Environment

HDFC Bank today announced plans to become carbon neutral by 2031-32. As part of this CSR initiative, the bank is looking at reducing its emissions, energy, and water consumption. It will continue to incorporate and scale up the use of renewable energy in its operations. As part of its ESG strategy, HDFC Bank will also...

Ahead of World Environment Day, dating app TrulyMadly has adopted a green lung of 1,000 trees in the National Capital Region (NCR) to commit to the social goals of hundreds of couples on the platform. The ‘Forever Garden’ initiative empowers environmentally conscious millennial couples in creating a greener planet by adopting and nurturing ‘love’...

Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group that has made a long-term commitment to take care of the natural environment and focus on ‘Building Forever’, is on track to achieve the 12 sustainability goals in the coming decade. These goals include leading ethical practices across the industry, partnering for thriving communities, protecting...

World Bicycle Day 2021 is being observed today at a time when lockdowns are being eased out here, and lifted in other parts of the globe, lending the annual day renewed importance. Cycling is being viewed with fresh eyes as “green recovery” becomes a buzzword in the “new normal” of the post-COVID-19 world. Eco-friendly, ridiculously...

Climate change and global warming show a bleak image of tomorrow if steps are not taken today to reduce carbon emissions. One of the major contributors to carbon emissions and pollution, in general, is the use of vehicles. On the other hand, the realisation of good health has never been more apparent than at present....

Strengthening its commitment towards environment and sustainable business, Canon India today announced the successful plantation of the 20,000th tree as part of its ‘Green Environment Together’ (GET) Initiative. The organization strongly advocates giving back to mother nature, for which, along with taking care of the business and the customers, it takes care of the...

Epson has joined forces with National Geographic to promote the protection of the world's permafrost - the frozen ground beneath the polar regions of the earth - in its newly launched 'Turn Down the Heat' campaign. The campaign comes as scientists predict the world's permafrost will thaw entirely by 2100, drastically changing ecologies, raising global...

Cyclones are common occurrences in India. In fact, the Indian subcontinent is one of the worst affected regions in the world with tropical cyclones. The subcontinent with a long coastline of 8041 kilometres is exposed to nearly 10 per cent of the world’s tropical cyclones. Of these, the majority of them have their initial...

For ages, new beauty brands with ‘stronger’ ingredients and ‘better results’ have been cropping up in the market, making it hyper-competitive. As more and more brands fought to outshine each other, the industry became a space that plays on their end-users ' insecurities to sell more products. However, having won their attention, the products that...

Cosmo Foundation, the social arm of Cosmo Films Ltd., has installed a new carbon compacting plant in the Valley. This CSR activity is part of its green initiatives to support the Indian Army and offset the carbon footprint of increasing non-biodegradable materials generated by the locally stationed troops in the Poonch and Mendhar districts...

As part of our #LetsTalkCSR series doing a deep dive into social initiatives by top corporates, let's explore the CSR of ITC. The Group headquartered in Kolkata sits proudly on our list of top companies for CSR in 2020. Another report by Goodera ranked ITC Limited as the 7th largest spender on Corporate Social Responsibility...

There are many organizations in the industry that are experts in generating the best outfit with the least use of resources. They are supporting rural communities to follow sustainable farming, manufacturing process in daily life to generate income. Here are four of them. Organisations implementing sustainable solutions in rural areas 1. Sweccha As part of the United...