Interview

To ensure sustainable CSR, Corporate Ministry should include for-profit projects into CSR ambit, says Sheetal Mehta, Sr VP-CSR, Mahindra Group

Mahindra Group has been on the forefront of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in India. The group spent a massive amount of Rs 126 Cr on…

To make CSR more effective, companies should be allowed to carry forward additional spend to next fiscal: Dabur India CSR Head A Sudhakar

Dabur India spent close to Rs 28 Crore on various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in 2019-20. The CSR budget for the India’s leading FMCG…

No better time than now for corporates to invest in protecting, safeguarding farmers: Dr Aruna Rachakonda, Marketing Director, Corteva Agriscience

As the COVID cost millions of smallholder farmers and migrant laborers their livelihoods, Corporates in India have come forward not just to support the…

Exclusion of trusts, societies from CSR implementation can hinder progress of development projects: Priyadarshini Nigam, CSR Head, Newgen Software

Priyadarshini Nigam leads CSR function at Newgen Software. In this interview with TheCSRUniverse, she shares how her team took its flagship digital…

Pay Ratio Report: "RIL has blatantly dodged mandatory requirements. SEBI and government are sleeping," says Dr Reetika Khera

An Associate Professor of Economics at IIT Delhi, Dr Reetika Khera recently prepared a report on pay ratio in Indian companies. The report revealed…

"Opening CM Relief Fund for CSR towards COVID relief will help allocation in respective local areas and state," says Dr Nilratan Shende, GM-CSR at Allcargo Logistics

Allcargo Logistics has spent 40% more than its prescribed CSR budget in the year 2019-20. Recently, the logistics company has been involved in a number of…

"CSR contribution to PM CARES is OK. But CSR fund should go more into building stronger, resilient local communities," says PRADAN's Avijit Choudhury

Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN) is India’s foremost agency working on large scale rural poverty alleviation. The Non-Government…

Interview with Brig Rajiv Williams, CSR Head, Jindal Stainless: "CSR should not exclusively be linked to business. It should be driven by community needs"

Brig Rajiv Williams is Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Jindal Stainless. In this interview with TheCSRUnvierse, Brig Williams talks on…

We use technology to eliminate work duplication and save time on reporting and data collation, says Garima Dutt, CSR Lead - GSK

The CSR activities at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have been focussed on healthcare programmes. During the ongoing COVID pandemic, the company which spent more…