Business Ethics & Philanthropy

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) along with its associated entities has raised a whopping Rs. 231 crore in funding from alumni, industry and individual donors during the FY 2022-23. This is the highest amount of funding raised in one financial year by the Institute. The fundraising has recorded a growth of 76 per...

In today's business landscape, the prevailing belief among many leaders is that pursuing sustainability comes at the cost of profitability. However, a recent report by Accenture and the World Economic Forum challenges this conventional wisdom, suggesting that embracing sustainability is not only vital for the planet but also a pathway to future profits. The Myth...

Twenty five-year-old Maya works as a domestic help while her husband Atul is a daily wage labourer in a village in Uttar Pradesh. Their 5-year-old daughter has not been initiated to alphabets yet. While the Constitution of India counts free and compulsory education of all children in the age group of six to fourteen years...

Technology for Development – IIT Bombay’s Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Conclave, 2023, is aimed at addressing social, economic, industrial, and environmental challenges in India. IIT Bombay is set to host its second edition of the Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Conclave this year on June 16th, 2023, at the IIT Bombay campus in Powai. The CSR...

Hill stations in India attract a significant number of tourists each year, but the rapid growth in tourism has brought about challenges, particularly in waste management. Unsustainable waste management practices in these hill stations have posed threats to the fragile mountain ecosystems and the overall environmental sustainability of these regions. To address these issues, Nestlé...

Mizoram is a border state in the north-eastern part of India, which is known for its evergreen hills and dense bamboo Jungles. Known as the land of Blue mountains, three-fourth of the state is under forest cover. The majority of population in the state falls under Scheduled Tribe category, making it very important to...

The name Infosys resonates with Corporate Ethics in the Indian Corporate Arena. Infosys is the flagship company of India's mighty ITES ( Information Technology Enabled Services) sector. Along with sustained financial performance, the company was an early adopter of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. Infosys addresses some of India's most pressing development challenges in the areas...

21-year-old Sourav Roy from West Bengal boarded the ill-fated Coromandel express on Friday to join his first job in Chennai. His dead body returned home two days later. Sourav’s father works at a clothes shop in Kolkata while his mother has fallen sick unable to bear the news of her son's untimely demise. On 2nd...

India’s deadliest train crash so far, the train accident which took place near the Bahanaga Baazar station in Odisha’s Balasore district has shaken the entire nation. On the 2nd June, the accident involving the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train loaded with iron ore, has left 278 people dead and...

Companies and non-bank lenders in India are facing an impending deadline to fulfil their mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting obligations. The corporate affairs ministry has set a deadline of March 2024 for filing the CSR report for the financial year that concluded in March 2023. This report, known as the CSR-2 form, must...

Tata Power Company Limited is one of India’s largest integrated power companies and together with its subsidiaries and jointly controlled entities, has an installed/managed capacity of 13,515 MW. The company is progressing towards green energy, with operations across the entire power value chain – generation of renewable as well as conventional power including hydro...

State Bank of India (SBI) is the largest commercial bank in India in terms of assets, deposits, branches, customers, and employees. It is also the largest mortgage lender in India. With a legacy of over 200 years, SBI is an Indian multinational, public sector banking and financial services statutory body. For SBI, the interests...