The CSR Journal

Children supported by St. Jude India ChildCare Centres (St. Judes) during their cancer treatment (who are now cancer-free for 5 years), will be provided health and accident coverage by Chennai-based Star Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited. Launched on November 4th 2021, it covers 596 children in its first year . Each year at least...

Given the ongoing pandemic and increasing impact of climate change, the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference was critical as world leaders deliberated on climate action to forge consensus on climate change mitigation strategies. At the conference, India promised to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. While the promise is to work towards the long-term goal,...

Renewable wood-based products can help combat climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. The report Forest Products in the global bioeconomy: Enabling substitution by wood-based products and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals has compiled the most recent...

With the recently concluded COP26 reiterating the significance of the immediate and just transition to clean energy to meet the Paris Agreement goals, the electric utility sector holds critical responsibility to shape the future of sustainable energy. In line with this critical agenda, Tata Power in collaboration with World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) India, organized a global...

COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the education in India gravely. With country-wide lockdowns in place, the schools were forced to remain closed. The learning of children got negatively affected, even as the digital classes resumed after few weeks. This has been confirmed by the recently released Annual Status of Education Report 2021. Annual Status of Education...

To commemorate World Prematurity Day, Aster Women and Children Hospital, Whitefield organized an interactive educational program for parents to raise awareness on preterm birth. The program focused on providing the necessary guidance and answers to the questions of new parents addressing the health issues that could arise due to early births. Over 50 parents took...

Infosys Foundation, the philanthropic and CSR arm of Infosys inaugurated three infrastructure development projects in Mysuru, Karnataka. The Foundation has supported the rejuvenation of the Hebbal Lake and Sewage Treatment Plant construction at a cost of Rs. 107 Crore, and the building of the Gorilla Enclosures I and II at the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological...

On World Toilet Day today, UNICEF announced the expansion of the ‘Make a Splash!’ partnership with LIXIL. The expansion will reach children and families living in India, Indonesia, and Nigeria – three of the most populous countries – with access to safe, clean toilets and hygiene solutions. What is Make a Splash? Launched in 2018, the...

Call for Code founding partner IBM and its creator, David Clark Cause, announced the winner of the fourth annual Call for Code Global Challenge. The top prize this year went to Saaf Water, an accessible water quality sensor and analytics platform created, in particular, for people living in rural localities. In Bihar, nine members of...

The ‘Learn for a cause’ initiative enabled 17 leading organizations in the country to give back to the community, while helping employees in their own company to upskill themselves. The initiative was created by People Matters in partnership with Skillsoft, Akshaya Patra and Concern India Foundation. Organisations that participated in this CSR initiative included: UST...

In the last few years, company leaders were beginning to look closer in the mirror, digging deeper into metrics around hiring, pay, promotions and bonuses to surface gender and other bias within the workforce. Almost simultaneously, COVID-19 hit, disrupting every aspect of business worldwide and adding another complex layer to companies’ D&I efforts. Now,...

With an aim to ensure quality access to STEM education and create India’s next generation of talent, SKF India, has announced WeGyaan – a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) initiative for deserving students. In association with NGO partner, United Way Bengaluru, the CSR initiative WeGyaan plans to reach to at least 10,000 students annually,...