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Caring Beyond Businesses,
The Select Way

At Select Group, responsibility isn’t an obligation — it’s a value we live by. A DNA we encourage across all colleagues. Every initiative, whether for children, communities, animals or the environment, reflects our belief that business should give back more than it takes. Guided by our Founder, (Late) Padma Shri Inder Sharma’s legacy, we focus on education, healthcare, environment and rehabilitation — quietly working to uplift lives and the environment with dignity, care, compassion and commitment.

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Nexus Select Trust

Empowering Change, Enhancing Lives

Entity

Entity

Nexus Select Trust (NST), India’s first publicly listed retail REIT.

Core Mission

Core Mission

Happyness For Everyone

Portfolio

Portfolio

18 malls, 3 office spaces, and 2 hotels, totalling 10.4 million sq. ft. of Grade-A retail assets.

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Driving Sustainable Performance Through
Strong Governance & Responsibility

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Environmental Stewardship (E)

  • Net Zero Commitment: Targeting net zero operational emissions (Scope 1 & 2) by 2030.
  • Green Buildings: 100% green building certification achieved across all malls.
  • Carbon Emissions Reduction: 24% reduction from the FY2020 baseline.
  • Renewable Energy: 43% of total energy consumption sourced from renewables, reflecting strong year-on-year growth.
  • Water Management: The ‘Lakes of Happyness’ initiative has rejuvenated 8 of 10 adopted lakes in South India; NST is also a signatory to the WASH Pledge.

Social Responsibility (S) & Governance (G)

  • Workplace Excellence: Certified as a Great Place to Work for the 5th consecutive year.
  • Employee Satisfaction: 98/100 score on the internal Happyness Index.
  • Community Impact: ‘Lakes of Happyness’ recognised as Best CSR Campaign of the Year at the Economic Times Great India Retail Awards.
  • Governance Framework: Operates under a five-tier ESG governance structure, supported by 39 comprehensive policies ensuring ethics, transparency, and compliance.

ESG Ratings & Assurance

GRESB (Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark)

  • 5-Star Rating with a score of 92/100.
  • Ranked 2nd among listed retail peers in Asia.

Contributing To Animal Welfare
With Compassion

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Amaraah Foundation (AF)

Founded in 2018 by Mrs. Jyotsana Sharma and Mr. Arjun Sharma, Amaraah Foundation is a family-led initiative dedicated to animal welfare, environmental sustainability, and holistic well-being. The Foundation primarily supports stray animals through daily feeding, medical care, sterilization drives, and partnerships with leading animal care NGOs across Delhi NCR, Manesar, and Goa. It currently feeds over 500 stray animals daily and provides ongoing care to nearly 500+ canines and felines across its areas of operation.

With a strong focus on long-term impact, the Foundation has enabled over 930 dog and 39 cat sterilizations, alongside regular vaccination and emergency medical support for animals in distress. Through its dedicated on-ground team, it continues to fund critical treatments, rescue efforts, and NGO collaborations, while actively promoting adoption, compassion, and sustainable coexistence between humans and animals.

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Children & Education

The Inder Sharma Foundation

Established in 1970 by (Late) Padma Shri Inder Sharma, the Foundation supports education in Travel and Tourism. With nearly 250 scholarships granted to deserving students across India, it continues to nurture talent and create opportunities for the next generation.

Children & Education

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Healthcare & Community Support

Healthcare & Community Support

Pandit Kanshi Ram & Pandit Kripa Ram Charitable and Welfare Trust

The Trust runs Guruji ki Dispensary (GKD) since Dec 2006, in the Sharma family’s ancestral Village of Lalowal, in District Gurdaspur, Punjab. GKD provides affordable healthcare which includes a GP, eye specialist, dentist and lab technician, sourced from The Salvation Army, Macrobert Hospital, at Dhariwal, five days a week. Beyond medical care, it has supported local families by donating 100 sewing machines, creating a full-fledged gym, organizing annual free health camps and funding educational / vocational courses of youth in need. It has also facilitated approx. 1285 free cataract surgeries for the financially humble in the District, carrying forward the Founders’ vision of community well-being and upliftment. It  periodically donates in upgrades of medical equipment and resources to the supporting Macrobert Hospital.

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NGO, The Earth Saviours Foundation

Mr. Arjun Sharma, Chairman and MD, Select Group, personally supports this NGO dedicated to the care of over 1200 physically and mentally challenged abandoned elderly and destitute. He has been hosting 21 charity lunches annually, across both centers of the NGO, in remembrance of family elders and his revered Guruji. Besides this, he has regularly supported the NGO with medical resources on need basis.

Healthcare & Community Support
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Healthcare & Community Support

NGO  Aarohi (Satoli, Uttarakhand)

This NGO working actively in lower hills at Satoli is supported by Select Group, both in its education and medical outreach to local communities. About 33 years old, it renders yeoman service to the local rural hill populace.

Rotary Naqshband Institute for the Physically Challenged (RNIPC)

Founded in 2008 by (Late) Shri Ghulam Naqshband, Padma Shri (Late) Inder Sharma, and Mr. Raman Bhatia, RNIPC empowers individuals with myriad physical disabilities, to lead lives of dignity and self-respect through self-sustainability rehabilitation and resources, mentorship, and educational support.

Miscellaneous Outreach

Besides the above, the Group supports multiple other health and well-being NGOs. Two of the main ones being National Association for the Blind and Cankids …. Kidscan. The latter has over 50 centers across India which facilitate cancer care of children from low income families.