Environment

16th December 2024: In a significant step towards ensuring child-friendly hygiene and sanitation facilities for educational institutions in remote areas of Assam, Sunbird Trust, with financial support from NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and IT services, has enhanced sanitation facilities in schools on Majuli Island, Assam. The collaboration has led to the construction of restroom facilities at Berbhanga Friendship School in Dhemaji District and Ecoland Academy on Majuli Island, ensuring safe and hygienic restroom access for over 180 students and 24 staff members yearly. Before this initiative, students relied on makeshift washroom facilities built from tin sheets and bamboo partitions, which offered minimal privacy and limited hygiene standards. These temporary structures posed health risks and created challenges,

12th December 2024: The Academy will plant 3,00,000 native tree species across Ahmedabad and Detroj Districts in Gujarat and Sivaganga District in Tamil Nadu, under the #एक_पेड़_माँ_के_नाम (#Plant4Mother) initiative, marking a significant milestone in its mission to promote environmental conservation. This groundbreaking project, part of ONGC’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, aims to revitalize degraded community lands in these regions. Around 10-acre land parcels have been identified at each location to support the plantation and maintenance of 1,50,000 saplings in Gujarat and 1,50,000 saplings in Tamil Nadu. The project is slated for completion by March 2025, with a comprehensive three-year care plan to ensure the survival and growth of the trees. This effort is set to transform barren landscapes into

12th December 2024: The Gujarat Knowledge Society (Commissionerate of Technical Education, Gujarat), in collaboration with the Edunet Foundation, launched the Skills4Future Program to equip Gujarat’s youth with future-ready skills. Supported by Shell India, this initiative aims to transform technical education in Gujarat by addressing critical skills gaps and equipping engineering students with expertise in cutting-edge technologies essential for driving the Industry 4.0 revolution. The program aims to train 10,000 students in primary skills and 2,500 students in advanced technologies annually. As part of this initiative, Digital and Electric Vehicle (EV) Training Labs will be established in select engineering colleges. These labs, supported by Shell India’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, will serve as centers for experiential learning, hosting hackathons, innovation

12th December 2024: Bisleri International Pvt Ltd in association with Sampurn(e)arth Environment Solutions Pvt. Ltd. and Mineral Foundation of Goa inaugurates Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Center in Harvalem, Goa. The facility is set to process 360 MT of plastic waste annually. Bisleri’s ‘Bottles for Change’ initiative aims to divert plastic waste from landfills and promote a cleaner, more sustainable environment in the region. The MRF Centre was inaugurated by the Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Dr. Pramod Sawant. Dignitaries including Sri Mahesh Patil, Chairman of the Goa State Pollution Control Board; Shri Ankit Yadav (IAS), Managing Director of Goa Waste Management Corporation; Smt. Guaravi Sanjay Naik at Sakali Sarpanch; Sri Ajay Malik, Panch Member, and Sri K. Ganesh, Director

14th November 2024: Upholding its philosophy of ‘We Give Where We Live,’ TELUS Digital India, a leader in AI-powered customer experience and business process solutions, recently conducted its annual TELUS Days of Giving (TDOG) school refurbishment volunteer activity. Benefitting more than 1,300 students and 19 teachers, over 600 team member volunteers revamped the Nehru Smarak Inter College to improve the school’s learning environment and infrastructure. TELUS Digital India team members and leaders came together to repaint classrooms, hallways, and benches and installed a brand-new water cooler. The team also converted a room into a dedicated medical space, and renovated the male washroom facilities, ensuring health, hygiene, and safety for the students. Beyond the renovations, the volunteers engaged directly with students

30th October 2024: L&T Finance Ltd. (LTF), one of the leading Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in the country, announces the launch of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project, ‘Jalvaibhav 2.0’, in the Mulbagal Taluk of Kolar district, Karnataka. The initiative focuses on integrated water resource management to create additional water harvesting capacity, benefiting over 5,000 farmers across 12 villages. The Jalvaibhav 2.0 project addresses water scarcity and soil health improvement through various initiatives, such as replenishing existing and new water resources, promoting climate-smart agri, and allied interventions. These efforts will directly impact farmers’ income levels while spreading awareness and training on sustainable practices. Speaking at the launch, Ms. Apurva Rathod, Company Secretary & Chief Sustainability Officer at LTF, said, “At

07th October 2024: PepsiCo India, in collaboration with The Social Lab (TSL), led the 6th edition of the Plog Run at Leisure Valley, Gurugram. The initiative embodies the spirit of its guiding principle, ‘Partnership of Progress,’ bringing together organizations and communities for collective action. Aligned with the Government of India’s Swachh Bharat Mission, Plog Run brings together fitness and sustainability, with volunteers collecting plastic waste while jogging. Celebrated Paralympian Akhlesh Kumar flagged off the Plog Run along with Jagrut Kotecha, Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo India & South Asia; Sahil Arora, Chief Executive Officer, The Social Lab (TSL); and Vikas Bhatia, Executive Director-Group ESG Head, Varun Beverages Ltd. The Plog Run 2024 in Gurugram witnessed an early morning start, with participants coming

The importance of responsible business conduct in India by the corporate sector will help increase the focus on environmental protection-related strategic CSR projects within the purview of Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013. – M.Rajendran The pressing issues of climate change, rise in temperature, eco-degradation, water scarcity, and decreasing water levels are important to address to survive on planet Earth and secure a sustainable life for future generations. Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting (BRSR) is a framework based on the nine National Guidelines for Responsible Business Conduct (NGRBC) principles. The BRSR framework is a mandatory disclosure mechanism for the top 1000 listed companies or businesses to report their performance in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) aspects and demonstrate their