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The implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has gained momentum in the past five years. The perspective and practices may differ for each company but there is a slow but sure movement among businesses from seeing CSR as philanthropic activities in the local communities to a more strategic and inclusive understanding of managing business impacts. This paper throws light on the recent trends, changes and challenges in CSR in India. It aims to examine government’s Promotion of the subject as well as highlight a few best practices identified during the judging and assessment process carried out for a national-level CSR award.
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CSR Hub link http://www.tisscsrhub.org/.
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As of March 2013, the bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha but remains to be passed by the Raja Sabha.
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The survey was rolled out by ACORD in partnership with Partners in Change (PiC), 2011.
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In PiC CSR survey 2011, 48 CSR heads and 44 CEOs of the same companies responded while 4 CEOs did not respond.
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SA 8000 is one of the world’s first auditable social certification standards for decent workplaces, across all industrial sectors. Based on conventions of the ILO, UN and national laws, SA8000 spans industry and corporate codes to create a common language for measuring social compliance. The management system supports sustainable implementation of the principles of SA8000®: child labor, forced and compulsory labor, health and safety, freedom of association and right to collective bargaining, discrimination, disciplinary practices, working hours, remuneration.
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The authors acknowledge the help of Ms. Sunanda Poduwal, Project Officer, Partners in Change (PiC) for giving her inputs in the paper and also appreciate the support of PiC team.
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Shukla, A., Donovan, L. (2014). Issues in Implementing CSR: An Indian Perspective. In: Ray, S., Siva Raju, S. (eds) Implementing Corporate Social Responsibility. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1653-7_11
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