The CSR Journal

NEW DELHI: More than 1,900 companies shelled out a total of Rs 8,029 crore towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in 2014-15, the government said. Out of these companies, 116 were public sector undertakings while 1,790 were private sector entities, Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal told Rajya Sabha. Under the Companies Act,...

Slum Soccer, an organization that uses Football as a tool for social upliftment of downtrodden demographics and at-risk youth, announced that it has partnered with Tata Trusts and Football Players Association of India (FPAI) for team India’s participation in the Homeless World Cup 2016. Homeless World Cup is an annual football tournament focusing on...

Auqaf  Islamia Khrew Thursday rubbished the claims of cement factory owners of providing them 4 crore rupees as CSR funds annually for development of the town and termed it as a ‘white lie’. The rejoinder from the Auqaf Islamia Khrew  (AIK) has come after cement factory owners had revealed before the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti,...

The stress in the financial system is taking a toll on corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending by banks. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest lender, to not spend 2% of its profit on CSR till the stress in the financial sector eases, according to the...

Shrikant Sinha is CEO of the NASSCOM Foundation. He has over 25 years of experience in the education sector, and is known for bringing vision and agility to NASSCOM's programs while he focuses the foundation on its goal of ‘Technology for Good’.

Isha Foundation in association with Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) will offer Upa Yoga programme for children across the city’s 390 MCGM schools. The initiative will touch about one lakh children who are below 14 years of age. About 800 teachers of MCGM schools are trained for Upa Yoga. These teachers will teach...

Isha Foundation in association with Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) will offer Upa Yoga programme for children across the city’s 390 MCGM schools. The initiative will touch about one lakh children who are below 14 years of age. About 800 teachers of MCGM schools are trained for Upa Yoga. These teachers will teach...

Ethical consumerism – when consumers buy a product or a brand based on a company’s focus on being fair, sustainable, and eco-friendly – seems to be an idea whose time has come.

Brand Impact's “Safar Kamyabi Ka” Season 1, presented by The CSR Journal is a 30 episode long series on National News Channel, News World India to be hosted by Aman Verma and Sonam C Chhabra is scheduled to be broadcasted every day at 10:00 P.M. The series promises to unveil The Grand Tales of Success of some of...

A world-first milestone in sustainable and responsible tourism management, 50 individual hotels from India’s Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, one of Asia's largest hotel companies achieved Earth Check Gold Certification. Individual hotels in the Taj Group portfolio, ranging from Rambagh Palace, Jaipur to Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites and Residences, London, have been awarded...

Dr. Andreas Lauermann, President & MD, Volkswagen India says, “There were a lot of uncertainties in the beginning as to, which activities qualify and come under CSR. The problem now is sometimes in the community itself. This is because the expectation is high and the question arises if this is a CSR activity or something the...

It is commonly believed that corporate houses have hidden interest in comparison to NGOs who are working for the betterment of society. It becomes difficult to convince people to come out and participate in projects initiated by corporate companies. “Gradually people start building trust on projects initiated by corporate organisations as they witness continuous and...