Legrand India: Funding the (student’s) dream of France
The second batch of 25 students under the UGAM Legrand scholarship programme for higher education in France were recently felicitated at an event. The scholarship programme was started in 2018 to support Indian students to pursue higher education in France. The programme, the
Vision Zero: To reduce road-crash casualties
The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), Volkswagen Group India, and SaveLIFE Foundation have entered into a partnership to drive an initiative called Vision Zero to significantly reduce road-crash deaths and make the Old Mumbai-Pune Highway (NH 48) safe for all road users.
Mahindra: 1.3 billion trees for 1.3 billion people
Mahindra Group’s recently launched initiative, #CelebrateDifferently, aims to motivate citizens to plant a tree – and for those who are not able to do so, they can like, share, or comment on #CelebrateDifferently and the company will plant a tree on their behalf
Club Mahindra: Resorting to clean and green practices
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd’s Coorg resort (Virajpet) in Karnataka has received India’s first ‘zero waste to landfill (ZWL) resort’ certification from Intertek, a quality assurance provider to industries worldwide. This certification was the result of several initiatives such as recycling and
Food insecurity is now a secured threat
Climate change will severely affect the ability of humans to feed themselves due to existing resources being exploited at unprecedented and unsustainable rates, as per a new UN report. The report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, called Climate Change and Land,
Sightsavers India: Celebrity power to propagate a useful message
A campaign called SEE NOW has been launched to help end avoidable blindness in Uttar Pradesh. The campaign has actor Amitabh Bachchan as its face and is expected to reach tens of millions of Indians with the message that they should go and
CauseBecause evaluates SRoI and impact of social projects of corporates as well as NGOs
CauseBecause’s research and evaluations wing has been steadily scaling up and expanding its footprints at the grassroots, especially in regions where social-development projects are being executed by large corporate groups and donor foundations. In the last FY, CauseBecause was commissioned to carry out
What does Tech Mahindra mean by claiming it’s going ‘plastic-free’?
Is banning single-use plastic sufficient to claim that one is plastic-free? Team CauseBecause (CB) is confused by a vague press release sent by the said company and the lack of any response whatsoever to CB’s questions seeking clarity. As per the press release,
BJP’s environmental policies: What was and what could be
With the BJP-led NDA government winning a huge mandate to rule the country for the next five years, it’s a good time to take stock of their existing and expected environmental policies, including on climate change. Irrespective of where one stands on the
Birla Carbon: Safety first for carbon black
The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) has awarded certificates of recognition to 12 Birla Carbon plants and an R&D centre for achieving above industry-average safety performance. While 11 plants and the Marietta R&D Laboratory received the gold award, one plant received the bronze