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WorldClass by Deloitte to impact lives of 10 million girls and women in India
Deloitte, a large professional services organisation, Friday announced the launch of its global initiative ‘WorldClass’ in India, which aims to support 10 million girls...
CSR: Closing the mobile gender gap
While mobile phone ownership and mobile internet use have increased significantly among women, there is still a persistent gender gap.
Women’s lower levels of mobile...
PwC and Save the Children hosts a roundtable on Child Rights
Save the Children along with PwC India Foundation organised a roundtable on Creating Transformational Business Partnerships for Child Rights. CSR heads of leading Electronics, IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing...
CSR: Gender Diversity on Boards improve in India
The revised Companies Act, 2013 made it mandatory for all listed companies and other public limited firms to appoint at least one woman as...
Delhi’s first animal welfare policy panders to humans instead
Birth control of monkeys, a revised regime for sterilisation of stray dogs and electronic chips to identify owners of deserted pets and cattle are...
Canada: Using benefits, pension programs to maximize CSR policies
Though the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ varies across companies and countries, it’s generally considered to be a form of organizational self-regulation focusing on an...
Using AI-powered drones to catch poachers
The United Nations estimates that illegal wildlife trade worldwide could be worth $8 billion to $10 billion annually. The value of the ivory trade...
CSR: Innovation to Manage Waste and Facilitate Organic Farming
India generates about 62 million tons of bio-waste every year. Average of 10 million tons of cow dung is generated every year in the...
Australia: Adani coal mine should be suspended, UN says
The United Nations has asked the Australian Government to consider suspending the Adani project in central Queensland until it gains the support of a...
Pulwama attack: What is corporate India doing?
40 Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) jawans were killed in the biggest terrorist attack in decades on the armed forces in Kashmir last Thursday....
Ghana: ACEP raises alert over Ghana National Petroleum Corporation’s $43m CSR budget
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is unhappy with plans by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to spend about $43 million on...
Mattel Launches More Inclusive Barbie Dolls
In a time when we are seeing more diversity of people through films, toys and more, companies are recognizing the importance of representation. The push for diverse...