On both local and international scenes, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is being touted these days as a major index to measure business growth.As a result of this, any company worth its salt always want to be seen to be doing something along this line. While CSR understanding and practice is well rooted in advanced economy, …
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I have been critical of the popular notion of “true costing” (which tries to fully account for the impact of companies’ social and environmental costs) because it is too complex and expensive to practise, not “incentive-compatible” (i.e. no one wants to do it, except environmentalists) and ineffective in raising money for social and environmental …
The tenth annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability report, released recently by Coca-Cola Enterprises has outlined the Company’s most ambitious project to date. This includes focusing on issues pertaining to the environment, well-being and employability of the people connected to CCE as well as feedback from its stakeholders.
The BRICS under-17 Football Cup will strengthen relations, promote a safe and protective environment along with corporate social responsibility (CSR), said Joao Gilberto Vaz, Project Leader and Tournament Organiser at an ASSOCHAM event here.While addressing a meeting, Vaz said India has become an emerging football market with the recent creation of Indian Super League (ISL), …
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Corporate charity is not new to India. But now that this voluntary act has been made mandatory by the new Companies Act 2013, Indian corporates are expected to spend over Rs 25,000 crore this year on corporate social responsibility (CSR).According to a working paper by the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), corporate tax — …
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