The CSR Journal

Across Cargill’s locations in 70 countries, the company and its employees are committed to positively impacting the communities where they live and work. This year, with a pandemic and natural disasters globally, Cargill intensified its focus on boosting economies, improving livelihoods and making a difference to individuals, families, farmers and small businesses around the...

Cognizant and Grundfos have announced CSR funding for the restoration of the Sembakkam Lake in Chennai. Cognizant will contribute more than INR 2.7 crores and Grundfos will contribute INR 1.7 crores and up to INR 7.5 lakhs in kind for civil works, wastewater treatment, and landscaping to rejuvenate the 100-acre lake that flows into the...

Sex trafficking is one of the ugliest truths of our society. A truth that often comes dressed in layers of entertainment, glamour and ignorance. But this grave human rights violation needs to be spoken about for what it is. Not just because it’s the right thing to do but because there are millions of...

The transgender community has been one of the worst-hit sections of society due to the crisis caused by the pandemic. All sources of income have been blocked and most are unable to access support being provided by the government due to lack of formal documentation and identification. While executing COVID-19 relief in Delhi with...

“Tourism sector will start opening up and slowly recover from the crisis, as India is a preferred destination among tourists. Once the economy opens up further, we will soon move forward from survival to revival,” said Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Tourism and Culture. He was speaking at the signing of MoU of...

On the occasion of World Senior Citizens Day, Columbia Pacific Communities celebrates the spirit of un-retirement through a special message from actor Anupam Kher. In an inspiring campaign centred around the core message of UNRETIRE, they encourage baby boomers to retire the word "retire", try something new and pursue dreams they were unable to explore...

HCL Technologies, (HCL) today announced a multi-phase hackathon, "Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCOVID19," to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for the immediate and longterm societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including pandemic containment and prevention; diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic management; recovery and return to normal; and systemic solutions for future crises. As part of the...

Atmanirbhar Bharat is the PM's vision of making India a self-reliant nation. This mission is not restricted to the 5 key pillars Economy, Infrastructure, Technology-driven system, Vibrant demography and Demand. What also plays a major role here is the growth of an individual. The progress of the youth especially those who are underserved but nevertheless...

ICICI Lombard has contributed Rs. 20 lakh for an RT-PCR machine for IISER Pune. It has as part of the initiative. IISER Pune’s testing capacity will rise significantly up to 500 tests per day, with the new equipment. The contribution is part of ICICI Lombard’s multiple CSR initiatives towards curtailing the spread of the...

Collaboration at the regional level is a critical force for scaling up effective technologies and increasing innovation capacity in the fight against COVID-19, according to high-level officials and key stakeholders at the third session of the Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Science, Technology and Innovation. Convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...

In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, frontline logistic workers across the world continue to experience a critical shortage of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) and other safety gears. The pressing need is to equip these warriors, who have been working relentlessly to ensure the continuous supply of essential goods during the lockdown. As per WHO’s interim...

HSBC India has announced the launch of its Green Deposit Programme. Available to corporate clients, deposits under this programme will finance green initiatives such as renewable energy, clean transportation, pollution prevention & control, green building, sustainable water, wastewater management and others, providing a simple way for companies to support environmentally-beneficial projects. The Green Deposit is...