Ten Years, One Mission: How Tata Steel Is Rewriting the Rules of Inclusion

Tata Steel is celebrating ten years of its flagship Diversity & Inclusion initiative, MOSAIC, launched in 2015 to make inclusion a lived experience across the company. The milestone coincides with Pride Month, reinforcing the company’s long-standing commitment to equity in the workplace.

 

Key Highlights:

 

- MOSAIC is built on five pillars: recruitment, sensitisation, retention and development, infrastructure, and celebration. It supports women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and Affirmative Action groups.

- Over the past decade, Tata Steel has launched several standout initiatives:

- Women of Mettle scholarship (2017)

- Women@Mines program (2019)

- Queerious, a case study competition for LGBTQIA+ students

- Integration of transgender HEMM operators in mining (2021)

- Ananta Quest for students with disabilities (2023)

- India’s first all-women mining shift at Noamundi (2024)

- The company offers inclusive HR policies such as gender-neutral parental leave, equal benefits for LGBTQIA+ partners, and support for gender transition.

- Tata Steel aims to reach 20% workforce diversity across the group by 2028. It was also named a Global DEI Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum in 2023 and a Gold Employer by the India Workplace Equality Index for four consecutive years.

 

This anniversary isn’t just a celebration—it’s a reminder that inclusion is a journey, not a checkbox. Tata Steel’s decade-long effort shows how corporate India can lead with purpose and persistence.

 

Sources: Orissa Diary, Public Now, Tata Group Newsroom