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60 lakh millennials join #YoungWarrior movement to take action against the pandemic
A new youth movement to tackle the global pandemic is gathering steam in India. Called the #YoungWarrior movement and backed by UNICEF and the Ministry, it has already gained 60 lakh millennial volunteers from rural and urban quarters.
Close to 5,800 girls aged 18-30 years recently registered as Young Warriors and pledged their support to...
World Tiger Day 2021: Role of CSR in Conservation of Tigers
About a century ago, it was easy to see the tiger in its natural habitat as around 100,000 of them roamed across Asia, including several sub-species that are now extinct. Now, it is often experienced by disappointed travellers who visit tiger habitats and fail to spot the cat. This is because their numbers have declined...
WhatsApp Finally Gets Socially Conscious
Social media platforms get a bad rap for being purveyors of fake news and FOMO (that’s Fear of Missing Out, in case you were out of the loop). However, it’s the users who are spreading misinformation, not Facebook, Twitter or WhatsApp. The platform is merely the messenger, which gets inadvertently shot (targeted, in this...
Global Sustainability Report: IBM’s 21 Environmental Sustainability Goals
Climate change has been a major consideration across the globe for making major business or policy decisions. The rapidly warming of the planet has initiated a scramble among the policymakers and corporate decision makers to adapt sustainability and environment friendly approaches in everyday lives of their operations. IBM is one of the companies leading...
Higg Index: A Transparency Tool for Fashion Brands to Confirm Accuracy of their ESG Claims
The sustainability conscious consumers of today have been mounting pressure on fashion brands across the world to adapt sustainability in their day-to-day operations. In response to this, more and more fashion brands are flaunting their sustainability and ESG credentials, in order to appease their customers. Despite this, there is a huge trust deficit between...
CSR: Project Nari Shakti Bridging the Gender Gap in Gig Economy
The patriarchal society of India has led a large chunk of women in the country to become financially dependent on their partners or other male family members. Considering the fact that women bear the responsibility of child rearing and caring, they have often lacked opportunities for financial independence and have been left to care...
Vedanta Group Spent Rs. 331 Crores on CSR in FY21
Vedanta Group, India’s leading producer of metals, minerals and oil & gas, in its recently released annual report has said that it has spent Rs. 331 crores on social impact initiatives in FY2021. The company has demonstrated its commitment towards community development and social welfare by spending 28 per cent or Rs 93 crore...
27% of Social Enterprises have Access to CSR Fund to Scale Solutions: Report
Only 27% of Social Enterprises have access to CSR fund to Scale Solutions, as per the India’s first Tech for Good Report 2021. It also says that 91% of the companies across the Industry are working on Tech for Good as a strategic priority. NASSCOM Foundation, in partnership with CGI has released this report...
CSR Funds to Impart Entrepreneurship Skills in Women in Rajasthan
The COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on the country’s economy. The most affected because of this are the women, who often have to sacrifice their needs to care for the bread winners and children. In order to empower the women and help them gain financial independence, the all-women ‘Nirbhaya Squad’ of Jaipur police has...
Global CSR Report: MetLife Is resuscitating financial health and inclusion
MetLife Inc., through its affiliates and subsidiaries, provides protection planning and retirement and savings solutions around the world. The group has established a strong presence in more than 40 markets globally through organic growth, acquisitions, joint ventures and other partnerships. In our series #letstalkCSR we take a closer look at the company's corporate citizenship...
How CSR collaborations propel community-based water projects
Corporate Social Responsibility has emerged as a strong mechanism for businesses to affect community-based water projects. Between 2014 and 2019, CSR has funded over Rs. 5,018 crores in environmental sustainability, Rs. 2,087 crores in sanitation and Rs. 824 crores in safe drinking water in India according to a report by the United Nations Development...
Five Pharmaceutical Companies that take CSR Seriously
The world was hit with an unprecedented virus – the COVID-19 pandemic. The virus so potent that could initially appear similar to a common cold, but ends up attacking human immunity heavily and rapidly without giving it a chance to recover. The pandemic has claimed the lives of nearly 4 million people across the...