It has become a staple in professional services firm interviews for the interviewee to ask about the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility program. It’s almost expected in order to prove that they are indeed a millennial, what with the beards and all, it’s sometimes very hard to tell. When asked, the interviewer “approves” as though …
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Vidya Shah, the ex-CFO of Edelweiss Financial Services, remembers writing many donation cheques to several NGOs as part of the CSR initiatives of the company. However, it was only after she decided to set up the EdelGive Foundation that she visited these NGOs, only to come across the eye-opening reality.
Question: From your perspective, what is corporate social responsibility (CSR), who is impacted by CSR? What ecosystem is created by this interaction? Paula Luff: If you ask 50 people, “What is corporate social responsibility?” you’ll probably get 75 different answers. For me, corporate responsibility is how companies operate.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and other forms of sustainability reporting can be a painful process. Whether you’re a one-person sustainability, health and safety manager or your company has staff around the world who share reporting responsibilities, it can be challenging to effectively collect, assess, and communicate your company’s sustainability metrics.
One of the country’s more ubiquitous companies, Mahindra also happens to be one of the most active and visible so far as corporate social responsibility (CSR) is concerned. Much before the famous CSR ruling of the 2013 Companies Act came into existence, Mahindra had pledged 1 per cent of its PAT to CSR activities …
