6. Ground Realities for CSR
• Inequity and Poverty a driver for CSR
• Business challenged by Inadequate
Infrastructure
• Reactive; not Proactive CSR
• Good Legislation but Poor Implementation
• Corruption
• Variance in governance
• CSR not trickled down to SME sector
7. To complete the Puzzle…
Social Impact
Assessment
Global Issues Health and Safety
Community Employee
Development Ethics hand Engagement
Corporate Governance
8. Variance in Approach - Size and Ownership
• MNC’s
- Driven by global standards
• SME’s
– Work under pressure of global markets for compliance
• Corporate
– Sometimes pushed by FI’s/Global Markets
– Focus on stakeholder engagement and business linked CSR
• PSU’s
– Mandatory allocation of 2-5% of profits
– Progressed from donations towards work in core business
areas
9. Variance in Approach – Industry Sectors
• IT: Employee engagement
• Transport: Environment & climate
change
• Manufacturing: Environment & labor
• Extractive Sector: Environment & communities
• Service Sector: Raising human development
index
10. Emerging Trends in Responsible Business
• Regular discussions on ‘Responsible Business’ in business forums
• CSR embedded in organisational structure
• Demand for measuring and reporting
• Incorporating best global practices
• Proactive government – Guidelines & directives
• Media participation
• Partnerships between government, corporate & civil society
• CSR & Sustainability are becoming criteria for performance
evaluation for public sector companies
11. Opportunities for business
• The stage is set in India for taking CSR to next
level
• Openness in Indian Companies to understand
CSR
• State’s unfulfilled roles - opportunity for in
nation building and inclusive development
• Be an active part of Emerging India
• Appropriate CSR leading to reputation
building
12. Points to ponder..
• What do we incorporate into Indian
operations from our global best practices to
raise the bar?
• Who are the major stakeholders to engage
with in India?
• What will we need to do to increase our
reputation in India?