adidas: Shoes that are fit for the planet and you
On June 29, a sustainability film to fight plastic pollution was launched by adidas, the global sportswear giant, to celebrate its five-year successful partnership with Parley. Through this film, adidas aims to raise awareness about fighting marine plastic pollution and replacing all plastics
Diageo announces creation of ‘world’s first 100% plastic-free, paper-based spirits bottle’
Diageo, makers of Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff and Guinness, claims that the bottle is made entirely from sustainably sourced wood. It is expected to debut with Johnnie Walker in early 2021. The announcement comes on the heels of Diageo’s new partnership with Pilot Lite,
Those who are eyeing the spoils of this pandemic
In a Covid-19-hit world, there is a whole new parallel socioeconomic ecosystem that is emerging, and in a way that is turning more than our health system on its head. We now have a mask for every occasion and dress type, a sanitiser
DBS Bank: Facilitating payment services for truck drivers
DBS Bank and Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCIL), a supply chain management company, have announced a partnership to offer digital solutions for real-time payments to truck drivers. The API solution, called DBS RAPID (Real Time APIs by DBS), will help TCIL truck
Mahindra & Mahindra: Efficient ambulances save lives
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, a part of Mahindra Group, has launched a new and ‘affordable’ line of ambulance developed in-house on the company’s Supro van platform. The BS6 Supro ambulance is available in two variants, LX and ZX, at a competitive price of
Forevermark: Diamonds are forever and should be conflict-free
On International Environment Day, a commitment to protect wildlife and keep responsible sourcing at the centre of its business was announced by Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group. The company reiterated that not only are its diamonds conflict-free and responsibly
Havaianas: Flip-flops know no gender
Brazilian flip-flop brand Havaianas has launched its first Pride global collection to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and establish a partnership with All Out, an organisation that acts globally by mobilising civil society and companies to defend the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. The Pride
CSR post-Covid-19: A floor test for India Inc.? Hear it from top decision makers
With inputs from: Aditya Birla Group | Hero MotoCorp | Tata Power | Toyota | Volvo | Mahindra | Standard Chartered | Piramal Swasthya What if the company does not make profits? Will your social interventions be able to sustain themselves?
Five years of Hero MotoCorp’s CSR: Outcomes from evaluations
In March, just before the lockdown started, I managed a visit to Imphal to evaluate if Mary Kom’s boxing academy was doing fine. I had to meet a few kids training under her and maybe predict if the academy had the potential to
RBI: Making payments digital everywhere
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a Rs 500 crore ($65 million) fund to improve the country’s digital payments infrastructure. The Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) will help in the deployment of physical and digital points of sale (PoS) infrastructure