An EU Green Deal for a post-COVID world
The EU has announced that its coronavirus recovery package for the bloc will be geared towards green transformations. The seven-year €1 trillion budget proposal and a €750 billion recovery plan will focus on both green and digital initiatives. As confirmed by the European
HCL Foundation: Celebrating the environment through stories and examples
On 5 June, World Environment Day was celebrated with the theme as ‘biodiversity’ and the slogan ‘Time for Nature’ by HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies. As part of this, it organised a series of virtual workshops and sessions through which
Avon: Telling domestic-abuse survivors they are not alone
A grant of $1 million and a campaign to frontline domestic-abuse services during the Covid-19 lockdown has been announced by Avon, along with the Avon Foundation for Women. The emergency grant was given to 50 frontline services and charity organisations around the world
When climate change reaches the depths of the earth
A new study tells us that the world’s oceans may be heated to seven times higher than current levels by the second half of this century even if greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions were reduced drastically. The research, Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of
HP: Remote learning but how?
HP Inc. has announced education-focused partnerships to support students and schools impacted by Covid-19. Accordingly, HP and HP Foundation will donate nearly $8M in products and grants to support blending learning in local communities impacted by Covid-19 around the globe. The blended learning
Akshaya Patra: Feeding during a pandemic
As of 3 May 2020, Akshaya Patra and its supporting organisations have served over 4 crore meals to people from vulnerable communities. These include nearly 2 crore freshly cooked meals that have been served to daily-wage earners, industrial workers, labourers at construction sites,
HCL: D for data and also for disaster management
The Government of Tamil Nadu has partnered with HCL to set up a Disaster Management – Data Analytics Center to strengthen the state’s disaster management efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. HCL is also helping improve and expand the state’s disaster management helpline (1070)
RBS India: So as to recognise good work
RBS India (a NatWest Group company) has launched the NatWest Group Earth Heroes Awards 2020 (formerly RBS Earth Heroes Awards) and is inviting applications for the same. As per the company, the awards will be presented in New Delhi in October 2020. CauseBecause
DP World: Green efforts don’t go unrecognised
DP World India has been conferred with the Green Practices Award at the Manufacturing Supply Chain Awards, in recognition of the various environmentally-friendly and sustainable initiatives undertaken by the company. DP World is a global logistics company and was given this recognition during
Sterlite Power: Promising us renewable energy
A partnership for renewable energy has been announced by Sterlite Power, a global developer in power transmission, together with GE T&D India Ltd, Unitech Power Transmission Ltd (UPTL), Tata Projects Ltd (TPL), and Associate Power Structures Pvt. Ltd (APSPL). This partnership will implement