Gujarat may have been among the top states in terms of corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending by companies, but the state saw a mixed response from its public sector undertakings (PSUs) with regard to CSR expenditure in 2015-16. Four out of seven PSUs of Gujarat government could not spend the prescribed amount -2% of the …
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With the world population estimated to be 9 billion by 2050, it is no secret that the existing pressures on our natural resources would only multiply. What we urgently need is ‘sustainable intensification’. This means sustainability can no longer be just about the showcasing of corporate social responsibility initiatives, divorced from the corporates’ core …
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A corporation has a powerful voice with its customers, employees, and community in which it serves. Over the years, corporations engaging in social responsibility have received a marketing benefit as a result of their efforts. There have been many changes to implementing a good corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, which begs the question – should …
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is stressing on developing the skills sets of the youth and India Inc is going the whole distance to achieve that goal. The top 250 listed companies spent Rs 2,073 crore on 1,200 projects in skills sector as part of their corporate social resposibility (CSR) expenditure, according to the India CSR …
Should entrepreneurs focus solely on growing their business or also be concerned about social causes such as sustainability, women’s empowerment, equality or the local economy? Some people argue very passionately that the “business of business is do business” and everything else is an avoidable distraction.
