Sanjit ‘Bunker’ Roy, who turns 72 this August, has spent the past four decades of his life living the dream of creating self-sustaining village communities — not only in India but in 77 other countries, across 1,300 villages. The alumnus of Doon School and St Stephen’s College is the founder of Barefoot College, a …
IT seems every business has a different approach when it comes to corporate social responsibility. For some this may involve spending thousands in community programs and for others it may define their commitment to recycling scrap paper every Tuesday.
Some companies in Maharashtra show the way in social and community engagement. The concept of ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) is arelatively new coinage. It got impetus because of the new Company Law passed by Parliament in 2013. The law requires companies with a minimum profit of Rs 5 crore, or turnover of Rs 1,000 crore …
Top 100 listed Indian companies have managed to improve their corporate social responsibility (CSR) compliance, according to a KPMG survey. As per the Companies Act, every company with a net worth of Rs 500 crore or a turnover of Rs 1,000 crore or a net profit of Rs 5 crore is required to spend about …
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Most people come to the workforce with a few set goals in mind. After all, isn’t it natural to make plans, no matter how unrealistic they may seem? We can’t all be firefighters, astronauts, or pro athletes, right? That’s why corporate social responsibility resonates so strongly these days; CSR gives staff members the opportunity to …
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