Business Ethics & Philanthropy
Only Law Can’t Guide Fairness In Business, Inner Value System Can: Suresh Prabhu
Union Railway Minister Suresh said, being fair in any business is the key to maintaining equality and a better business culture. He was speaking...
Three Years Of CSR: Spending On The Rise, Yet Hurdles Remain
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) rules, implemented in April 2014 under section 135 of the Companies Act, have generated a buzz for their innovative approach...
Nepalese Enterprises Have To Spend 1% Of Profit In Social Causes
Nepalese government will soon start implementing the provision of newly introduced Industrial Enterprise Act that the industries need to allocate at least 1% of...
Philanthropy Figures Drop In 2016; Average Age Rises To 65 years
Founder and Chairman of HCL Ltd, Shiv Nadar (71) emerged as the ‘Most generous Indian’ with donation of Rs 630 crore towards education, according...
Lit Up By Solar Power 2 Years Ago, Barmer Village Back To Darkness
A village in Barmer district of Rajasthan, lit up by solar lights about two years ago when an oil company set up a solar...
400 companies spend Rs 5,857 crore in 2 years towards CSR
Nearly 400 companies together shelled out about Rs 5,857 crore towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in two years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
Under the Companies Act, 2013, a certain class of...
“Sustainability Is A Driver And Not The Obstacle To The Businesses”
The first bilateral forum to address sustainability issues at the trade and investment between India and Netherlands was launched in New Delhi on Wednesday....
Don’t Camouflage Spending On CSR, Says Arun Jaitley
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has called for strict discipline and an arm's-length between corporate proposals and spending on corporate social responsibility (CSR) to ensure that companies...
Platforms Connecting The Haves And The Have-Nots
Nanma Maram is an initiative based in Cochin to feed the hungry homeless. The Street Store is a global pop-up store for the poor...
Strengthening The Development Ecosystem To Maximise Social Impact
Three years since the Companies Act, which enabled essential reforms in governance, transparency and accountability – the landscape of Indian development sector is changing....
Top 100 Listed Companies Increase Their CSR Spend By 25 Per Cent: IiAS
More companies are now spending more in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and top 100 listed companies have seen a jump of about 25% in...
‘Companies Still Consider CSR Spending A Burden’
The National CSR conclave was recently inaugurated in Ahmedabad. During the function experts called for companies to focus on the social outcomes of their...