Sustainable Development

The CSR arm of Allcargo Group, The Avashya Foundation hosted itsannual 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. The local farmers

 May 25, 2023: Signify (Euronext: LIGHT),a leading global name in lighting, has impacted  the lives of 32,000 people residing in 43 villages in Majuli Island, Assam, with solar street lighting. This initiative will greatly enhance the safety of local citizens. This project is executed in collaboration with ESAF or the Evangelical Social Action Forum. It is a part of the company CSR program, Har Ghar Roshan, with a strong focus on sustainable rural development. Majuli, home to many ethnic groups who have inhabited it for centuries is often cited as the cultural capital of Assam and is one of the world’s largest river islands. It offers a natural habitat for rich flora and fauna including many endangered species including migratory birds. They make

                                         19 May, 2023: Global lubricant manufacturer Valvoline Cummins Private Limited (“Valvoline Cummins”), organised a green drive week with a theme ‘Sustainability, Nature and the Pollinator.’ This initiative that was aimed at creating a more sustainable and resilient world, encouraged all employees, associates and distributors to work together to cherish and value our planet Earth. A tree plantation drive at Valvoline India’s manufacturing facility in Ambernath, Maharashtra was undertaken during this initiative. The event saw employees planting trees in the periphery of the company. The children of the channel partners, employees, mechanics, drivers, and students who had received a scholarship under the Muskan Scholarship program by Valvoline participated in a poster making competition. A visit to a nursery in Gurugram

A mass movement Sustainable is Attainable (SIA) initiated by Tata Power, one of India’s largest integrated power companies in association with News 18 is gaining more momentum with the inauguration of the SIA Fest in New Delhi on May 17th. The keynote speech will be delivered by Hon’ble Union Power Minister Shri RK Singh and Hon’ble Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav will deliver a special address. The event will see participation from Union Ministers, Ambassadors, State level top bureaucrats, leaders and celebrities form diverse field.   This Fest will create an open forum for dialogue that will drive the adoption of green energy in India and is being cited as a big step forward

PRESS RELEASE November 8, 2021:  Prominent E-Commerce based Asian direct selling company QNET announced a new project in partnership with Global Himalayan Expedition (GHE) through its social impact arm, the RYTHM Foundation, to bring solar energy to remote tribal communities in the state of Meghalaya and upgrade the healthcare infrastructure in the region. The project titled, ‘Empowering North-East India’ aims to bring electricity to 470 villagers and solar power to a primary healthcare centre catering to over 23,000 residents in the region. In the first phase, RYTHM Foundation has pledged its support to the project for a period of one year. GHE has been working since 2013 to improve living conditions in remote rural communities in the Himalayan Mountain ranges

Bengaluru, October 6, 2021: For the ongoing largest ever edition of Big Fashion Festival, being held from October 3 to 10, Myntra has successfully implemented 100% plastic-free packaging in its entire supply chain, adhering to its commitment outlined in August 2019. In addition to its own supply chain, Myntra’s sellers have also adopted the green packaging defined by Myntra. This milestone is a significant outcome of the efforts initiated by Myntra towards aligning its seller partners and helping them with a transition path to gradually adopt sustainable packaging alternatives. In an industry-first for any fashion and lifestyle e-commerce brand operating at scale in India, Myntra has introduced scalable and sustainable alternatives for packaging and delivery, such as replacing poly pouches with recycled paper