A friend of mine, once a brilliant organisation theorist, told me three things threaten ethics in India. “First”, he said, “is the word sustainability.” He cynically claimed it is the last refuge of scoundrels, as nationalism was once. The word “sustainability” is seen so superficially, merely as an engineering exercise that the links to …
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Education, skill development and poverty alleviation are the focus areas for money spent under corporate social responsibility (CSR) by various companies. Out of the total 696 CSR projects implemented in Gujarat during 2015-16, 253 were for education and skills sector followed by healthcare and poverty alleviation with 212 projects, states Gujarat CSR Outlook Report 2017.
When central or state governments spend money on heritage conservation, their focus is on tourism, experts say. Efforts to conserve India’s cultural heritage and art forms, by the government as well as corporates, are far from adequate as preservation of traditional knowledge is not a priority and an absence of funding means a number of …
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While CSR rules of 2014 have had a positive impact on company ratings in IRBI 2016, they are no substitute for responsible business practices, say experts. To gauge the extent of engagement that Indian companies have with the communities around them, non-profit organizations Oxfam India, Corporate Responsibility Watch, Praxis and Partners in Change collaborated on …
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HR managers are now allowing employees to contribute to the society even during office hours by allowing leaves and sabbaticals to the staff. Passion for a social cause is no longer restricted to the weekends or during vacations.
