If the Corporate Affairs Ministry has its way, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending will not be mandated and companies will be allowed to spend as they wish. At present, under the Companies Act, 2013, the Rules on CSR state that every company having a net worth of ₹500 crore, or having a turnover of ₹1,000 …
The importance of sustainable business has never been felt more. 2015 was a significant year for our planet, with the adoption of the Paris Agreement at the COP21 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the UN.
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability have been at the forefront of most companies’ agendas for quite some time – it’s no longer a “nice to have” but a “need to have.” The reality of business today is that clients have customers who want to work with companies that share their values regarding sustainability. …
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Sammaan, a BSE-enabled platform to help companies find agencies for carrying out social welfare activities, has registered 837 programs needing nearly Rs 1,508 crore from 817 non-profit organisations. The CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) platform, launched by BSE along with industry body CII and think tank IICA, went live on the stock exchange in December last …
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With the government amending the Indian Companies Act to allow the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds for sports other than only training, the president of the All India Council of Sports (AICS) believes the move will give a fillip to the development of sports in the country. In its recommendations to the finance …
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