Corporate Social Responsibility
Q. Corporate Social Responsibility is one of the hottest issues in corporate boardrooms these days, partly because it is becoming increasingly important to employees and other stakeholders. In your opinion, why have stakeholders given CSR more attention recently? Does abiding by CSR standards potentially cause companies to have conflicting objectives with some stakeholders in some situation?
Yes. It is very much true that CSR is one of the hottest and limelight issue in corporate world. Organization are striving hard to meet CSR at any cost as it build the image of the organization. An organization which spends on CSR is reflected as a good and society friendly company in the eyes of its employees, stakeholders and the outside world.
Tata is one of the best example who are the founder of CSR in India. While they have started their first steel industry in 1868 they abide by CSR by developing various schools, hospitals, buildings for national interest etc. The result we can see today is that TATA is one of the respected company in India.
Another example of best CSR is that of Reliance : In May 2010, blood was donated simultaneously in the cities of Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, and Surat. In February and in March, again the western team at Reliance Consumer Finance spent time with older people and with street children at their care centers in Ahmedabad, Indore, and Mumbai. Clothes and money was also contributed. Recently Ministry of Corporate Affairs have issued a circular urging all companies to Go-Green I.e to go paperless as far as possible.
The lifeline of Mumbai road BEST came with a good initiative to lesson the pollution urging the people to use buses to de-congest road.
The Shell Foundation's involvement in the Flower Valley, South Africa. In Flower Valley they set up an Early Learning Centre to help educate the community's children as well as develop new skills for the adults. Companies participate in are establishing education facilities for
Yes. It is very much true that CSR is one of the hottest and limelight issue in corporate world. Organization are striving hard to meet CSR at any cost as it build the image of the organization. An organization which spends on CSR is reflected as a good and society friendly company in the eyes of its employees, stakeholders and the outside world.
Tata is one of the best example who are the founder of CSR in India. While they have started their first steel industry in 1868 they abide by CSR by developing various schools, hospitals, buildings for national interest etc. The result we can see today is that TATA is one of the respected company in India.
Another example of best CSR is that of Reliance : In May 2010, blood was donated simultaneously in the cities of Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Pune, and Surat. In February and in March, again the western team at Reliance Consumer Finance spent time with older people and with street children at their care centers in Ahmedabad, Indore, and Mumbai. Clothes and money was also contributed. Recently Ministry of Corporate Affairs have issued a circular urging all companies to Go-Green I.e to go paperless as far as possible.
The lifeline of Mumbai road BEST came with a good initiative to lesson the pollution urging the people to use buses to de-congest road.
The Shell Foundation's involvement in the Flower Valley, South Africa. In Flower Valley they set up an Early Learning Centre to help educate the community's children as well as develop new skills for the adults. Companies participate in are establishing education facilities for