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Bumble, the women-first dating app and social networking platform, announced a renewed commitment to support women leaders making positive change through its “Moves Making Impact” feature. To date, the company has donated and pledged over $1 million to Vital Voices and the women leaders featured within its app. “We are so thrilled to introduce the...

Premier academic and research institute IIT Madras has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with media publication The CSR Journal for a long-term partnership. As a part of this MoU, IIT Madras will be the official Knowledge Partner for the upcoming ‘The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2021’. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) has been...

In the run-up to the United Nations (UN) Day on October 24th and as part of The CSR Journal’s new UN-Agencies series, let us explore United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a special program of the United Nations (UN) devoted to aiding national efforts to improve the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children. UNICEF was...

NatWest Group India, (formerly RBS India) the global capability centre of the NatWest Group, today announced the winners of the 11th edition of the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Awards. Celebrating efforts in “Biodiversity – A resilient nature is the foundation on which all climate mitigation and adaptation efforts must be raised”, theme for the...

The rising debt burden faced by developing countries in the region is becoming a daunting challenge and squeezing fiscal space considerably. While countries prioritize speedy economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, financial flows should not be diverted from sustainable development and climate action, and policymakers should seek to “build back better” by enhancing the...

In the run-up to the United Nations (UN) Day on October 24th and as part of The CSR Journal’s new UN-Agencies series, let us explore World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations specialized agency for Health. Founded in 1948, the headquarters of the WHO is situated in Geneva, Switzerland. The agency has 194 Member States,...

As part of the continued efforts towards providing traveling mothers a hygienic and comfortable nursing experience, Himalaya, one of the leading and trusted brands in BabyCare, has successfully installed its 100th baby feeding room at Jaipur airport. Himalaya’s baby feeding rooms are set up in 17 cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Indore,...

Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of Godrej Group today announced its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals along with the investment targets for the next 10 years. Jamshyd N Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director of Godrej & Boyce provided a comprehensive overview of the company’s ESG strategy, key initiatives, focus areas, impact and...

Procter & Gamble (P&G) India today announced a ₹500 Cr ‘P&G Rural Growth Fund’ to accelerate inclusive growth in the Indian rural market. This fund will provide external partners an opportunity to collaborate with P&G on business solutions customized for meeting the needs of rural consumers. This will include solutions on superior communication, media...

Embassy Office Parks REIT ('Embassy REIT'), India’s first listed REIT and the largest office REIT in Asia by area, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 4-star (out of 5 stars) rating in the 2021 Real Estate Assessment by GRESB, the leading global ESG benchmark for real estate and infrastructure investments. In...

In the recently released Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2021, India stood at 101st position of 116 countries. The annual report jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe saw India slip from its 2020 position of 94th. About the Global Hunger Index GHI is published every year since 2006 in the month of October. The 2021 edition...

With the aim to support government agencies and education institutions by building a life skills platform that can aid in the transformation of India’s learning ecosystem, 18 organizations have come together to announce the launch of the Life Skills Collaborative (LSC). In the first phase, the LSC will work in tandem with state governments across...