The CSR Journal

Corporate houses preferred to partner with NGOs over social enterprises when it came to executing corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities, states a survey report published by Samhita Social Ventures. Identification and selection of NGOs was also found to be challenging for companies. “Non-government organisations (NGO) were preferred over social enterprises because of the favourable stance...

India, with its rich diversity and history is no stranger to the concept of philanthropy. Individuals in the country have come forward time and again sharing their resources (wealth, knowledge and time). Historically, India like many Asian countries has a close-knitted culture known for having a rich social heritage. The mythological example of ‘Karna’ also...

In an effort to make meaningful utilisation of the funds under corporate social responsibility (CSR), the Odisha government decided to set up a state-level council as facilitating agency to help companies plan according to the development needs. “A state-level council as a facilitating agency will help CSR planning of the corporate houses in line with...

Addressing the concern of food wastage, Ajuba Solutions, a healthcare revenue cycle management company launched ‘GramSeva’ initiative in Chennai. The programme aims to educate and create awareness about the issue of food wastage and its effects. GramSeva initiative was conceived as a result of understanding, that food wastage alone costs trillions of rupees in losses to...

It is a change that lifts a barrier. Tamil Nadu has cleared the decks for transgenders to enter the police force. In the orders issued for appointment of 13,137 police constables, the government has said transgenders could apply either as male, female or third gender. Those opting for “third gender” would be under the female...

Sampark Foundation in collaboration with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Government of Chhattisgarh flagged off implementation of Sampark Smart Class Program across all government primary schools in Chhattisgarh. The program is being implemented in over 33,000 primary government schools with 23 lakh children with an investment of Rs 60 crores from Sampark Foundation. The initiative aims to ensure...

Girls4Tech is a hands-on, inquiry-based program that connects the foundations of the Mastercard business to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) principles and shows students that it takes all kinds of interests and skills to pursue a STEM career. Part of a worldwide rollout, Mastercard will bring its signature Girls4Tech program back to Pune on 5...

The government is looking at ways of making corporate social responsibility (CSR) commitments more relevant. For instance, a company like Hindustan Unilever could assign some of its brightest marketing minds to a women's self-help group or Larsen & Toubro could send engineers to help with a village water conservation project. Skilled technicians, water experts, marketing...

Hundreds of heritage properties including century-old steam locomotives and protected buildings are in a state of neglect. In the absence of funds, the heritage department of Indian Railways is finding it difficult to maintain these properties. PSUs Refuse To Take Up Mandatory CSR Schemes What is more appalling is that even the PSUs of railways, despite...

Showing utter disrespect to the decision taken by the Governor N N Vohra, the PDP-BJP Coalition Government has adopted most irresponsible attitude towards the Corporate Social Responsibility Framework aimed at ensuring efficient allocation and utilization of contributions from various agencies. Official sources told EXCELSIOR that State Administrative Council (SAC) in its meeting held on March...

Mitsubishi Electric Group companies in India undertook a joint initiative to support the Welfare Centre for Speech & Hearing Therapy at Gurgaon under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. The companies pooled in their resources to set up a composting plant for recycling kitchen waste, installed cold drinking water facility and refurbished the hostel kitchen and mess infrastructure...

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of,” the statement by Confucius, a Chinese philosopher around 500-400 BC still holds true. India being a developing country has been facing huge sets of challenges, the rising inequality between the haves and...