Category : CSR

As part of ITC’s Waste out of Wealth (WOW) initiative, the Papers and Speciality Papers Division (PSPD) of the company has brought together 20 major corporate groups, including Infosys, Google, Microsoft, Mahindra Satyam, and Dr. Reddy’s, to effectively recycle waste paper and generate monetary

Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Prof. KV Thomas has said that the government is committed to enactment of the National Food Security Act to provide a statutory framework for assured food security to all. Addressing the inaugural session of a

Greenko Group PLC (GKO.LN), the Indian clean energy firm, has announced that a newly created wind holding company, Greenko Wind Project Private Limited (GWPP), which is a subsidiary of Greenko, has entered into an agreement with the US-based GE Energy Financial Services, a

‘Clean energy’ and ‘energy efficiency’ are as yet elite terms for the majority of Indians. The ‘India Renewable Energy Awareness Survey’ conducted by clean energy communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group has found that only 56 per cent of Indian consumers have

‘The weak economy makes corporate social responsibility (CSR) a higher priority among consumers. Economic hardship dramatically increases risk aversion, and risk-averse consumers are 50 per cent more likely to agree that companies have a duty to be socially responsible and support the communities

The international travelling exhibition Vision of 10 Global Cities has arrived in (Gujarat) and, starting today, will stay there until October 16 at Kanoria Centre for Arts. The month-long exhibition travels to India after sojourns in the USA, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, and South

On September 17, the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) reopened the debate on the mandate of the proposed Lokpal by suggesting that corporate groups should be brought under the purview of the proposed anti-corruption bill. The CVC said that the Lokpal can effectively keep

Deere & Co., one of the largest manufacturers of agricultural equipment in the world, has revised its strategy and will focus on ‘world hunger’, ‘sustainability’, and ‘subsistence farmers’, the company’s chairman Samuel R Allen told The Economic Times in an interview. Allen revealed

A report published by Helsinki-based Finnwatch has put mobile-handset manufacturer Nokia under unflattering spotlight, charging it of paying measly salaries to workers at its Chennai plant. Nokia’s Chennai plant, which is the company’s biggest worldwide, produces more than 300,000 handsets a day and

The eco-friendly CSR programme of Radisson GRT Hotel on GST Road and Radisson Temple Bay Resort at Mahabalipuram, Chennai, helped the hotels in getting upgraded to Radisson ‘Blu Hotel’ from Radisson Green. During auditing under the Medallia guest satisfaction scores, which are awarded