The CSR Journal

Amidst the second COVID 19 wave engulfing the nation, lives in rural India have been severely affected where medical facilities are either dysfunctional or unavailable. Given the grim situation, the contributions of the India’s corporate sector have been significant. Until May 3, India Inc. had collectively committed over INR 5806 Cr. for the fight...

Aiming to encourage sustainable agriculture in the tea sector, Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF), the CSR arm of Ambuja Cement, announced its association with Trustea Sustainable Tea Foundation. The association aims to transform and introduce a large number of producers to the trustea programme in West Bengal, which will catalyse the process of enhancing sustainability...

Global supply chain and manufacturing solutions provider Flex today announced that it will assist the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh governments in their COVID-19 relief efforts by providing a total of 210 oxygen concentrators and 680 oxygen cylinders. Additionally, Flex is providing 10,000 face masks that were manufactured by the company to each state. In...

Vedanta Aluminium and Power Business, India’s largest producer of aluminium and its value-added products, unveiled its maiden Sustainable Development Report today. The report encapsulates the Business’ performance across key sustainability parameters such as Energy Management, Water Management, Biodiversity Management, Air Quality, Health & Safety, Social Impact and Governance etc for the FY 2019-20 performance...

According to the State of India’s Environment Report 2021, the country’s rank has dropped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015. However, as per the Niti Aayog’s SDG Index, the...

UST, a digital transformation solutions company, is extending a much-needed helping hand to COVID-19 pandemic relief in India by working closely with governments, hospitals, relief workers, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) across the country. UST has already committed a minimum amount of Rs. 10 crore to support COVID-19 relief work in India. The company also encourages...

Today, on World Oceans Day, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and partners are launching an e-learning course to help reduce the impact of plastic pollution. As part of the Closing the Loop project, the course, entitled Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy, demonstrates state-of-the-art technologies...

Om Logistics, India’s leading 360-degree logistics solutions company, as a social cause, has helped Democracy India Foundation deliver 5000 Oxygen Concentrators to hospitals across India till date and aims to systematically address the on-ground issues related to the supply of oxygen under the Mission Oxygen initiative. This initiative is under Om Logistics’ CSR Program and it...

Back in June of 2020, Logitech announced an industry-first carbon transparency effort to include detailed carbon impact transparency labelling on all product packaging across our entire portfolio. Like nutrition labels on food packaging, Logitech believes that consumers should be empowered and informed about the impact of their purchasing decisions. Logitech is excited to report that...

Rentokil Initial, the world’s leading pest control and hygiene services provider, as part of its commitment to support India’s efforts to combat Covid-19, has shipped PPE worth £2.5m to India to aid relief effort. The shipment includes coveralls, face masks, gloves, hand soap and sanitiser with dispensers. The PPE will be sent to more than...

June 5 is celebrated as World Environment Day across the world to remind people about the importance of nature. It is celebrated across the globe to tell people that nature should not be taken for granted and must be respected for its value. With the coronavirus outbreak and people being confined indoors, the environment and...

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., has announced it will donate $50,000 USD each to sustainability-focused projects in India and Africa as part of its CSR. As part of the FedEx Priority Earth Global Grant Program, thousands of FedEx team members selected 12 nonprofits from across the six international regions in which FedEx operates....