Institute of Public Enterprise organises Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility

Institute of Public Enterprise Under the Aegis of NLC Chair on CSR organized a two -day Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility on 4th – 5th March 2016. The NLC Chair on CSR was established at IPE through a MoU between the two organizations, signed on 22nd Feb 2014 at IPE new campus at Shameerpet, Hyderabad.

It is a progressive step by the two organizations towards its commitment to promote knowledge, experience, and excellence in the area of CSR through research, training, workshop and work association.

There is a growing realization that long-term business success can only be achieved by companies that recognize corporate social responsibility (CSR) as part of the process of wealth creation and as providing a competitive advantage. The conference aims at discussing CSR in the existing perspective and future outlook with the focus on lighting up the challenges and the best practices in CSR.

Objectives of Conference were -

• To discuss the existing practices and future prospects of Corporate Social
• Responsibility in a globalized economy
• To highlight the ‘Best Practices in CSR’ in the context of business sustainability
• To discuss implementation models and structures that can be used in all sectors of industry.
• To explore ways of aligning CSR to business agenda for sustainability.
• To create awareness of the latest thinking on CSR and governance issues as the driver of change, innovation, and sustainable profit.
• Perspectives of CSR in the Global Economy
• CSR and Sustainability
• Evaluation, Monitoring and Documenting CSR practices
• Accounting for value: Measuring and managing social investment
• Social Auditing
• Integrating CSR with Business Policy
• Creating impact and ensuring sustainability of community-based programs
• Partnership – Engaging Stakeholders
• Benchmarking CSR practices
• Turning CSR into Corporate Social Innovation (CSI)
• Case Studies on Best practices in CSR (Private and Public sector)
• Making CSR mandatory - Where are we heading towards?
• CSR: Sectoral perspective
• Empowering the next generation: Engaging youth in CSR
• Entrepreneurship opportunities within CSR Participation
• Discussion Themes at the conference

The conference as a platform for intellectual deliberations on Corporate Social Responsibility was open to Businesses - Corporate and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Government Policymakers, Company chairmen, Directors and Practicing Managers, NGOs, Consultants, Management students, Academicians and Research

About Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE)

The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) is a non-profit educational society established in 1964. It is devoted to Education, Training, Research and Consultancy for business enterprises in the public and private sector. IPE is a premier B-school and is recognized as a ‘Centre of Excellence’ by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (Ministry of HRD, Government of India) for doctoral studies. It is also recognized by nine universities in India for the guidance of Ph.D. scholars. It has developed strong linkages with industry and academic institutions and is the founder-member of the Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). It is also a member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Computer Society of India (CSI).

About IPE - Center for Corporate Social Responsibility

The Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CCSR) was set up during 2011 to promote training, research, consultancy assignments and document case studies in thrust areas of Corporate Social Responsibility. The center works on the existing body of knowledge, systems, structures, models and mechanisms associated with different CSR initiatives. The center provides opportunities to discuss the guidelines issued in the area of CSR and also deliberates upon the latest developments in the CSR field. The institute is empanelled by TISS as a center for training, research and consultancy.