Understanding SRoI  It’s not just economic analysis of social projects

Understanding SRoI
It’s not just economic analysis of social projects

Aug 23, 2021

‘Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.’ ~ Leonardo Da Vinci                                                                    

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The consumer in me, the me in this consumer  Some quick notes on being a conscious consumer

The consumer in me, the me in this consumer
Some quick notes on being a conscious consumer

Jul 24, 2021

If there’s one thing I know with ever more certainty today, it is that I could know much better about stuff. The good stuff, you know. The kind of stuff that is good for the earth. The kind of good that is way

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(Re)Imagining 2030  When the SDGs are expected to be a reality, more or less

(Re)Imagining 2030
When the SDGs are expected to be a reality, more or less

Jul 13, 2021

Let’s hope it’s more rather than less. Because there’s no exaggerating what’s at stake here, but also because the year 2030 has become a milestone that the world is collectively moving towards, some more enthusiastically and seriously than others but these sentiments hopefully

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Are CSR stories deflecting our attention from companies’ sustainability?   Notes on India’s top CSR spenders

Are CSR stories deflecting our attention from companies’ sustainability?
Notes on India’s top CSR spenders

Jun 24, 2021

Companies covered  Reliance Industries   | ONGC | Tata Consultancy Services | HDFC Bank  | Infosys   Companies seeking to squeeze the most brand value out of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) spends is fair enough. Yet, when they go on and on

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Diversity-equity-inclusion (DEI) at workplaces and why these matter

Diversity-equity-inclusion (DEI) at workplaces and why these matter

Jun 10, 2021

Years of identity-related activism and discourse have finally borne fruit with anti-sexual harassment policies, gender and racial diversity, and unconscious-bias trainings going mainstream and becoming a key part of modern workplaces. And the biggest proof of this encouraging turn of events is the

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The sustainable fashion edit  Featuring (some of) India’s most sustainable clothing brands

The sustainable fashion edit
Featuring (some of) India’s most sustainable clothing brands

Mar 30, 2021

So, I was looking up some numbers concerning the fashion industry, in particular its current value and future projections. As per a study (by Kantar) released early in 2020, in terms of clothing the global market should increase by 3.9% each year until

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Takeaways from Coffee for Cause, Edition 5  – Conversations around sustainability and CSR

Takeaways from Coffee for Cause, Edition 5
– Conversations around sustainability and CSR

Mar 24, 2021

Of course Coffee for Cause had to go virtual this year, and like everything else about the past year, the newness of it had Team CB both excited and apprehensive about how easily or freely the conversations would flow. After all, flowing conversations

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Getting the ACT right – 25 FAQs on CSR Amendment Rules, 2021

Getting the ACT right – 25 FAQs on CSR Amendment Rules, 2021

Mar 10, 2021

The long-awaited amendments to the corporate social responsibility (CSR) provisions brought in by the Companies (Amendment) Act 2020 (CAA 2020) have been made effective by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide notification dated 22 January 2021. Along with this, MCA notified the

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Why top Indian companies are investing substantial CSR funds in agroforestry  – 7 Reasons and 1 Thought

Why top Indian companies are investing substantial CSR funds in agroforestry
– 7 Reasons and 1 Thought

Feb 10, 2021

‘Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy.’    ~Issac Newton The recently released annual reports (including sustainability and CSR reports) of some of India’s largest public sector undertakings and large business entities have one thing in common. They all claim

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Sustainable Living and Working: The Ideas Series  – Vikram Gulati, Toyota Kirloskar Motor

Sustainable Living and Working: The Ideas Series
– Vikram Gulati, Toyota Kirloskar Motor

Jan 18, 2021

In my opinion, in creating a sustainable planet the role and contribution of the individual is most crucial. The efforts of governments and organisations need to be strongly supplemented by individual action for the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For this

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