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The future of CSR is dynamic (Raavi Birbal)

January 4, 2023

Raavi Birbal is a talented young legal professional. She counsels many corporate houses. Her in-depth understanding of their role in sharing responsibility to help society is appreciated by her peers. According to her, CSR is evolving and has great potential to create shared value. Time to re-think and innovate Corporate Social Responsibility. CSR can aid in achieving the Constitutional Right to Work and a skilled workforce. An imperative and noble endowment is that corporations can prepare people for careers and bring forth training and educational and vocational modules.Charity is great. A life of dignity is equally important. Apart from corporate responsibility, a pertinent need of the country is the technologically advanced workforce. Spending CSR funds on such groundings, especially tech-related,

Women’s Empowerment will strengthen the economy in India

January 4, 2023

A more granular classification, as well as the introduction of demographic targeting in corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting that distinguishes between beneficiaries by sex, could help enhance the tracking and support for women and girls. In India, Women’s Economic Empowerment remains a big challenge as women’s participation in the workforce dropped to a historic low of 23.3%, per the recent periodic labor force survey (PLFS) data published by the NSSO. It is estimated that India’s GDP could be increased by 27% if women were to participate in the labor force in equal numbers to men. A report by the United Nations Development Programme in India (UNDP India), in partnership with Samhita Social Ventures, found that 72% of BSE 100 companies

Strengthening Basic Health Facilities to Medical Research

January 4, 2023

Learning from past trends, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will pave the way towards resilient strategies and robust outcomes. CSR played a crucial role in the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses are helping make the basic health and research to ensure the country can meet such challenges in future. Preventive healthcare is an important dimension of health– SDG 3, that needs significant attention and investment from all sections of society. It is a national health priority and a notified area under Schedule VII of the CSR Section 135 of the Companies Act. Preventive healthcare directly improves the health, well-being, and productivity of the community/population, families, and individuals and promotes equity by benefiting the most disadvantaged and marginalized groups. It covers a range of

Saving the environment with the help of CSR to achieve SDG

January 4, 2023

The growing interest in companies towards implementing CSR projects to protect the environment and climate is steadily increasing. We have also seen a growing trend in companies’ interest to invest in environment flagship projects and RBI playing the role of catalyst in guiding CSR towards saving the environment. Indian corporations need to climate action into business operations. Green financing is a new, promising, and effective form of climate investment. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) financing and philanthropy in this aspect play a critical role. However, recent data by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs reflects that funds directed towards climate change and the environment have formed the lowest share, averaging about 9% between 2014 to 2020. SDGs and the Indian CSR regulation

CSR is key to Education in India

January 4, 2023

Education enables socioeconomic mobility upward and is a key to escaping poverty. It has to grow above being a popular slogan or phrase and should have many interventions on the policy and philanthropic front. An intricate and delicate thread connects education to sustainability and the economy of any country. As an educator, any community has a much larger role to play, and it will, as they have done for many past generations. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) will be a key player. The nation and society cannot be developed and become advanced without education. This is why around 33% of the CSR budget focuses on Education development in rural and urban areas. For example, the Reliance Foundation has taken many initiatives

CSR fuelling Livelihood programs

January 4, 2023

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are an excellent opportunity for companies to make targeted interventions to address gaps in skilling that can prove to be catalytic both for the industry and the workforce. CSR is an opportunity to work with like-minded partners for the betterment of society at large. Business cannot be successful if the society around you does not prosper. A well-planned and well-executed CSR activity can help foster a strong bond between the company and its people. It also helps in developing a deeper human connection. He added that consumers now are also aware and like to align with companies that invest their time, money, and efforts in creating a sustainable environment for all. There is a huge

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A campaign to break all the stigma built around HIV/AIDS

December 4, 2021

Delhi, 29th November 2021: Ferns N Petals is a brand that connects people on emotional grounds with its gifting solutions. The brand’s latest campaign-Touch Nahi Karna Hai is an initiative to break the stigma built around HIV. Although HIV/ AIDS has multiple effective and evidence-based prevention measures, people with HIV or AIDS are stigmatized socially with the largest concern being – HIV/ AIDS is a communicable disease. The narrative Touch nahi karna Touch karta hai is a voice that urges to people to relook at their own perspectives. For this campaign, a team from Ferns N Petals reached out to Desire Society, a non-profit voluntary organization registered under Andhra Pradesh Societies Registration Act, 2001with several programs in the field of

Empowering Children with Free-Learning Programmes

December 2, 2021

New Delhi, November 29, 2021: In an endeavor to provide every child access to quality education, BYJU’S – ‘Education for All’ has partnered with Ladli Foundation to positively impact the lives of 100,000 underprivileged children across the country. Launched in a phased manner for three years, this collaboration will provide children in classes 6-10 free access to BYJU’S high-quality and tech-enabled learning programs. Implemented in 26 states in India in phase 1, the program is witnessing significant results in Bihar, Gujarat, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Telangana, and Kerala. The partnership has several other ancillary programs that have also been launched. One such is the e-Pathanshaala program through which volunteers and interns of Ladli Foundation guide the beneficiary students to use

A Workshop for linguistic development of young girls

December 2, 2021

Watts group is leaving no stone unturned in working towards the development of society as a whole. Following their series of administering several educational and development workshops, one more workshop is added to the list. This time, the workshop was an offline event in a government school of girls in Jalalabad West. Around 350-400 girls attended the workshop. The theme of the workshop was the implementation of language and communication skills. The main speaker at the event was the president of Watts Group and renowned ICCRC member, Ritesh Watts. Moreover, this workshop was a step towards the main cause of women’s empowerment. The girls were fluent in their native language i.e., Punjabi but were hesitant in speaking in English. They

Accessible Education to Girls

November 19, 2021

CSR NEWS Bengaluru, India; November 16, 2021 – Avasar Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to driving literacy and CrowdStrike Inc., a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and workload protection announced a university and pre-university educational scholarship program for female students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds with a strong aptitude to learn so they can benefit from quality, higher education. According to UNESCO, 870 million students saw disruptions to their education due to COVID. Students from marginalized communities were disproportionately affected, in most cases, due to loss of a parent or family income. As a result, economic shocks placed pressure on many children to give up their education. To counteract this, Avasar Foundation and CrowdStrike came together to help children, who faced disruption

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