The top 10 philanthropy causes in India range from education to healthcare, livelihood enhancement, disaster relief and management and sustainable development.
Sustainable Development
Yesterday’s top-end hotels led by example in providing the best of luxury experiences. Today, the guest preference for responsible luxury is prompting them to embed sustainability in their business operations in a big way.
Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, who is active on issues like the environment and energy security, shares his vision for a sustainable India, including his mission of Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas or PURA, and dream of bringing smiles to a billion Indians.
The UN Global Compact is the biggest voluntary corporate responsibility initiative in the world, which encourages companies to align their operations with its ten principles…
Prodipto Ghosh, a former environment and forests secretary, is a member of the Prime Ministers Council on Climate Change. He talks about bringing about a convergence between science, economics and public policy in the area of sustainable development.
Wildlife conservation is more of a mission than hobby for industry captains like Naina Lal Kidwai, Hemendra Kothari, S Ramadorai, Dilip Khatau and Meera Sanyal. Caring about nature is second nature to them.
In his acclaimed book, ‘Capitalism at the Crossroads’, Stuart Hart argues that MNCs are in a position to innovate to lay the foundations of a sustainable form of global capitalism and also profit in the process.
C K Prahalad’s revised edition of ‘The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid’ carries an update on the private sector’s changing role in poverty alleviation, development of new market opportunities, and evolution of rules that drive the engagement of businesses with emerging markets.
The Tata Group has emerged as the top corporate leader in sustainable development in India. The Tatas are followed by Reliance and Infosys, according to India’s first sustainability index.
When Mitsubishi International Corporations president and CEO Ryoichi Ueda was asked to double as parent companys (Mitsubishi Corporation) chief sustainability officer for North America earlier this year, it brought into limelight the trend of appointing sustainability managers at senior levels. Today, more and more companies are appointing chief sustainability officers, who report directly to CEOs.