The CSR Journal

Treeni Sustainability Solutions Inc. has entered into a new partnership with Manipal Foundation for a CSR management contract from FY 2020-21 onwards. Manipal Foundation is the social and philanthropic arm of Manipal Education and Medical Group (MEMG). Treeni has been working with Manipal Foundation since 2016 and the resustain™ platform has helped in digitizing CSR projects...

Digital health platform for diabetes management, BeatO today announced its CSR collaboration with the charity Saksham to adopt 100 children with Type 1 diabetes by the end of FY’21. The company will assist children with diabetes management tools to be able to control their blood-sugar levels more efficiently. These tools include complimentary access to BeatO’s...

The SunPedal Ride aims to create awareness about solar energy, sustainable mobility and healthy living. It was started in India in 2019 in CSR partnership with ibis and has now reached Europe to drive a positive change globally. Sushil Reddy, an IIT Bombay alumnus took the 700 km journey over 10 days from 17th to 26th...

Kellogg Company and TechnoServe have announced the ‘Improving Livelihoods for Smallholder Farming Households in Uttar Pradesh’ program for the economic empowerment of smallholder wheat farmers in five districts of Uttar Pradesh, a state that contributes significantly to India’s total agricultural output. The program will help farmers to improve crop productivity, access better markets and...

Over 12 million students migrate domestically for higher education every year. Increased internet penetration leading to growing awareness, rising aspirations and socio-cultural evolution is driving greater student migration, creating the need for modern, amenity-rich living options for students in key educational hubs. Today, as we begin Unlock 4.0 in the midst of an ongoing...

Reckitt Benckiser, under its flagship CSR programme, Banega Swasth India has partnered with Plan India to support the frontline workers and medical practitioners amidst the raging spread of COVID-19. During this crisis, the vulnerability of frontline workers and medical practitioners has come to the fore. The worst-hit are the communities that are remotely placed with...

Offering relief in the pandemic, Sodexo - Stop Hunger has joined hands with leading public service organizations – India Food Banking Network and Zomato Feeding India to offer aid to the daily wage-earners and low-income families in the local communities. Under the CSR initiative, Sodexo - Stop Hunger will supply dry ration kits and ready-to-eat...

At the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) third Annual Leadership Summit entitled U.S.-India Week: Navigating New Challenges, Anand Mahindra (Chairman, Mahindra Group) and Shantanu Narayen (Chairman and CEO, Adobe) were conferred with the 2020 Leadership Award for exemplary vision towards promoting U.S.-India bilateral ties. The 2020 USISPF Leadership Awards is given to two business leaders...

Bollywood star Salman Khan has joined hands with the Government of Maharashtra and Elan Foundation (philanthropic arm of commercial realty developer Elan Group) to rebuild homes destroyed by the floods in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. The 2019 floods affected 223 villages in Kolhapur and displaced around 28,897 people in the district. In February 2020, Elan Group announced...

SOS Children’s Villages of India, an international NGO dedicated to the holistic development of children without parental care and those at the risk of abandonment, signs two MoUs with the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of Gujarat. The partnership involves providing the technical expertise by the NGO and be the nodal agency...

Inspiring change and spreading a ray of hope and positivity in these trying times; BIG FM, one of the leading radio networks in the country, and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd., one of India's largest general insurance company in the private sector, lead by example as they join hands to distribute ration kits...

Digital transformation expert Adosphere has announced the successful execution of a community and collaboration building project for training and curriculum support for over 1.2 lakh teachers. Teachers Day 2020 marked one year of the CSR project, which has facilitated online collaboration and training for teachers across Gujarat, helping local students continue their studies despite...