The CSR Journal

Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, has announced that its business Godrej Aerospace has partnered with Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, for innovating methods and processesfor industrial net zero initiatives. As a part of the ‘FutureScope Build UK-India’ programme, the focus is to foster collaboration between UK...

Film stars in the Southern states of India not only have a large and devoted following but also do tremendous amount of charity work alongside their acting work. 1. Chiranjeevi Chiranjeevi first laid the foundation of the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust (CCT) in 1998, which works with eye banks and blood banks. The actor himself is a...

Intent on combatting the ongoing hunger crisis, ABP Network has partnered with Robin Hood Army (RHA) – a volunteer-based, zero-funds organisation – for their national campaign #Mission30M. This CSR initiative seeks to serve 30 million meals to people most affected by hunger-related issues across rural and urban areas. The Global Hunger Index 2019 ranks India...

India’s largest Science-based Ayurveda major Dabur India Ltd has now become a 100% ‘Plastic Waste Neutral company’ in India, having collected, processed and recycled around 27,000 MT of post-consumer plastic waste from all over India in the 2021-22 financial year. With this, Dabur has become the first Indian consumer goods company to achieve this landmark....

At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) in November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070 highlighted India’s proactive stand in the fight against climate change, sending a clear message to historical emitters. Action from the private sector will play a critical role in achieving this target and a...

Aragen Life Sciences, formerly known as GVK Bio, has donated a fully-equipped ambulance to the Government of Telangana (GoT) as part of its CSR activities. A flag off event of the vehicle was done in the presence of Hon. Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare & Finance Sri. T. Harish Rao garu today. Ramesh...

Renault India has partnered with CSC e-Governance Services (Common Service Centres) to support Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyaan (PMGDISHA), Government of India’s flagship programme that aims to provide digital literacy to six crore rural citizens. The auto company has handed over five cars to CSC e-Governance Services as part of its CSR to upskill...

In the early 2000s, Kota Jahangir village in Maharashtra's Jalna district was experiencing a severe water deficit. The women and the children had to walk several kilometres each day, to fetch potable water for daily use in the region. Due to the general high concentration of fluorides in the groundwater, it was also unfit...

Everest Kanto Cylinders (EKC), India’s largest manufacturer of high pressure gas cylinders, today announced a CSR initiative by the company to provide free online access to curriculum-linked educational content to government school students in Gujarat. The CSR program, which is ideated and executed by ConnectEd Technologies, an EdTech social enterprise, aims to provide quality vernacular...

Asia’s first and largest network of thought leaders, has launched 'Asia Dialogues’ with a Diversity and Inclusion event. Asia Dialogues is a forum that intends to build conversations on topics of urgent and immediate focus for the Asian region by bringing people together for progressive discussions on issues important for Asian businesses, governments, media...

The transition to a circular economy is considered crucial and governments around the world incentivise companies to uptake e-waste recycling and other sustainable practices with new regulation. As highlighted by the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) Action Plan, boosting supply security through better cooperation among stakeholders is a top priority. The global Rare Earth Industry Association...

Indian Institute of Management Udaipur launched a student-managed Impact Investment Fund (IIF) focusing on investing in early-stage projects or start-ups that create a social and environmental impact on society. The Impact Investment Fund (IIF) initiative aims to support entrepreneurs who have the potential to leverage their expertise and skills to create an impact for the...