Godrej & Boyce: These are their ESG goals for next decade
-Double energy productivity by 2030 -Generate over one-third of overall revenues from Good & Green products by FY22 -Reduce carbon intensity by 60% by 2030 -All manufacturing activities across locations will continue to be water-positive and nearly zero waste to landfill -Introduce recycled
INOX, Pune: First cinema in India to install fast charging points for electric vehicles
Multiplex chain INOX Leisure Ltd has installed Ather Energy’s fast charging points, Ather Grid, in the parking lot of INOX Bund Garden, Pune. Ather owners can fast-charge their vehicle at a speed of 1.5 km/min, while Ather Grid also provides normal speed-charge options
Bajaj Finserv: An employability programme with a new name and some new goals
Primarily aimed at making graduates employable for a wide range of industries, Bajaj Finserv’s employability programme is now called BEYOND. Under this, the company will be introducing new certificate programmes and building a placement division that will help beneficiaries find relevant career opportunities.
Tata Steel: Will start capturing CO2 and use it too
The company has commissioned a 5 tonnes per day (TPD) carbon capture plant at its Jamshedpur Works, making it the country’s first steel company to adopt the carbon-capture technology that extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas. The captured CO2 will be
Tata Steel: Will recycle steel
The company has commissioned its new 0.5 MnTPA steel-recycling plant at Rohtak, Haryana. In a press release, it claims that the plant is the first such facility in India, equipped with mechanised equipment such as shredder, baler, and material handler. The scrap will
Let there be more Olympians
Lakshya Institute, a Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar winner, has partnered with Dream Sports Foundation (DSF), the philanthropic arm of Dream Sports, to support seven promising athletes across five sports in their pursuit of the Olympic dream. They are calling this mission ‘One Dream,
Cadbury Gems’ ‘birthday’ party: A (very) virtual attempt to spread joy and gems
The press release did not provide much of an explanation except that the company wanted to host ‘a laughter-filled, adrenaline-pumping birthday bash’ and also ‘guarantee a gems-filled experience that was chocolaty, colourful and abundant.’ (All adjectives are theirs.) The rationale was that
CEAT: Trying to talk ‘responsible travel’, but with a fleet of 9 vehicles
The fleet – comprising 9 vehicles (including the Thar, Fortuner and Gypsy”none in the ‘environmentally friendly’ category) and 25 participants – will cover various territories in Ladakh, with the first one planned from August 1 to 14, and the second from August 21
ONGC: Helping homegrown handicrafts
The energy major is supporting 15 projects focused on the country’s indigenous handicrafts, in line with the government’s observance of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’. Observing India’s 75th year of independence, PSUs under the petroleum ministry have undertaken 75 projects to commemorate each year
JSW Foundation: All for restoring the glory of Kashmir’s Mughal Gardens
The Foundation has signed an MoU with the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to restore the historic gardens, located at Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh. While JSW Foundation will extend technical and financial support, the Government will provide assistance and continue to