Business Ethics & Philanthropy

“My mother was my first teacher of compassion. Those who receive affection from their mothers as children have much greater inner peace in their adult lives,” writes His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the new book Dear Mama – a collection of intimate letters to their mothers - written by billionaires, spiritual gurus, members...

Sysco Corporation, a global foodservice distribution company, has published its 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, documenting the company’s progress toward its 2025 CSR goals and demonstrating its “Leadership In Extraordinary Times.” Sysco’s industry-leading CSR strategy sets a clear path for the future and demonstrates the company’s enduring commitment to caring for people, sourcing products...

US Election 2020 is drawing to a nail-biting finish. American President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are neck-to-neck after rancorous campaigning in the midst of a pandemic. Trump has been a climate change skeptic and went easy on mandates for corporate citizenship. What will happen to the global CSR landscape if...

The verdict is out. Infosys has beaten Tata Chemicals for the Number 1 position in our 2020 India sustainability and CSR chart. Tata Chemicals held the top spot for three consecutive years, until now. Infosys was the second ranker in 2019, and has risen to numero uno for CSR in 2020. Infosys Foundation Chair Sudha...

Coca-Cola India Private Limited is a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company which manufactures and sells concentrates and beverage bases and powdered beverage mixes. With an aim to ‘Refresh the world and make a difference’, the company works to preserve the synergistic interconnectedness of its communities and activities. Through its Corporate Social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, Coca-Cola...

Aspire Impact, a social enterprise focussed on leadership and ecosystem development in the social and environmental impact space has announced its flagship Impact Future Project (IFP) to be launched at the Sankalp Global Summit 2020. What is Impact Future Project? Impact Future Project is a thought leadership platform which brings together over 250 business and investment...

Eminent business leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region have expressed strong support for multilateralism and regional cooperation as well as increased public-private partnerships to build back better and more sustainably. They also underscored that as countries recover from the COVID-19 pandemic impacts, this is no time for nationalism and protectionism, at the Asia-Pacific Business...

In today’s socially conscious world, the purpose of corporate social responsibility (CSR) stands beyond merely being a legal obligation. It cannot be denied that CSR regulations mandated by the government of India opened a gateway for businesses to interact with agencies working on-ground and enabled a plethora of opportunities for them to formulate welfare...

The last year has seen an incredible and exponential uptick in global demand for sustainable funds. Inflows, having already shattered records in 2019, grew tenfold in the last twelve months. Unfortunately, non-financial data has failed to keep investors informed of the true impact of those funds. To address this alarming trend, Util has unveiled...

The Indian government is the first in the world to make corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandatory for the private sector. Executed in the right spirit, it would be a boon for Nation Building. Yet companies in India repeatedly find ways to sidestep the spending prescribed by law. Tactics by India Inc to sidestep CSR Various companies...

Human prosperity is the result of economic development and technological innovation. In recent years, the twin forces of globalization and digitalization have elevated lifestyles to new levels of convenience and affluence. However, the flipside of this is the emergence of several global societal issues that grow in severity each year, including economic inequality, resource...

Hundreds of American India Foundation (AIF) supporters were virtually in attendance for the first-ever Virtual New York Gala. Despite the fundraising challenges of virtual events, AIF successfully exceeded their goal, raising over $2.1 million. These funds allow the American India Foundation to continue their work by bridging the digital divide in education, decreasing maternal and...