The CSR Journal

Google CEO Sundar Pichai on July 13 announced a $10 billion GoogleForIndia Digitisation Fund. Under the fund, Google will invest roughly Rs 75,000 crore in India over the next 5-7 years. "I am glad to announce  – Google for India digitization fund – it's $10 billion dollars for India alone," Sundar Pichai said in...

Hindustan Zinc Limited, a Vedanta Group company, today announced that 26 underprivileged students from the 2nd batch of ‘Unchi Udaan’ CSR project have registered 100% results in the 12th class board results and secured overall 100 distinctions across subjects like Hindi, English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. These meritorious students who are from the remote rural...

The Indian army has made India proud overseas today. UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Major General Stefano Del Col handed out the UNIFIL environmental awards in Lebanon. UNIFIL’s Indian Battalion (INDBATT) was adjudged first for a project seeking to increase awareness and decrease waste generation by planting seedlings in their positions and...

Edvizo, an IIT alumnus startup, has launched a free online crash course to help students give the final touch to their preparations for JEE and NEET 2020 exams during COVID-19 lockdown. The classes will be taken by IIT-JEE and AIIMS top rankers for 40 days commencing from July 15. Stating that the free programme made...

Marriage is one of many milestones in most parts of the world. In India however, it's easily the most pivotal (and most lavish) life event, one that renders many families bankrupt. In this scenario, consider the plight of a widow hoping to throw a respectable wedding for her daughter! Muthoot Vivahasammanam is a CSR...

As a gesture of appreciation, Relaxo Foundation contributed 25,000 pair of slippers for MCD sanitation staff. Sanitation workers with the municipal corporations have been at the forefront in the pandemic, putting their lives at risk, in ensuring a clean and healthy environment. Acknowledging their selfless service to the society at large, Relaxo Foundation donated...

Joy Personal Care (from RSH Global Private Limited) has launched a drive to help ensure the safety and sanitisation of one of the most marginalised and neglected communities during the pandemic. This CSR initiative has distributed over one lakh hygiene and personal care products to underprivileged transgender and sex workers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...

As scientists around the world based on various research studies have found out that coronavirus is airborne, and the subsequent acknowledgement by the World Health Organization (WHO), the safety of public places, hotels and all kinds of indoor establishments is an important question. With conventional knowledge on the infection spread still being limited, the...

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) provided clarifications on CSR Funds for COVID-19 donations stating that such spending would be an eligible CSR activity. The items listed in Schedule VII could be interpreted liberally for this purpose. MCA vide an office memorandum clarified that Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM...

GP Global, a global diversified conglomerate today announced the launch of its first Sustainability Report, demonstrating its commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes across its entire portfolio. In support of the United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UAE 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, GP Global‘s Sustainability Report showcases an enterprise-wide review of the...

3M, a global science company, has taken a unique approach to employee volunteerism, and called the social initiative 3M Impact. This is employee-inspired and purpose-built after employee surveys revealed that a large number of 3M employees around the world were seeking more ways to use their work skills for social good. Employees travel to...

Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics partnered with Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu for the RAHAT project. They reached out to 250 underprivileged families comprising over 750 members affected by the COVID-19-induced lockdown. Grocery kits comprising rice, dal, sugar, salt and other essentials like vegetables were distributed to...