CSR experiences of leaders in India Inc.
CSR has become an integral part of most large corporations in India. Critical to its intentions, implementations and results are the CSR leaders in those organisations. When it comes to CSR, they set the tone, strategy and priorities, as also the related values
DCB Bank: Going where the dolphins are
A partnership to conserve the endangered Indus River dolphin in the Beas Conservation Reserve has been announced by DCB Bank and WWF-India. Working with the Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation (DFWP), Government of Punjab, the two organisations will implement initiatives on education,
The Body Shop: Talking business with recycled plastic
On World Fair Trade Day (marked on the second Saturday of May every year), The Body Shop launched its first Community Trade recycled plastic, in partnership with Plastics For Change, Hasiru Dala, and Hasiru Dala Innovations. Sourced from Bengaluru, this is part of
When the world’s biggest corporates wake up to climate change
The biggest companies in the world have awakened to the fact that climate change is going to dramatically alter their businesses, including their bottomlines, a new report by CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) has found in its analysis. The report, Global Climate
National Geographic: Harnessing women power to solve plastic pollution in oceans
The ‘Sea to Source: Ganges’ river expedition, in partnership with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), the University of Dhaka, and WildTeam, is part of an initiative by National Geographic to understand and document how plastic waste travels from source to sea, and
Maruti Suzuki: Changing lives (or reputation?)
One of the top, and perhaps among the most ubiquitous, auto companies in India is Maruti Suzuki. The biggest carmaker in the country, it has more than half of the market share in the passenger-vehicles segment. As has become quite the trend in
The end is nigh: Global warming is here
A new report states that it could take as little as 31 years before a majority of humankind is destroyed by climate change. The report, What Lies Beneath – The Understatement of Existential Climate Risk, is by Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration
Let’s talk about mental health: Numbers, organisations, and gaps
With a population that is slowly becoming aware of the importance of physical health (blame it on the air pollution), there’s another aspect of a person’s overall health that hasn’t received the same attention in India. Mental health is as important as physical
STAIRS Foundation: It’s all about grassroots sports promotion
The ministry of youth affairs and sports, Government of India, has recognised STAIRS Foundation (Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports) as a national sports promotion organisation (NSPO) for promoting sports at the grassroots and community level. STAIRS claims to be the
IKEA: Asking people to buy climate-friendly furniture and products
IKEA India, the Swedish home-furnishing retailer, has begun a campaign called ‘A Better World Starts at Home’ to help customers live in a sustainable way. It aims at inspiring and enabling people to reduce their carbon footprint by using climate-friendly products. The company