The CSR Journal

Typically, every investor should have two types of funds; a sinking fund and an emergency fund. A sinking fund refers to a strategic way of gradually replacing a wasting asset or repaying a debt by setting aside money periodically. But the case is different for emergency funds. With an emergency fund, an investor sets aside...

Farmer's Day, popularly referred to as Kisan Diwas, is observed nationwide on December 23 each year. This particular day is marked to show appreciation, thanks, and recognition for the contributions made by the nation's farmers. The day is observed to commemorate the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister of India Chaudhary Charan Singh,...

Flipkart, India’s homegrown e-commerce marketplace, has become the first Indian e-commerce company to commit to sourcing 100% of its electricity needs from renewable sources for its entire operations by 2030.  As a part of this pledge, Flipkart has taken Climate Group’s RE100 commitment, a collaboration of the world’s most influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. In alignment with its Net Zero...

BYJU'S 'Education for All' initiative has collaborated with Mumbai-based NGO Khaana Chahiye to educate and empower children from underserved backgrounds with quality education and digital learning opportunities across India. As part of the collaboration, BYJU’S Education for All will give over 100 licenses to underserved students in Mumbai. With this partnership, BYJU'S Education For All...

Samsung R&D Institute Bangalore (SRI-B) today inaugurated the Samsung Innovation Campus program at the Cambridge Institute of Technology (CIT) in Bengaluru to upskill youth in future tech domains such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things, Big Data and Coding & Programming. This initiative strengthens Samsung’s commitment towards the Government’s Skill India initiative as part...

Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium at 2.26 million tonnes in FY22. Vedanta is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. With its world-class Aluminium Smelters, Alumina Refinery and Power Plants in India, the...

With an aim to educate and empower children from underserved backgrounds with quality education and equal learning opportunities, BYJU’S ‘Education for All’ social impact initiative has recently collaborated with Delhi-based child and youth care NGO, Udayan Care. Envisioned as a pan-India initiative, the partnership aims at distributing over 1500 licenses to underserved students – orphaned children from the Udayan Ghar Program as well as girls from...

India may endure extreme heat waves beyond the threshold for human survival, according to a World Bank report. Over the past two decades, the nation has documented a number of deaths brought on by extreme heat waves. The Report: Climate Investment Opportunities in India's Cooling Sector The country is reportedly seeing greater temperatures that arrive earlier...

Adani Cement’s cement and building materials companies - Ambuja Cements and ACC Limited, have proactively undertaken a plethora of award-winning water conservation initiatives over past two decades to address the issue of water scarcity in India. Ambuja Cements and ACC through their CSR initiatives aim at creating awareness and educating communities on better ways to...

SBI General Insurance, one of India’s leading General Insurance companies, associated with Inali Foundation, a non-profit organization that aims at providing affordable robotic upper limbs to those who have lost them in an accident or don’t have them by birth. Under the CSR project, SBI General has contributed towards distribution of over 260 limbs...

Do you wish to create long term wealth? Here are some tips to help you get started on the path to achieving your goal of creating generational wealth. You don’t need to have an ideal job or a lot of money to build wealth; in fact, you can use these eight ways to build your...

According to 51% of Indian businesses that took part in a recent poll, sustainability is a crucial differentiator. Only 19% of the organisations in the nation claim to be prepared for the future. A survey published last week by Vodafone Business reveals that sustainable practices are seen as a competitive advantage by high-performing businesses. An...