The CSR Journal

The CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics, undertakes global reforestation initiative Planting for Planet. 110,000 trees will be planted throughout 12 countries as part of local reforestation programs designed to regenerate nature and support the development of local communities. 110,000 trees for each of the Group’s 110,000 staff members. The Group...

National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 every year to mark Sir C.V. Raman's discovery of the Raman Effect. It was an important discovery in the field of scattering of light for which this brilliant physicist won the Nobel Prize in 1930. His discovery states that when the light traverses through...

Keeping up with its tradition of being humane by extending support, setting examples, and giving hope in the unprecedented time, Allcargo Logistics organised a blood donation drive in Mumbai in collaboration with LTMG Hospital (Sion Hospital). The blood donation drive led by Avashya Foundation, the CSR arm of Allcargo Logistics, held camps in Uran,...

Bisleri announced that North Delhi Municipal Corporation have given the consent and is supportive of CSR initiative ‘Bottles for Change’. This initiative has recycled more than 6500 tonnes of plastic and upto 17,423 kgs of clean plastic in Delhi (East and South), Noida and Ghaziabad areas in last 3 months under this programme. This year...

Capgemini has doubled down on its sustainability objectives across its Pune campuses – Hinjewadi and Talwade, as aligned with the Group’s objective to achieve Net-Zero goals by 2030 through various sustainability initiatives and CSR programmes. Initiatives at Hinjewadi Campus Capgemini’s campus in Hinjewadi received the LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) platinum certification for its energy,...

YES BANK has been rated ‘A-‘ (Leadership Band) by CDP for its 2020 Climate Change disclosures, surpassing the average ratings for the Financial Services and the Asia Region, which stand at ‘B’ and ‘D’, respectively. The Bank also achieved the ISO 14001:2015 certification for its Environmental Management System (EMS) for a record eighth year in...

Cognizant has announced a new five-year $250 million effort to advance economic mobility, educational opportunity, diversity and inclusion, and health and well-being in communities around the world. Building on its long-standing investment in corporate social responsibility, Cognizant, with its extensive global presence, will work to create stronger, healthier, and more inclusive communities as they...

Morgan Stanley has inaugurated the newly constructed barrier-free access building for Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled in Bengaluru. The three-storey building spread over 19,000 sq. feet at JP Nagar, Bengaluru, has been designed and built for differently-abled girls and the elderly from underprivileged backgrounds. As part of Morgan Stanley’s corporate social responsibility program in India,...

Increff, a noted inventory management company, joined hands with one of India’s leading fashion retail giants, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL), to donate 14,000 garments to the underprivileged across Bengaluru and different regions of the country. In Bengaluru, the drive took place recently at Ilkal Gayatri factory slum area, District Bagalkot and Nallurhalli...

With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting life and sport around the world, the state of Goa has played host to Mumbai City FC and the Indian Super League during the 2020-21 edition of the tournament amid health and safety restrictions. For the past six months, the Islanders’ contingent of players and staff have camped in...

In India, there are anywhere between 40 to 80 million persons with disabilities (PwDs)— ie, one in twelve households has a family member with a disability. However, due to low literacy levels, social stigma and lack of opportunities, people with disabilities remain the most excluded members of society. A large number of children with...

The Chief Minister of Indian State of Rajasthan presented the state budget for the financial year 2021-2022 on the floor of state assembly on Wednesday. RajasthanBeats, a leading advocacy group claiming to work for welfare of public at large in Rajasthan said that the state budget is inclusive. As per Yaru Juneja, the founder...