How corporate India is joining the fight against Covid-19’s second wave
Companies covered: Alive Wellness Clinics | Aster DM Healthcare | Bajaj Group | BMW Group India | Embassy REIT | HCL | Hero MotoCorp | Honeywell | L&T | Lam Research | Lowe’s India | MetLife Foundation | Paytm | Samsung | State
In 2021, we cannot only talk about sustainability – it has to translate into positive action at every point
Sustainability has rapidly become one of fashion’s favourite buzzwords. In an age where the interdependencies of environmental catastrophe and social impacts are becoming increasingly clear, fashion has become an ideal vehicle to explore sustainability – a way to intersect our society’s love for
Just in: Indian Terrain’s 2nd edition of Fairtrade fashion line
The collection is available at select exclusive brand outlets in India and in Indian Terrain’s ecommerce-enabled website. Regarding the launch, Charath Narsimhan, managing director, Indian Terrain Fashions Limited, says: ‘This pandemic has made everyone realise how important it is to be a socially
ASICS: Creating stuff out of textile waste
ASICS has launched a new collection of environmentally sustainable footwear and apparel called Earth Day Pack. The company has termed it their most planet-friendly cross-category collection to date, having been created using a circular manufacturing approach that saw around 5 tons of textile
Bombay Shaving Company: Taking a stand on disposable razors
Disposable razors have significant environmental impact and potential detrimental effects on human health, aquatic animals and the wider ecosystem. Conveying this fact through a short video released on Earth Day, Bombay Shaving Company also sheds light on how this category of razors are
Earth Day 2021 (22nd of April) press releases: Worthy mentions
Companies covered: IHCL | Wipro | Norwegian Cruise Line | Sony | ASA | Tetra Pak | Okinawa IHCL announces EarthCheck Platinum certification for 47 hotels The certification signifies 11 continuous years of social and environmental impact by implementing sustainable tourism management practices.
DXC Technology and ICT Academy: Trying to aid virtual education and employment in rural India
DXC Technology has announced a new collaboration with ICT Academy, a not-for-profit initiative of the Government of India in collaboration with state governments and industries, to train rural schoolteachers on digital teaching skills and graduating women students on advanced IT skills. The Rural
The contradictions of excess and less, and the non-blessings in disguise
So much is happening in the world, it’s all quite too much. Somewhere women are being conferred with the Nobel for chemistry and physics, elsewhere someone is getting raped and all but butchered. People are dying of hunger and other people are fearful
PepsiCo India: Find what you will in its ‘bowl of hope’
On March 31, PepsiCo India in collaboration with United Way Delhi launched a weeklong awareness initiative called ‘Bowl of Hope’, in the process also marking the so-called Whole Grain Sampling Day. As part of this, PepsiCo India conducted awareness drives around nutritious eating,
MG Motor India: Backing ‘back to learn’ for children
The ‘Back to Learn’ initiative is being run in partnership between MG Motor India and Save the Children and primarily focuses on online teaching classes and safe returning to schools for girl children. It includes reaching out to parents of girls who have