The CSR Journal

The Global Forum on Human Settlements (GFHS) 2018 concluded at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in Bangkok as participants gathered to commemorate World Cities Day on October 31. The two-day meeting organized under the theme Advancing Urban Innovations to Achieve SDG 11 and New Urban Agenda drew...

A decade ago, there were just 680 mountain gorillas in the wild. Today, there are more a 1,000 thanks to conservation efforts, a historic recovery for the slow-breeding species, according to the International Union of Concerned Scientists (IUCN). While the gorillas are still considered “endangered,” not yet out of the range of extinction, their status...

‘Neev Abhiyan’ by Ambuja Cements Ltd imparts formal training to upskill masons and contractors by strengthening their knowledge-base and technical skill-sets through certified training modules and value-added services which promote sustainable construction. Ambuja Cement has created its own curriculum for the program. This includes six training modules - Project Management, Steel Estimation & Detailing, Estimation...

India’s energy sector is all set to boom with ambitious targets and the aggressive growth approach of the Indian government. Cleantech Week India 2018 takes a closer look at this market, its growth, opportunities and potential through a one week market exploration program designed by Swissnex. Through one-on-one visits with key industry players, sessions by...

Specialty chemicals company LANXESS is strengthening its asset base in India. The company plans to invest up to INR 1250 crores till 2023. Focus areas of the investment will be the businesses for chemical intermediates, high-performance plastics and water treatment products. LANXESS had already invested a sizeable amount in India over the years, among others...

ReNew Power, one of India’s leading clean energy companies, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for a proposed investment of 13,000 crore rupees into the state’s renewable energy capacity. The agreement was signed at the “CII Partnership Summit”, a three-day investment summit held in Vishakhapatnam. The MoU envisages...

The employees of ReNew Power Limited, through an internal donation drive, have successfully collected 20,000 Kgs of rice. The entire amount will be handed over to ReNew’s NGO partners who will use this to arrange 2 lakh meals for people from underprivileged sections. This is the outcome of an employee driven initiative at ReNew Power,...

Pernod Ricard announced its commitment to contribute to establishing a new plastics economy, by becoming a signatory of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, led by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. As part of the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, signatories are expected to report on their progress against individual pledges, with the aim to help...

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) hosted a three day-long Northern Conclave for Building CSR Partnerships in association with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) from November 1-3. The sustainability conclave organised collaboratively by JGU- CECRAS (Centre for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability) and TISS AESDII (Assessment and Empanelment Standards for Development Institutions in India)...

Without a home water tap, Manjula had no choice but to carry an 8-10 liter water container back and forth each day to a community water tank about a kilometre from her home. Water.org discovered that something keeping moms like Manjula from providing safe water for their families was a lack of access to...

Wockhardt Foundation in association with the Rotary Club of Bombay Bayview organized a fund raising event, Dil Se Dil Tak, to treat children suffering from congenital heart defects under the Foundation’s Little Hearts initiative. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 10,000 children are born each year with a critical congenital...

Kolkata uses solar lamps on a large scale for household/domestic purposes compared to other tier 1 cities; while Bengaluru constitutes the highest number of solar water heater consumers amongst all the metros. These are the findings of a pan India study to gauge the awareness and penetration of household solar energy products in urban India...