The CSR Journal

Prince Pipes and Fittings Limited (PPFL), one of India’s largest integrated piping solutions & multi polymer manufacturers, today announced the first Prince Udaan Scholarship Program in Ludhiana, Punjab. Scholarship eligibility Children of plumbers in Ludhiana in standards 5 to 10, who have scored above 70% in Math and Science will be eligible for the Scholarship. It...

What a parody the slogan ‘Stay Home, Stay Safe’ turned out to be for women! They were far from safe in their own homes. The UN Women collected data from different parts of the world to show the rising rate of intimate partner violence on women during the first wave of the pandemic. Around...

ICICI Prudential Life Insurance has become the first Indian insurance company to sign the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI). The company has thereby reaffirmed its commitment towards Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. What is UNPRI? The UNPRI is the world’s leading proponent of responsible investment. It works: - to understand the investment implications of environmental,...

Globally, India was among the hardest hit by the Corona pandemic - more than 34 million people have been infected with COVID-19 in India, the World Health Organization estimates. More than 460,000 have died so far. Rural areas in particular have little access to medical infrastructure, and the effects of the pandemic will be...

On the second and final day of the first-ever UAE edition of the UK-based India Global Forum (IGF) – India Global Forum UAE 2021 – the focus was on skills, the digital revolution and closer India-UAE collaborations in these sectors and beyond. Building on the momentum generated by the high-powered sessions from Day One, ministers...

Speciality chemicals company LANXESS has once again been recognized for its achievements in the fight against climate change. In the latest assessment by the renowned climate protection initiative CDP, the Group has made it into the “Climate A-List” as one of 200 companies worldwide. This puts LANXESS among the top 2 per cent of...

RBL Bank’s flagship CSR initiative ‘UMEED 1000’ Cyclothon, a social endeavor to support Inclusive Education, culminated successfully today, having raised funds worth 5.20 crores. 159 cyclists, including 59 RBL Bank employees, collectively covered a distance of 1,14,289 kms. The proceeds of the initiative will be donated to Udbhav RBL School, in Fatehnagar, Hyderabad, a...

The Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Rameswar Teli in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Monday informed that Public Sector Oil Companies (PSUs) have been earmarking 2% of their average Net Profits made during the three immediately preceding financial years as per Section 135 of the...

Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal is the only Indian to become part of The Giving Pledge this year, an initiative founded by Bill Gates in association with Melinda French Gates and Warren Buffet. He has pledged to give 75 percent of his wealth towards philanthropy and social good. Now in its 11th year, The Giving Pledge...

Child and maternal malnutrition continues to be the most challenging risk factor for health loss in India. There has been an alarmingly high rate of under nutrition and child stunting among children in India. The Global Hunger Index (2020) — which is calculated on the basis of total undernourishment of the population, child stunting,...

The Mahindra Group companies Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Tech Mahindra and Mahindra Lifespaces have been included in the Leadership Band for corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP. M&M and Tech Mahindra are the only Indian companies to have secured places on the “A List” of the Leadership Band for both Climate and Water related...

Vedanta Aluminium Business unveiled its Sustainable Development Report (SDR) for FY 2020-21 today i.e., National Energy Conservation Day, in a campus connect programme with the TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS). Students, alumni and faculty from TERI SAS participated in the programme. Titled ‘Nature, Nurture, Future’, Vedanta Aluminium’s Sustainable Development Report encapsulates the Business’...