Colgate: Saving water through sponsorship
In November, it was announced that Mina Guli’s #RunningDry journey – 100 Marathons in 100 Days – would be sponsored by Colgate Palmolive (India). #RunningDry is a global initiative by water advocate and global athlete Mina Guli. Through the sponsorship, Colgate reiterated its
Shalimar Paints: Painting away the blues
Sanjay Camp, an urban slum community comprising over 10,000 people located in Chanakyapuri, Delhi, was recently beautified in an initiative led by Shalimar Paints. More than 2,000 student volunteers from 70 universities and colleges entered the locality with buckets of paint and brushes
Volunteer for a cause”and employee goodwill
Companies covered GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) | Hero MotoCorp | ICICI Lombard | IndiGo | Microsoft | NetApp | PwC | SAP For CSR, there’s no dearth of causes or the kind of forms that it can take. The most popular (and hands-off) approach remains
Cox & Kings Foundation: Building an inclusive train station
Borivali has become the first blind-friendly railway station in Mumbai, with Cox & Kings Foundation, in association with Anuprayaas and Western Railways, unveiling a string of facilities including Braille-embossed railings on foot overbridges and in the subways, Braille-embossed entry and exit points, and
IPCC: Doomsday is almost here
The latest report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is blunt in its dire assessments for the future of the planet – the immediate consequences of climate change is far worse than previously thought and to avoid this scenario, the world economy
Europe says no to single-use plastics
In October, the European Parliament approved a ban on single-use plastics across Europe by 2021. The proposal bans 10 single-use plastics that most frequently end up in the ocean, as well as oxo-degradable plastics, such as bags or fast-food container packaging. The banned
Plastic-free world: A pipe dream?
A new report issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA), titled ‘The Future of Petrochemicals’, has found that a sharp increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the petrochemical industry has the potential to negate the decrease in emissions from other sectors. Such
Audi: Paying the price for cheating
In October, as part of the fallout from the emissions-cheating scandal, Audi agreed to pay a fine of €800 million, or about $930 million, in Germany. The fine was for failure to properly supervise employees who devised and executed this cheating scheme. However,
NSDL e-Governance: Financing students to higher achievements
A partnership aimed at financially assisting deserving students with scholarships was announced between Vidyasaarathi, an education scholarship portal powered by NSDL e-Governance Infrastructure Limited (NSDL e-Gov), and JSW Foundation, part of the JSW Group, one of India’s largest conglomerates. This collaboration hopes to
Volkswagen: Small acts of donation
Volkswagen India has signed an MoU with Symbiosis Skills and Open University (SSOU), Pune, whereby it has donated a Vento to the students of the university. The Vento will be used in the SSOU lab to educate students enrolled in the automobile stream.