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CDP rates YES BANK A- for its Climate Change Disclosures

YES BANK has been rated ‘A-‘ (Leadership Band) by CDP for its 2020 Climate Change disclosures, surpassing the average ratings for the Financial Services and the Asia Region, which stand at ‘B’ and ‘D’, respectively. The Bank also achieved the ISO 14001:2015 certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS) for a record eighth year in...

Cognizant Commits $250 Million to Global CSR Initiatives

Cognizant has announced a new five-year $250 million effort to advance economic mobility, educational opportunity, diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being in communities around the world. Building on its long-standing investment in corporate social responsibility, Cognizant, with its extensive global presence, will work to create stronger, healthier, and more inclusive communities as they...

CSR: Morgan Stanley Sponsors Specialized Living Facilities for Differently-Abled Girls and the Elderly in Bengaluru

Morgan Stanley has inaugurated the newly constructed barrier-free access building for Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled in Bengaluru. The three-storey building spread over 19,000 sq. feet at JP Nagar, Bengaluru, has been designed and built for differently-abled girls and the elderly from underprivileged backgrounds. As part of Morgan Stanley’s corporate social responsibility program in India,...

CSR of Increff and ABFRL together donate 14,000 garments to the underprivileged in Bengaluru

Increff, a noted inventory management company, joined hands with one of India’s leading fashion retail giants, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL), to donate 14,000 garments to the underprivileged across Bengaluru and different regions of the country. In Bengaluru, the drive took place recently at Ilkal Gayatri factory slum area, District Bagalkot and Nallurhalli...

Mumbai City FC Will Plant 5 Trees in Goa for Every Goal

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting life and sport around the world, the state of Goa has played host to Mumbai City FC and the Indian Super League during the 2020-21 edition of the tournament amid health and safety restrictions. For the past six months, the Islanders’ contingent of players and staff have camped in...

Swavalamban Divyangjan ATMA Fund Will Give Each Startup Upto Rs. 20 Lakh Grant

In India, there are anywhere between 40 to 80 million persons with disabilities (PwDs)— ie, one in twelve households has a family member with a disability. However, due to low literacy levels, social stigma and lack of opportunities, people with disabilities remain the most excluded members of society. A large number of children with...

Yaru Juneja, Founder RajasthanBeats thanks the government for an inclusive budget

The Chief Minister of Indian State of Rajasthan presented the state budget for the financial year 2021-2022 on the floor of state assembly on Wednesday. RajasthanBeats, a leading advocacy group claiming to work for welfare of public at large in Rajasthan said that the state budget is inclusive. As per Yaru Juneja, the founder...

Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand will mentor Tech Mahindra’s ‘phygital’ Global Chess League

As a five-time World Chess Champion, Viswanathan Anand has cemented his place among the greatest Champions of all times. His hallmark lightning speed and intuitive play is well recognized and critics rate him as one of the biggest natural talents ever in the history of chess. He is the only champion in chess history...

CSR News: Tata STRIVE and Wipro GE Healthcare partner up to bridge healthcare skill gap in India

Tata STRIVE and Wipro GE Healthcare yesterday entered into a partnership to skill youth for jobs in the healthcare sector over a period of three years. The agreement aims to skill 6,200 candidates in various technical and operational areas of healthcare. Tata STRIVE is the skill development CSR initiative of the Tata Community Initiatives Trust,...

UN ESCAP: Sustainable energy key to building back better from COVID-19

The Asia-Pacific region’s move towards a sustainable, low-carbon energy future is now more critical than ever as it builds back better together from the COVID-19 pandemic, high-level delegates stressed today at the opening of the Third Session of the Committee on Energy, convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and...

Maharashtra Governor Awards Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor among 50 Corona Warriors

Acknowledging the contribution of ‘Corona Warriors’ during the pandemic, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, the Governor of Maharashtra, felicitated celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor for his contribution towards society. Fifty Corona Warriors including Chairman and Heads of various public sector undertakings, banks, corporates, NGOs as well as individual personalities were felicitated for their institutional work. Besides Sanjeev Kapoor, CMD...

Restart 2021 With Responsible Business Practices

As we restart 2021 in the midst of the global pandemic, companies are doubling down on ESG targets, responsible business practices and initiatives to solve future disasters. Says Rahul Agarwal, MD and CEO, Lenovo India, “Technology can play a fundamental role in improving resilience in communities impacted by natural and other disasters. Lenovo aims...

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