Category: Corporate

McAfee has achieved global gender pay parity and is the first cyber security company to do so.   “At McAfee, we value the innovation, creativity, and strategic problem-solving that flourish in an inclusive and diverse environment,” said Christopher Young, CEO, McAfee. “We believe in the simple fact that every employee, regardless of their gender identity, should be compensated fairly and equally for their individual contribution to the company. I’m proud to lead a company that puts actions behind its beliefs and makes gender pay parity a reality for all employees.”…

LG India, known for ‘innovation for a better life’ on Global Recycling Day, March 18, 2019 introduced an Innovative Reusable Tool for Education. The idea is to enable LG buyers to support elementary education in India with the innovative LG BOXSLATE programme.   LG BOXSLATE is a unique slate made out of empty LG packaging cartons. Through this initiative, LG India is encouraging its buyers to donate the empty LG cartons after the product installation. The cartons are then collected from the customers, printed and cut into multiples slates. Recreating…

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has joined hands with Barclays to launch the TCS VHAB (Virtual Habilitation) solution at the ZEP Rehabilitation Centre in Pune, to help children with neuro-muscular disabilities become more self-dependent.   As part of the partnership, REACH – the Barclays Disability and Mental Health Network, is providing the hardware and equipment, while TCS is deploying and supporting its VHAB solution. The initiative was launched at ZEP rehabilitation centre in Pune by Sean Dunphy, Senior MD, Barclays and Anita Nanadikar, Head-Incubation, Research and Innovation, TCS.   VHAB is…

R&M, based in Wetzikon, is committed to balanced, sustainable growth as well as engaged employees and partners. This is reflected in R&M’s fifth CSR Report, published today. R&M achieved all of its set objectives for the reporting period 2017-2018.   R&M has further embedded its “Values for Success” value system. This serves as a binding set of principles for the responsible conduct of all employees and for the group’s international growth trajectory. Each business year, the company focuses on one value, and workshops are held for the employees to discuss…

Qlik has announced the launch of Qlik.org, the company’s corporate responsibility platform that builds on years of dedicated work with leaders such as the United Nations, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Medair, WeSeeHope, Direct Relief and Team Rubicon. Qlik.org is the next phase in the company’s ongoing commitment to leverage its software, culture and people to transform data into meaningful action across the globe, helping to create a sustainable, data literate world within all sectors of business and society.   “Over the last ten years, Qlik’s ongoing support for WeSeeHope…

Medvarsity has partnered with Lecturio.com to provide enhanced technology based healthcare learning for medical students. The partnership enables Medvarsity to offer Lecturio’s world class medical content to medical colleges in India. The association aims to provide medical students the opportunity to learn more effectively, improve board performance and become better healthcare professionals.   Lecturio’s platform and learning content complement the learning needs of every medical student and combines modules from some of the best faculty around the world. This allows the institutions to make assignments matching their curricula and learning…

BT (British Telecommunications plc) and the British Asian Trust have launched a landmark three-year programme which will use apps, videos and other interactive digital technologies to empower young people, with a particular focus on adolescent girls in India. Working with innovators and sector leaders, the programme aims to create a sustainable movement for change that will increase the opportunities available to girls between the ages of 10 and 19. The programme also aims to address critical areas such as education, health, economic empowerment and life skills.   India’s population includes…

Canon India has considered its employees its biggest asset. The organization makes dedicated efforts to ensure gender equality within the organization and its internal committee of WE signifying ‘women empowerment’ constantly focuses towards ensuring fair and balanced opportunities and pay for all its employees, irrespective of their gender, nationality, caste, or diversity of any form.   On the occasion of International Women’s Day, the organization spread this message amongst its followers on social media, with a digital campaign ‘WE at Canon India Balance for Better’. The digital campaign is an…

On International Women’s Day, the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will kick off a campaign aimed at closing the gender gap in agriculture by drawing attention to the often overlooked contributions that rural women in developing countries make to rural economies, local communities and to improving the lives of rural families – men, women and children.   The campaign – “Real Groundbreakers” is aimed at building awareness as well as raising government support for much needed investment. Through the campaign digital platform, women and men around the…

Recent movements across India and the globe have encouraged women to boldly voice their experiences. With the scale of the issue becoming clearer with every passing year, companies are working towards fixing woefully inadequate sexual harassment policies. The way forward isn’t obvious. Burning old structures and standards to the ground and creating newer ones that address the issue is harder. Adoption of POSH (Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace) Act, 2013, plays a very important role here. The POSH Act has been enacted with the objective of preventing and…