‘Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy are the noise before defeat.’ —Sun Tzu As discussed in the previous blogs, the business goal of social responsibility is to encourage the company’s actions toward the positive impact of consumer, community and employee responsibility. We have already established that CSR is a …
Even though CSR or corporate social responsibility is regulatory act, it’s not just about complying with it. CSR, if done well, can make or break a company’s reputation. CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives are becoming the heart and soul of how companies are thinking about their future strategically and responsibly. Instead of seeing CSR as …
According to Dan Pallotta, “The way we think about charity is dead wrong”. In his 2013 TED talk, he challenges the general concept of charity as we have been accustomed to since ages. The dictionary defines ‘charity’ as: an organisation set up to provide assistance and raise money for those in need. Traditionally, it is …
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Every festival is a reminder of togetherness, fun, food, celebration and at least one environmental problem! It’s funny that we become conscious about the growing water scarcity only during Holi, and noise/air pollution only during Diwali. These days, of course, Shadu Mati Ganpati tops the chart! Well, to be honest, I too am guilty as …
There are an estimated 93 million slum dwellers in our country, with an urban housing shortage of nearly 18 million. The challenges confronting our cities with respect to our urban poor are daunting in view of the unprecedented scale at which India is expected to urbanise in the near future. It is said, that by …
“What on Earth are you guys doing?” says Earth, every time one cuts some trees, pollutes our water bodies, uses or rather misuses plastic or trips on “Aaj blue hai paani paani paani, aur din bhi sunny sunny sunny”. 22nd April is when we celebrate “Earth Day”. It also happens to be the day when …
What I am going to write about now is a actually a paradoxical situation, but I never leave an opportunity to use a bad pun! Morons – that’s what they actually are. With ‘they’, I mean people in authority, people who think they have a right to decide who gets what resources, and impact the …
We wish to discuss the great debate around using plastic bags verses paper bags. So which would you choose – plastic or paper? It is becoming a question that has created huge debate; when it comes to packing your grocery shopping, would you choose a paper or plastic bag? It seems like it should be …
“What do you want to do in life?” – This is one question that is an integral part of our growing up years. And this question is never so relevant as it is in mid-twenties! Some choose to delay answering it by choosing not to leave the university until miraculously they know one day! …
