SBI Foundation, Microsoft, and the American India Foundation (AIF) through their joint collaboration under ProjectSAMEIP hosted the 4th in a series of round tables, on “Accessibility, Technology, and Career Pathways for Persons with Disabilities”. India is home to 26.8 million Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). While 36% of them are employable, they face enormous physical, attitudinal, and informational barriers to equal opportunities at…
Mary Kay announced its sustainability strategy – Enriching Lives Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow – which encompasses five pillars, 15 commitments, and over a decade of action. This strategy was developed with Mary Kay’s key stakeholders and is aligned with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, making Mary Kay an essential part of a global coalition…
UST, a digital transformation solutions company, announced that it has been presented with 2022 Project Management Institute (PMI) South Asia Award for Project of the Year in the ‘Contribution to Community’ category. Judges recognized UST for its strong corporate social responsibility initiatives dedicated to improving communities and increasing well-being in the areas where it is active. Organized by PMI – one…
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) announced it is partnering with Samagra Shiksha, Gujarat Council of School Education (SS – GCSE), Government of Gujarat, to train school students as well as teachers in new-age digital skills such as computational and design thinking. Under this partnership, TCS’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program will bring the company’s flagship global…
As part of its commitment to supercharge the progress of local communities where it operates, HCLTech, a global technology company, is scaling up its CSR initiatives in the Americas. The Company announced new partnerships with leading charitable organizations – Girl Up, Feeding America and One Tree Planted – to contribute to efforts that address some of…
The Cyient Foundation (the CSR arm of Cyient Ltd.) and the Shibodhi Foundation (the family foundation of Dr. BVR Mohan Reddy) have joined hands with IIT Hyderabad to develop the BVR Mohan Reddy School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (BVR SCIENT) on its campus. The BVR SCIENT is a first-of-its-kind initiative in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad,…
Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, announced a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) collaboration with Tennis Australia to drive new digital learning and accessibility initiatives creating pathways to learning and education for under-represented communities. This program is part of Infosys and Tennis Australia’s Digital Innovation Partnership, which was recently extended until 2026,…
Minda Corporation Limited, the flagship company of Spark Minda received the 6th ICSI CSR Excellence Award for innovation and sustainability in managing Corporate Social Responsibility in the emerging category on 18th December. With the intent of creating an all-pervasive awareness for good governance in India Inc., the award promotes and recognizes the exemplary performance of…
Honeywell Automation India Limited has been named winner of the Golden Peacock Award for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for 2020. The award recognizes the company’s CSR work, which touches the lives of 2 million people across 46 districts in India. Honeywell received the award in the “Engineering” category. “This award reaffirms our commitment to improving…
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced the appointment of Rajita D’Souza as President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility (CHRO), effective Jan 1, 2021. Rajita will report directly to Jean-Marc Chery, President and CEO and is a member of ST’s Executive Committee. In her role, Rajita D’Souza…
As part of its ongoing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives towards the COVID19 relief efforts, Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, announced that it has handed over four specially designed First Responder Vehicles (FRVs) to the government civil hospitals in Rewari and Dharuhera in the state of Haryana. These unique and…
Cyient, a global engineering and technology solutions company, announced the launch of its “Empowering Tomorrow Together” initiative. “This move consolidates Cyient’s position as purpose-driven brand and will expand the impact of the Cyient Foundation’s outreach programs by leveraging synergies, optimizing resources, and ensuring maximum impact across all sustainability and CSR focus areas,” Cyient said in…
The death of an unarmed black man George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, U.S last month has once again sparked a debate on how racial discrimination still prevails in our society. The death of Floyd has started a row of protests across the United States and people have now taken to the streets demanding…
Indian IT major Wipro recently announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state government of Maharashtra under which it will repurpose one of its information technology campuses at Hinjewadi in Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care COVID-19 hospital in four weeks and hand it over the state government. The hospital…
Zoho Corporation, a global technology company, recently announced that is introducing its Vertical Relief Plan (VRP) comprised of programs and tools to assist businesses and organizations in need across three verticals severely impacted by the crisis: Education, Non-Profit & Government, and Retail. “We are so grateful to all the workers who are helping us weather…