Business Ethics & Philanthropy

GP Global, a global diversified conglomerate today announced the launch of its first Sustainability Report, demonstrating its commitment to delivering sustainable outcomes across its entire portfolio. In support of the United Nations Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UAE 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, GP Global‘s Sustainability Report showcases an enterprise-wide review of the...

3M, a global science company, has taken a unique approach to employee volunteerism, and called the social initiative 3M Impact. This is employee-inspired and purpose-built after employee surveys revealed that a large number of 3M employees around the world were seeking more ways to use their work skills for social good. Employees travel to...

कोरोना महामारी पूरी दुनिया को अपनी चपेट में ले रहा है, कोरोना महामारी इस सदी की सबसे बड़ी त्रासदी मानी जा रही है। कोरोना से भारत में 7 लाख से ज्यादा लोग ग्रसित हैं। देश के हर राज्य, हर जिले में ये महामारी बढ़ती ही जा रही है, साथ ही इससे निपटने के लिए...

COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread across the globe. The virus has severely affected millions of people putting an unprecedented burden on the healthcare systems of the countries of the world. Even the most developed countries are struggling to contain the virus and the hospitals are compelled to ration their resources. In order to check the...

90’s children, while growing up, have often heard phrases like, “Don’t drink tea. It will make the skin dark’, ‘Drink milk, it will make you fairer’, ‘You should take better care of your skin. Who will marry a dark-skinned girl?’ and many such phrases. It has been engrained through movies, ads and shows that...

In a big move, companies which are spending heavily under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will soon be able to trade their excess component. This has been done on the recommendations of market watchdog SEBI's high powered committee on Social Stock Exchange (SSE). Under this dispensation, companies that are spending more than the limit under...

Tata Motors has released its Corporate Social Responsibility report 2019-20 which states that the automobile manufacturer's total social investment in FY 2019-20 was ₹ 25.19 crore of which ₹ 22.91 crore were toward CSR Programmes & Projects, drinking water projects that are mainstreamed in CSR agenda and one-time investment towards disaster response. Over 8.3...

Atmanirbhar Bharat and its easy money components are encouraging more youth to startup their own businesses, in an effort to solve the problems that are faced by our society in an innovative way. India being a tropical country faces a major brunt of environmental degradation and global warming. Considering this, many startups have shaped...

India Inc appears set to spend all or most of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) kitty for the year on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, be it through contribution to the PM CARES Fund, other relief funds, distribution of food, masks, personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, or relief material to the needy. CRISIL drew up...

As India gradually unlocks and the private sector gets accustomed to the 'new normal', where does corporate social responsibility (CSR) stand? Let's take stock of CSR funding in post-lockdown India. The economic recession we are experiencing due to the pandemic has already seen company stocks performing poorly across the board, from the SME startups to...

Tech giants Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter have asked employees to continue working from home for the remainder of the year, setting the standard for what could be the new normal in the corporate world. Search engine (and multi-hyphenate) Google has extended its work-from-home (WFH) policy at least until next year, as CEO Sundar...

Henkel introduced its new strategic framework for the future at presentation to investors, analysts and media. Accelerate impactful innovations with increased investments Henkel aims to accelerate impactful innovations, supported by increased investments. This will include an enhanced innovation approach, for example by expanding the use of digital tools and data for faster and better insights. While...