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Corporate Social Responsibility is an integral part of Canon India’s DNA. It believes that each individual and organisation must carry the sentiment of community development as their responsibility.   “Our philosophy of ‘Kyosei’ – living and working together for the common good, comes foremost in our way of working and day to day operation. However, our definition of the word is much broader and encompasses “all people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together for the common good.” Moving forward with the philosophy of ‘Kyosei’, we…

Godrej Industries has its CSR initiatives designed in line with the Government’s social development programmes and the priority needs of the communities. Over the years, it has also aligned CSR & sustainability efforts with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal and national priorities to deliver high-impact programmes that are easy to scale. Dr Vikas Goswami speaks to SPOI on how it designs its initiatives to achieve its CSR objectives –   According to you, what are the top priorities in your organization for taking initiatives through CSR for the inclusive growth…

Shekhar Ramamurthy – Managing Director, United Breweries Limited in a chat with SPOI shares the sustainability agenda of the company and about the company policy that believes in taking an active responsibility in empowering local communities and safeguarding the environment –   According to you, what are the top priorities in your organisation for taking initiatives through CSR for the inclusive growth of your organisation?   We believe that a company’s ability to operate efficiently depends heavily on the circumstances of the locations, where it manufactures. We operate from a…

CSR used to be a voluntary subject till the Companies Act was changed in 2013. Post amendment of this Act, the subject has now become mandatory for companies with specific turnover and profit.   However, Apparel, Made-Ups and Home Furnishing Sector Skill Council (AMH SSC) started making different strategies when the National Skill Policy 2015 was announced, as the said Policy issued advisory to Corporates to spend at least 25% of 2% of the amount earmarked for CSR activities on Skilling sector. It further advised the Corporates to spend the…

As an important member of the global Telecom industry, Idea Cellular’s endeavour is to become the leading Indian conglomerate for sustainable business practices across global operations. The aim is to become an organization that the future generations credit, for contributing to giving the world a better tomorrow. Anil Tandan, CTO – Idea Cellular throws more light on this as he speaks to SPO India…   What is the Sustainability agenda of Idea Cellular for 2017 and what would be the main focus this year? Idea Cellular’s sustainability agenda entails creating…

India being a densely populated country, sanitation has been a major concern ever since the time the country gained independence. With an undying zeal to bring a change in the society, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak started the movement by the name Sulabh Sanitation and carried out the work of liberation of scavengers from the subhuman practice of manual excreta cleaning in India and other related jobs.    The mass movement by Dr. Pathak started spreading all over the country with a cadre of about 50,000 Sulabh volunteers, now working from right…

Indus Towers is well positioned to play a key role in transforming the telecommunication sector and contributing towards its sustainable development agenda. The company has come a long way from being a start-up to becoming one of India’s largest telecom tower companies. Manoj Kumar Singh, Chief of Technology, Regulatory Affairs & Sustainability – Indus Towers in a chat with SPO India recounts why and how the company considers itself as an enabler and catalyst for far-reaching change – What is the Sustainability agenda of Indus Towers for 2017 and what…

Shridhar Venkat, Chief Executive Officer, The Akshaya Patra Foundation has over 23 years of work experience and has been associated with leading multinationals like Philips, ABB, Webex Communications (now Cisco), etc. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Management. Shridhar is an Eisenhower Fellow 2014 and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School 2014. In Akshaya Patra, Shridhar oversees all the executive functions such as resource mobilization, communication, finance, HRD, IT and operations excellence Initiative.    Speaking to Pravin Prashant,…

D K Sood, Regional Executive Director (DBF) & Executive Director (CSR) – NTPC Ltd. speaks to SPO India on the key CSR initiatives at NTPC and how it is helping start-up NGOs by associating in different programs for building a better society – What are the key activities that NTPC undertook last year? Last year the key focus was on the toilet construction under SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN for which we have gone for construction of around 24,000 toilets. With this vision we had also spent good amount on the education,…

Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) speaks to SPO India about the recent investments made into, both CSR and construction related projects and its presence in the country and in international markets – Can you tell us about the total investment NBCC has got on date? You see you take like this- it’s not investment, but we call this as our order book. The total order book as on date is about 80,000 cr rupees. So last financial year, almost 40,000cr rupees orders we…