The CSR Journal

Innovative Financial Advisors Pvt Ltd (Fiinovation), a renowned technical research agency in the CSR domain was commissioned by Skill Council For Green Jobs (SCGJ), a not for profit society created by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, for the impact assessment of Solar PV Installer (Suryamitra) training programme. Suryamitra training programme is a part...

ICICI Prudential AMC (Asset Management Company) has decided to take the cause of ESG further on behalf of its investors. The company has contributed to plant over 50,000 saplings, equivalent to the number of investors that opted for investing into ICICI Prudential ESG Fund during the New Fund Offer period. Going forward, for every new...

K.C. College, Mumbai, one of the constituent colleges of the HSNC University cluster recently inaugurated the Solar Urja Project in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. The NSS Unit of the college has been the driving force behind this mega initiative in lieu to support the academic institutions that are economically backward and face obstacles in providing education. Under...

HCL Technologies (HCL) announced it is sponsoring Dutchess of the Sea, an all-women Dutch team participating in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, a transatlantic rowing race. The four women departed from the Canary Islands on December 12 and will row over 3,000 miles non-stop to the Nelson’s Dockyard English Harbour in Antigua & Barbuda. HCL’s support...

Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company Limited (KMAMC) today announced that, on 12th January, 2021, it has become a signatory to Climate Action 100+. Climate Action 100+ is an investor-led initiative to ensure the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take necessary action on climate change. In April 2018, KMAMC became the first domestic asset management company...

As an endeavour to do service to the society, the NGO Pararthya Sustainable Development & Environment Conservation Society, supported by Viraaj Ventures and funded by Realty Assistant conducted ‘Project Rahat’, a Social Development drive for CSR 2020-21 in which they distributed clothes, organized donation drive, and did various activities in the different parts of...

Lakme Salon launched the 5th edition of its Happy New You campaign. As part of this campaign, Lakme Salon has tied up with Project Nanhi Kali to spread #HappySmiles through the gift of education – the brand will sponsor the primary education of 100 girls in the new year and is also inviting all its...

As the world embraces the “New Normal”, the situation has worsened for children living on streets, for those getting trafficked and abused, for those who are severely malnourished or for girls who get married even before they turn 18. Perhaps, life was never “normal” for them in the first place. With the pandemic spreading to...

ITC Limited has been adjudged ‘Best Governed Company’ at the 20th ICSI National Awards for Excellence in Corporate Governance, 2020 in the Listed Segment: Large Category. ITC’s Company Secretary, Rajendra Kumar Singhi was also adjudged ‘Governance Professional of the Year’ for his contribution towards adoption of effective governance processes. Singhi received the Award on behalf...

As per the WHO Global Report on Road Safety 2018, India accounts for almost 11 per cent of road crash-related deaths in the world – the highest among 199 countries followed by China and the US. According to the latest Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) report on Road Crashes in 2019, on...

Road accidents caused by human error are preventable with a change of driving habits, which makes up 80% of all accidents since this is the percentage related purely to the fault of the driver. The biggest car manufacturer in India, Maruti Suzuki is investing in technology for improving the driving habits of people through...

GHCL Foundation, the CSR arm of GHCL Limited, a well-diversified group with footprints in Chemicals, Textiles, and Consumer Products segment, organized a digital literacy training programme for the women of Valvad & Karambel villages in Gujarat in association with MANN Deshi Foundation. During the digital literacy training programme an expert faculty from GHCL Foundation and...