The CSR Journal

India is a democratic country. This means, the laws, policies and actions in India are of the people, by the people and for the people. But is this the case in reality? News about statue of medieval king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj has been doing the rounds since the last month. In spite of strong opposition...

Early to industrialise in the 19th century, and a technology leader by the 20th, Japan saw many of the benefits of economic progress: capital accumulation, rising wages and high standards of living. However, the country’s development was not sustainable and, especially in the 20th century, was marred and constrained by industrial pollution. This led...

The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways organised the 28th Road Safety Week from 9th to 15th January 2017 with the objective of spreading awareness about the issue of Road Safety. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways 2015 report states that about 1,46,133 people lost their lives and 5,00,279 were injured in road...

The CSR Bill has established the role of corporate sector in the CSR domain. It is now crucial for them to join hands to create a larger footprint. Gone are the days when companies were debating the advantages and disadvantages of two percent mandate on CSR spend. The reality has finally sunk in and it...

With this Road Safety Week, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways- Nitin Gadkari is asking corporate firms to come forward and contribute to issues relating to road safety. The ministry intends to write to corporate companies including all major automobile companies to promote road safety as a part of their corporate social responsibility...

In an initiative of aligning the needs of society and corporate houses along with research & development, IIT Kharagpur, a higher educational institution in India is organising the first edition of IIT KGP CSR Conclave. The day-long event will be hosted at the Kharagpur campus of the Institute on January 10, 2017. It shall...

India generates more than 50 billion kgs of urban waste every year and most of this ends up in illegal dump yards all around the country. Organic waste accounts close to 40% of this urban waste. The perceived value of organic waste is 0 or even negative. There is a still an unexplored opportunity...

As part of the MoU signed between the Government of Maharashtra and Tata Trusts, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated the ‘Career Guidance and Counselling Centre (CGCC)’ in Amravati. CGCC will focus on adolescent youth from rural areas, families of drought affected farmers and underprivileged youth. The programme aims to reach out to students and create...

As we come to the end of another year with mixed feelings, there are various ways in which one bids adieu. Let us retrospect 2016 in the CSR sphere. The highs and lows, the anticipations, expectations from all stakeholders, aligning core business values and activities in a sustainable manner and much more. FY 2015-16 is...

The CSR Journal celebrated its anniversary on 8th July, and organised its first SWAG (Social Welfare & Growth) Awards to felicitate initiatives in the social space. LGBT community-based dance group, ‘Dancing Queens’ shared their aspirations, struggles and capabilities through a captivating dance performance. While stand-up artist Kenneth Sebastian featured in a humourous act. Alternative...

To improve job readiness and opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs), Accenture awarded a series of grants worth Rupee 4.8 crore to its nonprofit partners Dr. Reddy’s Foundation, Anudip Foundation and EnAble India. The grants are part of Accenture’s ‘Skills to Succeed’ global corporate citizenship initiative which aims to equip 3 million with job skills by 2020. The initiative intends to...

Over 60,000 carpenters across India came forward to contribute their services for repairing and refurbishing of old furniture. Woodworkers and contractors came together on a common platform in an initiative organised by Fevicol Champions Club (FCC). The initiative was carried out over 291 cities, which saw around 750 NGOs and 46 institutes benefitting through the...