Is their CSR misleading? Coca-Cola and Pepsi India offices await answers from the US!
‘Are your corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes misleading? ‘ was the straight question that CauseBecause asked Coca-Cola and Pepsi a day after a PLoS Medicine article pointed fingers at beverage makers saying their CSR is another one of their tactics to gain public
First time in the world, CSR is included in an enactment
Come Monsoon session, the 56-year-old Companies Bill incorporating social responsibility obligations on corporate houses will be rewritten. Although the government, amid stiff resistance from the corporate world, is not making the CSR obligation compulsory, it is putting a moral obligation on companies to
Social audit of welfare schemes not taken seriously, says Jairam Ramesh
In an interaction with media representatives in Imphal, capital of Manipur, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh turned the spotlight on state governments for failing to implement social audits of key welfare schemes, several of these with an outlay of millions of dollars. In
Companies Bill report ready, committee wants compulsory CSR
Mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) spend would become a law for the first time anywhere in the world, if the recommendations of the Parliament’s standing committee on finance, headed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha, are accepted by the Lok Sabha. The
UNEP registered 8,740 activities for the World Environment Day
‘This year, the World Environment Day theme is Green Economy: Does it include you? This highlights that the green economy is an essential rethink to the way we do business, if we are to create a brighter future. But more importantly, the theme
How much are CPSEs spending towards CSR?
The Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Praful Patel yesterday made public the information on funds allocated and utilized towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities of central public sector enterprises (CPSEs). The minister shared details of all expenses made towards CSR till September 2011.
Premature birth causes almost half the child deaths in India
Nearly half of all child deaths in India are caused due to premature births, making it the second leading cause in the country, claims a report by international NGO Save the Children. The number one cause is pneumonia. The report, ‘Born Too
Ranbaxy introduces Rs 130 anti-malaria drug as its CSR
Synriam is India’s first indigenously developed drug for malaria treatment and a tablet a day for three days costs only Rs 130. Launched on World Malaria Day as part of Ranbaxy’s corporate social responsibility (CSR), Synriam is expected to become a part of
Indian consumers pay extra for ‘responsible’ brands?
In an interesting research, it is found that that 55 per cent of Asia Pacific (APAC) consumers will not mind paying extra for products and services of companies that have credible corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes and engage in activities that give back to
Bandhua 1947: Advocacy campaign against bonded labour system
A national-level advocacy campaign – Bandhua 1947 – has been launched to mobilize people against the bonded labour system. The campaign will also urge the government to strengthen the Bonded Labour Abolition Act through amendments. ‘Even after 65 years of Independence, hundreds and