Business Ethics & Philanthropy
Weaving Hope: wp Lifts Banaras Weavers Out Of Penury
Long before the spotlight turned on Banaras after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the temple town as his constituency, handloom weavers of Banaras found support, patronage, and deliverance from near extinction from the Taj Group of Hotels
North Block Mulls Over wp Taxation
IDEALLY, a good deed shouldn’t expect anything in return. But with 2 percent of their profits being diverted to Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives under...
The Unsafe Road: IRF Bats For wp Tax Benefits
In a communication to the Finance Minister, the international roads advocacy group has demanded 100 percent tax exemption for corporate houses, NGOs, industry, individuals in its road safety programmes
‘I’ll Hold The Moon In One Hand, Bread In The Other’
They still call him Raj the Cycle Chalao guy in some parts. But today, Raj Jaganam has covered 200 km of villages, to find and fund the best of early-stage social entrepreneurs till they find their footing
The challenge of finding a credible partner
At the surface level, it seems to be an initiative which only has brownie points to showcase. And in formal conversations, no stakeholder is...
41 CPSEs Failed To Comply With wp Norms
The Comptroller & Audit General of India (CAG) has revealed a ‘serious lack of initiative, implementation and desire to implement Corporate Social Responsibility’ scheme in at least 41 out of 110 central public sector enterprises (CPSE’s)
Pledge4Girls.fund: UNFPA’s Digital Push For wp Funding
UNFPA has partnered with sustainability management company NextGen to provide a cloud and mobile enabled platform for corporates to channel Corporate Social Responsibility funding...
Samsung India Contributes to The PM’s National Relief Fund
NEW DELHI: Samsung India has contributed Rs 2.92 crore to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund. The cheque was recently handed over to the...
Sustainable Luxury: Yes, It’s Possible!
THE notion of luxury harkens comfort, excess, decadence. ‘Eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable’ it rarely is. Indeed, one often feel sustainability and luxury cannot go hand...
IMFA Annual Report: Rs. 4.1 Cr Spent On CSR
MINING major Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA) has reported a Rs. 4.1 crore wp spend for 2013-14, in its Annual Report 2013-14...
Novartis Publishes 2013 wp Report
NOVARTIS has published a Corporate Responsibility (CR) Performance Report for 2013. The report reflects the best-in-class reporting standard, the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) G4...
Gati Commits To wp Involvement In Uttarakhand
IT has been a little over a year since a natural calamity of catastrophic proportions hit Uttarakhand in which almost 5000 people died and...