Csr Progect

1) What is CSR? Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is about how businesses align their values and behaviour with the expectations and needs of stakeholders - not just customers and investors, but also employees, suppliers, communities, regulators, special interest groups and society as a whole. CSR describes a company's commitment to be accountable to its stakeholders.

CSR demands that businesses manage the economic, social and environmental impacts of their operations to maximise the benefits and minimise the downsides. Key CSR issues include governance, environmental management, stakeholder engagement, labour standards, employee and community relations, social equity, responsible sourcing and human rights. CSR is not only about fulfilling a duty to society; it should also bring competitive advantage. Through an effective CSR programme, companies can:

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improve access to capital

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sharpen decision-making and reduce risk

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enhance brand image

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uncover previously hidden commercial opportunities, including new markets

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reduce costs

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attract, retain and motivate employees

2) What is CSR? Defining the concept.

Corporate Social Responsibility is a management concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders. CSR is generally understood as being the way through which a company achieves a balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives (“Triple-BottomLine- Approach”), while at the same time addressing the expectations of shareholders and stakeholders. In this sense it is important to draw a distinction between CSR, which can be a strategic business management concept, and charity, sponsorships or philanthropy. Even though the latter can also make a valuable contribution to poverty reduction, will directly enhance the reputation of a company and strengthen its brand, the concept of CSR clearly goes beyond that. Promoting the uptake of CSR amongst SMEs requires approaches that fit the respective needs and capacities of these businesses, and do not adversely affect their economic viability. UNIDO based its CSR programme on the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Approach, which has proven to be a successful tool for SMEs in the developing countries to assist them in meeting social and environmental standards without compromising their competitiveness. The TBL approach is used as a framework for measuring and reporting corporate performance against economic, social and environmental performance. It is an attempt to align private enterprises to the goal of sustainable global development by providing them with a more comprehensive set of working objectives than just profit alone. The perspective taken is that for an organization to be sustainable, it must be financially secure, minimize (or ideally eliminate) its negative environmental impacts and act in conformity with societal expectations. Key CSR issues: environmental management, eco-efficiency, responsible sourcing, stakeholder engagement, labour standards and working conditions, employee and community relations, social equity, gender balance, human rights, good governance, and anti-corruption measures. A properly implemented CSR concept can bring along a variety of competitive advantages, such as enhanced access to capital and markets, increased sales and profits, operational cost savings, improved productivity and quality, efficient human resource base, improved brand image and reputation, enhanced customer loyalty, better decision making and risk management processes.

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Corporate social responsibility isn’t about planting trees in some vague corner of the

world, but about how you do your business and how ethical you are as a corporation! Said Hurstel It is not about “motivating” employees to contribute towards a social cause. It should not be another way of creating customer loyalty, here based on noble activities. It is not wearing the Green mask in whichever, whenever, wherever, whatever possible style to portray an ecofriendly(thereby socially responsible) image. It is not about doing absolutely nothing to the community or society at large, but be good to employees. It is not about finding a way to get into the good books of the tax man and manage some exemption. It is not about starting an activity be it planting trees, or educating street children, but focusing on results and continuing the activity. It is not jus’ about setting a recycling plant after realizing the irreparable damage already done. It is not about doing an Enron and feed street children at the same time. It is not about engaging sweat shops and cheap labor(oops Cost Arbitrage) and cost cutting, and being tight lipped on the bonded laborers (Think Adidas, Nike etc) It is not about making the end customer pay unwillingly for an “activity” which is known for siphoning of public money and embezzlement. It is not about roping in celebrities and hogging the media space with “We do this, this and this” statements. Celebrity endorsement, even for CSR?. Then, what is CSR? Even I am trying to get an answer.

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What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

"We define corporate social responsibility strategically. Corporate social responsibility encompasses not only what companies do with their profits, but also how they make them. It goes beyond philanthropy and compliance and addresses how companies manage their economic, social, and environmental impacts, as well as their relationships in all key spheres of influence: the workplace, the marketplace, the supply chain, the community, and the public policy realm." Definition of CSR from Harvard's CSR Initiative, JFK School of Government The term "corporate social responsibility" is often used interchangeably with corporate responsibility, corporate citizenship, social enterprise, sustainability, sustainable development, triple-bottom line, corporate ethics, and in some cases corporate governance. Though these terms are different, they all point in the same direction: throughout the industrialized world and in many developing countries there has been a sharp escalation in the social roles corporations are expected to play. Companies are facing new demands to engage in public-private partnerships and are under growing pressure to be accountable not only to shareholders, but also to stakeholders such as employees, consumers, suppliers, local communities, policymakers, and society-at-large.

