltd:
Blue Dart Express Ltd., South Asia's premier express air and integrated transportation & distribution company, offers secure and reliable delivery of consignments to over 56,400+ locations in India. Blue Dart is a provider of choice for its stakeholders due to its customer centric approach and aims to further strengthen this partnership. As part of DHL Group’s DHL eCommerce division, Blue Dart accesses the largest and most comprehensive express and logistics network worldwide, covering over 220 countries and territories, and offers an entire spectrum of distribution services including air express, freight forwarding, supply chain solutions, customs clearance etc.
The Blue Dart team drives market leadership through its motivated people, dedicated air and ground capacity, cutting-edge technology, wide range of innovative, vertical specific products and value-added services to deliver unmatched standards of service quality to its customers. Blue Dart's market leadership is further validated by its position as the nation’s most innovative and awarded express logistics company for exhibiting reliability, superior brand experience and sustainability which include recognition as one of ‘India's Best Companies to Work For’ by The Great Place to Work® Institute, India, ranked amongst ‘Best Multinational Workplaces in Asia’ by The Great Place to Work® Institute, Asia, voted a ‘Superbrand’ and ‘Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand’, and has achieved the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification. It has also been listed as one of Fortune 500’s ‘India's Largest Corporations’ and Forbes ‘India's Super 50 Companies’ to name a few. Blue Dart’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives have also led to it being recognized as one of India’s ‘Best Workplaces for Women’ in 2021 and ‘Best Organisations for Women’ in 2025 for the 4th time by the ET Now. Furthermore, Blue Dart was awarded the ‘Best In-House Legal Team’ award in the logistics category at The Economic Times Global Legal Awards 2024-2025.
Blue Dart fulfils its social responsibility through its Go Programs namely Go Green – Climate Protection, Go Help - Drinking Water, Livelihood, Health, Disaster Management and Go Teach -Education.
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Dated : November 18, 2025.
