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DECEMBER 2009 VOL(1) ISSUE 1.
WHO WHAT WHEN HOW WHERE ON CSR
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Social Activists and Concerned
Citizens :
Letter from
Sri Mukesh Jain, Indore
Sri Gagan Duggar, Mumbai
the
Academicians :
Prof. P.K. Sharma, VMOU, Kota
editor :
Prof. Vijay Sharma, ECB, Bikaner
Prof. J.P. Sharma, Rajasthan This is our humble effort to bring to
University, Jaipur light the initiatives by the corporates
Prof. Ravikant Swami, HIM, in India to help the society. We
Sonepat believe in Gandhian ideology that
Prof. Nityesh Bhatt, Nirma every company must work as trustee
University, Ahmedabad to the society. We therefore believe
that we must promote trusteeship at
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readers to join our network and those who have provided data and
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Contents of the 1st issue : address the needs of the rural people. These
Social Commitment Themes people formed direct or indirect stakeholders of
Corporate Snippets the Company and therefore were important for
Corporate Initiatives the Company’s sustainability. Consequently, the
1. Ambuja Cement Foundation ACF’s focus has been on integrated rural
2. Dr. Reddy's Laboratory – social development programmes. The Foundation
initiatives works with the mission to “energise, involve and
enable communities to realise their potential”.
Social Commitment Themes The Foundation at present reaches out to over 1.2
LABOUR WELFARE : million people in about 670 villages spread
Tata group started 8 hours work in 1912. It also across ten states in India. The large chunk of
introduced free medical aid in 1915, a welfare work of the Foundation is carried out by a team
department in 1917, leave with pay and other of welltrained and experienced professionals.
amenities. The range of work of the Foundation is
expansive/diverse and though there are common
SHARING PROFITS WITH THE programmes run across locations, regional
SOCIETY : variations due to local needs exist. Provision of
M& M commits 1% of its profits towards social preventive and curative health services including
upliftment. reproductive and child health, promotion of
education and generation of alternate sources of
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT livelihood coupled with capacity building are
some of the key areas of intervention of the
Dabur India has set up Sandesh (a sustainable Foundation. Natural Resource Management
development society in 1993) to promote social (NRM) by far forms the largest part of the
development). It has also started Plants for Life community initiatives of the Company. NRM
project to promot plantations. includes activities centered on conservation and
management of water, land, energy and
Infosys Foundation runs Shalegondu Granthalaya livestock. Water being the prime mover in rural
project under which it donates 200 books to life and an essential factor for overall rural
every school which is imparting education in development, presets their work in the area of
Kannad Medium in Karnataka. water resource management. In all its endeavors,
ACF has since inception made it a mandatory
practice to include people’s participation in its
Corporate Snippets activities. Those who are stakeholders in the
Maruti Suzuki was awarded Golden Peacock social setting are consciously and regularly
Award for Environment Management 2007 by included in programmes that are principally
World Environment Foundation. It also promotes meant for them. They engage with their
3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in order to promote communities at all levels. Programmes are
environment management. decided based on the needs expressed by the
people during Participatory Rural Appraisals
(PRAs). Implementation is carried out with the
Corporate Initiatives participation of the people whether direct or
1. ACF indirect, financial or nonfinancial. This helps in
Ambuja Cements Ltd. established a foundation, developing a sense of belonging to the
called the Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) in programmes and makes the programmes
1993. With its cement plants being situated in sustainable. Natural Resource Management,
the rural areas, the Company realised the need to especially water management, forms a
significant part of their work in the rural sector.
AFTERSCHOOOL'S YELLOW EBOOK ON CSR – MONTHLY MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 2009
It conducts programmes for water conservation They have significant improvements in process
in 4 states – Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and development with growing emphasis on green
Himachal Pradesh. Each of these states faced chemistry. Energy saving initiatives and
specific water related problems which they have awareness communication on Climate Change is
tried to address through their scientifically being accelerated in the company Programmes
grounded, economically viable and socially like Sparsh, betaCare, Sarathi, deliver assis
acceptable techniques. tance to doctors, pharmacists and patients by
2. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories improving access to medicines and patient
education. These efforts complement our
Dr. Reddy’s purpose is to help people lead
commitment to product responsibility ad
healthier lives. This, combined with a clear
dressing quality and safety of our products
commitment to their values and ethical
Dr. Reddy’s Execution Excellence Model
practices, forms the foundation of sustainability
(DREEM) has spawned focus action in Lean
or CSR. Being a pharmaceutical company they
Manufacturing (“doing more with less”) in both
are deeply sensitive to the needs of accessibility
finished dosage and active pharmaceuti
and affordability of medicines in developing and
cals. Organisational redesign of teams has
developed countries. They define their strategy
increased throughput, provided higher quality,
and determine their impact. In an era when
lower cost and integration of Intellectual
increasing demands are being made on
Property in product development The
healthcare services, generic medicines provide a
community development efforts are evident in
major benefit to society by ensuring patient
places where we live and work, with specific
access to quality, safe and effective medicines
focus on manufacturing locations, implemented
while reducing the cost of healthcare.
by CSR teams in each facility. With a
Generic medicines cost a fraction of the original
combination of approaches communities in the
products, which is good news for patients and
neighborhood are being assisted to access
means greater access for more people.
healthcare, improved education opportunities
Their active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)
and sustainable livelihoods They encourage
and generics businesses focus on affordability
employee giving in association with Naandi
by providing lower cost alternatives. They are
foundation, an organisation cofounded by Dr
addressing access needs by investing in
Reddy’s. 6000 employees contribute to The
innovation with emphasis on New Chemical
Power of Ten, the employee giving programme.
Entity (NCE) Research and Differentiated
Employees are encouraged to volunteer by
Product Development that address unmet and
forming specific interest groups and also join
poorly met medical needs. Their product
volunteering programmes with Dr Reddy’s
development effort with biosimilars is an
Foundation. The Foundation, setup by the
example of innovation in making medicines
company, demonstrates their Citizenship work
affordable and accessible. In addition, the triple
in the area of poverty alleviation, with specific
bottom line approach enables us to deliver
emphasis on quality in education and sustainable
sustained value with equal emphasis on people,
livelihoods. Over 100,000 sustainable livelihoods
planet and profits through environmentally
with Livelihood Advancement Business School
friendly and socially responsible operations.
(LABS) programme and outreach to over 34,000
Their CSR efforts encompass sustainable
children in government run schools through
business practices, safety, health and
School Community Partnerships in Education
environment (SHE) systems, patient assistance
(SCOPE). Sustainability involves almost every
programmes, community development, people
aspect of a company. It also publishes a
practices and citizenship. Dr Reddy’s was one of
Sustainability Report. The report is prepared
the earliest in establishing a zero liquid discharge
according to guidelines recommended by Global
facility to ensure 100 percent effluent recycling.
Reporting Initiatives.