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Dec 1 2016November 30, 2016

Interview: 2% Should Not Be A Limiting Factor For Companies To make CSR Investments

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR, CSR, CSR Reporting, India CSR Law, Information / By SLSV / December 1, 2016 November 30, 2016

CSR should not be looked as an expense but as a critical investment for business growth, says Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Director, ReNew Power Not confining to the provision of 2 per cent CSR commitment, Indian Inc is taking a greater leap and going beyond the mandatory spend, esp the Clean Energy sector whose business is …

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Nov 30 2016November 30, 2016

Corporate social responsibility: Spend up, still short of target

Leave a Comment / Brand, Brand CSR, CSR, India CSR Law, Information / By SLSV / November 30, 2016 November 30, 2016

Unspent amount at Rs 1,984 cr; Contribution to PM’s relief fund and other Central/state funds jumps 418 per cent. Mandated by regulation to spend at least 2 per cent of the average net profit (earned over the last three years) towards various social causes, India Inc spent Rs 8,345 crore as part of their CSR …

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Nov 29 2016November 28, 2016

We use 1% of profits for CSR annually, says SBI chief

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR / By SLSV / November 29, 2016 November 28, 2016

Arundhati Bhattacharya details work ranging from Swachh Bharat to education. The State Bank of India annually contributes around 1 per cent of its profits to socially relevant and corporate social responsibility projects. SBI Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya shares with BusinessLine details of the projects and strategies the bank adopts. Edited excerpts:

Nov 28 2016

WorldView: How GTBank is redefining Corporate Social Responsibility

Leave a Comment / Brand, Brand CSR, CSR, Information / By SLSV / November 28, 2016 November 28, 2016

GTBank has always been heavy on CSR. The bank maintains a clearly defined Corporate Social Responsibility strategy with targeted focus on Education, Community Development, the Environment and Arts. The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility developed alongside the emergence of corporations more than a century ago and is now practiced by most companies and institutions around …

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Nov 26 2016November 22, 2016

Nigeria: Walking the Corporate Social Responsibility Talk

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR, CSR, CSR Reporting, Information / By SLSV / November 26, 2016 November 22, 2016

Corporate social responsibility is an action of organisations that will, as it were, seem to draw mixed reaction from individuals, its acceptance and rejection from people depending on what side of the divide one is. While on one side, an argument can be propounded based on the solvency and financial outlook of the organisation …

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