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The ‘Giving’ Conundrum
India Inc.’s CSR spending has grown 13% in last five years but it is yet to make the desired impact.
How corporate CSR drives innovation at the grassroots
An entrepreneurial mindset, with a will to improve lives, can bring the might of even machine learning and improved diagnostics to everyday medicine.
Philanthropy's Great Convergence
Philanthropy funds nurture innovative ideas for social good; CSR funds help roll out projects, and impact investments help ventures scale up for a change in society.
Rich states - Mah, TN, Guj - corner most CSR spend; NE gets less than 1%
The top three development sectors receiving the CSR funds are education, healthcare, and rural development.
CSR implementation plagued by corruption, says watchdog
Some companies may divert or siphon off CSR funds for non-CSR purposes such as personal expenses, political donations, bribes, or illegal activities, says India CSR founder Rusen Kumar
CSR shines, HNI philanthropy trails
Despite growth in their net wealth, ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNI) and high net worth individuals (HNIs) contributed less towards philanthropy.
Budget 2022: CII for 1% CSR levy to fund Covid-19 booster shots
The industry body has urged the central government to raise the CSR levy by an additional 1% for a period of 12 months to provide Covid-19 booster vaccines to the community.
Corporate CSR spends hide more than they reveal
Spending CSR funds on unknown purposes, building statues, temples or donating to unaccountable PM CARES Fund defeats its purpose of social responsibility
India Inc’s CSR spending grew 17.5% in FY19
A total of 1,132 NSE-listed companies spent ₹11,961 crore in FY19, an increase of 1.82 times over FY15, according to nseinfobase.com.
