Interview

Interview with Paneesh Rao, Chief People Officer, Mindtree: "Corporates should back NGO partners to help them sail through tough COVID times"

Digital transformation and technology services company Mindtree contributed a sum of Rs 20 Cr to PM CARES and also took multiple CSR initiatives amid the…

Effective implementation of nutrition programmes especially at the last mile a key challenge: Sebanti Ghosh

Dr Sebanti Ghosh is a public health and nutrition expert, with more than 20 years of experience in the health and development sector. She is the Country…

Interview with Haruto Iwata, Managing Director, Fujifilm India: "Our CSR approach is simple - we put our corporate philosophy into practice"

Haruto Iwata is the Managing Director of Fujifilm India. He has been associated with Fujifilm for about three decades now and currently leading its…

Know how this Harvard Alumni is empowering India's rural communities with tech jobs

It was not long time ago when Smita Malipatil was successfully running her digital Solution Company in UK. With offices in London and Bangalore, her…

Interview with Crompton Greaves Consumer CSR Team: COVID brought us opportunities to explore ways of project implementation over digital platforms

Towards the end of the financial year 2019-20, the COVID outbreak did not only affect the businesses across sectors but also disrupted implementation of…

Interview with Pradnya Shinde, Head - Corporate Sustainability, Voltas: "Stronger law needed to encourage accountability in CSR implementation"

Pradnya Shinde is Head - Corporate Sustainability at Voltas. She has more than one-and-a-half decade of experience in aligning business growth with…

Interview with Havells CSR Head: "Keys to building strong CSR culture - Long-term approach, research-backed projects & knowledge sharing among peers"

Havells India spent over Rs 20 crore on CSR activities in the year 2019-20. The company has been focussing on sustainable CSR projects especially focussed…

Interview with DCM Shriram CSR Head: 'CSR laws have pushed for technical compliance whereas change is needed in boardroom mindset'

Aman Pannu heads Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) division at DCM Shriram besides leading Corporate Communication wing at the business conglomerate…

Interview with Alka Talwar, CSR Chief, Tata Chemicals: Greater flexibility in use of CSR funds can help corporates focus more on efficacy of CSR projects"

Ms Alka Talwar is the brain behind Tata Chemicals' Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm which has been consistently raising the bar for the Indian…