CSR News

15 December, 2023- The Ahmedabad Chapter of The Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) has organized the 15th ISHRAE Confluence &REFCON that commenced in Ahmedabad recently. The theme of the confluence is “Decoding Decarbonization’’ and is supported by the United Nations Environment Programme. This event offered the unique opportunity to the participants of staying abreast of cutting-edge technology and trends, through interaction with top experts from across the country and networking with industry professionals. Pankaj Dharkar, Chairman of the 15th Confluence &REFCON while delivering the keynote address emphasized how important decarbonization initiatives were to tackle the challenge posed by climate change. He emphasized that decarbonization in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry and creating an awareness

A series of educational workshops were held in schools across various cities of Madhya Pradesh to increase awareness and improve menstrual hygiene. A well-known brand in menstrual hygiene- Stayfree® in partnership with Menstrupedia a fast-growing startup had organised these informative series of workshops. The Menstrupedia educators engaged with adolescent girls between the ages of 9-15 years, on various aspects of puberty and menstruation in fun and interactive workshops. Menstrupedia comic books were distributed during these sessions, which were followed by in-depth discussions on physical, mental and hormonal changes that are associated with puberty. The focus of the conversations were menstruation and menstrual hygiene, role of nutrition, tracking the menstrual cycle, and the myths surrounding a girl’s periods were addressed to

The Union Minister of Textiles, Piyush Goyal, recently flagged off the “One Bharat Sari Walkathon.” This event was organized by the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, and was curated by brand solution agency, Cab Experiences. The One Bharat Sari Marathon paid tribute to the Indian handloom industry, by celebrating the cultural, economic and social relevance of the Indian traditional saree. The vibrant event buzzed with togetherness as the elegant women participants, greeted and met each other spreading the message of cultural diversity and unity. This event was the brainchild of Hon’ble Minister of State for Railways & Textiles, Smt. Darshna Jardosh, and Hon’ble MP, Smt. Poonam Mahajan lent her whole hearted support for its successful execution in Mumbai. The

12 December, 2023: Tata Power an integrated power company’s new brand film – ‘DuniyaApneHawale’ promotes the message of “Embrace Mother Earth. Love Our Planet. Switch to Green and Clean Energy.” This is in keeping with Tata Power’s commitment to ‘Sustainable is Attainable’, and inspires citizens to take individual actions and responsibility towards a cleaner and greener future and make sustainable lifestyles a reality. Tata Power as a responsible corporate encourages the adoption of green energy products and services for its large consumer base that includes corporates as well. It is directing its’ efforts towards popularizing the attainability of a sustainable lifestyle for millions of Indians through the adoption of affordable green solutions. These include – rooftop solar, solar microgrids, EV

11 December, 2023: The biggest annual paediatric event of the Tata Memorial Centre HOPE 2023 with a commitment of supporting paediatric cancer care was celebrated recently. This event celebrated the vivacious spirit of paediatric cancer patients, and their victory over cancer with the message that childhood cancer was curable. This event by ImPaCCT Foundation and Tata Memorial Centre was supported by the CSR arm of K Raheja Realty – Sheila Gopal Raheja Foundation. It was held at Sheila Gopal Raheja Auditorium, Bandra. Prominent personalities attended the event and expressed their solidarity and support. The list of dignitaries included Alia Bhatt, Kapil Sharma, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Amole Gupte, Krishan Kumar, Dr Madhu Chopra, Nikhil Dwivedi, Rupali Ganguly, Jamie Lever, Rohit Jethwani,

8 December, 2023: The DEPwD – Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, The EDII – The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India and The Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India organized a round table meet recently. This was organized for corporates to “Support, Activate and Build Assured Livelihoods (SABL) for persons with Disabilities (PwDs) under CSR Actions.”  This event was attended by Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII, Shri Saumya Chaudhuri, CGM, IDBI Bank Ltd, Shri Jagannath Sahoo, President, SBI Foundation; Dr. Vineet Rana, General Manager, National Handicapped Finance Development Corporation, DePwD, Government of India; Shri Rajendra Nimbalkar, IAS, Managing Director, Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd., Mumbai; Director, Department of Projects (Corporate) at EDII –

7 December, 2023: ITC Ltd.’s instant noodle and pasta brand, Sunfeast YiPPee is all set to launch its’ new initiative.  The new campaign will revamp playground equipment in city parks using waste plastic which is all set to roll out in Metro cities. It will cover Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR and Kolkata. Through its’ ‘YiPPee! Better World: Create Magic’ endeavour, the brand attempts to raise awareness, educate, collect and upcycle plastic waste by converting it into park equipment like jungle gyms, swings, and so on.   The playground equipment in city parks will cater to the essential need for recreation, particularly for the children.  This initiative will apart from upcycling plastic waste also drive community involvement. The plastic waste will be

6th December, 2023: Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) has planned the illumination of 10 Brahmaputra Volleyball League (BVL) grassroot courts in Assam.  The inauguration ceremony which took place recently at the Community Volleyball Court BVL Barbari village center in Nalbari marked the commencement of the next phase of the project. Three distinguished visiting Olympic Gold Medalists Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho (Giba) from Brazil, Mireya Luis from Cuba, and Vladimir Grbic from Serbia were present at the inaugural ceremony.  With this initiative, Signify will accomplish the lighting up of more than 120 grassroots BVL courts. Signify’s contribution will create a far-reaching impact, with the apex global body of volleyball, FIVB-The Federation Internationale de Volleyball, recognizing BVL (Community Volleyball League) as one of

5 Dec, 2023: Four refurbished healthcare centres in Dahanu, block of Palghar district, Maharashtra were successfully refurbished and handed over to the district medical authorities on 1st December 2023. This was jointly executed by Habitat for Humanity India a housing nonprofit organisation and SBICAPS – SBI Capital Markets Limited, which was incorporated in 1986 as a wholly owned subsidiary of State Bank of India and is a SEBI registered Category I Merchant Banker and Research Analyst. Present at the handing over were, Managing Director and CEO, SBI CAPS -Shri Rajay Sinha, President and Chief Operating Officer, SBICAPS- Mr. Shesh Ram Verma, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, SBICAPS–Mr. Krishnan Kutty, DHO, Palghar – Dr Santosh Choudhary and Taluka Medical

1 December, 2023: S M Sehgal Foundation established in 1999 as a public charitable trust and DCB Bank, a new-generation private sector bank with 439 branches (as of 30th September 2023) across India collaborated with NIRDPR as    the knowledge partner recently. They jointly held the inaugural workshop in the capacity building and experience sharing workshop series in New Delhi on November 30, 2023.  The inaugural of the workshop series titled ‘Jalagam’ was graced by the presence of Secretary, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation-, Ministry of Jal Shakti – Smt. Vini Mahajan, Commissioner, Ministry of Jal Shakti – Shri Ashok Goel, and trustees of the SM Sehgal foundation, Smt. Neelima Khetan and Dr. Suhas P. Wani; and Mr. Avinash Mishra,