Business Ethics & Philanthropy
Pakistan: OICCI members invested over 20 billion rupees in 2018
Foreign investors who are members of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) have invested in excess of Rs20 billion during the...
Report: Several companies barely allocated funds towards CSR activities
Since 2014, as many as 18,398 companies did not spend a single penny on allocating mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds while as...
Canada: Offering choice in CSR activity spurs employee engagement
Employees working for companies with strong corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs tend to find their jobs more meaningful, boosting engagement.
And that impact is up...
CSR: Farce of Labelled Organic Food
“I consume only organic food”, said Rithika, a homemaker staying in the posh locality of South Delhi. India imitates the west to meet the...
Why are PSUs spending 80% of CSR funds in mining areas?
Noting that over INR 15,500 crore was disbursed to states for projects under District Mineral Foundation (DMF), a parliamentary panel has asked the government...
USA: Companies’ Commitment to CSR Influences Buying Decisions More Than Price
People prioritize environmental and human-focused causes over price, according to a new survey from Clutch, the leading B2B ratings and reviews firm.
Most people say...
Are CSR projects and spends aligned with thematic areas?
According to Census 2011 undertaken by the Government of India, 6% of the nation’s population resides in slums, amounting to more than 7 crore...
2018 recap of top highlights in CSR
2018 was quite eventful with regard to corporate social responsibility. Here is a lookback at major events in this domain.
January 2018
The corporate affairs ministry...
Companies in India spent Rs. 7,536 crores on CSR in 2018
Companies in India spent INR 7536 crores on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in 2017-18, a 47% rise compared to 2014-15, says a survey....
Mitsubishi Electric India Announces CSR Strategy
Mitsubishi Electric India has conceptualised its CSR plans for the financial year 2018-19 and announced the CSR Strategy which covers United Nations Sustainable Development...
Top CSR trends and projections for 2019
It has been quite an eventful year in the corporate social responsibility domain. So active was this field that a High Level Committee on...
CSR: The true spirit of Christmas
You may feel that Christmas is a license to eat and drink too much, and yet the idea of transcending ordinary limits has been...