The CSR Journal

In his AGM address, Sanjiv Puri, Chairman, ITC Limited shared his vision on the organisation’s top strategic priorities in preparing for the ‘Next Normal’ and Reimagining the Future for ITC during the unprecedented times, its resolve to support an Atmanirbhar Bharat as well as the Company’s superordinate national purpose to create larger value for...

ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited (ŠAVWIPL) achieves yet another sustainability milestone with ‘Zero Waste to Landfill’ certification by TUV Nord, a global inspection, certification and testing leader. The company that represents the passenger vehicle brands of Volkswagen Group in India including ŠKODA, Volkswagen, Audi, Porsche and Lamborghini, accomplished the feat a year early ahead...

Launched on Independence Day 2020, Sunfeast India Run As One, the citizen-led movement aimed at Indians and Indophiles all over the world, enters its last mile, achieving significant success. With Social Impact as its core pillar, since its launch, the initiative has raised a whopping INR 1.18 crores in support of families impacted by...

Vedanta Jharsuguda’s flagship CSR initiative, the all-women Subhalaxmi Co-operative Society has crossed 4000 membership tally, becoming one of the largest rural women’s co-operative in Odisha. Subhalaxmi Co-op is engaged in promoting sustainable livelihood opportunities among rural women, creating avenues for entrepreneurship through skill development and providing financial assistance to the members for furthering their livelihood. Through...

Arthan, a social enterprise that provides capacity building support to social sector organizations, recently launched an insightful report titled Women’s Leadership in the Development Sector (WLiDS), in collaboration with The Rockefeller Foundation. The report is an attempt to understand the depth of challenges faced by women in the development sector, across their career trajectory....

As the world’s population grows, demand for animal protein will continue to rise. Over time, this need for ever-increasing quantities of animal protein, which is already placing tremendous pressure on our planet’s finite natural resources, will lead to significant environmental strain, and take our food systems well beyond the planet’s boundaries. The need to provide...

Global IT major Cognizant’s COVID-19 relief efforts have touched more than 12,94,000 lives across 8 states in India. Led by Cognizant Outreach (Cognizant’s employee volunteering programme), the efforts have been focussed on providing food, protection kits and other critical supplies to migrant labourers, daily wage earners, frontline workers, persons with disabilities, and marginalised communities. Between...

Treeni Sustainability Solutions Inc. has entered into a new partnership with Manipal Foundation for a CSR management contract from FY 2020-21 onwards. Manipal Foundation is the social and philanthropic arm of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG). Treeni has been working with Manipal Foundation since 2016 and the resustain™ platform has helped in digitizing CSR projects...

Digital health platform for diabetes management, BeatO today announced its CSR collaboration with the charity Saksham to adopt 100 children with Type 1 diabetes by the end of FY’21. The company will assist children with diabetes management tools to be able to control their blood-sugar levels more efficiently. These tools include complimentary access to BeatO’s...

The SunPedal Ride aims to create awareness about solar energy, sustainable mobility and healthy living. It was started in India in 2019 in CSR partnership with ibis and has now reached Europe to drive a positive change globally. Sushil Reddy, an IIT Bombay alumnus took the 700 km journey over 10 days from 17th to 26th...

Kellogg Company and TechnoServe have announced the ‘Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farming Households in Uttar Pradesh’ program for the economic empowerment of smallholder wheat farmers in five districts of Uttar Pradesh, a state that contributes significantly to India’s total agricultural output. The program will help farmers to improve crop productivity, access better markets and...

Over 12 million students migrate domestically for higher education every year. Increased internet penetration leading to growing awareness, rising aspirations and socio-cultural evolution is driving greater student migration, creating the need for modern, amenity-rich living options for students in key educational hubs. Today, as we begin Unlock 4.0 in the midst of an ongoing...