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How you CSR, not what, matters: India's CSR mandate and the hidden cost for companiesIndia's statutory corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandate could impede authentic social engagement. By enforcing mandatory spending, ...
TOI Social Impact Summit: Responsible growth with global reachDuring his address at the TOI Social Impact Summit 2026, MP Ahammed, the Malabar Group chairman, highlighted how his business aligns with t...
Funding, cooling and healthcare: Experts break down India's new heatwave disaster statusIndia’s recognition of heatwaves as a notified natural calamity could unlock dedicated disaster funds for states to strengthen heat action ...
JPC backs corporate law reforms, easier startup homecomingA joint parliamentary committee supports government plans to simplify corporate regulations and decriminalize minor offenses. The panel als...
Par panel makes various recommendations on corporate laws amendment billA parliamentary panel proposed fixed penalties for certain corporate non-compliances. It suggested allowing in-kind CSR contributions for s...
JPC weighs key changes to Corporate Laws Bill, reviews AIF-to-LLP conversion and CSR normsA parliamentary panel is examining changes to corporate law amendments. Investors may become partners in newly formed LLPs instead of trust...
Short on system backup, companies can't play CSR long gameThe 2013 law states that CSR spending should be a minimum of 2% of average net profit of the three preceding years. When the budget is base...
GST ITC restriction on CSR spend: Why businesses are worried about potential challengesAs part of FY 2023-24 Budget proposals, the Union Finance Minister has recommended restricting ITC on goods or services used for meeting th...
Govt sanctioned prosecution in 366 cases related to CSR norms violations: Nirmala Sitharaman"Whenever any violation of CSR provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant companies are initiated as per provisions of the A...
New CSR rules and rising spendingET’s Gaurav Noronha takes a look at the changes and trends in CSR expenditure.
Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) current trends in India and the way ahead - Panel DiscussionThe Economic Times Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainable Future Panel Discussion “CSR in India: 2016-2017 Way Ahead”. Panelists: Vija...
High level panel suggests uniform tax treatment for CSR worksA high level committee has recommended leniency for companies not complying with Corporate Social Responsibility provisions of Companies Ac...
How Indian companies are misusing public trusts to launder their CSR spendingPublic trusts are a favoured route to launder money because they are not adequately governed or monitored.
CII-BSE-IICA create an online platform to pick NGOs for CSR activitiesThis platform has been created to identify and pick the right NGOs capable enough to work with corporates listed under the CSR category. Th...
Narendra Modi-led government plans to penalise CSR defaulters under Companies Act 2013At present, non-compliance of CSR rule isn't penalized by the Companies Law, and those unable to spend can get away with some justification.
Multinational corporations seek clarity on CSR legal normsInconsistency between Companies Act and the CSR rules has made multinationals mull whether they are legally bound to follow norms on mandat...
Government shoul not penalise companies that fail to spend on corporate social responsibilityThe law says a company should spend at least 2% of its average net profit in the preceding three years on CSR. However, the rules are irkso...
Start ups & online portals advising companies on how to invest strategically in CSRAny company with net worth of net profit of Rs 5 crore must set aside, at least 2% of its average net profit in the previous three years fo...
Government notifies rules for CSR activitiesVarious activities aimed at reducing inequalities faced by socially and economically backward groups have been included.
IICA to collaborate with FicciThe Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs has joined hands with industry body Ficci for collaboration in diverse areas including CSR, corpo...