Event Affairs

24th November 2023: The Indo-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IFCCI) awarded best CSR projects from French and Indian companies across seven categories at the 5th edition of the IFCCI CSR Conclave and Awards in the presence of Mr. Damien Syed, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of France to India. The Annual CSR Conclave brings together CEOs, policymakers, CSR leaders, CSR foundations and non-profit organizations to a single platform and share best practices while recognising the efforts of the most impactful CSR projects. The event witnessed a gathering of over 100+ business leaders from top French and Indian companies. Initiated by the CSR Committee of the Chamber which is led by Chairperson – Mr. Anurag Pratap, Chairperson, CSR Leader, Capgemini

IFCCI’s CSR Committee is organising the fifth edition of IFCCI’s CSR Conclave and Awards 2023, on 24th November 2023, from 9:30 am to 1 pm in New Delhi. The event aims to recognise and showcase CSR projects of top French companies in India with a focus on Education, Environment & Sustainability, Healthcare, Vocational Skills & Livelihoods and Employee Engagement. This year, we are celebrating the 10th Year of ‘the CSR Act’ and the theme of the Conclave is ‘Promoting Innovation and Creating Impact’.  The event will take place in the presence of Mr. Kapil Dev, Former Captain, Indian Cricket Team & Co-Founder, Khushii Foundation as a Special Guest. Event Highlights: Showcase and Felicitation of CSR activities and projects of French

London, UK – November 25th, 2023 – In a testament to global collaboration, distinguished personalities, professionals, and dignitaries from India, the UK, and various other nations converged in London for the prestigious Eurasian Business Summit on November 24th, 2023. This global event was organized by Achievers’ World Magazine and the Indian Achievers’ Forum. In a complex international environment, people who share values of democracy, rule of law, and human rights are equally convinced of the necessity to preserve the rules-based international order and effective multilateralism. India and the Euro-Asian countries have common interests. They can contribute jointly to a safer, cleaner, and more stable world. Therefore, this event endeavored to help further the development of a strategic partnership based on

A confluence of engaging view points on Achieving SDGs through CSR indeveloping economies – Role of G20 Nations. The invigorating Summit was further enhanced with intellectual stimulation, nuggets of wisdom, information, and a priceless exchange of viewpoints between experts in a powerful panel discussion featuring luminaries and was skillfully moderated by widely acclaimed and distinguished professional, Dr Shabnam Asthana- Managing Editor, CSR Times.  The invited experts on the panel were Dr Somnath Singh, Deputy Director, UN Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI). With the UN Global Compact Network India being a custodian of the successful implementation and achievement of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) he was asked to share his overview of the organization and strategies of UN GCNI in

5th September, 2023: Vision Foundation of India (VFI), India, founded in 1993 by Dr. Kulin Kothari is an NGO working with the aim of providing affordable medical aid and accessible eye care to those in need. A specially curated event “Let’s Empower “was successfully concluded on the 4th of September. This event marked VFI’s commitment to empowering the lives of the visually challenged. With an innovative appeal, the“Let’s Empower’’ includes the visually challenged. This program enables confidence building and empowers those seeking medical aid. The process of transforming lives includes bolstering self confidence and enhancing the skillsets among individuals suffering from visual impairments. Motivational speaker, Avinash Ananda conducted a 1.5 hour session during the event. Dr. Kulin Kothari, Founder, VFI, speaking

                                                              30 June, 2023: In a bid to support the Government of India’s ambitious mission of eradicating TB (Tuberculosis) by the year 2025, FUJIFILM India launched the Never Stop Screening to Reduce Diagnostic Delays campaign in 2021. The First phase of this project covered the Northern belt and included over 1 million individuals. The screening results revealed 12,000 people with TB symptoms. FUJIFILM India, conducted door-door- TB awareness and screening jointly with its’ partners. This was done via the mobile TB Detection machine and focused on educating the populations in the targeted regions that were hard to reach, on TB symptom recognition and the importance of early detection. Continuing this endeavour, FUJIFILM India, in the second phase of this project

10th National CSR Summit and Awards 2023 19 June,2023: The AbbVie Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) foundation impacts needy local communities around the world through its commitment to building effective educational programs and sustainable health care systems. Recently, the AbbVie employees in Mumbai participated in their eighth annual week of possibilities. This program with a single purpose of giving back to the local communities through volunteering, unites employees from all over the world. Thousands of AbbVie employees working in more than 50 countries will collaborate with trusted community and nonprofit partners across the globe from June 26th to the 30th to complete hands on projects that will benefit the local communities and affect tens of thousands of people. Suresh Pattathil, Managing