Leaders Speak

We are living at a time when plastic pollution is a major reason to worry for its harmful impact on the environment, marine life and humans. India’s major mineral water manufacturer Bisleri, in their attempt to reduce the amount of plastic waste entering the landfill has started an awareness campaign titled ‘Bottles for Change’. Mr...

It has been rightly said that 'Data is the new Gold'. Data plays a vital role in the evolution of technologies and how humans and their establishments operate. Data analysis can not only aid in improving efficiency and profits but also play a significant role in solving major global issues that need to be...

Education for children, especially those coming from underprivileged sections of the society is still a luxury for many. While girls are still secretly married off below the legally permitted age, boys are often made to work as child labour in tea shops, roadside eateries or help their farmer parents in the field. In such a...

Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, which supplies electricity in North Delhi established its first handloom unit at DESU Colony, Shalimar Bagh ahead of National Handloom Day (August 7) this year. The purpose is to promote traditional art and the handloom heritage of India on one hand, and empowering women from low-income groups to be...

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s granddaughter and entrepreneur Navya Naveli Nanda along with entrepreneur Samyak Chakrabarty recently launched the second cohort of Nimaya in Mumbai. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal, Navya and Samyak open up on project Nimaya. What is Nimaya Nimaya is a 21st century workplace skills programme for young women co-founded by...

The pandemic presented a turning point for sustainable travel. Booking.com’s 2022 Sustainable Travel Report found that 81% of global travellers confirmed that sustainable travel is essential to them, with 50% saying that recent news about climate change has influenced them to make more sustainable travel choices. In an exclusive interaction with The CSR Journal,...

Whenever we see a ‘pay and use’ public toilet on the street, the fear that instantly grips our mind is that, “It must be very dirty, I should not use it, I might catch an infection” etc. However, Hyderabad-based Abhishek Nath and his team has taken an initiative to bring the much-needed revolution in...

On World Heart Day 2022, The CSR Journal talks to renowned cardiologist Dr Debdatta Bhattacharyya from Kolkata about a disturbing trend of youngsters increasingly falling prey to cardiac problems, sometimes even leading to their death. Heart attack, which affected people above 50 or 60 years in earlier times, is now happening even in the...

Hygiene has assumed a greater significance since the pandemic, given that handwashing with soap is one of the most effective, simplest and cheapest measures to prevent the spread of Covid and several other infectious diseases. Discussing customised solutions on sanitation for the rural and peri-urban communities is Mr Amit Konlade from SATO in an...

कोरोना की बंदिशों के बाद टूरिज्म को एक्सप्लोर (Explore Maharashtra) करने के लिए हर एक राज्य पर्यटन की संभावनाओं को बढ़ा रहें है। महाराष्ट्र पर्यटन विभाग ना सिर्फ सस्टेनेबल टूरिस्म को प्रोत्साहित कर रहा है बल्कि महाराष्ट्र टूरिज्म सोसाइटी बनाकर सीएसआर की मदद से टूरिस्ट डेस्टिनेशन को इको और एनवायरनमेंट फ्रेंडली भी बना रहा...

In November last year, Standard Chartered Bank launched a special sign language service for their hearing impaired priority segment clients in the country. The bank began by training frontline employees and placing them in designated branches across five cities, namely, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai for offering this service in Indian sign language. Not...

World Bamboo Day is observed on 18th September every year to spread awareness regarding the conservation of bamboo and promoting its sustainable utilisation. Ahead of the special day, Vaibhav Anant, Founder and CEO of sustainable packaging brand Bambrew opens up to The CSR Journal regarding plastic-free sustainable packaging being the need of the hour...