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CSR to make available 50,000 more jobs in the sector: Experts
NEW DELHI: Compulsory corporate social responsibility is likely to increase the demand for professionals in this field by as much as 50 per cent in the coming years and the industry is likely to see at least 50,000 more job opportunities in the CSR sector, experts say.
Around 8,000 companies would fall under the Companies Act's ambit and this in turn would open a host of new job opportunities for individuals looking to work in the social development field.
India Inc on a hiring binge as CSR grows in scale, scope; salaries zoom
Posted March 20, 2015
MUMBAI: In February, Vikas Goswa mi joined Godrej Industries Limited & Associated Companies as head of Good & Green, the company's corporate social responsibility (CSR) division moving from her prior assignment as group head community relations, Vedanta Resources.
About six months ago, Abhishek Patwardhan moved from the chemicals industry to Maruti Suzuki as deputy manager in its CSR projects. Around the same time, Amit Kumar, a civil engineer, moved from the hardcore construction sector to work with Maruti in its CSR infrastructure projects. Read More
Digital India to get a CSR boost
Posted March 30, 2015
Most of the Indian companies have been undertaking social initiatives proactively, driven by a desire to give back to the society.
With a concerted approach, it is possible to channelise these energies towards sustainable and inclusive growth, notably by making collaborative use of technology for national good by plugging gaps in India’s social development. In sync with this sentiment, over 200 leaders from IT, government and NGOs gathered at Nasscom Foundation’s CSR Leadership Conference 2015 in New Delhi last week, to discuss ways to create social impact through corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. Read More
CSR spending: Private firms unlikely to meet 2% target
Posted March 25, 2015
New Delhi: Private sector companies, which have been working hard to get clarity on the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Rules, 2014, are unlikely to meet the target of spending 2% of their net profit on CSR activities in this first year.
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How to attain sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility
Posted March 26, 2015
The Companies Act has propelled the importance of CSR from the back-room to the boardroom. The scope is infinite in any developing and emerging economy. We can learn from the good practices of GRI, Global Compact and our own National Voluntary Guidelines, all of which provide an excellent blueprint to developing a robust CSR business strategy. In India, the challenge is actually the ability and capacity to look beyond compliance. The CEO himself has to believe that stakeholder management is the key to long term survival. Read More
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