The CSR Journal

Floods wreak havoc in Assam every year, and this year has been no different. The State is facing one of the worst floods ever. With 28 districts submerged in the floods and more than 45 lakh residents affected, the Assam flood situation is grim, painfully displacing both humans and wildlife. Manabendra Saharia, Assistant Professor - IIT...

Vidya Balan's latest film Shakuntala Devi is an inspiration to all women who want to strike it on their own. "The spirit of thousands of women entrepreneurs resonates in multi-hyphenate Shakuntala Devi’s grit, determination and passion to beat all odds to follow her dreams. Throughout the promotions of the film, I have exclusively worn...

In a heartwarming social media led campaign, Project Nanhi Kali talks about the occasion of Raksha Bandhan and the quintessential emotion it brings out between siblings, but with a unique twist on the celebration of it.  It weaves the classic tradition of a brother giving his sister a gift and promising her protection beautifully...

The United Nations has commended governments in South-East Asia for acting swiftly to stem the most serious health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Robust regional cooperation, coordinated by ASEAN, has also resulted in South-East Asia reporting significantly lower confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths compared to most other global regions. The UN Secretary-General’s Policy...

Nando’s, the South African restaurant chain, has joined hands with the volunteer-based zero-funds Robin Hood Army to provide 25,000 fresh, chicken meals to the needy across the slums of Bangalore and Delhi. This month-long CSR initiative will continue until August 15, 2020, and is serving socially vulnerable people with nutritious Nando’s meals. Globally a brand,...

The transportation sector is the single largest consumer of imported crude oil and natural gas for petroleum products. With a growing population of vehicles across all modes of transport (surface, air and marine), it is also the third-largest source of GHG emissions as per world energy statistics data. As a signatory to Paris summit to...

Covid-19 pandemic is once-in-a-lifetime crisis. From Lockdown 1.0 to Unlock 1.0, India has heard numerous heartwarming stories of ordinary citizens rallying to the aid of the gravely impacted, attending to the nation’s critical needs and aiding the government machinery of settling down with the COVID challenges. The 9,000 strong alumni network of IIM Kozhikode has...

TopSocial, India’s first technology-driven open-market place for influencers, announced its campaign #InfluenceForChange to acknowledge and appreciate the creators influencing the real and digital world. The main motive for the campaign is to bring out the importance of voices in the society who have made a difference in their own little way and influenced people around...

On the occasion of Global Tiger Day today, IPL franchise Delhi Capitals kicked-off an awareness campaign for tiger conservation with WWF India. With this, Delhi Capitals commits to Win for Tigers! Win with Tigers!  This collaboration brings together WWF India and Delhi Capitals, who will work closely together to activate the cricketing community to build awareness about the need for tiger...

Finolex Industries Limited (FIL) CSR Partner Mukul Madhav Foundation (MMF) has been at the forefront of the crisis situation, working relentlessly to assist the vulnerable communities as well as the front line warriors. No stone has been left unturned – from distributing dry grocery kits to daily wage earners, migrants, plumber communities as well as...

Wishes and Blessings has come to the aid of underprivileged and at-risk families from day 1 of the lockdown (25 March 2020). The nonprofit organization started by serving food to homeless and daily wagers across Delhi/NCR, and gradually expanded to distribute relief to beneficiaries in 7 states across India. Wishes and Blessings is determined...

Dalmia Bharat Group has won an award for Environment Sustainability at 18th FICCI CSR award ceremony, organized by FICCI. The award recognizes efforts of companies in integrating and internalizing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Anurag Thakur, Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Government of India graced the ceremony as Chief Guest and presented the...