The CSR Journal
CM Yogi leaves Mumbai with investment proposals worth Rs 5 lakh crore for UP
After inviting Indian business to the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit in the financial hub of Mumbai, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath returned to Uttar Pradesh with investment offers apparently totalling more than Rs 5 lakh crore.
During the Chief Minister's two-day visit to Mumbai, industrialists from significant groups like Reliance, Tata Sons, Adani, Godrej, Birla,...
Rainwater harvesting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative of Allstate India felicitated by Govt of Karnataka
Bengaluru, India: Allstate India, the strategic services arm of Allstate, a Fortune 100 US insurer, and an established hub for top talent in India, was felicitated in the presence of Honourable Basavaraj Bommai, Chief Minister of Karnataka, for its leadership in the Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) project driven by the NASSCOM (National Association of Software...
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) USAID-Supported SAMRIDH and StratMed to strengthen India’s healthcare delivery infrastructure
New Delhi, India: The SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Financing Facility has committed INR 2.95 Cr (USD 421K) to StratMed to support their tech-enabled platform linking all key stakeholders in the healthcare supplychain ecosystem - including hospitals, manufacturers and suppliers.
The initiative aims at improving cost-efficiency, quality and outcome focused in the traditionally undeserved regions. SAMRIDH is...
CSR: Habitat for Humanity India partners with Standard Chartered Bank to empower women
Mumbai, India: Housing non-profit organisation Habitat for Humanity India has partnered with Standard Chartered Bank to provide 969 women with upskilling, alternative livelihood opportunities, and assistance in establishing micro-enterprises to generate additional income. The project is known as Empowering Women and Improving Life through Livelihood Interventions.
These women are from the states of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra,...
CSR: Tata Capital restores 6000 hectares of land with JalAadhar
Mumbai, India: Tata Capital, the financial services arm of the Tata Group, has launched JalAadhar, a watershed development project in rural Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. The initiative aims to provide water for irrigation, as well as clean and potable water by increasing groundwater resources, increase efficiency in water use and improve farmer income.
The initiative...
Top CSR projects of SBI, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced on Monday that State Bank of India (SBI), ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank continue to remain India’s Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs).
This means, these banks are 'too-big-to-fail' i.e, their failure can negatively impact our entire financial system leading to a situation of instability. Playing a crucial role...
CSR: M3M Foundation distributes warm clothes to migrant workers and the homeless under their ‘Share for Care’ initiative
Gurugram, India: Celebrating New Year with the families of migrant workers and the homeless, the M3M Foundation distributed over 20,000 warm clothes and blankets under the 'Share for Care' initiative in Gurugram.
The distribution of blankets & sweaters to people who spend their nights on the sides of the road. The distribution was done at...
Top CSR projects of Cisco in India
With the advent of globalisation, the need to connect the entire world with each other arose. Companies such as Cisco facilitated the same. However, virtual connections are highly relevant today in the COVID and Post-COVID world, where a major chunk of population is and will continue working from home.
In absence of seamless communication, the...
CSR: Religare signs MoU with AWWA for developing Asha Schools for specially-abled children
New Delhi, India: Religare Enterprises Limited (REL), India's leading diversified financial services group, has signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) with the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), a registered welfare society incorporated under Registrar of Societies, Delhi, to support the latter in managing their schools for specially-abled children.
Under the MOU, REL will support and...
CSR: Delhi NGO’s winter relief drive for the underprivileged
New Delhi, India: Wishes and Blessings, a New Delhi based NGO has been providing winter relief to the poor and needy since the past 8 years. The 1st phase of the Winter Drive was launched in December 2014 under their initiative ‘Winter Relief Project’. Since then, every year, the organisation continues the tradition of...
Top Indian companies performing CSR for Rural Development
India celebrated National Farmers Day, aka Kisan Diwas just a few days ago on December 23 to pay tribute to the country’s farmers who work hard from morning to dusk every day to produce crops. The last Census was held in 2011, as per which almost 70% of the country's population lives in rural...
CSR: OZiva Kisaan Vikas Program aims to empower farmers
In a bid to extend a token of gratitude and appreciation to the farmers of India, OZiva, India’s leading certified clean and plant-based holistic wellness brand, launches the OZiva Kisaan Vikas Program.
Through this program, the brand aims to empower farmers and families via various initiatives starting with the education of farmers’ children. The farmer...