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Introduces PET film soap wrapper made of 70% recycled material. Setting a global example in sustainability ITC is reckoned as the only company in the world with similar dimensions that is recycling positive for 20, 17, and 15 years respectively for water, carbon, and solid waste. Its’ sustainability 2.0 or S2 vision is embedded in the inclusive and innovative business models of the company which it has been implementing on a large scale over a period of many years. ITC is making multi-dimensional efforts to combat climate change, work towards ensuring water security for all, enable the transition to a net zero economy, create an effective circular economy for post-consumer packaging waste, restore biodiversity through the adoption of nature-based solutions,

The CSR arm of Allcargo Group, The Avashya Foundation hosted its annual Mango Festival as part of its Maitree initiative recently. This initiative is geared towards building sustainable livelihoods for farmers and conserving the environment. The venue for this festival was the Allcargo headquarters in Mumbai. Allcargo celebrated the enticing fragrance, exquisite flavor, and delectable taste of the king of fruits on the 18th and 19th of May 2023, for the fifth year this time. The tribal regions of Maharashtra benefit through the promotion of sustainable growth and development that the annual Mango Festival brings.    The plantation of over 850,000 fruit-bearing saplings has been planted under the Maitree initiative working towards replenishing the green cover of planet Earth.   

North East Region consists of Eight States – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya & Sikkim. High mountain ranges, dense forests, giant rivers and beautiful lakes make India a literal heaven. A young man in the 1990s saw the pain of its people and decided to work for the brothers and sisters in this region of India. India is a land poetically described as ‘Sujalam Sufalam’, which depicts a land bountifully endowed with natural beauty and richness of resources. However, the northern East Region of India suffers from serious problems like Bangladeshi Infiltration, the threat of expansionist China, the illegal trade of weapons sponsored by foreign forces, and the trafficking of narcotics ruining the people, particularly the youth.

Music has played a significant role in India’s cultural heritage for thousands of years. It is an integral part of the country’s social fabric, with a rich tradition that encompasses a wide range of musical styles and instruments. This is a great area of opportunity for corporates to spend their CSR funds. Notes And Sargam, an independent venture, has been uniquely promoting instrumental music. It encourages amateur instrumental musicians to come up with their talent and mesmerize the audience with their fine instrumental performances. Notes And Sargam has been organizing online instrumental music contests since 2020. In its third season which concluded recently in 2022, they had collaborated with CSR TIMES to reach out to a larger audience. The idea

Jyotirao’ Jyotiba’ Govindrao Phule was a prominent social reformer and thinker of nineteenth-century India. Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was born into a farmer family, he had an opportunity to get a job in the British Government, but he chose to become an entrepreneur. His entrepreneurial background and a strong sense of social responsibility are reflected in his various social contributions. According to him, social responsibility means that besides maximizing shareholder value, businesses should operate in a way that benefits society. Socially responsible companies should adopt policies that promote society and the environment’s well-being while lessening negative impacts on them. Mahatma Phule also deserves to be recognized as the Pioneer of “Entrepreneur’s Social responsibility” as he had undertaken various business activities to

“Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellowmen”. Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhian Concept of Trusteeship does not permit an owner to misuse his wealth and exploitation. Mahatma Gandhi’s model of trusteeship strengthened the belief that, essentially, society was providing capitalists with an opportunity to manage resources that should be seen as a form of trusteeship on behalf of the community in general. It provided a means for wealthy people to be trustees to look after the welfare of the common person. CSR gradually evolved into the corporate framework. CSR refers to a company’s sense of responsibility extending beyond its shareholders to all stakeholders, notably the people and ecology in its operation’s domain.