The CSR Journal

A report from the humanitarian organisation CARE has claimed that the majority of the public climate finance reported by wealthy countries is taken directly from development aid budgets, despite long-standing commitments to provide new money. This is in light of the leaders of the world's seven richest countries meeting in Germany this weekend. Commitment to...

India is on track to becoming the world’s fastest-growing economy and the youth are the protagonists of its economic growth story. With the objective of playing a role in upskilling and building a future ready talent force, Vodafone Idea Foundation, the CSR arm of Vi, set-up a skill training centre in Hamirpur that offers...

In recent years, thousands of companies have voluntarily pledged to meet sustainability targets, but many of them likely lack the knowledge and the tools to properly measure progress and how to optimize their carbon and energy footprints. Honeywell is working to help solve this problem with its new Carbon & Energy Management, a carbon...

Adani Enterprises Limited focuses on establishing new businesses in the Natural Resources, Transport & Logistics, Utility and Strategic segments. Since the Company’s listing in 1994, it has maximised value for stakeholders, while contributing to nation-building. Over the last 30 years, Adani Enterprises Limited has widened its presence across key industries, establishing itself as a...

Mumbai Urja Marg, a critical transmission infrastructure project coming up in Mumbai, announced partnership with Siemens Aikya Education & Welfare Trust to initiate a skill development and training programme for youngsters in Mumbai. Aligned with government’s vision of ‘Kaushal Bharat-Kushal Bharat’, this initiative will aim to train more than 200 youngsters, in phases, in...

Financial conglomerate IIFL Group’s CSR arm - IIFL Foundation has partnered with Maharashtra government’s ‘Mumbai Climate Action Plan’ to create the mega city’s first large urban forest. IIFL Foundation will create a 10,000-tree strong urban forest in Andheri’s UJLP ground near Veera Desai road under the first ‘Green Yodha’ project of Maharashtra Government to combat climate change. The ‘Green Yodha’ project aims to increase...

Ambuja Cements has launched ‘Darpan', a business aid mobile application, that aims to engage contractors and simplifies their businesses. The app modulizes features like Vaastu tips, event calendar and product guide in various Indian languages to benefit a wide segment of construction professionals in our country. In extension to Ambuja Abhimaan, a differentiated long-term loyalty program,...

Tech for Sustainable Development - IIT Bombay's Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Conclave, 2022 is set to provide insights on several pioneering projects aimed at addressing national and global challenges. IIT Bombay is set to host its Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Conclave this year on July 6th, 2022. The CSR Conclave, Tech for Sustainable Development will...

In 2016, PM Narendra Modi announced the goal of ‘doubling the farmers’ income’ in the country by 2022 as compared to the base year 2015-16. The idea was to improve the lives of the farmers by the 75th year anniversary celebrations of India’s Independence fondly called as ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. However, owing to...

According to a new study done by scientists at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, climate change is projected to negatively damage India's solar and wind energy potential over the next 50 years, posing a significant challenge to the country's ambitious quest for renewable energy. The future forecasts are critical as India...

UltraTech Cement Limited, India’s leading cement and ready-mix-concrete company, has announced signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company, to explore possibilities on reduction of CO2 emissions from its cement manufacturing operations. UltraTech and Coolbrook shall jointly explore the use of Coolbrook’s Roto Dynamic Heater (RDH), an innovative...

To serve the needs of critically ill children in the age group 0-12 years, Ericsson and Save the Children, India’s leading child rights organization have set up modern Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICU) across government hospitals in the five cities of Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur and Indore. The critical care facility at the CMC Jijamata...