The CSR Journal

Holi is all about colours and water. But with the nation facing severe dearth of water, citizens are ensuring that water is not wasted by playing Holi and still keeping the spirit of the festival intact. It is good to see common citizens taking the charge on themselves and ensuring they don’t add to the...

While Holi is just a couple of days away and everyone is planning to celebrate it, take some time out to think about the World Water Day too. United Nations designated March 22 as ‘World Water Day’ since 1993 with an aim to raise awareness about importance of water and various issues around it. Each...

Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announced Sustainable Plus labels for 100 largest companies by market capitalisation across 20 sectors. Sustainable Plus is India’s only corporate sustainability label and is based on a comprehensive analysis of companies across environment, social and governance dimensions of business. The analysis was conducted for information based on FY2015. Sustainable...

Catch the glimpse of 'We Care' Poster competition organised by Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) with The CSR Journal as media partners. Students of First Year MBA course, displayed their learning and suggested solutions to some social problems through posters. Before the poster competition, students had undergone a 24-days internship across the country...

Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Infosys, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Asia Heart Foundation, to enable the adoption of robotics in healthcare. As part of the MoU, the Foundation has granted INR 8 crore to the Asia Heart Foundation. The grant will be used to purchase high-end equipment – namely the...

Students of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai displayed their learning and suggested solutions to some of social problems using their managerial skills on Saturday. The event was organised with The CSR Journal as the Media Partners for the event. Based on their 24-days internship across the country in Non Government Organisations...

Corporate firms looked to be doing their bits on the International Women’s Day. Companies were seen doing different activities dedicated to women and gender equality under their corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects. Sonalika Social Development Society, CSR wing of Sonalika International Tractors Ltd collaborated with Shikhar NGO to empower their campaign ‘She to Shakti’. The...

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Rules of April 2014, followed soon after by the National Democratic Alliance government’s Swachh Bharat push, gave corporate India the opportunity to spend on a cause with high visibility. Two years down the line, the companies that got involved with a fair bit of gusto take stock of their...

Reality Tours, a tour company takes tourists through the less explored parts of Mumbai.  Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum in Mumbai, spread over 175 hectares (1.75 sq km), with a population density of around 3.75 lakh per square kilometer. Often considered as a negative contributor towards a sustainable development of the city, it is either overlooked...

As I conclude my three-part opinion series with my third piece, I would like to share some of my thoughts on the idea of establishing accountability for NGOs. The first part covered the positive message in the changing landscape of philanthropy in India; the second part covered how development sector programs can succeed with effective...

Avinash Nakat, a social worker started working for the welfare of farmers since he was a child. At the age of 16, he was arrested for being part of protests for the conditions of farmers.  “I grew up in a small town and have witnessed struggle of farmers. I always wanted to serve and...

Mark Balla, a resident of Melbourne, Australia has been raising funds since 2013 for constructing toilets in Indian schools. A visit to a school in Dharavi (Mumbai) troubled him about the lack of toilets for girls in schools, which resulted in a large number of them dropping out when they reach puberty. ‘We can’t wait’,...