The Body Shop: For healthcare and wildlife in the hills
The Body Shop India and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have collaborated in constructing public sanitation facilities at the Asanang Health Centre in West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. This, they say, has been done also as their way of recognising the efforts of the
Club Mahindra: Volunteering to make people SMILE
Club Mahindra has launched an annual initiative, Mission S.M.I.L.E.S. (Social Movement to Improve Life Experiences), under the Employee Social Options Program (ESOP). Employees of the company have pledged to cumulatively volunteer 5,000 hours every year towards CSR initiatives that will focus on education,
Reducing plastic usage: Myth vs reality
Last year, CB reported that Starbucks was expected to eliminate more than one billion straws a year through its new strawless lid. This change was slated to occur in its 28,000-plus stores worldwide by 2020. The announcement was made with much fanfare and
British Telecommunications: Ambitious goals for young girls
BT (British Telecommunications plc) and the British Asian Trust have launched a three-year programme that will use digital technology to help improve education, employability, health choices, and autonomy for young girls in India. The programme will use apps, videos and other interactive digital
When employees band together to build a school
Over 700 children of migrant labourers recently received access to a new school from volunteers employed by the Adani Group. The company’s employees pledged their personal funds for the education of approximately 704 children in Mundra, Kutch, after discovering that there was no
Tata Starbucks: Coffee with a side of green
Tata Starbucks has announced that it will completely transition to compostable and recyclable packaging solutions across its stores in India by World Environment Day (5 June 2019). The company has been working since 2012 to eliminate the use of single-use plastic in its
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India: Rescuing children, rewarding people
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI) recently felicitated 54 officials of Railway Protection Force (RPF), GRP, and commercial staff for their dedicated contribution towards protecting children found at and near Delhi railway stations. As part of its Surakshit Bachpan programme, the
CSR by PSUs: The ‘statue of disunity’ and the statute of wasteful expenditure
Aside from being the world’s largest democracy and (currently) the country with the second highest number of poor people, India can now also claim to have the tallest statue in the world – the Statue of Unity, or the Sardar Patel statue as
United Airlines: Feeding the hungry (occasionally)
Earlier in March 2019, 10,000 meals were packed and distributed to street kids and orphans by United Airlines along with its global partner Rise Against Hunger India (RAHI). The company has taken up an initiative with Rise Against Hunger to pack 2 million
L&T Financial Services: Digital financial inclusion for women empowerment
A white paper titled ‘Finclusion” Empowering Women through Digital Financial Inclusion’ – identifying issues and barriers, especially for rural women, in adopting digital finance and offering solutions – has been released by L&T Financial Services (LTFS). This paper is based on learnings from