The CSR Journal
India Pledges to go Net Zero by 2070 at COP26 in Glasgow
India has promised to cut its emissions to net-zero by 2070. While delivering the national address at the CoP26 climate summit at Glasgow, as a ‘representative’ of developing nations, PM Modi outlined a five-point plan or ‘Panchamrit’ to fight the devastating effects of global warming and climate change.
What is Net Zero?
‘Net zero’ emissions means...
COP26: Tata Sons, HDFC Bank among founding members of Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) India
Today UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Solutions Michael R. Bloomberg announced the nine founding members of CFLI India. CFLI India’s members are leaders in climate and infrastructure finance and bring the same global scale and influence of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI) to concentrate action on accelerating private climate finance flows...
CSR: NABARD providing financial assistance to TCIT to skill rural youth
NABARD and Tata Community Initiatives trust (TCIT) have entered into a pact to impart skill development training to as many as 5000 rural unemployed youth over a period of five years. An MoU was signed for this initiative in the presence of Shaji KV, Deputy Managing Director, NABARD and Ms Anita Rajan, CEO, TCIT,...
First portfolio auction held in the global voluntary carbon market
Global carbon credit exchange and marketplace Climate Impact X (CIX) has completed a first-ever pilot auction of a portfolio of high-quality carbon credits. The auction successfully cleared 170,000 carbon credits from eight recognised NCS projects curated to form a diversified portfolio, at $8 per tonne.
What is a carbon credit?
A carbon credit is a certificate...
COP26 – A Make-or-Break Opportunity to put us Back on Track for Climate Action: WMO
The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt in the pace of development across the globe. The economic activities have been greatly impacted in the last two years as a result of this. While in this time, there was a sure fall of carbon emissions, a new report has revealed that even so, 2021 is set...
Lodha Developers’ upskilling CSR initiatives for support staff and their families this Diwali
Real estate developer Lodha Group extended up-skilling initiatives for 500 support staff and their families. The aim was to instill confidence and aid people around to enable them to earn an alternative livelihood.
This Diwali, the up-skilling program comprises of creating décor items that are further going to be sold across the brand's developments and...
CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India kickstarts ‘Art for Hope’ fest in support of traditional artisans and small art businesses
Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the philanthropic and CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India, today inaugurated the much-awaitedArtisan Fest to encourage traditional artisans and small art businesses to capitalise their art works during this festive season.
HMIF is organising a four-day trade exhibition cum sale market at ‘Museo Camera Centre of Photographic Arts’, Shri Ganesh...
Azim Premji, Nandan Nilekani among Top Philanthropists of 2021
With a donation of a steep Rs. 9,713 crore, Azim Premji & family – the founder chairman of Wipro – tops the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021. This is EdelGive and Hurun India’s 8th annual ranking of the most generous individuals of our nation.
EdelGive Foundation has partnered with Hurun India towards creating this...
L&T makes massive CSR contributions this year, releases 4th integrated report
Larsen & Toubro, India’s leading EPC, hi-tech manufacturing and services conglomerate today reaffirmed its commitment to integrate its ESG goals with business targets and is working towards becoming a ‘Net Zero’ company.
On social front, the company has touched lives of 1.2 million people in the community, and has spent Rs.150 Cr. for education, health,...
CSR programme Samsung Fellowship supports cutting edge student research projects at IIT Guwahati and IIT Madras
Samsung India has launched the Samsung Fellowship award under its citizenship program Samsung Innovation Campus to promote research and enable youth to use technology for social good. This CSR initiative strengthens Samsung’s commitment towards its vision of Powering Digital India.
Samsung has given fellowships to 100 undergraduate and 30 postgraduate engineering students at IIT Madras...
CSR: Unilever backs COVID-19 and handwashing workshop
Around 640 under-five children in India die every day (or over 8 lakhs die every year) due to Pneumonia and Diarrhea, which are preventable diseases. Marginalised children are the most vulnerable. COVID-19 has further added to the agony.
Marginalised families and their children are the most vulnerable to infectious diseases including COVID-19. Maintaining hand hygiene...
Teen Gen Z activist Sanjana has a Diwali gift of a lifetime for BMC workers
17-year-old Sanjana Runwal spearheads activities of the Clean Up Foundation, an NGO that drives initiatives directed at enhancing the lives of sanitation workers of Mumbai. The Clean-Up Foundation has developed a home loan app for them. This Diwali, she aims to brighten up the lives of the sanitation workers by helping them obtain their...
