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New Delhi, 15th -16th December 2021: UN Global Compact Network India (UN GCNI) – The local arm of United Nations Global Compact, New York, announced that the 16th National Convention is scheduled to be held hon December 15-16, 2021. The Convention will have participants from business including CEOs, CXOs, Heads of Corporate organizations from Public and Private Sector, and also, representatives from Academia, Civil Society and UN entities from across India. ‘Target 2030: Assess, Act, Accelerate’ is the theme for the year 2021 and the objective is to assess, act and accelerate to achieve the SDG Target of 2030; which stays connected to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and its allied mechanisms and figures out solutions from the Governments,

6th December 2021: The pandemic had harsh effects on many people. In response to the same, Habitat for Humanity India and MUFG Bank (MUFG) have joined hands to provide essential hygiene items and medical equipments to government healthcare facilities under the NGO’s Road to Recovery COVID-19 response. Road to Recovery is Habitat for Humanity India’s pan-India humanitarian response to the pandemic aimed at creating a safety-net for families affected by COVID-19 and the lockdown, supporting them with relief measures and moving towards permanent housing eco-system solutions for a long-term post COVID-19 recovery. Road to Recovery 2.0 is Habitat India’s response to the deadly second wave of the pandemic. Support from MUFG has enabled Habitat India provide of 5000 PPE kits,

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, 15th November, 2021: On the occasion of Children’s Day, Vodafone Idea Foundation (VIF) hosted a virtual ‘Vodafone Idea Children’s Day Celebration 2021’ where it unveiled the book ‘ViR ki Kahaniyaan’ – a compilation of real-life stories of Vi Scholarship Beneficiaries. VIF also recognized young achievers for their academic excellence and extracurricular achievements. The book was unveiled by Padma Shri Professor Harish Chandra Verma from the Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology – Kanpur, Mr. P Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, VIL and Director, Vodafone Idea Foundation; and Dr. Nilay Ranjan, Head, Vodafone Idea Foundation. The book features the superhero, ViR, who narrates stories of hardworking and talented students who have benefitted from the

news update/press release Jaipur, 27 Oct 2021: ITes solutions provider NAV Back Office has launched a unique campaign to mount humanitarian assistance to common people affected in any way by COVID-19. The campaign, titled ‘Hum Layenge Khushiyan’, was rolled out across Jaipur on September 25, 2021 and will leverage the 1500-strong employee base of the company. The company has earmarked an amount of INR 60 lakhs for this purpose to be spent by Diwali.  NAV Back Office will provide each employee an amount of INR 4,000 to contribute to the effort. The first 24 teams donated an amount of INR 12.4 lakh to non-governmental organizations to support common people with daily provisions as well as patients who are suffering from

News update/Press release 26th October, 2021, Mumbai: The Acres Foundation, which is behind the highly acclaimed and award winning The Green Acres Academy and Seven Rivers International School, hosted a donation drive today where they provided hospital equipments to Guru Nanak Hospital. The event was hosted at Guru Nanak Hospital where Shri Manoj Kotak, MP from Mumbai North East, inaugurated the event and presented the hospital with all the equipments. The event also witnessed the presence of various board members from The Acres Foundation, including Mrs. Neela Parikh, Director of Acres Foundation. Owing to the pandemic, Acres Foundation launched an initiative called Acres Cares whose pure purpose is to support the general public with medical facilities through Covid Care centers. Since Guru

news update/press release Baroda, India, October 21, 2021: Huntsman Textile Effects, the global leader in innovative and environmentally sustainable dyes, chemicals and digital inks, today announced the partnership with the Padra Industrial Association (PIA). Huntsman will dedicate a medical grade oxygen generation facility to the people of Gujarat. This partnership is part of Huntsman’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.  Located at the Padra Primary Healthcare Center, the medical oxygen generation facility has a capacity to generate oxygen of 10Nm3 per hour at 90-93 percent purity. It is well equipped to cater up to 50 beds in the medical center. The initiative is part of Huntsman’s ongoing efforts to improve the health infrastructure of the Padra district, as well as to raise

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, October 18th 2021: Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group strengthened its commitment towards combating the growing environmental concern about plastic pollution. In alignment with Godrej & Boyce’s ‘India Plastics Pact’ commitment, Godrej Interio India’s leading furniture brand in home and institutional segments revealed that it has also committed to reduce specific plastic consumption in plastic packaging by 5% year-on-year as part of their strategic initiative ‘Greener India’ under the company-wide Good & Green initiative. A first of its kind in Asia, the ‘India Plastics Pact’ pact is a joint initiative between CII and WWF India and has been established with the goal of envisioning ‘a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute

News update/press release New Delhi, 13 October, 2021 – On the occasion of World Sight Day, ENTOD Pharmaceuticals will conduct 30 free eye check-up and cataract camps across different locations. Apart from offering free screenings to people, the campaign will raise awareness on the importance of eye health, diseases that can occur and even offer free medication samples to people.  Raising awareness about the importance of regular vision screening is crucial in India where poor vision affects nearly 550 million people and costs the economy US$37 billion every year in lost productivity. The situation is adversely impacted by low awareness regarding the seriousness of the issue and limited access to proper vision care, especially in rural areas. Cultural stigmas, misconceptions and

News Update/Press Release Delhi, 13 October 2021: Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today announced the reach and impact of the second phase of its flagship CSR program – ‘Vistara Wellness Initiative’. The airline has reached out to the most marginalized and vulnerable families with 4,000 wellness kits, comprising hygiene and nutrition essentials, bringing relief to more than 16,000 beneficiaries affected by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spearheaded by Vistara, in collaboration with the Tata Community Initiatives Trust, and supported by the volunteers from the local implementing partner, Robin Hood Army, the initiative was implemented in 28 cities in India. Rashmi Soni, Vice-president & Head of Corporate Communications and CSR, Vistara, said, “Community service and giving back to society are

News Update/Press Release Mumbai, October 8th 2021, Friday: NGO Vision Rescue contributed 50,000 N-95 masks to the Mumbai police at a handover ceremony at the Office of the Additional Commissioner of Police, Bandra West, yesterday morning. One lakh N-95 masks were donated to the non-profit Vision Rescue by a Sydney donor and were flown to India free of cost by Cathay Pacific airlines.                             50,000 of these N-95 masks were handed over by Mr. Biju Thampy, founder Vision Rescue, to the Additional Commissioner of Police Sandeep Karnik on October 8th, 2021. Sunita Sanghvi, Cathay Pacific’s Cargo Account Manager, & Dr. Abraham Mathai, founder & chairman Harmony Foundation and former Vice-Chairman of the Minority Commission, were also present at the event. Another