Global Stories

L’Oréal launches today its new sustainability program “L’Oréal for the future”, laying down the Group’s latest set of ambitions for 2030. In the context of growing environmental and social challenges, L’Oréal is accelerating its transformation towards a model respecting planetary boundaries and reinforcing its commitments to both sustainability and inclusion. L’Oréal will allocate €150 million...

Former First Lady, Cherie Blair QC CBE and Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog joined The Loomba Foundation to call for coordinated international efforts towards widow empowerment, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since widows continue to be one of the most exposed and vulnerable groups, the webinar focused on the possible implications of COVID-19 on...

SATO, LIXIL Group Corporation’s social business that aims to solve water, sanitation, and hygiene problems by providing affordable and easy-to-install sanitation systems to local communities around the world, has today introduced its new handwashing solution called the ‘SATO Tap’. According to UNICEF, 40% of the world’s population still does not have access to basic handwashing facilities...

The United Nations marks today as Public Service Day 2020. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of innovative and adaptive public service delivery and the critical role public servants play has been highlighted like never before. Whether working in healthcare or delivering essential services in the areas of sanitation, social welfare,...

Mars Wrigley Foundation has announced an India grant that will aid the daily wage workers, migrants, labour and vulnerable population by providing them dry ration and essential kits. The INR 4 million grant will be supporting The Akshaya Patra Foundation and Smile Foundation, non-profit organisations that are working with vulnerable communities through the crisis....

Increasing investments in official statistics as well as empowering users will be a crucial factor to support post-pandemic socio-economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, underscored delegates at the close of a United Nations meeting today. The Asia-Pacific Statistics Week, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), brought...

Tech Mahindra has joined 155 global companies in calling for policies that will build resilience against future shocks by supporting efforts to hold global temperature rise to within 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in line with reaching net-zero emissions well before 2050. The statement comes as governments around the world are preparing trillions of dollars’ worth...

Recent reports indicate that after an initial dip, violence against women has been steadily rising with the relaxation of the COVID-19 lockdown. There has been a significant increase in cybercrime against women, especially sextortion where "caged criminals" have been targeting them online. The most alarming trend has been of rapes being committed by family,...

The United Nations Global Compact today launched the “Leadership for the Decade of Action” report in collaboration with Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading leadership advisory and search firm. The report sets out to discover what can be learned from business leaders who are integrating sustainability across strategy, operations and stakeholder engagement and what this means...

Henkel introduced its new strategic framework for the future at presentation to investors, analysts and media. Accelerate impactful innovations with increased investments Henkel aims to accelerate impactful innovations, supported by increased investments. This will include an enhanced innovation approach, for example by expanding the use of digital tools and data for faster and better insights. While...

On International Environment Day, Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group, reiterates their commitment to protecting wildlife and keeping responsible sourcing at the very centre of their business to build a beautiful tomorrow. Forevermark’s promise of beautiful, rare and responsibly sourced diamonds goes a lot deeper than just ensuring the diamonds are conflict-free. It...

Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) Executive Secretary Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana today discussed enhancing cooperation to help the region as it addresses the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “ESCAP played a key role in the establishment of ADB and our two organizations...