5) http://www.financialexpress.com/news/guj-cm-

announces-rs-15-000-cr-project-for-tribalupliftment/192958/ Guj CM announces Rs 15,000 cr project for tribal upliftment Posted: 2007-02-28 00:00:00+05:30 IST Updated: Feb 28, 2007 at 0000 hrs IST

Ahmedabad, Feb 27 : The ruling BJP government in Gujarat seems to have started gearing up for the assembly elections this year. After proposing a tax relief of Rs 400 crore in the annual state budget 2007-08, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced Rs 15,000 crore ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna’ for the upliftment and development of the tribal population in Gujarat. Rs 15,000 crore package for tribals, which accounts for 15% of the population of Gujarat, Modi said that it would herald a new trend in the country as the Gujarat government is setting an agenda of tribal development in the state. Modi announced the scheme under Rule 44 of Assembly Rules and said that this scheme has a 10 point programme and it will span over the next five years covering 43 talukas from Umargam in South Gujarat to Ambaji in North Gujarat. The tribal population of more than 75 lakh people will benefit from ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna’. “The total provision under this tribal development scheme is higher than the amount spent for tribal development in Gujarat within the last 32 years”, Modi said. He said, “We wont be able to achieve the desired results if we go only by the obligations mandated in the constitution of India.” He also expressed his commitment towards making the tribals active partners of their development process. Termed as ‘Chief Minister’s Ten Point Programme’ by Narendra Modi, ‘Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojna’ will focus on providing quality education to tribal children and bring tribal families in main stream. In addition, the scheme will also aim to double the income of tribal families. The government also wants to encompass other areas concerning the tribal development like houses to tribal families, infrastructure for their healthy life, pure drinking water through pipeline, modern farming facilities in tribal areas and basic infrastructure facilities like road, bus stand and energy network. Under various provision of the programme, education will be given to 1,000 selected students in best residential schools, to set up 100 more hostels, yearly health check ups

of tribal families, all season roads and broadband connection to all tribal dominated talukas.

6) http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/socioeconomic-problems-still-plague-tribalgujarat/421495

Socio-economic problems still plague tribal Gujarat

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Recent studies indicate that nearly 30 per cent of Gujarat’s tribal population temporarily migrates every year. The official dossier also enlists the observations by the World Bank regarding the four ways in which public services are failing the poor tribal households in Gujarat: There is very little expenditure on the poor as regards health and education; the development funds do not always reach the frontline provider; incentives for effective service delivery are weak; and the poor are unable to generate adequate demand for various services. ‘Aims and claims under the Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana’ ‘Employment and Economic Development’ * Quality and sustainable employment for 5 lakh tribal families with income per household reaching a minimum of Rs 30,000 per annum * Setting up Youth Employment Exchange under the PPP model to cater to over 1,20,000 beneficiaries * Development of 13 tribal towns to act as growth engines for the surrounding tribal hinterland * Computerised Project Management System and use of Satellite Communication Group facilities for speedy coverage * 50 per cent of all credit to females under the scheme ‘Irrigation’ * Promoting low-risk and high productivity crops in the ITDP talukas through organic farming, biotechnology and diversified agriculture, for example, the Wadi programme and Project Sunshine involving 30,000 farmers in Dahod and Panchmahals districts * Deepening of village ponds, Lift Irrigation schemes and construction of check dams (nearly 3,016 up till now) to support irrigation in ITDP areas ‘Education and Health’ * ‘Navodaya’ or ‘Eklavya’ type residential schools in each tribal taluka, including 24 new residential schools for girls in designated low-literacy pockets * Upgrading the existing Ashram Shalas to Class XII level from the prevailing Class I-VII level * Extension of the ‘Dudh Sanjeevani’ programme supplying fortified flavoured milk, and the ‘Chiranjeevi Scheme’ for reducing Maternal Mortality Rate, to all ST families * A state-wide integrated health initiative – ‘Nirogi Balak Campaign’ being launched in the Scheduled Areas ‘Housing, Water and Roads’ * Housing to ST families, with priority to Primitive Tribe Groups, under the Indira Awas Yojana and the Sardar Awas Yojana * Females to be given joint ownership * All ST families to get safe drinking water, with 25 per cent having access to piped water supply * Development of at least 500 km of commercial road in the tribal areas under the yojana

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development/24496/ GANDHINAGAR, FEb 28: In a step apparently aimed at countering Congress’ thrust in the tribal region of the State, Chief Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a grand Rs 15,000 crore plan for tribal development, in the State Assembly on Tuesday. To be spent over the next five years, the ambitious ‘10-point Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana’ translates into Rs 3,000 crore per annum, which is close to 20 per cent of each year’s annual

plan size of the Government. Modi said the entire package would be implemented in a mission mode beginning this year. In a clear sign that not all sections of the Government were not taken into confidence over the ambitious project, Tribal Development Minister Mangubhai Patel, when questioned from where the money would come for the scheme, expressed his inability to answer. “It is a CM’s scheme and he would know the answer,” said the Minister. Leader of Opposition Arjun Modhvadia called it a panic reaction of a Government worried by the massive turnout of tribals at last month’s Sonia Gandhi rally in Devgadh Baria.