The CSR Journal

Lenovo, the global technology leader has collaborated with Meghshala Trust, a not-for-profit, to promote education technology and to support teacher training and value education systems across India. Just prior to COVID 19, Megshshala signed an MoU with the Department of Education Meghalaya to train 600 teachers from East Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills. Through the COVID 19 lockdown...

Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata will be honoured by the Indo-Israel Chambers of Commerce for promoting innovation that supports sustainability and peace in the region, including with the Palestinians. The chairman emeritus of the Tata group will be honoured with 'Global Visionary of Sustainable Business and Peace' award during the launch of the Federation of Indo-Israel...

Consumer electrical goods brand Gourav has introduced a social media initiative. #DeshKaGourav is Gourav’s community voice for women empowerment. Spread across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Youtube it salutes the grit, triumph, and pride of Indian women. With 70% of their labour workforce comprising of women, the brand is committed to take steps to empower women. Recently...

As part of the Honeywell Safe Schools programme, Honeywell, a Fortune 100 leading technology company, and the NGO SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society) restored, repaired, and retrofitted 15 state government schools in Dehradun and Hardiwar, and handed them over to Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat. Honeywell Safe Schools is a school safety programme, which is...

Jindal Stainless (Hisar) Limited (JSHL) has been awarded the First Prize at the prestigious ‘Global Environment Awards 2020' in the ‘Platinum’ category. Instituted in 2010, the Global Environment Awards recognise outstanding contribution by individuals as well organisations in the field of sustainable environmental practices. The virtual award ceremony was organised on December 16 by the...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic fallout pose great risks to migrants in the Asia-Pacific, a new United Nations report reveals. They are more likely to be exposed to the virus, lack access to health care and other essential services, be stranded in countries without work or social protection and face rising xenophobia. However,...

As the country went under lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, access to several essential items became difficult for the poor sections of the society. Several organizations as well as the government took measures to aid the people by providing them with basic groceries and other essentials. However, many a time, menstrual hygiene...

Mahindra Group today announced that in its 75th milestone year, its skilling initiatives like Mahindra Pride Schools & Classrooms,  SMART ACADEMY, SMART Plus, and Surya Mitra have skilled 500,000 youth and Mahindra Pride School alone has created 100,000 jobs in the last 15 years. It commits to further skill 500,000 youth in the next 5 years. At an event today, Anand Mahindra,...

Every thread of our global community has seen the pandemic's impacts, including those who make VF products. Across Asia, COVID-19 temporarily halted the operations at hundreds of manufacturing sites. In turn, thousands of vulnerable garment workers continue to suffer through financial stress and food insecurity with their families.  Compelled to help, The VF Foundation invested...

‘UMEED 1000’ Cyclothon, the flagship CSR initiative of RBL Bank, a social endeavour to contribute and raise funds in support of girl child education concluded successfully, raising Rs. 5.12 crores. The proceeds of the initiative will be donated to Udbhav RBL School, in Fatehnagar, Hyderabad, a school adopted by the Bank in 2019 catering...

Incidences of domestic violence are on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. As families went into lockdown, incidences of atrocities on wives and children within the four corners of the house increased. There is no better way to halt this injustice than women empowerment. A woman who is economically and psychologically empowered can speak...

Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd., a leading building materials company in India, has joined hands with Institution of Engineers India, Jamshedpur to equip women with masonry skills. This masonry the skills training programme, ‘Nirmaan Bahini’, was kick-started in Nuvoco’s Jojobera Cement Plant (JCP), as part of its Saksham Bharat CSR pillar through NIDHEE, a non-profit...