The CSR Journal

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering (LTHE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has begun a sanitation revolution in two villages of Waghodia Taluka in Vadodara district, Gujarat. LTHE’s CSR division was surveying the district for a sanitation project and identified Umarva and Pavlepur villages as needing immediate intervention. In association with implementation partner Voluntary Youth...

Tata Steel Group’s climate disclosure has been rated “A-” by the environmental non-profit CDP based on review of potential opportunities, risks and strategies, related to the environmental performance on behalf of investors representing US$106 trillion in assets. Over 9,600 companies, with over 50% of global market capitalisation, disclosed through disclosure programmes managed by CDP at...

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages (HCCB), one of India's top FMCG companies, successfully pressed 7 additional renewable energy projects into service. HCCB manufactures, packages and sells Minute Maid, Maaza, SmartWater, Kinley, Thums Up, Sprite, Coca-Cola, Limca, Fanta, Georgia and several others. Installed in different factories of the company, these projects are designed to source 23.5 million units...

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) India, an India-registered Society and affiliate of the global humanitarian nonprofit, ADRA, headquartered in Maryland, United States, has launched a life skills programme for kids, “The Birds and Bees Talk” (BBT) with support from the global conglomerate, Reckitt Benckiser. The curriculum was launched for children between the ages...

Working with communities in rural India has multiple approaches. It gives major learning to both, organizations and communities while implementing sustainable work on the ground. Currently, our large percentage of the rural population is struggling for basics like water, good health and sanitation, their family incomes and chances of getting new livelihood opportunities are meagre. Sustainability...

DBS Foundation announced that it has awarded close to SGD 1.4 million (Rs. 7.71 Cr) in grant funding to 13 social enterprises (SEs) across Asia in the 2020 cycle of its flagship DBS Foundation Social Enterprise Grant Programme. The grant recipients are from DBS' six key markets: India, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Taiwan. The...

LANXESS' efforts in tackling climate change have again been recognized by international climate protection initiative CDP. In the most recent evaluation, the specialty chemicals company is once more listed in the “Climate A List” as one of 270 companies worldwide, placing it among the top 5 percent out of around 5,800 enterprises evaluated by...

India’s leading Content Company, ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) today, in line with its national level CSR drive against Covid-19, donated a Dedicated Covid Health Centre (DCHC) for frontline workers & their families, to Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC). The DCHC Facility is built at Ghodbunder Road, Thane. The DCHC Facility was inaugurated and officially handed over...

Freedom from Cancer (CML) run by Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer Hospital & Research Centre (BMCHRC) has got a helping hand from SBI Life Insurance. Under CML-CMY Scheme, a hospital provides free treatment to CML (Blood cancer) patients & in order to extend support to this noble cause, Mr. Aseem Mishra, Director of SBI Life Insurance handed...

VMware, Inc. today announced its 2030 Agenda, a decade-long commitment to address critical challenges facing the global community. The Company created 30 measurable goals to achieve by 2030 (30x30) that are focused on three outcomes relevant to its technology and business operations: Trust, Equity and Sustainability. The Company’s 2030 Agenda builds on VMware’s long-standing...

National Energy Conservation Day today puts the focus on energy management in India. December 14, 2001, is when the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) implemented The Energy Conservation Act in our country. Energy conservation at major Indian companies Corporations are considered electricity guzzlers. However, in recent decades, responsible businesses like ITC, Godrej and their peers are...

The Embassy of Israel in India collaborated with NGOs in different parts of India to help and support underprivileged communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaboration was in the form of short-term social projects and was implemented across India. NGOs that were part of the first phase of this collaboration are Gulshan Foundation, Salaam Baalak...