Corporate social responsibility used to be a bolt-on afterthought for many companies. Firms would budget some leftover funding for charity, make some end-of-year donations or schedule volunteer time for their employees and check the corporate social responsibility box.
The term whitewashing is defined as “a coordinated attempt to hide unpleasant facts, especially in a political context.” It’s easy to see the relationship between it and another less familiar term, greenwashing.
The dawn of the 21st century saw the birth of conscious capitalism. Increasing global connectedness, our interdependence as humans and personal empowerment are converging to catalyze a mass shift in the corporate conscience. A palpable manifestation of this growing business conscience is corporate social responsibility (CSR). On April 1, 2014, India became the first country …
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The areas—lumped together as a single cause in CSR Rules—got Rs2,105 cr or 35% of all CSR spending. Companies and sectors with the largest revenues and profits accounted for the highest corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending in the second year of CSR Rules.
When it comes to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending, the region-based companies, especially those in Chandigarh and Punjab, are a little bit hesitant, as the companies give flimsy excuses for not meeting their legally mandated obligations. The reasons included lesser funds for the adoption of CSR projects. Out of the total 115 companies identified, …
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