The CSR Journal
How Shangri-La Hotels are going green in India
Located in the greenest part of the city Lutyens’ Delhi, Shangri-La’s – Eros Hotel, New Delhi is the right choice for a ‘Breathe Easy’ stay, with the natural air-purifying plants. Apart from the Electronic Air Filters that remove airborne particles as small as 2.5 microns, there are a variety of air-purifying plants that have been placed...
Jaquar Group aims to train over 10,000 more plumbers by 2020
Jaquar Group, the leading ‘complete bathroom and lighting’ solutions company with a presence in over 45+ countries, announced its continued support to the government’s Skill India initiative on World Youth Skill Day. As part of the Group’s existing plumber training and customer service initiative; 63,000 plumbers have been trained through PAD (Plumber Associated with...
Sula Vineyards wants to turn acres into forests
Sula Vineyards, India’s leading wine producer, has joined hands with the forest department of the Government of Maharashtra for an exhaustive tree plantation drive in Nashik. As a part of the voluntary activity ‘Shramdaan’, Sula planted over 5,000 healthy saplings spread over 11 acres of land in Vasadi village. These saplings included native species like Karanja, Sheesham, Jamun,...
Water Treatment and Conservation Business Growing at Double Digits in India
As India's cities run out of running out of the water, water-intensive industries like manufacturing and hospitality are investing not only in better effluent treatment but reducing overall consumption.
Hyatt, which had to invest on improving the quality of treated sewage treatment plant water to maintain heating and cooling of its property when local body...
Parenting a child with special needs
By Lachmi Deb Roy
There is a famous African proverb according to which, “It takes a village to raise a child”. This applies to all kids, including special needs children. Often parents feel lonely in their journey and with a special needs kid, the stress is likely to be more. Staying in denial doesn’t help...
YLG address the pressing water crisis in the country
YLG, one of the country’s leading beauty and wellness brands, takes a revolutionary step towards conserving water. The company has come up with a unique Shampoo technique that will save about 50% water on every wash and compared to a regular wash, this technique will save about five litres of water and is available...
Flipkart rolls out nationwide electric mobility vision
Flipkart has announced nationwide plans to introduce Electric Vehicles (EVs) for its last mile deliveries. The announcement comes as a part of Flipkart’s sustainability commitment as it aims to reinvigorate efforts towards building technologies for solving crucial environment and civic issues.
The Flipkart Group takes a very proactive and holistic view in conducting its business...
Select CITYWALK launches a donation drive towards the welfare of Kargil martyr families
This month, let’s not forget our soldiers who went beyond their call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice. It is now time for us to do our bit. Select CITYWALK on its 7th year of commemorating Kargil Diwas, pays homage to our martyr soldiers from the Kargil war by facilitating an online donation...
HCL Samuday to Create Sustainable Livelihood Opportunities in Rural UP
HCL Samuday, an ambitious project of HCL Foundation working towards creating a scalable and replicable development model for rural India, announced its partnership with Jaipur Rugs, one of India's largest manufacturers of hand-knotted luxury rugs, to create livelihood opportunities for rural residents in Hardoi district, at their doorstep. This intervention aims to upskill women...
Aarvi Encon to provide free emergency treatment for accident victims
Aarvi Encon Limited, one of India’s leading technical manpower outsourcing companies, recently announced its partnership with Saifee Hospital, Mumbai. Through the course of the 3-year agreement, the company will be paying up to INR 6 lakhs per year towards treatment and other related services to the Hospital’s OPD for the lower-income group.
Through the collaboration,...
Online Training Programme to Spread Awareness about Sexual Harassment at Workplace
In India, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, has made the redress and prevention of sexual harassment within workplaces a central concern for all employers. It deems it the duty of the employer, as well as other responsible persons in work places or institutions to prevent or...
Old Navy Makes Purple Patriotic for a Good Cause
“Old Navy is turning the big 2-5, and like any good millennial, we’re celebrating for a whole month!”
With this tweet, fashion retailer Old Navy recently kicked off not only its month-long birthday celebration but also its #BelongingLooksLike campaign. And in true millennial fashion, this campaign includes nostalgia, social media influencers, matching T-shirts, and a call for businesses...