The CSR Journal

On occasion of Children’s Day, Aster Hospitals in India, as a part of Aster Volunteers Global CSR initiative has launched the ‘Second Life- Because Little Lives Matter’ initiative. The yearlong initiative is aimed at supporting the medical treatment of disadvantaged children, where the initial aim is to help treat at least 100 children below...

ReNew Power, in association with the Chief Medical Officer of Gurugram, Government of Haryana has established a COVID paediatric ward at the Gurugram Polyclinic in Sector 31 as part of its CSR. This initiative is a part of ReNew Power’s commitment of Rs. 20 crores towards fighting against COVID19. The ward is fully equipped with...

To be able to look after oneself – physically, intellectually and financially is an incredible feeling. A cis gendered, able-bodied, heterosexual person is often brave enough to defend him/herself in time of need. For them, physical care means regular exercise or staying fit, but many face the burden and need to be able to...

Fourteen-year-old Nav and seventeen-year-old Vihaan Agarwal are two teen brothers from Delhi who are making the country proud because of their responsible citizenry. They’ve just won the prestigious 17th International Children’s Peace Prize, for their courage and commitment to tackling pollution in their city. Vihaan and Nav are trying to reduce the causes of...

Zerodha co-founders Nithin and Nikhil Kamath have made a commitment to donate 25 per cent of their wealth for philanthropic purposes. The announcement adds them to the list of several other billionaires across the globe who have made similar pledges. What is Zerodha? Zerodha is a company that has made trading barrier-free possible. It is India's...

IKEA India (part of Ingka Group) announced the collaborations with partners Collective Good Foundation, Railway Children India, LabourNet & SELCO Foundation and Habitat for Humanity under its social relief project called Emergency Community Support (ECS). The CSR initiative is a part of IKEA’s Sustainability Strategy, People and Planet Positive approach. It aims to aid in...

The ongoing pandemic and repeated lockdowns have left local food businesses in the city struggling to continue operations and adapt to the new normal. KFC’s India Sahyog has announced a new chapter for the city of Hyderabad. After a run of the CSR programme in Delhi and Bangalore, KFC’s India Sahyog, in association with Food...

Five of the world’s largest cities under water stress are in India, with Delhi ranked second on the list. The water crisis is more alarming than imagined – 600 million people in India face high-to-extreme water stress. Since improvements in water security are essential for India’s development, investing in water merits a sound business...

India has committed to go net-zero by 2070 in the recently conducted climate summit in Glasgow. In order to achieve this, the Prime Minister has said that the country will rely on renewable sources of energy for 50 per cent of its energy needs by 2030. This has brought the role of power companies...

UKIBC Executive Chair, Richard Heald, and British High Commissioner, Alex Ellis, were joined by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Nadia Rasheed, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP India, and Yashika Singh, Vice-President – Corporate Affairs, Pernod Ricard, for a panel discussion moderated by Mr Heald at the event. The group discussed the role that business can and...

Samhita – CGF has been named one of 34 selected organizations to receive funds from the Google.org Impact Challenge for Women and Girls. The $25 million philanthropy challenge was launched in March with a challenge to the global nonprofit community to submit their boldest and most innovative ideas to create a more equitable economic...

In a new development for corporate social responsibility, the Karnataka Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding this week to streamline CSR funding in the State. MoU is focused on increasing the visibility of CSR funding opportunities in the state for maximum impact. It also aims to leverage CSR data for evidence-based decision-making to achieve...