
THE CASE FOR BUSINESS VALUE IN CSR
CSRs must work to grow the pie – for society and for themselves. It is possible for companies to operate in such a manner where their own interests align with those of society.

CSRs must work to grow the pie – for society and for themselves. It is possible for companies to operate in such a manner where their own interests align with those of society.

Ian has over 20 years of experience across banking, technology and private equity across South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He is passionate about the interplay between technology and banking, especially as it causes business models and industry structures to evolve. Ian has been with Standard Chartered Bank for

CSR spending in India is concentrated in a few sectors, including education and healthcare. Less than 1% of the CSR funds are channelled towards incubators to support social enterprises. To understand the criticality of CSR backing for scalable and impactful solutions through social enterprises, we have with us today, Mr.
We are sharing our early learnings here as an SSE primer and we will follow up with additional insights as the topic evolves.

The transition to green energy is characterised by a shift from centralised energy systems to more decentralised models. This is necessitated by the many inefficiencies that plague traditional energy supply chains. Open networks could be the answer to addressing these inefficiencies. Open networks allow a diverse range of stakeholders —

Through this research we have endeavoured to create evidence, an actionable toolkit and document case studies that exemplify the practice of matching contributions in India.
As global disclosure requirements, AI-driven resource demand, and procurement pressures intensify, ESG capability is becoming a core operational requirement for the IT sector.

Is India Inc.’s CSR money reaching where it is needed the most?
Continuing our analysis…

In simple terms, SROI measures the efficiency of social capital spent. It measures the amount of impact created per beneficiary against the cost incurred to impact the beneficiary.

As schools show no signs of reopening due to the second COVID wave,13 non profits in India were interviewed based on their work at the grassroots to understand the growing gender gap in accessibility and sustainment of learning.
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