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Global best CSR practices that Indian firms can adopt emphasize strategic integration, stakeholder engagement, compliance, innovation, and sustainability.

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Looking ahead, SEBI is eyeing alignment with global frameworks like ISSB and TCFD by 2026, aiming to make ESG a strategic cornerstone rather than a compliance burden

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India's ESR crackdown isn't mere regulatory muscle-flexing; it's a strategic pivot towards a resilient, trustworthy economy.

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Robust waste management techniques coupled with innovation for eco-friendly alternatives will surely orchestrate a sustainable future. Concurrent with technological innovation, legal action is critical for sustainable development. The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 are playing a pivotal role in creating more accountability of producers, importers and brand owners (PIBOs) of goods in the end-of-life of […]

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Our environment, be it in India or across the globe needs our unwavering attention. As the world celebrates the 50th World Environment Day with ‘beat plastic pollution’ as the focus, the kind of impact it should have had in 50 years on issues like wildlife, biodiversity, forests and water conservation is clearly missing. Be it […]

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So far, sanction for prosecution has been accorded in 366 cases. Of these, 174 applications for compounding have been made. About 174 applications of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)-related defaults are in the process of compounding, according to the data maintained by the Minsitry of Corporate Affairs. Earlier, CSR related defaults were compoundable offences. So far, […]

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Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Rameswar Teli replied that CSR is a Board-driven process and the Board is empowered to plan, approve, execute and monitor the CSR activities based on the recommendations of its CSR committee. DMK leader S Kalyanasundaram in the Rajya Sabha asked the government if it plans to utilise […]

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Mass scale production and supply of the national flag, outreach and amplification efforts and other related activities are eligible CSR activities under this campaign. Companies can spend their CSR funds for activities related to the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign, according to the government. The campaign is being organised by the government as part of the […]

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Eminent CSR leaders discussed and reviewed the changes in the CSR Law under the chairmanship of Mr Sumant Chadha and after that came to a consensus that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) had gone a long way in instituting strategic programs to contribute toward causes Eminent CSR leaders discussed and reviewed the changes in the CSR […]

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The government has amended rules governing corporate social responsibility (CSR), including decriminalizing non-compliance with CSR provisions, allowing corporates to undertake multi-year projects and making registration compulsory for agencies The government has amended rules governing corporate social responsibility (CSR), including decriminalizing non-compliance with CSR provisions, allowing corporates to undertake multi-year projects and making registration compulsory for […]

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In a major relief to the Tata Education and Development Trust, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Mumbai ordered that over Rs 220 crore of the Trust’s income exempted from tax in a case related to the assessment years 2011-12 and 2012-13 In a major relief to the Tata Education and Development Trust, the […]

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FAQs on eligibility of CSR expenditure related to COVID-19 activities In a set of FAQs issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs clarified that which COVID-19 related expenditures would qualify under the ‘corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) guidelines. As you may be aware, CSR has been made mandatory In a set of FAQs issued by the […]

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The World Bank defines NGOs as private organisations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development The World Bank defines NGOs as private organisations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide […]

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Tata Trusts’ 2015 move to “surrender” registrations that gave them tax exemptions was “not voluntary”, the Income-Tax Department had told the Bombay High Court in August 2018. The department claimed that the trusts were “forced” to surrender the registrations after an I-T appellate authority Tata Trusts’ 2015 move to “surrender” registrations that gave them tax […]

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The government is considering a high-level committee’s recommendation on tax deduction on CSR funding and making non-compliance with CSR norms a civil offence, a senior Ministry of Corporate affairs (MCA) official said. The committee chaired by Corporate Affairs Ministry Secretary The government is considering a high-level committee’s recommendation on tax deduction on CSR funding and […]

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The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that it has so far given permission to prosecute in 366 cases related to CSR related offences. “So far, sanction for prosecution has been accorded in 366 cases. All CSR related offences are compoundable The government on Tuesday informed Parliament that it has so far given permission to prosecute […]