Global Stories

Google India and Tata Trusts have expanded their program ‘Internet Saathi’ in four more states namely - West Bengal, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura. The program launched in July, 2015, trains women in rural India about the benefits of Internet.  The joint initiative aims to overcome the digital gender disparity in rural India and empower...

For the sixth year running, Singapore Committee for UN Women and MasterCard announce the launch of Project Inspire: 5 Minutes to Change the World. With over 2,100 ideas submitted from 109 countries around the world, Project Inspire is now a multi-award winning initiative and one of the most high profile CSR programs in the...

The historic agreement on climate change marked a major milestone on Friday with a record 175 countries, including India, signing on to it on opening day. But world leaders made clear more action is needed, and quickly, to fight a relentless rise in global temperatures. With the planet heating up to record levels, sea levels...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan seeks to promote a culture of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation. Eager to gain momentum, the Centre is considering a proposal to ask private companies and PSUs to spend around 25- 30% of CSR funds on the cleanliness programme. It expects to garner close to Rs 2 lakh crore...

Amongst the leading multinational sportswear manufacturers are Adidas, Nike and Puma. Germany’s Adidas is ranked as the 5th most-sustainable corporate in the World (as per The Global 100, calculated by Solactive, January 2016), whereas both Nike and Puma are yet to introduce themselves to the list of top-100. Nike faced boycotts and public anger throughout...

India leads corporate responsibility reporting rates in the world with 100%, up 27% from 2013, thanks to a mandatory requirement for large companies to do so, says a KPMG report.

Water Defense, founded by Hollywood actor Mark ‘The Hulk’ Ruffalo has launched a campaign to support the oil clean-up efforts taking place in the Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest in the world. Last month an oil tanker capsized deep inside this UNESCO World Heritage site, spilling more than 350,000 liters of furnace oil into...

Following the “clean diesel” scandal, Volkswagen will be dropped from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), a leading sustainability index in the early October. Once a favourite of fuel efficient automakers, Volkswagen will be removed from the DJSI on October 6, a press release from index organizers RobecoSAM and S&P Dow Jones Indices said. Volkswagen was...

This week, I had the unique opportunity to listen to Kim Jordan, CEO and co-founder of New Belgium Company, makers of Fat Tire and several other outstanding craft beer brands. Kim spoke at Arizona State University’s Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability. New Belgium is among the most socially responsible beer manufacturers worldwide...

The practice of corporate sustainability is moving beyond ad hoc, opportunistic efforts to embrace a more holistic, strategic approach that pursues transformational goals, frequently through partnerships that engage multiple entities, including competitors, suppliers, governments, and NGOs. So says a new global study by MIT Sloan Management Review (MIT SMR), The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)...

In his last speech before leaving for Riyadh the US President made sure that he reiterated his commitment to tackling the urgent global challenge of Climate Change at a packed Siri Fort Auditorium. ‘Now here’s the truth- even if countries like the United States curb our emissions and countries that are growing rapidly like India...

BANGALORE: The Climate Group has recently announced that Infosys (NYSE: INFY) has become the first Indian company to join RE100, a global platform for major companies committed to 100% renewable power. As part of its commitment to RE100, Infosys aims to become carbon neutral by 2018. The company is already working to reduce its per capita electricity consumption by 50 per cent from...