One Year Of Csr News

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CSR is a subset of sustainability

Shankar Venkateswaran, the chief of Tata Sustainability Group, has an insider's view on what works and what doesn't with corporate social responsibility (CSR) rules

4 min read25 Sep 2015
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Apollo focuses on healthcare: Preetha Reddy

The biggest challenge in the CSR ecosystem is operational manpower, says executive vice-chairperson Reddy

2 min read25 Sep 2015
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No easy way out for Biocon

While Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, 62, chairperson and managing director of Biocon, firmly believes that CSR is not a substitute for what the government should do, she thinks that it can act as a catalyst for change

4 min read28 Sep 2015
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Companies focus on compliance than on effectiveness

A clear challenge in the first year of the new CSR rules implementation is impact assessment. But perhaps it is too early to expect companies to invest in this

3 min read25 Sep 2015
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CSR spend: How public and private sectors fared

Public sector firms spent 66.7% of prescribed amount in FY15 while private companies spent 82%

2 min read25 Sep 2015
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CSR activities: No takers for arts, army welfare

Relative newness of some CSR activities and lack of holistic CSR strategies at many firms said to be reasons

4 min read25 Sep 2015
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Education, poverty eradication draw most firms’ CSR funds

Apart from these, ensuring environmental sustainability is another cause that firms have focused on

6 min read24 Sep 2015
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HDFC Bank wants to find the right causes

Bank recognizes the need to define a few ideas and identify certain areas that it wanted to focus on

2 min read24 Sep 2015
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Bharti Foundation bets on education

Foundation made a few changes last year following the introduction of new CSR rules under the Companies Act, 2013, but has kept its focus unchanged

3 min read24 Sep 2015
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NTPC’s community connect

NTPC is expanding its CSR initiatives in skill development, women's empowerment and rural infrastructure

3 min read24 Sep 2015
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