2% for social work

Industry, government debate Corporate Social Responsibility levy

Lost lakes

Karnataka High Court expected to uphold agreements that allowed private firms to develop lakefronts and charge entry fee

Water ATM

Sarvajal makes clean drinking water accessible to people

How to green the corporate sector

Companies Act, 2013 has taken steps to improve governance; however, key to improvement in environment and social performance is enhanced disclosure

How green is “green”?

Consumers can determine that by demanding eco-friendly products

It’s my land, not yours

How it is acquired

The naive insider

Book>> The Secret History of the American Empire Economic Hit Men, Jackals and the Truth about Global Corporations by Jonathan Perkins …

How socially responsible are Indian corporates?

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Corporate social irresponsibility

Our little mushroom clouds

Corporates fair poorly in a CSR survey

Vedanta's false job promises anger local youth

'Corporate India needs to rethink growth'

The Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Works, set up jointly by the Confederation of Indian Industries and ITC Limited, helps …

100 smart satellite cities on anvil

Push for urban development through PPP and FDI

Letters

Letters

Mining for people

New mining bill to ensure industry shares its super-profits with affected people

Centre gears up to launch revamped sanitation mission

Corporate houses will have a major role in Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan which aims at achieving total sanitation by 2019

Irresponsible gaps in corporate social responsibility

Over 6,000 companies are required to spend on corporate social responsibility. But two-thirds have defaulted and there is no penalty

Will India get freedom from open defecation?

Skyrocketing numbers on government websites project a doubtful picture of what has been achieved in one year. Read our Independence Day special

Tying up with sanitation ecosystems

It is imperative to reimagine the role of the corporate beyond funding and infrastructure creation to achieve a sustainable sanitation ecosystem

How draft guidelines dilute economic, environmental responsibilities of businesses

Draft guidelines on Social, Environmental and Economical Responsibilities of Business water down specific recommendations on accountability of …

New business guidelines: A moral voice, not an execution tool

The absence of concrete measures gives the government space to shrug off all responsibilities

Underperforming states not a priority for CSR Fund

States that account for only 15 per cent of backward districts received more than 60 per cent of the CSR expenditure