The CSR Journal

By Max Bone and Abdul Nejrabi On February 14, 20-year-old Adil Ahmad Dar drove a vehicle laden with explosive into a convoy carrying security personnel in Indian-administered Kashmir. The collision resulted in an explosion that killed 40 security personnel and the attacker himself. The responsibility for this attack was immediately claimed by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM),...

The new centre is the second for ICICI Academy in the state and the 26th in India According to the India Skill Report 2018, only 47% of those coming out of higher educational institutions are employable. Skilling challenges occur due to a certain disconnect between training institutions and industry. Playing a part in filling such crucial...

The absence of access to good healthcare and sanitation facilities in the remote villages of Garo Hills, has been a concern for years now. As a result, there have been instances of serious health issues in the area. Few of the healthcare centres in the area were also primarily not well equipped. After equipping Siju...

As is the case every year, big corporates might be going all out to celebrate International Women’s Day. However, a recent report called Telangana CSR Outlook Report 2018, released by NGOBOX, shows that when it comes to giving out Corporate Social Responsibility funds, women empowerment only got about 2% of the total chunk of...

Everyone is looking to do their bit for the greater good, whether big or small, and corporates are making sure it is part of their ethos too. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been on the rise in the last decade. A rule passed by the Indian Government in 2014 mandated corporates with at least...

The United Nations Alliance for Sustainable Fashion will be officially launched March 14, during a media event of the 4th U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. While different U.N. institutions have tried to encompass fashion in various sustainability initiatives, this will mark a more comprehensive approach to address all aspects of a sustainable fashion industry. Just...

BYJU’S, creator of the K-12 learning app, announced today that it would be providing its learning programmes to children of the security personnel who were martyred in the terror attack in Pulwama, J&K. The courses, which will be mapped to the school curriculum of the students,  will be pre-loaded in a tablet and given to...

The SokkanOdai canal system in Tamil Nadu was almost silted and defunct, mostly due to the 2004 Tsunami and 2015 unprecedented floods, also due to neglect. Siltation and almost complete erosion of bunds rendered the large area of paddy fields on either side of the canal flood prone as there were no other ways...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded retired cricketer Gautam Gambhir for his contribution to the sport as well for his efforts to bring “positive difference in the lives of the lesser privileged”. Gambhir sponsoring the education of 50 children of CRPF personnel killed in action; bearing the education expenses of Zohra, daughter of a Kashmir...

Club Mahindra launched an annual initiative - Mission S.M.I.L.E.S. (Social Movement to Improve Life Experiences) under its Employee Social Options Program (ESOP). As part of this all Club Mahindra employees pledged to cumulatively devote 5000 hours annually in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives focusing on education, health and environment. To begin with, 180 employees and Club...

The past year has seen much of the global business community doing damage control, and tech titans—untouchable as they may seem—have not been immune to the reputation crisis. While Apple and Facebook, still reeling in the wake of a string of scandals, have seen their brands tarnished, Google appears to have stayed above the...

Aiming to highlight issues related to gender equality at workplaces in India, Global Compact Network India – Local arm of UN Global Compact, New York organized its second edition of Gender Equality Summit Friday at Saket, New Delhi. The summit was organized in the backdrop of the increasing conversation around the safety of women in...