CSR, Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

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CSR,CORPORATE

GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS


ETHICS
What is Corporate Social
Responsibility(CSR) ?
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a self-
regulating business model that helps a company
be socially accountable—to itself, its stakeholders,
and the public. 
• It refers to practices and policies undertaken by
corporations that are intended to have a positive
influence on the world. 
• It should aim at the ethical way of doing business
that has significant impact on society and
community development.
Provisions of The Companies Act,2013
regarding CSR
• The Companies Act, 2013 has formulated
Section 135, Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility) Rules, 2014 and Schedule
VII which prescribes mandatory provisions for
companies to fulfill their CSR.
According to Sec.135 of the Companies Act,
2013
• A company with a net worth of Rs. 500 crore or
more, a turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more or a
net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more in a financial
year shall constitute a CSR committee of the
board.
• The board’s report shall disclose the composition
of the CSR committee.
• The CSR Committee shall:
 Formulate and recommend a CSR Policy
 Monitor the policy from time to time.
• The board of every company shall:
 Approve the CSR policy for the company and
disclose contents of such policy in its report
 Ensure that the activities included in CSR
policy are undertaken by the company.
• The board of every company shall ensure that
the company spends, in every financial year, at
least 2% of the average net profits of the
company in pursuance of its CSR policy.
According to Schedule VII, the following activities may
be included by companies in their CSR Policies

• Eradicating hunger and poverty


• Promotion of education
• Promoting gender equality and empowering
women
• Health
• Ensuring environmental sustainability
• Employment enhancing vocational skills
• Such other matters as may be prescribed.
CSR Activities of TATA Motors
• Global automobile
manufacturer Tata Motors
Limited acknowledges its roots
and tirelessly works to address
the needs and aspirations of
the community, pushing
others onwards to
development. They have a six-
pronged CSR strategy that
attends to the societal needs.
Influencing and improving the quality of
lives
• Furthering their Sustainable
Development Goals, their CSR
initiatives in FY 2019-2020
touched 83o300 lives, of which
41% belong to the SC and ST
communities.
• They have been catering to
domains, starting with
sustainability initiatives through
community engagement, to
social upliftment and
addressing healthcare and
sanitation issues, making
women self-reliant and more.

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