Bangalore: Goodera, the global leader in employee volunteering, successfully hosted Karma Summit Asia 2025 recently, at Clarks Exotica, Bengaluru. The event brought together 150+ companies, 300+ CSR leaders, and some of the most impactful changemakers and non-profit voices in the region to shape the future of employee volunteering. As Asia’s largest corporate volunteering summit, Karma Summit catalysed bold ideas, impactful conversations, and meaningful action in the purpose-led business ecosystem.
Speaking on the occasion, Abhishek Humbad, Founder & CEO of Goodera, said, “The Karma Summit is not just a platform, it’s a global call to action for purpose-driven collaboration. This year’s edition brought together leaders from across industries who are reimagining the future of volunteering in shaping a more compassionate, connected world. The insights, partnerships and commitments forged at the summit reflect a powerful shift towards scalable, sustained impact. We are proud to catalyse this movement and excited to see how it transforms the future of employee engagement and social responsibility.”
The event marked the launch of the VQ India 2025 Report, Goodera’s annual benchmarking study analysing ESG disclosures from over 70+ leading Indian companies. The report offers data-driven insights into the evolving role of volunteering within corporate ESG strategies.
Key findings highlight a 40 per cent higher workforce participation in Indian companies
vis-a-vis the global benchmark for corporate volunteering. India’s median workforce volunteering rate reached 31 per cent, reflecting a deepening sense of purpose among employees. Technology companies led the way with 35 per cent participation and a strong engagement depth of 4.7 hours per volunteer.
Goodera also announced Community Missions—a bold new initiative shaped by insights from an in-depth Community Pulse Study conducted by the team. The five missions—Light-A-Life, AI for All, Leap India, Green India, and Educate India—aim to light up 10 million lives, build global AI literacy, upskill one million youth and women, plant one million trees across Indian cities, and transform education for one million government school children.
The two-day summit included insightful sessions and unfiltered conversations with topics ranging from running volunteering programmes across geographies to making space for employees to show up despite packed calendars, building champion networks, and embedding purpose into everyday work. From expert panels and keynote talks to immersive community circles, the summit featured thought leaders discussing AI in volunteering, disaster preparedness, volunteer champion networks, and Gen-Z engagement.
In addition to strategy sessions and curated conversations, attendees experienced Goodera’s signature Volunteering Safari and Experience Zone, a set of immersive, hands-on service activities and long-term missions, co-created with local nonprofits. The delegates also participated in hands-on volunteering experiences powered by Goodera’s proprietary technology and logistics infrastructure that enables it to do events in 1000+ cities around the world.
As companies across Asia rethink employee engagement, community responsibility, and the future of work, Karma Summit Asia 2025 underscored the power of volunteering to bring meaning back to the workplace. With momentum from Bengaluru, Goodera now looks ahead to taking its mission of building a more empathetic workforce on a global stage.