At Dun & Bradstreet, our commitment to responsibility is one of our core values. The D&B Culture serves as a strong foundation for our dedication to social and economic development, as well as the sustainability of the communities we operate in.
We approach responsibility from multiple perspectives:
Generosity is central to our culture, extending to our communities through our “Do Good” programme. Dun & Bradstreet employees across the world engage in various community service activities, from blood donation drives to spending time with underprivileged children.
Khushiyaan Foundation
As we mark our 29th anniversary in India, Dun & Bradstreet reaffirms its commitment to community impact. We proudly support Khushiyaan Foundation for Roti Ghar project, which provides daily meals to underprivileged children, embodying our vision of fostering community well-being.
Khushiyaan Foundation is an NGO founded in 2017 by Mr. Chinu Kwatra and has a dedicated team of 200 volunteers working across major Indian cities.
Janiv Sevabhavi Sanstha
In a world where compassion drives progress, Janiv Sevabhai Sanstha is dedicated to uplifting lives across generations. Their impactful work focuses on four core areas - the well-being and dignity of older individuals, nourishing the deprived, improving education quality, and rural empowerment and healthcare.
Dun & Bradstreet supports this mission by championing the well-being of senior citizens through comprehensive assistance for medical and grocery items, reinforcing our shared commitment to creating thriving and inclusive communities.
Responsible Netism
Launched by the Ahaan Foundation in 2012, Responsible Netism focuses on protecting women and children online. Operating in Maharashtra, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh, the initiative promotes cyber wellness, educates about cyber safety, and provides support to online distress victims. With over 1.7 million children and 1 million adults educated, they strive to create a safer digital environment.
Dun & Bradstreet is supporting this mission by conducting workshops in 24 schools, offering three sessions per school over a 12-month period to teach students, teachers and parents about responsible online behavior.
Yuva Unstoppable
YUVA focuses on improving education by upgrading school infrastructure, providing modern teaching tools, and fostering compassionate youth. Till date, Yuva has empowered over 6 million beneficiaries, including 5,000 schools with enhanced sanitation, technology, and more. YUVA’s initiatives have significantly improved learning outcomes, as noted by the London School of Economics.
Dun & Bradstreet has joined hands with YUVA for the school transformation mission by creating a child-friendly learning environment at GSSS Bas Hariya School in Gurugram, through installation of smart classboard and renovation of students’ washrooms.
National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS)
NAPS aims to enhance apprenticeship training in India by offering partial stipend support to apprentices under the Apprentice Act of 1961. The scheme focuses on building the apprenticeship ecosystem and providing advocacy assistance to stakeholders.
As part of this initiative for skilling our youth, Dun & Bradstreet is actively involved in hiring, training, and providing stipends for apprentices under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme of the Government of India.
Neuroaid & Research Foundation (NRF)
The Neuroaid & Research Foundation (NRF) is an NGO that was born with the earnest resolve to make a significant difference in the rehabilitation of people who are affected by a neuro disability but do not have access or means to proper long-term rehabilitation.
With funding support from Dun & Bradstreet India, NRF executed the below activities -
Responsible Netism
Project - Being Responsible NetizensResponsible Netism (RN) is a social purpose initiative committed to the cause of child online protection. The movement advocates for cyber – wellness to ensure mental well-being in cyberspace.
The project involved Cyber Wellness Sessions in 24 Mumbai schools for students, parents, and teachers of V-X standard. This was an intensive project that helped groom 10,553 children and 5,800 adults toward cyber hygiene to ensure their mental-wellbeing in cyber space and to make the school eco-system cyber safe.
Tata Strive
Project - Skill Training Youth from Underprivileged BackgroundsTata Community Initiatives Trust (TCIT) is a charitable trust set up by Tata Sons in 2014. Tata STRIVE, an initiative under TCIT, address the pressing need of skilling India's youth for employment, entrepreneurship, and community enterprise.
Tata STRIVE in partnership with D&B India trained 40 youth in the course titled, Retails Sales Associate over a one- year-period in Tata STRIVE Skill Development Centre, Hyderabad. With the support from Dun & Bradstreet India under this project –
United Way of India
Project - SampannUnited Way India works for the health, education, and financial stability of every person in every community which is the foundation of a good life and a strong community. United Way India’s (UWI) women empowerment initiative - SAMPANN aims to empower women from vulnerable backgrounds like victims of trafficking, domestic violence, abuse, divorced, widowed, etc. and make them more independent, by focusing on Employability Enhancement (Skill Development) and inculcating entrepreneurial attitude among them.
Under this project 40 underprivileged women had an opportunity to acquire basic computer skills in:
Isha Vidhya
Project - Scholarship ProgramIsha Vidhya is a pioneering education initiative that seeks to transform the lives of India’s rural poor. It was established in 2006 (under the umbrella of Isha Education trust) towards building an India where high-quality school education is accessible and affordable to all, especially for rural underprivileged children.
With the support from Dun & Bradstreet India, 55 underprivileged rural children received the scholarships which enabled them to access high-quality school education who cannot otherwise access or afford it.
JASCAP
Project - Financial assistance to cancer patients for meeting investigation & treatment expensesJASCAP Foundation is a 27-year-old not-for-profit organisation that works with Tata Memorial Centre to alleviate the financial burden of cancer patients. Dun & Bradstreet India has partnered with JASCAP Foundation to help cancer patients with investigation and treatment expenses.
Yuva Unstoppable
Project - School transformation ProjectYuva Unstoppable is a youth-led and youth-driven organisation with an aim to positively change the lives of children and youth in need. Dun & Bradstreet India, in partnership with Yuva Unstoppable, has embarked on the transformation of Sadhana Vidyalaya in Sion, Mumbai. This project aims to transform the lives of less privileged children and youth by maximising impact in the education sector by focusing on core fundamentals, the project include –
Raah Foundation
Project - Ecological restoration of the landscapeRaah Foundation aims to improve the quality of life and well-being of marginalised communities through sustainable livelihoods while addressing the issues of climate change. This project aims to conserve the landscape through ecological restoration. The Ecological Restoration of landscape is being executed around Dari village in Nashik district, on about 80 acres of land.
The impact of the project includes -
Dun & Bradstreet India supported the project with the partial payment to purchase 83,000 saplings from the nursery.
Parag is a one of its kind pan India initiative that has developed an eco-system of children’s literature in multiple Indian languages for promoting reading for joy. It has made a notable contribution to strengthen holistic development of India’s disadvantaged children through reading.
Tata STRIVE is an initiative of the Tata Community Initiatives Trust, aimed at actively bridging the gap between vocational education and industry needs. Tata STRIVE is skilling youth from underprivileged backgrounds through innovations in technology, pedagogy, and methodology.
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