Category : CSR

‘All these talks about corporate social responsibility (CSR) – it is going to change the face of the nation, the fundamental problems will be addressed, it will beget a whole new industry, etc. – are more hype. The new fund or the cash

Tata Global Beverages has released a 10-point manifesto from Indian women, basically aimed at influencing and sensitizing politicians towards women’s rights. The company’s media release claims that responses from over a million women from across India were collected and their issues studied before

Panasonic India’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) is aligned with the new clause in Companies Act 2013 and the company has built a reliable monitoring system to measure the impact of its social investments, affirmed Manish Sharma, managing director and member of board, Panasonic

 While Indian corporate groups are busy strategizing their corporate social responsibility (CSR) agendas as per the mandatory guidelines, top sports bodies have already started to present themselves as socially responsible organizations. The most recent attempt is by International Cricket Council (ICC), who have

Crompton Greaves (CG) has started witnessing the change it had expected to see through its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. The company claimed the same in a press release while commemorating the completion of seven years of its CSR programmes in areas around

With the introduction of Section 135 in the Companies Act and corporate social responsibility (CSR) taking centre stage in the Indian business environment, many corporate groups are expected to initiate social programmes starting next financial year. Will all these CSR programmes be aligned

The possibility of subtle ‘pressures’ by political leaders asking for ‘party fund’ under the new CSR regulation was one of the major worries of many decision makers at corporate groups. However, the new rules released on 27 February 2013 clearly state that political

Understanding that sports are one of the most important characteristics of children’s overall development, Stairs has introduced the Hockey for Growth programme. The NGO, which focuses on empowerment of underprivileged children, has got former Indian hockey team captain and now member of parliament Dilip

Celebrating a feeling of oneness and pride, over a thousand women came together to celebrate their empowerment and endorse the One Billion Rising programme. They also celebrated St Valentine’s Day in the form of a mass rally to raise awareness about gender-based violence. There was

Thirty designers from India and eight from other countries with different design competencies came together at a workshop to address some of the social and infrastructure challenges facing Mumbai.   Titled ‘2014 Interdesign Mumbai’, the workshop was organized by Prin. LN Welingkar Institute of Management