Sustainable Living and Working: The Ideas Series
– Gayatri Divecha, Godrej
I strongly believe that meaningful change can only happen when three things come together 1. We engage with others and learn from them, recognising that there is so much out there to learn from. 2. We make
Sightsavers: Helping avoid avoidable blindness
Sightsavers, with the support of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), has launched an Urban Eye Health Programme called Amrita Drishti in Kanpur and Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. The intervention primarily focuses on increasing uptake of eye-health services through vision centres in slum communities, provisioning
Mahindra Group turns 75
On 2nd October, as the Mahindra Group commemorated its 75th anniversary, its employees pledged to contribute 750,000 hours volunteering to increase the well-being of communities in India and around the world, as part of Mahindra’s global celebration of the ‘Spirit of Service’. The
Plastic plastic everywhere, no water to drink
A new study has found that about 14 million tonnes of microplastic reside on the ocean floor. This conservative estimate was reached by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, or C.S.I.R.O., Australia’s national science agency. This estimate ranges from 9.25 million to
Fujifilm India: Taking on child sexual abuse
Fujifilm India Private Limited, in collaboration with Parwarish Cares Foundation, is running an awareness programme on child sexual abuse through a series of online educational workshops, #AaoBaatKarein. The programme is part of the company’s ‘Never Stop’ philosophy to fight child abuse. The company
Sustainable Living and Working: The Ideas Series
– Anirban Ghosh, Mahindra Group
What does it take to be really sustainable in a rapidly-changing world? That question is more crucial now than ever before, because we have seen what is possible when we don’t drive, don’t litter, don’t crowd markets and malls, don’t produce construction dust,
The disastrous effects of climate change
A new UN report to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was released on 13 October 2020. It confirmed that the doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years is largely attributable to climate change. The report by the UN
Schaeffler India: Getting the students skilled and job-ready
Industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler India has signed an MoU with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to implement a project aimed at providing skills training to 350 graduating students from Vadodara. The objective of the programme, which is fully funded by Schaeffler
The biggest cities in the world unite for a green cause
On 22nd September, 12 cities pledged to divest from fossil fuel companies and advocate for greater sustainable investment, as part of their commitment to accelerating a green and just recovery from Covid-19. Part of the C40, which is a ‘network of the world’s
The one per cent are occupying the carbon budget
The richest one per cent of the world’s population were responsible for more than twice the amount of carbon dioxide emissions as the poorer half of the world from 1990 to 2015, according to a new report by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment