The CSR Journal

This month, let’s not forget our soldiers who went beyond their call of duty and made the supreme sacrifice. It is now time for us to do our bit. Select CITYWALK on its 7th year of commemorating Kargil Diwas, pays homage to our martyr soldiers from the Kargil war by facilitating an online donation...

HCL Samuday, an ambitious project of HCL Foundation working towards creating a scalable and replicable development model for rural India, announced its partnership with Jaipur Rugs, one of India's largest manufacturers of hand-knotted luxury rugs, to create livelihood opportunities for rural residents in Hardoi district, at their doorstep. This intervention aims to upskill women...

Aarvi Encon Limited, one of India’s leading technical manpower outsourcing companies, recently announced its partnership with Saifee Hospital, Mumbai. Through the course of the 3-year agreement, the company will be paying up to INR 6 lakhs per year towards treatment and other related services to the Hospital’s OPD for the lower-income group. Through the collaboration,...

In India, the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, has made the redress and prevention of sexual harassment within workplaces a central concern for all employers. It deems it the duty of the employer, as well as other responsible persons in work places or institutions to prevent or...

“Old Navy is turning the big 2-5, and like any good millennial, we’re celebrating for a whole month!” With this tweet, fashion retailer Old Navy recently kicked off not only its month-long birthday celebration but also its #BelongingLooksLike campaign. And in true millennial fashion, this campaign includes nostalgia, social media influencers, matching T-shirts, and a call for businesses...

India Inc may soon have to make higher disclosures on their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending, a government official has said. A high-level panel on CSR is likely to propose increased disclosures to bring transparency in spending on these activities. All companies with a net worth of Rs 500 crore or more, turnover of Rs 1,000...

Tata Projects recently flagged-off the fourth edition of its well-known Green Thumb campaign – an innovative initiative to help restore India’s depleting green coverage. As part of the initiative this year, Tata Projects and its associates intend to undertake a nationwide tree plantation campaign that is based on a unique online participation model of, “You...

Soroptimist International Pune Metro East, a Non-Profit NGO focused on empowering women and conservation of the environment, hosted a March for “Global Warming is a Global Warning” on 30th June. Creating awareness about climate change and its dangerous ramifications, Col. Soli Padamjee graciously allowed the use of  Sardar Dastur School grounds on Col. Tarapore Marg...

Accenture, Cisco and Quest Alliance are teaming to equip 1.5 million youth across India with skills for the digital economy. As part of a year-long collaboration, the organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Directorate General of Training (DGT) within the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to offer a digital...

India is a growing economy yet it’s frightening that every 3rd child in the country suffers from malnutrition, while two million children die from preventable diseases every year. Infant deaths in India remain the highest in the world. 802,000 infants died in India in 2017 due to lack of access to clean water, sanitation, proper...

The government of Uttar Pradesh has appointed the Tata Centre for Development (TCD) at UChicago as one of the members of the newly launched Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for catalysing collective action for rejuvenation of the Hindon River—a second-level tributary of the River Ganga. As a part of the Steering Board, which is the apex body...

Miracle Foundation’s CFE (Centre for Excellence) initiatives follow a four-pronged approach. These include building capacity and training of staff at CCIs, building a community of CCIs, getting government-run childcare institutions and other NGOs to participate, and a focus on guided self-assessment. In its first year, the CFE was jointly planned and launched by Miracle Foundation...