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CSR: Green enterprise generating livelihood in Assam
Assam’s employment opportunities are inadequate and inaccessible. Unemployment rates are increasing and economic growth is limited to the cities. Alternatives to agricultural employment are...
Rating model for CSR and sustainability maturity
India is among the first countries to mandate CSR but lacks the professional expertise, measurement methodology, rating systems to ensure apt use of the...
ICICI Academy for Skills will impart free training in key skills to youth at its new centre in Dehradun
ICICI Foundation plans to train 5 lakh individuals by 2020
With the Prime Minister’s Office taking a keen interest in enhancing skill capabilities of the...
CSR report: Huawei Technologies India spent INR 1.43 crore on CSR last year
Huawei India R&D Centre is the first overseas software development center of Huawei, a global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider. Established in...
WorldClass by Deloitte to impact lives of 10 million girls and women in India
Deloitte, a large professional services organisation, Friday announced the launch of its global initiative ‘WorldClass’ in India, which aims to support 10 million girls...
PwC and Save the Children hosts a roundtable on Child Rights
Save the Children along with PwC India Foundation organised a roundtable on Creating Transformational Business Partnerships for Child Rights. CSR heads of leading Electronics, IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing...
CSR: Gender Diversity on Boards improve in India
The revised Companies Act, 2013 made it mandatory for all listed companies and other public limited firms to appoint at least one woman as...
Canada: Using benefits, pension programs to maximize CSR policies
Though the term ‘corporate social responsibility’ varies across companies and countries, it’s generally considered to be a form of organizational self-regulation focusing on an...
Australia: Adani coal mine should be suspended, UN says
The United Nations has asked the Australian Government to consider suspending the Adani project in central Queensland until it gains the support of a...
Pulwama attack: What is corporate India doing?
40 Central Reserve Police Forces (CRPF) jawans were killed in the biggest terrorist attack in decades on the armed forces in Kashmir last Thursday....
Ghana: ACEP raises alert over Ghana National Petroleum Corporation’s $43m CSR budget
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is unhappy with plans by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to spend about $43 million on...
Mattel Launches More Inclusive Barbie Dolls
In a time when we are seeing more diversity of people through films, toys and more, companies are recognizing the importance of representation. The push for diverse...