The CSR Journal

Welspun India Limited, global leader of Home Textiles, has been announced as the winner in the ‘Outstanding Performance in Training Excellence’ and ‘Outstanding Achievements in Environment Protection’ categories at the Greentech Foundation Awards 2021. Welspun was felicitated for the various in-house initiatives taken to minimise the environmental impact of its industrial processes as well as...

PepsiCo, Inc. and The PepsiCo Foundation announced today that the company has helped more than 55 million people gain access to safe water globally since 2006 and out of this, 50% of beneficiaries i.e. over 27 million people are from India.  The Foundation also catalyzed nearly $700 million in additional funding over the same...

Reckitt Benckiser, the global leader in consumer healthcare with ADRA India today organized a purpose-led bike rally in Imphal, Manipur under the Durex led Birds and Bees Talk program. The rally aims to showcase the support for the importance of the informed decision making, consent and life skills for adolescents. A group of 55...

Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) in association with Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) South Asia organised a virtual roundtable on – ‘Gender Equality in Manufacturing Sector’ on 17th March 2021. This initiative by ACF and GRI SA is to draw attention to women’s empowerment, and the opportunities in the manufacturing sector in order to advance gender...

Global Recycling Day, which is the brainchild of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), unites people across the world, highlighting the need to conserve our six primary resources (water, air, coal, oil, natural gas and minerals) and celebrating the power the “Seventh Resource” - the goods we recycle every day. In the wake of...

Trane Technologies announced today that it plans to cut its product carbon emissions by nearly 50% by 2030, and that its ambitious emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Cutting product emissions in half over the next decade supports the global conglomerate's 2030 Sustainability Commitments, including its Gigaton Challenge to reduce...

Students of Govt. Senior Secondary School, Kasumpti will soon return to their classrooms with brand new desks which are beautiful, sturdy and carry an important message – the power of recycling. Tetra Pak India, together with the Shimla Municipal Corporation donated 20 desks in the presence of Suresh Bhardwaj, Minister - Urban Development, Town...

As part of its continued community outreach efforts, wellness brand The Himalaya Drug Company has been actively supporting India’s fight against COVID-19 through various CSR initiatives. In its latest initiative, the Company has collaborated with Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) and Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to ensure the health and well-being of...

Real estate developer Prestige Estates Projects Limited (PRESTIGE), in collaboration with Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) and Craig Park Layout Residents Association recently unveiled the redeveloped Craig Park in Bengaluru. This key beautification initiative was undertaken with an intent to make the property at par with international standards of infrastructure layouts. Craig Park layout, located...

The Asia-Pacific region must accelerate progress everywhere and urgently reverse its regressing trends on many Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve its ambitions by 2030, says a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The 2021 edition of the Asia and the Pacific SDG Progress Report shows that the...

Continuing its work to help the rag-pickers of Mumbai, Clean-Up Foundation conducted an awareness campaign on improving health and hygiene of the city’s rag-pickers along with creating awareness about the COVID 19 vaccination. The initiative was part of the National Safety Week 2021 drive and was conducted in association with Aasra Welfare Association at ‘H’...

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, is helping support more than 400 women-led small businesses across Maharashtra with key resources to restart businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Through this CSR initiative, FedEx Express in India and nonprofit organisation United Way Mumbai are identifying women who had...