The CSR Journal

German chemical and consumer goods company Henkel is leading the global movement towards a circular economy. It is the name behind many well-known brands in adhesive tech, home and beauty such as Bonderite, Aquence and Schwarzkopf. For more than 140 years since its inception in 1876, Henkel is pioneering sustainability through a visionary approach...

Nand Ghar on Saturday rolled out its 1500th centre at Surahi village in Kashi Vidyapeeth block of Varanasi, marking an important milestone for the Vedanta Group’s flagship corporate social responsibility project. Union Minister for Women & Child Development and Textiles, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani virtually inaugurated the new centre at Varanasi and also interacted with Anganwadi...

India’s leading Content Company, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) today, in line with its national level CSR drive against Covid-19, officially handed over critical healthcare equipment to the state of Tamil Nadu, further strengthening its fight against Covid-19. In the presence of the Chief Minister, Edappadi K Palaniswami, the first batch of 18 ambulances were...

After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries, including India, have recognized telemedicine as a reliable and insurance-reimbursable channel for seeking medical advice and intervention. However, delivering effective and efficient healthcare through telemedicine entails many layers of clinical, legal and technological complexity. The webinar on 'Impact of COVID-19 on the Global Telemedicine Industry' to...

With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing underprivileged populations into further food insecurity, Embassy Group and SVB Global Services India LLP (”SVB”), a non-banking subsidiary of SVB Financial Group, have mobilised their resources to support those affected. Taking steps towards mitigating the harmful impacts of COVID-19 through the provision of dry rations, Embassy was joined by...

JanaJal, the technology-enabled safe-water services provider, has launched two Water Knowledge Resource Centres (WKRC) at its water ATMs at AIIMS, New Delhi, and Bhopura Chowk, Ghaziabad. The initiative has been taken in association with USAID and Safe Water Network under the ambit of their programme SEWAH (Sustainable Enterprises for Water and Health). The objective...

After the success of Sesa Football Academy at Goa since its inception in 1999, Vedanta aims to expand the reach of grassroots football development to Odisha and other parts of the country. Vedanta recently launched Zinc Football Academy at Zawar, Rajasthan reaching out to aspiring footballers across the state. Annanya Agarwal, President, Vedanta Sports announced...

Industree Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to developing sustainable livelihoods for women artisans, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched today the Bamboo Research Centre in Channapatna, Karnataka, in partnership with the Karnataka Chapter of the National Bamboo Mission. This Resource Centre is the first step toward setting up women-owned collectives in the...

CEAT, India’s leading tyre manufacturer with the aim of making mobility safer and smarter, provides the much-needed essential gear to auto rickshaw drivers in the country. With the prime goal of making commute safe for both drivers and customers, the company is providing ‘CEAT Shield of Safety’ equipped with protective barriers for restricting contact...

The Government of Switzerland has pledged USD300,000 in contributions for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness, which serves to strengthen disaster resilience across the region. “Multi-hazard early warning systems are a public good and continuous investments to ensure the...

Undertaking food assistance to support the government’s relief efforts to help the vulnerable populations affected by the Covid-19 pandemic in India, The Akshaya Patra Foundation has actively contributed by providing over 77 million (7.7 CRORE) meals over the last 6 Months across 52 Locations in 17 States & 2 UTs, in the form of...

Allcargo Logistics, India’s largest end-to-end integrated logistics provider, in a truly heart-touching gesture, provided life-saving free-of-cost heart surgeries to children from underprivileged sections of the society. 25 young children were treated bringing much-needed relief to the concerned families in this time of the pandemic. Allcargo Logistics collaborated with Satya Sai Education and Health Trust to...