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India’s ambitious used oil EPR targets cannot be achieved by recycling plants alone. The real transformation must begin with the people who collect used oil and CSR could provide the missing catalyst. What happens to the oil after it is drained from a car engine? For the vehicle owner, the story usually ends there. For the mechanic, it is simply used oil that needs to be removed from the workshop. But for India’s circular economy, that is where the story actually begins. Every day, thousands of automobile workshops, garages, industrial units, factories, transport operators and machinery owners generate used lubricating oil. Once it leaves the engine or machine, it enters a complex network of collectors, aggregators, transporters and recyclers.  Some

Environmental sustainability is increasingly recognized as an institutional challenge as much as a technological or scientific one. While advances in renewable energy and climate science are essential, translating knowledge into policy and global commitments into local action depends on institutions that bridge these domains. As the world confronts climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource degradation, the ability to shape sustainable development pathways assumes critical importance. In this context, organizations such as The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have played an important role in India’s environmental transition. Equally significant has been the contribution of the TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), which has helped build the next generation of sustainability professionals and researchers through interdisciplinary education and research. Together, TERI

As organizations become increasingly dependent on technology, managing end-of-life IT assets has evolved from a disposal exercise into a strategic business function. Every year, businesses retire thousands of laptops, desktops, servers, storage devices, mobile phones, batteries, and networking equipment. While these assets may have reached the end of their operational lifecycle, they still contain something of immense value, data. Today, digital waste management is no longer just about recycling. It is about protecting information, maintaining compliance, recovering resources, reducing environmental impact, and providing complete visibility throughout the asset lifecycle. At E Waste Recyclers India (EWRI), data security is the foundation of everything we do. Sustainability remains a key objective, but our first priority is ensuring that our customers never have

12 January 2026: ECOS (India) Mobility & Hospitality Limited one of India’s leading chauffeur-driven corporate mobility providers, has reinforced its long-term commitment to safety with the successful implementation of its #Safety365 initiative, embedding safety as a core organisational value across operations. The initiative was designed to move beyond a short-term campaign approach and establish safety as an everyday responsibility for chauffeurs and teams. Over a four-week period, ECO Mobility conducted structured engagement and training programmes focused on awareness, responsible driving behaviour, and continuous learning, supported by interactive sessions and regular communication touchpoints. As part of the initiative, chauffeurs participated in safety pledges, symbolising their personal commitment to ensuring safe and reliable journeys. The programme saw strong participation, with more than

December 18, 2025: Flipkart Foundation, the charitable arm of the Flipkart Group, has partnered with Haqdarshak Empowerment Solutions Private Limited for a 12-month initiative across the Lucknow, Varanasi and Noida districts of Uttar Pradesh, focused on facilitating essential formalization support and strengthening access to credit linkage schemes for nano-entrepreneurs. The program is designed to help small business owners secure formal documentation and government-backed financial linkages that enable long-term stability and growth. The partnership follows the strong impact of Phase 1, which reached more than 2,500 entrepreneurs across Lucknow and Varanasi. The previous phase enabled business owners to obtain essential documents and access welfare-linked benefits, laying the groundwork for financial security, formal participation in markets, and opportunities for growth. In its

9th December, 2025: Muttley Crew, a Bangalore-based premium pet food brand, has announced an initiative in collaboration with Goodoo Animal Welfare Trust,‘Christmas for Good(oo!)’. The initiative aims to bring festive cheer to the rescued dogs who call Goodoo their home. As part of the initiative, for every order above ₹1,000 spent on treats on the Muttley Crew website during the Christmas season, the brand will send a special gift to a rescue dog at Goodoo. The effort ensures that the warmth of Christmas reaches not only homes and pet parents, but also rehabilitation centres and dog shelters. “Christmas is the season of giving, and with Christmas for Good(oo!), we wanted to extend that spirit to dogs who often go unseen.

November 16, 2025: IndiGoReach, the CSR arm of IndiGo, and InterGlobe Foundation, the philanthropic arm of InterGlobe Enterprises, were pleased to jointly host a captivating ‘My City My Heritage’ walk in Puducherry. This immersive experience, themed “Through the French and Tamil Quarters—A Tale of Two Towns,” offered participants a unique opportunity to explore the city’s rich cultural landscape, shaped by both stately French architecture and vibrant Tamil traditions. The curated heritage walk took place at the iconic Notre-Dame-des-Anges Church. Participants journeyed through historic churches, temples, and vibrant marketplaces, gaining profound insights into Puducherry’s heritage, architectural diversity, and everyday life. The walk was expertly led by Ashok Panda, Heritage Coordinator and Project Manager at INTACH Pondicherry, a veteran with over 15

CSI White Paper Calls on COP30 to Move Beyond Acknowledging Vulnerability to Champion Financing for Resilience  10th November 2025: The Climate and Sustainability Initiative (CSI) announced the release of its new White Paper, “Bridging Global Agendas and Local Realities: Reflections on the COP30 Agenda”. The publication provides a critical analysis of the climate adaptation finance crisis and offers actionable pathways to mobilise capital ahead of COP 30 in Belém, Brazil. As the world focuses on COP 30, which is envisioned as the ‘Implementation COP’, the paper stresses the urgent need to convert global climate commitments into “tangible, local action”. Despite growing international commitments, the White Paper highlights that climate adaptation finance remains underfunded, fragmented, and inequitable. The findings underscore a