The CSR Journal

SOLV, a B2B digital platform for MSMEs backed by the Standard Chartered Group, announced its partnership with Bangalore-based NGO Akshay Patra Foundation to connect Akshay Patra to a robust network of MSMEs on SOLV’s platform, engaged in supplying essential goods. The partnership will not only ensure the smooth delivery of supplies to the foundation’s...

As India fights against the COVID-19 pandemic, families in villages and urban slums are struggling to get food, basic hygiene items, clean water and healthcare. In response, many NGOs, institutions and corporates have come forward to extend support there is an urgent need to scale these efforts to help ensure that vulnerable communities have...

Coca-Cola India has committed an initial support of over ₹100 crore for helping the healthcare system and communities to combat the COVID-19 crisis and contain the spread of the pandemic. In a statement, the company said: "The relief programmes initiated by Coca-Cola in India aims at benefitting and positively impacting over 10 lakh lives across...

In view of the extension of the lockdown in several Indian states, Essar Foundation, the CSR arm of the $14-billion Essar Group, has decided to increase its ongoing commitment of providing 1.25 million meals to 2 million meals to the poor and needy affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in India. The Foundation has already provided...

The world has been under siege since the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), with most of the countries worldwide under partial lockdown forced into compulsory quarantine and social distancing, thereby resulting in the downfall of several industries globally. However, this lockdown has given much-needed respite to nature. Thus, the environment has become a beneficiary...

"I will not step outside the house at all. I have heard, that helicopters are going to spray some medicine in the air and it will cause me to catch the virus," said Dilip, a farmer in Kera village of Gujarat. "I have heard, even talking on the phone for a long time can get...

Children are encouraged to play outdoors for their physical and mental well-being. Socializing is as much important for children as it is for the adults – in many cases, even more. The exposure that children get from dealing with other children and adults plays a major role in their personality. Children, if forced to stay...

Lockdown has been imposed in India for an extended period of time in order to fight against the rapid spread of COVID-19. People are locked in their homes with either no or very less work to do, considering that many of the businesses are not functioning at this point. This has left a lot...

According to new research from The Woolmark Company, it has been discovered that Merino wool does not contribute to the issue of microplastics in our oceans. The groundbreaking scientific study - titled ‘Microfibre Pollution and the Marine Biodegradation of Wool’ - has come to a conclusion that both untreated and machine washable wool readily biodegrade...

The Indian railways on Thursday denied all media reports that claimed confirmed decision has been made to resume 'train operations' from April 15. In a statement to IANS, the national transporter said that railway ministry has not issued any protocol as yet as falsely mentioned in the media reports. It said that it is premature...

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued a circular stating that said that funds spent by companies to combat the novel coronavirus will be eligible to be classified as CSR activity. "Keeping in view of the spread of novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in India, its declaration as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO),...

There is overwhelming evidence that the Asia-Pacific region needs to accelerate action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and substantially reverse current negative trends, especially those which are depleting and degrading its environmental resources, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific...