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Sep 1 2016August 29, 2016

PSUs asked to deposit unspent CSR funds into Swachh Bharat pool CSR

Leave a Comment / Brand, CSR, CSR Reporting, India CSR Law, Information / By SLSV / September 1, 2016 August 29, 2016

The government has turned to state run companies to contribute to an account that has been created to finance the Prime Minister’s pet Swachh Bharat programme. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) has sent out an advisory, asking public sector undertakings to deposit the money that they could not spend on Corporate Social Responsibility programmes …

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Aug 31 2016August 29, 2016

Govt mulling expanding CSR scope to include sports promotion

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR, CSR, India CSR Law, Information / By SLSV / August 31, 2016 August 29, 2016

Government is considering widening the scope of CSR activities to include promotion of sports, including indigenous ones, through corporate funding, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

Aug 30 2016August 29, 2016

CSR gets greater acceptance in year two

Leave a Comment / Brand, Brand CSR, CSR, CSR Reporting, India CSR Law, Information / By SLSV / August 30, 2016 August 29, 2016

Corporate social responsibility spending of 33 firms listed on the NSE rose 22% year-on-year to Rs2,167 crore in fiscal 2016, according to an analysis. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) expenditure in India is rising, although it’s nowhere near prescribed levels yet, reveals a preliminary analysis of reported data culled from a third of the top 100 …

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Aug 29 2016August 29, 2016

Businesses should deposit half of CSR funds with government: Jharkhand CM

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR, CSR, India CSR Law, Information / By SLSV / August 29, 2016 August 29, 2016

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das recently told companies that half of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) money should be deposited into the CSR council fund maintained by the state government. “A cell will be formed and the government will spend money from the fund as per requirements. Panchayat Secretariat and UNICEF will monitor the CSR-funded …

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Aug 27 2016August 15, 2016

ViewPoint: Brands ‘waste millions’ on CSR comms

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR, CSR, Information / By SLSV / August 27, 2016 August 15, 2016

Brands in Australia are not only wasting millions of dollars on their CSR and sustainability communications, but are failing to get a competitive advantage with a new wave of younger consumers who expect companies to do good. According to Cavill + Co, a Victoria-based communications and marketing consultancy, just 13% of Australians trust what …

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