Mumbai, September 2024: The 7th edition of The CSR Journal Excellence Awards is all set to be held on the 30th of September 2024, at the Lotus Ballroom, Gate – 18, Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The Honourable Speaker, 18th Lok Sabha Shri Om Birla and the Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri Eknath Shinde will be gracing the event as our Chief Guests for this year.
The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2024 aims to honour innovative and best practices in the sphere of Corporate Social Responsibility, recognising the best practices the categories of Education & Skill Training, Women Empowerment & Child Welfare, Environment, Agriculture & Rural Development, Health & Sanitation and Sports.
Following is the list of our finalists for this year:
| Organisation | Project Name |
|---|---|
| HDFC Bank Ltd. | HDFC Skill Development Program for Persons with Disability |
| Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. | Kashmir Super 50 |
| Amazon India | Amazon Future Engineer Program |
| Dabur India Limited | Herbal Kingdom |
| JM Financial Institutional Securities Limited | Integrated Village Development Project |
| Marico Limited | Jalashay (Watershed Programme) |
| IndusInd Bank Ltd. | Jawhar – Integrated Development Project |
| Coca-Cola India Foundation, wholly owned subsidy of Coca-Cola India Private Limited. | Project Jaldhara VI |
| Sudarshan Chemical Industries Ltd. | Water Resource Development Project |
| VFS Global | Forest Conservation through Efficient Cook Stoves |
| Mindspace Business Parks REIT | Durgam Chevu Lake Transformation |
| Maruti Suzuki India Limited | Health Care Project Multi-Specialty Hospital, Sitapur, Gujarat |
| Sankara Eye Foundation India | Gift of Vision Program |
| SBI Foundation | Swasth Mahila, Swasth Goa (Phase 1st , Phase 2nd) |
| Total Health | Total Health |
| Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. | Project Unnati (Phase 2) |
| NMDC Limited | Balika Shiksha Yojana |
| Central Coalfields Limited | Handloom Cluster Development Program and Promoting Employment/Self-Employment Opportunities for Santhali Women Residing in Hazaribagh District, Jharkhand under CSR of CCL |
| Hyundai Motor India Limited | Sports Lab |
| Jindal Steel and Power | Sports |
| SBI Foundation | SBIF Ace: Para Athlete Grant Program |
| Novartis India Ltd | Sustainable Livelihoods for People at High Risk of Unemployment and the Community |
| Vizag General Cargo Berth Private Limited, (VGCB), a wholly owned subsidiary of Vedanta Limited. | Project Aarogya |
| Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL) |
Evaluation and Jury:
This year, The CSR Journal received a record number of applications in each of these categories, out of which the above nominations were shortlisted by the Centre for Excellence in CSR, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, which is our Knowledge Partner for The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2024.
For the final round, the esteemed Jury Members responsible for examining and declaring the winners are –
Dr. Arti Singh, IPS, Inspector General of Police, Mumbai
Shri. Gopal Shetty, Former Member of Parliament, Mumbai North & Former Member, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
Manuj Jindal, Joint Managing Director, Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC)
Nidhi Choudhari, IAS, Director, National Gallery of Modern Arts
Praveen Pardeshi, IAS, Chief Executive Officer, Maharashtra Institution for Transformation, Government of Maharashtra
Upma Dada Chawdhry, IAS (Retd.), Former Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie & Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Himachal Pradesh
The CSR Journal is pleased to announce a special category of awardees:
| Name | Award Title |
|---|---|
| PT Usha, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha and President, Indian Olympic Association | The CSR Journal Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Sunil Chhetri, Indian Footballer | The CSR Journal Pride of India Award |
| Neerja Birla, Founder and Chairperson, Aditya Birla Education Trust | The CSR Journal Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award |
| Upasana Kamineni Konidela, Founder, URLife and Vice Chairperson CSR, Apollo Hospital | The CSR Journal EmpowerHER Champion Award |
| Dia Mirza, Actor, Producer, UN Secretary General’s Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals | The CSR Journal Sustainability & Climate Advocate of the Year Award |
| Ayushmann Khurrana, Bollywood Superstar and National Ambassador of Child Rights, UNICEF India | The CSR Journal Ambassador for India’s Youth Award |
| Revant Himatsingka aka Food Pharmer, Influencer | The CSR Journal Social Influencer of the Year Award |
| Navdeep Singh, Indian Paralympic Athlete | The CSR Journal National Hero (Sports) Award |
| Sheetal Devi, Indian Paralympic Athlete | The CSR Journal National Hero (Sports) Award |
| Avani Lekhara, Indian Paralympic Athlete | The CSR Journal National Hero (Sports) Award |
This year the event will be hosted by Emcee Shaina Khan. A musical rendition will be delivered by Annkur Pathakk to enthral the audience for the evening.
“I congratulate The CSR Journal for hosting the 7th edition of The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2024 in the city of Mumbai. In the past ten years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become a critical field for leading and supporting welfare and social work programs at all levels. Maharashtra has fulfilled its objectives of fostering prosperity and keeping its promises, and it has formed several notable alliances. I applaud The CSR Journal for launching the Excellence Awards, which offer a fantastic framework and venue for recognising and rewarding the top citizen and CSR initiatives,” shared Shri. Eknath Shinde, Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
“The record applicants and projects that we received this year for The CSR Journal Excellence Awards are a testament to India Inc.'s commitment to compliment economic growth with social trust. I congratulate everyone associated with the CSR domain to have embraced the mandate in its true spirit of being responsible individual and corporate citizens. The 10 years of CSR mandate in India has shown that corporate India is fully committed to building and maintaining this trust through partnerships at all levels. I welcome everyone to join us for the celebrations at the Excellence Awards this year with the hope to further these partnerships and trust for knowledge dissemination and recognition of capacities and gaps,” expressed Amit Upadhyay, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The CSR Journal.
The CSR Journal Excellence Awards 2024 is presented by The CSR Journal, India’s leading print and digital news organisation in the Corporate Social Responsibility domain in association with Dr. Shrikant Shinde Foundation, our Principal Partner Reliance Industries Limited and is Powered by the Aakshya Infra Projects Private Limited.
We are grateful to our esteemed partners:
Official Partners: Ashoka Buildcon Ltd., Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd., MSRDC, Paradigm Realty, MMRDA, MIDC, SLUM Rehabilitation Authority Brihanmumbai
Venue Partner: Jio World Center
TV Partners: ABP News and ABP Majha
Knowledge Partners: Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS)
PR Partner: AdFactors PR
Gift Partner: Karma Art Gallery and MiRa Gifting Solutions
Travel Partner: Tibro Tours Pvt Ltd
Design Partner: Pixburg
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