Global Stories

Global IT major Cognizant’s COVID-19 relief efforts have touched more than 12,94,000 lives across 8 states in India. Led by Cognizant Outreach (Cognizant’s employee volunteering programme), the efforts have been focussed on providing food, protection kits and other critical supplies to migrant labourers, daily wage earners, frontline workers, persons with disabilities, and marginalised communities. Between...

At the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) third Annual Leadership Summit entitled U.S.-India Week: Navigating New Challenges, Anand Mahindra (Chairman, Mahindra Group) and Shantanu Narayen (Chairman and CEO, Adobe) were conferred with the 2020 Leadership Award for exemplary vision towards promoting U.S.-India bilateral ties. The 2020 USISPF Leadership Awards is given to two business leaders...

German chemical and consumer goods company Henkel is leading the global movement towards a circular economy. It is the name behind many well-known brands in adhesive tech, home and beauty such as Bonderite, Aquence and Schwarzkopf. For more than 140 years since its inception in 1876, Henkel is pioneering sustainability through a visionary approach...

The Government of Switzerland has pledged USD300,000 in contributions for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness, which serves to strengthen disaster resilience across the region. “Multi-hazard early warning systems are a public good and continuous investments to ensure the...

Today, Steelcase announced it has achieved carbon neutrality for its own operations. The company also announced new 2030 goals that have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. Building upon this momentum, Steelcase has established a goal to become carbon negative by 2030. In 2020, Steelcase reported the achievement of a greater than 30% reduction in...

Across Cargill’s locations in 70 countries, the company and its employees are committed to positively impacting the communities where they live and work. This year, with a pandemic and natural disasters globally, Cargill intensified its focus on boosting economies, improving livelihoods and making a difference to individuals, families, farmers and small businesses around the...

HCL Technologies, (HCL) today announced a multi-phase hackathon, "Better Health Hackathon: #CodeforCOVID19," to crowdsource technology innovation to find solutions for the immediate and longterm societal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including pandemic containment and prevention; diagnosis, treatment and therapeutic management; recovery and return to normal; and systemic solutions for future crises. As part of the...

Collaboration at the regional level is a critical force for scaling up effective technologies and increasing innovation capacity in the fight against COVID-19, according to high-level officials and key stakeholders at the third session of the Committee on Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Science, Technology and Innovation. Convened by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia...

As developing countries across the world struggle to prevent their achievements in public health, poverty reduction and social wellbeing from being suffering a setback, the need for mutual support and cooperation is greater than ever. It said that against this backdrop, the Indian government has renewed its commitment to supporting fellow developing countries in...

The United Nations stands ready to provide humanitarian support to the most vulnerable and flood-affected in India, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary General has said. "In India, the monsoon has reportedly claimed more than 770 lives. According to authorities, more than 500,000 people have been evacuated. The UN stands ready to provide humanitarian support...

Sustainable social enterprise IndiVillage has been named in a global index of leaders in impact sourcing. The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' (IAOP) Impact Sourcing Champions Index, a list created in partnership with Global Mentorship Initiative (GMI), features organisations that have used impact sourcing to make a profound contribution to disadvantaged communities with limited...

Optum, a part of UnitedHealth Group (UHG), has committed ₹11,45,68,775 to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The funding is part of a $10 Million COVID-19 global fund committed by UnitedHealth Group for countries where its businesses operate. The contribution will provide urgent assistance to the most impacted communities, including health care workers, hard-hit and...