Business Ethics & Philanthropy
CSR Arm of Kerala Firm to Contest Lok Sabha Election
Twenty-20, a corporate social responsibility arm of the Anna-Kitex group, one of the largest private sector companies in Kerala, has decided to field a...
Indian government releases guidelines on responsible business conduct
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has revised the National Voluntary Guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economic Responsibilities of Business, 2011 (NVGs) and formulated the National Guidelines on...
CSR: Wipro Chairman Premji pledges 34% of shares to philanthropy
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji has earmarked 34% of Wipro Ltd shares worth INR 52,750 crore ($7.5 billion) for his philanthropic activities.
“Azim Premji has increased...
The global nature of social activism
In 2018, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came to the World Economic Forum at Davos to tell corporate leaders, "We’re in the new age...
Inclusion, Social Justice and Volunteering: Creating Equal Opportunity for All
Oxfam’s ‘Public good or private wealth?’ report says that the human cost of inequality is devastating and today –
a) 262 million children will not...
Guidelines for Firms in Non-Compliance of CSR Expenditure
India became the first country to mandate CSR spending by the corporates with the enforcement of new Companies Act in 2014. The legislation asks...
CSR: Human Capital Investment to meet SDGs
There has been a radical expansion in the role of the private sector in the social and environmental development sectors. The private sector is...
Jacqueline Fernandez lends a hand to rebuild Kerala
Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez recently visited Aluva in Kochi and interacted with the families affected by floods. She was in Kerala as part of...
CSR: Ethical Dilemma in Technological Development
Technological development is advancing at a rapid pace. Along with it, the unresolved problems ranging from data privacy abuse to fake news misinformation, mental...
PM Modi wrote a letter to Gautam Gambhir. Here is what it said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lauded retired cricketer Gautam Gambhir for his contribution to the sport as well for his efforts to bring “positive...
Club Mahindra Employees Pledge to Devote 5000 Hours Annually to Improve Life Experiences of the Underprivileged
Club Mahindra launched an annual initiative - Mission S.M.I.L.E.S. (Social Movement to Improve Life Experiences) under its Employee Social Options Program (ESOP). As part...
World’s most reputable companies for CSR in 2018
The past year has seen much of the global business community doing damage control, and tech titans—untouchable as they may seem—have not been immune...