Who you are ” therefore how you are
It’s many weeks since we have been locked down in our homes. There’s a lot that is happening on the outside and inside. Social media is inundated with news and people’s expressions of their perceptions and experiences of the current situation. While some
DP World: Green efforts don’t go unrecognised
DP World India has been conferred with the Green Practices Award at the Manufacturing Supply Chain Awards, in recognition of the various environmentally-friendly and sustainable initiatives undertaken by the company. DP World is a global logistics company and was given this recognition during
Sterlite Power: Promising us renewable energy
A partnership for renewable energy has been announced by Sterlite Power, a global developer in power transmission, together with GE T&D India Ltd, Unitech Power Transmission Ltd (UPTL), Tata Projects Ltd (TPL), and Associate Power Structures Pvt. Ltd (APSPL). This partnership will implement
Credit Suisse: Equipping rural women with entrepreneurship skills and means
Credit Suisse and Barefoot College International (BCI) have announced a three-year partnership that will support the latter’s ‘Women Prosper Initiative’ (WPI). The objective of this initiative is to equip women with the necessary skills so as to enable the building of resilient and
HCL Foundation: Will Noida be one of India’s cleanest cities?
HCL Foundation, the CSR arm of HCL Technologies, claims to have installed over 1,000 dustbins in Noida over a period of 6 months, resulting in an increase of garbage collection by 4,000 tonnes. Done in partnership with NOIDA Authority, the objective of this
Hero Cycles: Increase mobility, increase incomes
Hero Cycles and Muthoot Microfin have announced a strategic partnership to provide bicycles to low-income households and micro-entrepreneurs, especially women, in South India. This long-term partnership is aimed at making bicycles easily accessible to poorer households through the availability of microfinance facilities. Under
CSR for Covid-19 – some confusions despite FAQs
Over a week before the launch of Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund), several corporate groups were mulling over ways in which to do their bit towards relief measures for the Covid-19 pandemic with their corporate social
How Corporate India is coming together against the coronavirus
By now, enough and more has been written about the COVID-19 (or coronavirus) pandemic. The novel virus has managed to do two novel things: simultaneously lock up at least a third of the world’s population, including the one-fifth of humanity that resides in
Volvo: Producing and then reducing air pollution
On March 3, Volvo Cars India executed an awareness activity on air pollution to educate people on its harmful effects and encourage solutions for environment sustainability. This integrated programme, called #BreatheFree, included social media, digital campaign, dealer activations and CSR activities across schools
#RayOfHope: Art in a time of crisis
Mumbai-based abstract artist Krupa Shah has joined hands with Jan Seva Foundation to host an open online art competition, called #RayOfHope, against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. Amateur and professional artists of all age groups from India and around the world are