ET EnterpriseAI (Economic Times India)

Inside Godrej Enterprises Group’s Push to Become an Intelligence-First Enterprise

Godrej Enterprises Group, led by Chief Digital and Information Officer Vijay Balakrishnan, is shifting to an intelligence‑first enterprise by building a unified AI backbone called Amethyst. The conglomerate has earmarked more than ₹1,200 crore over the next three to five years to fund cloud, data, and AI capabilities across its 14 business verticals and 60‑country footprint. Early deployments such as the Factory 360 platform are delivering 1% labor productivity gains, 10‑15% cost reductions, and predictive‑maintenance benefits. AI‑driven chatbots and agentic tools are already handling hundreds of thousands of queries and automating workflows, while the group aims to train all employees in AI by the end of the fiscal year.