The CSR Journal

In a country like India, CSR initiatives in the education sector have always been on the top priority. However, in the past few years a lot of focus has been shifted towards the health sector due to COVID-19 hit and certainly as few more associated areas to it. Today we are becoming more aware...

On National Pollution Control Day today, we are reminded that India has the world's worst air pollution. Home to 22 of the world's 30 most polluted cities, the toxic air here kills more than one million people each year. Our cities don't score too well on water, noise, plastic and land pollution either. As...

Another winter arrives, and so does poor air quality of Delhi. The capital of India has been suffering from air pollution for many years now. Owing to this, the city has been consistently gaining the top position in the world in the list of most polluted cities. Delhi has been adopting various techniques to control...

Today, on World AIDS Day, Project ACCELERATE, a programme funded by USAID/PEPFAR and implemented by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in partnership with YRGCARE, The Fenway Institute and Blue Lotus Advisory under the technical guidance of National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), launched safezindagi.in, an online platform that offers information and services for HIV...

Committed to Skill India Mission, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) inaugurated its 2nd Skill Enhancement Centre in Rajasthan in collaboration with Government Industrial Training Institute (ITI), Kota. The new centre will empower local youth with job-oriented technical skill training as part of the company's CSR in the city. The inauguration was held...

Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has been leading the Green Building movement in India since 2004 — along with the Confederation of Indian Industries -Indian Green Building Congress (CII-IGBC). Together, they built and established the CII-Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre (CII-Godrej GBC), the first green building in India. The...

Global lighting corporation Signify, in partnership with SRF Foundation, recently illuminated 15 rural government schools in the Mewat District of Haryana under its CSR programme ‘Jagmag Pathshala’. This CSR initiative has positively impacted more than 7000 students in the district and aims to provide an improved learning environment for young students by upgrading their school...

Adecco, a leading global workforce provider, is joining hands with Plan India, through their Saksham initiative which undertakes an intensive upskilling programme for underprivileged youth. The initiative aims at upskilling over 200 enrolled young women and men between 18-24 years of age from the disadvantaged communities of Bengaluru and help them improve their technical, vocational,...

Epson, a world leader in digital imaging and printing solutions recently became the first(1) company in the Japanese manufacturing industry to convert to 100% renewable electricity for all its domestic sites(2). As a result, Epson will reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 250,000 tonnes. Epson has established and is pursuing a new long-term...

India has a robust industrial infrastructure with a huge energy requirement. According to IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report, the country is the fourth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases and is still largely dependent on coal and oil. During COP26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that India will reduce projected carbon emissions by 1 billion tonnes (Gt)...

For the 19th leg of its annual Impact Day initiative, the focus of volunteers from Deloitte in India was to ensure through diverse content formats that learning outcomes amongst adults, youth, and children from underserved communities are not compromised due to continued, pandemic-induced uncertainties in accessing physical classrooms and allied learning resources. Impact Day 2021...

Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India, today announced the eco restoration of three ponds, one each in Hariahera in Sohna, Palasoli in Pataudi and Tajnagar in Farrukhnagar blocks of Gurugram in collaboration with GuruJal Society. GuruJal is a multi-stakeholder body, headed by Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, aimed to address...