Global Stories

Beam Suntory and parent company Suntory Holdings, have pledged $600,000 (approx. Rs. 44,184,000) to support COVID-19 relief in India through CSR. The activities are focused on increasing access to medical care in the hardest-hit areas and supporting on-trade partners that have been impacted by the surging pandemic. “Giving back to society is one of Suntory...

Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF) has dispatched more than 500 oxygen concentrators to India for Covid-19 affected patients. This life-saving equipment is in addition to the first shipment of 200 oxygen cylinders sent on an urgent basis as part of a larger consignment onboard the Indian Navy warship Airavat to aid in transportation of medical...

Google is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the five Big Tech companies along with Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft. Sustainability is one of our core values at Google. The company has been a leader on climate change since its founding over 20 years ago....

UBS Group AG, the world’s largest wealth manager, is donating $1.5 million to support a range of Covid relief programmes in India. The first tranche of the donation will target the immediate supply of oxygen, medical supplies and medicine to those most in need. In the initial phase, UBS will work with Swasti, a Bangalore-based NGO...

Policymakers from 50 Asian and Pacific countries called for a “whole-of-society” response to COVID-19 and encouraged coordinated action across the region to mitigate the economic and social devastation brought on by the pandemic. Endorsing a resolution on the final day of its annual session, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...

International logistics provider DB Schenker proclaims the ambitious goal of zero-emission deliveries for its city distribution operations in all major Norwegian cities by the end of 2021. This objective has already been achieved for Oslo with the establishment of the Oslo City Hub. It is the world's first green distribution centre of its kind, and...

The Walt Disney Company has strategically implemented an organizational structure that accelerates growth in the dynamic direct-to-consumer space. Today, the company is a leading diversified global family entertainment and media enterprise that includes parks, experiences and products; Disney media & entertainment distribution; and three Content Groups—studios, general entertainment and sports. 1. CSR at Disney Consumers are...

According to a new global survey from IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), 71% of employees and employment seekers say that environmentally sustainable companies are more attractive employers. In addition, more than two-thirds of the full potential workforce respondents are more likely to apply for and accept jobs with environmentally and socially responsible organizations...

Beam Suntory, a global premium spirits company, is making long-term commitments to sustainability across every facet of its value chain, from seed to sip – a programme known as Proof Positive. These commitments to the environment, consumers, and society are aligned to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They aim to create a more...

The Young Health Programme (YHP) is vaccine maker AstraZeneca's global community investment initiative focused on non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention, delivered in partnership with Plan International and informed by research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. YHP aims to reduce the uptake of unhealthy behaviours in young people to improve their health outcomes...

Broadening social protection, investing in a sustained recovery, keeping goods and information flowing, and protecting environmental health will be key to emerging stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a flagship report released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) today. The theme study for the 77th session...

ELGi Compressors Europe, a subsidiary of Elgi Equipments Limited, had the opportunity to support the Italian Red Cross with an urgent compressed air requirement. In line with ELGi’s CSR approach, ELGi Europe responded swiftly and comprehensively with a charitable contribution of an air compressor package for one of Italy’s Red Cross logistic hubs serving...