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CSR: Restoring the Sunderbans to its Glory

A new technology developed by Indian scientists for ecological restoration is helping in the revival of mangroves degraded due to rising sea levels, climate change and human intrusion in the Sunderbans in West Bengal. Ecological restoration is basically the process of reviving native ecosystem in degraded areas while maintaining the diversity of original flora and...

We Don’t Give Fish But Teach People How to Fish: Radha Goenka, Director, RPG Foundation

Right to Education has certainly increased the number of school enrolments in India, in return improving the literacy rate in the last decade. However, it has done little to reduce unemployment rates. Unemployability of the youth, and technology development has made it necessary to implement skill development programs. However, there is a need to...

CSR: Samsung Launches ‘Good Vibes’ – An App For DeafBlind

Life for people with disability is not easy. It becomes very difficult for an individual who is deaf as well as blind to be able to express themselves. Especially to someone who is not acquainted with sign language. It is unfair to children with such disabilities because they do not get the opportunities every...

Responsible Businesses Preparing For The Future of Work

The world of work is changing rapidly, and businesses that do not show responsible behaviour by not being proactive about addressing critical workplace trends, risk being left behind. In order to safeguard themselves from this, companies are changing their approach in various ways to remain at the top of the leader board of good...

CSR: Millennials’ Social Enterprise Recycle Denim Waste

Denim is among the fastest-growing fashion trend in the recent decade. With its sturdy finish and a comfortable fitting, it has become highly popular among millennials as well as the older generations. However, this denim is very expensive ecologically. Manufacturing one pair of jeans takes up 8000 litres of water. Taking this into consideration, a...

CSR: Report on The Progress of SDGs

The United Nations had launched highly ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The comprehensive SDGs covered a variety of subjects from reducing carbon emissions, to reducing poverty, hunger and improving healthcare industry; set targets for the countries of the world to be accomplished by 2030. However, as the 2030 deadline to achieve them draws...

CSR: Why Corporates Need to Step Up To Save Land

Land is one of the limited natural resources which is often taken for granted. It is always assumed that that damaged land will heal itself. While it eventually would if it is left alone for a very long time, the reality is that we are unable to afford to provide the time it requires...

CSR: 5 Ways Businesses can contribute in reducing E-Waste

As our use of electronic devices and equipment has boomed in recent years, it has brought opportunities to create new jobs, tackle climate change and other environmental challenges, deliver health care and expand education. Yet with these benefits have also come unintended consequences. E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream in the world with around 50...

CSR: Managing the E-Waste

While addressing the issue of waste management, it is very important to not overlook the increasing amount of e-waste that needs proper modes of disposal. According to Research and Markets, globally,  e-waste is expected to climb to nearly 7 kilograms of e-waste per person by 2022. Considering that many of the top-selling smartphones weigh...

CSR: How Collaboration Can Help Fashion Companies to Reduce Emissions

Low prices and unprecedented demand are fuelling the growth of “fast fashion”. This takes trends from the runway to consumers in record time. The problem is that, in the process, fashion is putting tremendous pressure on the environment through water use, pollution, waste and carbon emissions. Apart from this it also has negative social...

CSR: Apple’s Commitment For Amazon Fires

A spike in intentionally set fires in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil has provoked an international response from government leaders due to the devastating impact these fires could have on the world’s climate. This has caused the corporate community to also begin to speak up. Apple CEO Tim Cook was among the first to pledge...

CSR: Generating Energy From Waste

Landfills around the world are filling up. In 2016, over 2 billion tonnes of waste was generated globally. In the next 30 years, that figure is expected to grow to 3.4 billion. A recent report by UN Environment’s International Environmental Technology Centre has outlined one technology that has the potential to reduce the volume of waste entering...

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