Global leading shoe company, Bata Group has committed to donate one million pairs of shoes to health care workers, volunteers and their families.
Bata Primavera Sdn Bhd said the donation would impact a number of countries in Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and India.
“During these unprecedented times, Bata is committed to doing everything possible to ensure the health and safety of our employees and consumers, to continue to serve our consumers to the best of our ability, and to take meaningful action to help communities in need and those on the frontlines,” said Alexis Nasard, Bata CEO.
Since the onset of the outbreak, Bata through its ‘Bata Heroes’ initiative, has been working with its long-standing foundations, charitable partners, government officials and other organizations to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, in countries like India, Czech Republic, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Colombia, Italy, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Chile, Peru, Thailand and Malaysia.
