CSR
CSR Report: HUL spent 116 crore rupees on corporate social responsibility annually
HUL (Hindustan Unilever Limited) has spent INR 116 crores (the sum was INR 104 crores in 2016-17) towards various schemes of Corporate Social Responsibility.
The...
World Bank Group commits $200 billion over 5 Years for Climate Action
The World Bank Group announced a major new set of climate targets for 2021-2025, doubling its current 5-year investments to around $200 billion in...
CSR is critical, especially among millennials in the US
In today's tight labour market – where there is currently less than one unemployed person for each job opening – CSR is critical, especially...
Petroleum minister’s appeal to companies: Spare more than 2% of profits on CSR
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged the industry to spend up to 10% of their profit on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as this is needed...
Scientists Have Discovered How to Generate Electricity From Mushrooms
When Sudeep Joshi, a postdoctoral researcher at the Stevens Institute of Technology, sat down to a lunch of mushrooms with his colleagues, it struck...
Increase In The Number Of Tigers In India
The Royal Bengal Tiger was declared as the national animal of India in 1973. The move was a part of ‘Project Tiger’ to check...
PepsiCo offers students a chance to fund their big idea
As part of their journey to attract talent and empower the youth, PepsiCo India, one of the largest food and beverage companies in the...
CSR spend by NSE-listed companies up by 11% in 2017-18
The Corporate Social Responsibility spend by NSE-listed companies crossed INR 10,000 crore, witnessing an increase of 11% in 2017/18. This analysis, based on 1,080...
FIFA Wants Iran to Lift Its Ban on Women in Stadiums
World football's governing body FIFA said it would work with Iran to end a long-running ban on women attending matches but offered no insight...
India’s first Carbon Neutral manufacturing plant in Igatpuri
While the international COP24 conference continues, there is another piece of good news on climate change action from a corporate house in India.
The Mahindra...
COP24: India calls for funds from rich to developing countries to fight climate change
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UN chief Antonio Guterres held discussions about climate change and India's support for the Paris Climate Agreement on the...
Cinépolis hosts a movie screening for 4700 underprivileged kids
Cinépolis organised a special movie screening in association with Round Table India for underprivileged kids. This initiative is part of Cinépolis’s endeavour to change...