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Corporate Social Responsibility in India Some Empirical Evidence
Corporate Social Responsibility in India
S. Siva Raju Editor
Corporate Social Responsibility in India Some Empirical Evidence
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Editor S. Siva Raju Centre for Population Health and Development, School of Development Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai, Maharashtra India
ISBN 978-981-10-3901-0 ISBN 978-981-10-3902-7 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-3902-7
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Preface
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a rapidly growing area of research and activity, especially in developing countries such as India. When companies initiate or expand any activity, it impacts communities. Ensuring that the impact of such activities is not detrimental to communities is of vital concern today. Companies realize their own social responsibility, given that they work within societal networks with multiple stakeholder interests, including the environment. Companies are also realizing the importance of taking on a sustainable approach to business, in the interests of being able to continue to grow their activities over the long term, which can only be done if a range of stakeholder interests are considered when initiating or expanding business activity. Recent legislation through the Indian Companies Act of 2013 stipulates that at least 2% of their profits in the immediate three preceding years are to be spent on Corporate Social Responsibility Activities. The purpose is to engender a giving back to the communities from whom re
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