Interview

Corporate participation needed to ease sustainability of Small Water Enterprises: Poonam Sewak, VP-Partnership, Safe Water Network

Safe Water Network has been taking multiple initiatives to make clean water accessible in villages and remote areas. In this interview with…

Creating 'Shared Value' with communities is paramount for businesses: Sashidhar Vempala, CSR Head, Pernod Ricard India

Wine maker Pernod Ricard India recently partnered with WWF to save wildlife in Assam. The company has expanded its presence in India over the last few…

Shridhar Venkat, CEO, The Akshaya Patra Foundation: "Post-COVID, there will be increased need for positive outlook on social good"

As the COVID pandemic restricted NGOs to undertake on-ground activities, many corporates and non-profit had no option but to halt their CSR programmes.…

Interview with Nidhi Pundhir, Director, HCL Foundation: "We believe embedding digital skills in early learning stage is critical to make our youth future-ready"

HCL Technologies spent a whopping amount of Rs 176.29 Crore on its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and other charitable activities in 2019-20. The…

Interview with G Sridhar, AGM (CSR), NTPC: NGOs should develop accreditation system to help corporates choose right CSR partners

India’s largest energy conglomerate NTPC spent a whopping Rs 305 Cr on different CSR activities. By doing so, it exceeded the prescribed CSR budget by…

CSR should be viewed not as an obligation but as an opportunity: Prem Sagar Raju A, Sr Manager- CSR, Amara Raja Group

Leading battery manufacturer Amara Raja Batteries Ltd (ARBL)spent Rs 14.35 crores, exceeding its prescribed CSR budget. The Hyderabad-based company also…

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…