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On its current trajectory, Asia and the Pacific will not achieve any of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, according to a new report by the United Nations’ regional arm. Findings by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) show that for more than half the SDGs,...

Business leaders and governments are increasingly identifying environmental issues and social changes as the biggest risks to global business. For one thing, the depletion of natural resources and the rising costs of scarce resources means businesses need to think about how they can continue to compete while making a positive impact. It is far easier for a business...

Adolescence is one of the most important phases of a child’s life. The experiences that children undergo during this phase have a long-lasting impact on them and play an important role in shaping up their future. Keeping this in mind, Tata Power sensitised over 1800 children under its ‘ARPAN’ initiative on the ill effects...

A massive fire broke out in Takshashila Complex in Sarthana of Surat district in Gujarat on Friday, 24 May 2019. The accident cost 22 students of a coaching institute being conducted on the roof of the complex, with their lives. The video of the incident with students jumping out of the window from the...

By Sumeet Sandhu, General Manager, Resource Generation - South, CRY What do you want to become when you grow up? Doctor? Engineer? Entrepreneur?  Well, ‘Fundraiser’ doesn’t even feature in the list. However, when exploring an alternative career is becoming a more mainstream conversation, the option of ‘fundraising’ certainly pops out. For many fundraisers in the industry currently,...

India’s large populace requires ophthalmic care. But the question is, does it have enough human resource to address this need? Despite major advances in affordable technology and innovative models of eye health care delivery, blindness is still a major public health issue in India due to avoidable causes such as cataract and refractive errors....

इस बार आंधी नहीं बल्कि सुनामी थी, ऐसी जीत किसी भी पार्टी को देश में कभी नहीं मिली, साल 2014 से भी ज्यादा लहर, ज्यादा जनादेश और अटूट विश्वास जनता ने पीएम नरेंद्र मोदी पर दिखाया है। बीजेपी पार्टी का मतलब आजकल नरेंद्र मोदी हो गया है यही वजह है कि अकेले अपने दम पर...

Modern-day slavery is highly prevalent in the global supply chains of big business conglomerates. Especially in developing nations, many workers are forced into labour in inhumane working conditions. While CSR, with welfare initiatives, can uplift the lives of the labourers, it is not enough to eradicate modern slavery altogether. The concept of Business and...

You may not hear much about this legacy company, but the offshoot of a Silicon Valley titan has been leading on tough environmental and social challenges from the circular economy to human trafficking. Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) split from the legacy company Hewlett-Packard in 2015 and incorporated most of the business-to-business product portfolios of the well-known...

Poor and underserved urban communities of Mumbai will benefit from the mobile health services through “Smile on Wheels” under CSR of a leading insurance company. General Insurance Corporation Ltd (GIC) and the non-profit Smile Foundation have come together to cater to the health needs of at least four lac urban slum dwellers in the...

Empirical Data has announced the launch and introduction of RedShift, a blockchain solution for corporate CSR. The solution provides a platform for corporates to ensure smooth CSR project execution. “A well-executed CSR project is the best way to give back to society. We are excited to introduce RedShift which will help create greater transparency and...

Global climate change has made the binding international goal for a transition to a low carbon economy under 2 degrees, inevitable. The recent new EU Sustainable Investment Disclosure Rules, the new EU Directive for Non-Financial Reporting, the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the market-driven self-regulation initiatives such as TCFD, the market proof as well as...