Schwab Foundation adjudges Chetna Vijay Sinha as Social Entrepreneur of the Year
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, a sister organization of the World Economic Forum, in partnership with Jubilant Bhartia Foundation, announced Chetna Vijay Sinha as winner of the 2013 Social Entrepreneur of the Year (SEOY)-India award. Sinha was awarded for managing three institutions
Gudville announces rewards worth Rs 60 lakh for NGOs
Gudville, an online network for individuals to discover opportunities for making social impact, has announced Ripple Rewards worth Rs 60 lakh for non-profit organizations (NGOs). The NGOs could win grants worth five lakh rupees every month through the next 12 months. Gudville’s idea
CSR: Where is that two per cent coming from, and where will it go?
With India becoming (apparently) the first country to have created legislation around corporate social responsibility (CSR) and certainly the first one to have ‘mandated’ spends toward CSR, the debate about the wrongs and the rights around the new law is starting to gain
CSR: Poverty alleviation might become an environment threat
A strange food for thought has been presented by Mark Lindley, a member of Humanist Association of Boston, USA, as he sees the growing Indian middle class as an environmental threat. If his remarks are to be analyzed logically, then poverty alleviation efforts
Over 50,000 CSR jobs. Really?
A couple or more days ago, based on a few unjustifiable statements and unwise calculations, a couple of leading dailies published news claiming 50,000 jobs would be created by the new mandate on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The news claimed that the new
CSR: Series on ‘Conversation with Organizations’ starting next week
In an effort to create a common platform for conversations and talks around changing dynamics of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the country, CauseBecause has started a ‘Conversation with Organizations’ series. The series will contain talks, interviews as well as stories of and
CSR in India: What’s happening after the mandatory legislation?
It is needed… It restricts the meaning of corporate social responsibility (CSR)… Why force it on the private sector… It does not have teeth… It must be taken seriously… It will bring about the desired change… It is just another Act on paper…
CSR draft rules 2013 have been released, here’s a copy
Proposed Draft Corporate Social Responsibility Rules under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 Guiding Principle CSR is the process by which an organization thinks about and evolves its relationships with stakeholders for the common good, and demonstrates its commitment in this regard
CSR is mandatory in India. Period
The Companies Bill received the president’s assent on August 29 and will be converted into a law to replace the Companies Act 1956. With this, Section 135 that mandates companies to spend two per cent of their net profits towards corporate social responsibility
CSR is for people, not for profits: Sachin Pilot
As Companies Bill, mandating spending towards CSR, received the President’s assent, Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot urged companies to desist from spending on profit-making activities under the CSR guise. Pilot in a statement said that the ministry was open to discussing and taking