Future Publishing Date : May 30, 2013
Interview of Aravind Sitaraman, President – Inclusive Growth, Cisco Systems…
Now the challenge is that CSR should not be taken as another job, business and employment opportunity rather it should be considered as holistic option in life to connect passionate professionals with grassroots communities and work to make tangible impact of the beneficiaries they target. By Anil Jaggi Whenever I tried to meet head of [...]
New Study Shows Sound Management of Chemicals Can Deliver Major Economic Benefits and Support Green Economy INDIACSR News Network Geneva / Nairobi / Mexico City / New York: Coordinated action by governments and industry is urgently needed to reduce the growing risks to human health and the environment posed by the unsustainable management of chemicals [...]
There is strong need for Businesses and nonprofits to reject their stereotypical roles. They must give up their defensive and cosmetic approach to social issues. Business must be willing to exploit their full capabilities to find and implement solutions to social problems, even if they had nothing to do with creating the problem. By Suresh [...]
INDIACSR News Network JAMSHEDPUR: As part of their curriculum, the cadets of Tata Football Academy (TFA), have been sent for a foreign exposure trip to train and compete in superior footballing environments. The 11th batch of TFA, comprising of 20 players of 17–18 years of age has gone to Sheffield United Football Club (SUFC), UK [...]
Times of India Report It has reported that, globally, the buzz about the need for gender diversity in the board rooms is getting louder and India is no exception. The Companies Bill, 2011, prescribes that ‘certain’ categories of companies must have at least one woman director on their boards. Perhaps, large listed companies will be [...]
Some say CSR should not be made compulsory. But actually, it should be mandatory for the first three to five years. Thereafter, the momentum will be self-sustaining. The draft of the Companies Bill, 2009, had linked CSR expenditure to net profit. While there will be tax breaks, there will also be an impact on profit. [...]
Project Inspire Co-creators UN Women Singapore and MasterCard Inspire Youth to Submit Ideas to Empower Women and Girls in Disadvantaged Communities INDIACSR News Network The Singapore Committee for UN Women (UN Women Singapore) and MasterCard Worldwide on 31 August awarded a US$25,000 Women’s Empowerment grant to Women’s Private Personal Market Place from Rajasthan, India at [...]
The Chhattisgarh government move goes against the very grain of the CSR concept followed all over the world. All definitions of CSR strongly stress on the fact that it is voluntary. Even in countries where statutory provisions have been made the selection of activities and their implementation is left with the company. Even in India [...]
INDIACSR News Network NEW DELHI: Union Corporate affairs Minister Dr. M. Veerappa Moily has underlined the need to bring in such a good corporate Governance that is essentially about effective and responsive leadership which calls for integrity, transparency and accountability. Dr. Moily was addressing the 2nd ICSI CORPORATE GOVERNANCE WEEK here in at New Delhi [...]
INDIACSR News Network JAMSHEDPUR: Tata Steel has been always extending its educational facilities to the community, aided by many academic institutions and schools conceived under its agenda for social upliftment. The company has taken a step forward in enhancing the capacity of a few such institutions which participate in scholastic development of the society. Taking [...]
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