With Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announcing his wish to give away most of his money to charity, it looks as if the philanthropy bug has spread far and wide among the super-billionaire community. Bezos is worth a cool 124 billion dollars, a mind-boggling amount that no one needs for his personal needs. It is thus …
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Incorporating corporate social responsibility-related strategies into a company’s business yields greater profits for the company in the long run, as it realizes multifaceted achievements, according to the head of a CSR solution provider. CSR-related businesses score wins with diverse demographic, including companies’ customers, stakeholders, the government and companies themselves, with their characteristic sustainability, said Lee …
Bengaluru-based CSR-tech platform Goodera has raised $10 million from a clutch of investors, including Zoom Ventures, Elevation Capital, Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal’s Xto10X, Nexus Venture Partners and Omidyar Network. Bansal has also invested in the startup in his personal capacity. This is the first investment in India for Zoom Ventures, the investment arm of US-based …
Punit Goenka, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, Zarina Screwvala, Managing Trustee & Director, Swades Foundation; Dr. Bindu Subramaniam, Co-Founder & CEO, Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts; Samara Mahindra, Founder & CEO, CARER; and Rupak Mehta, Founder, Brahmnaad Cultural Society graced the jury panel and were spellbound by the impeccable talent …
This initiative has been launched in 30 aspirational districts across six states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh — spanning two years, the Foundation said in a statement. Piramal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Piramal Group, on Monday said it has tied up with tech giant Google for an initiative to …
