Corporate Social Responsibility has become much more relevant to business organizations than ever before. It is beyond doubt that the time has come for companies to take note of CSR as an evolving practice critical to ‘sustainability’. However, there are many issues and challenges facing the industry.
We invited Professor Sushil Kumar, Faculty at Centre for Food and Agribusiness Management (CFAM) at IIM Lucknow, for a dialogue on the evolving concept of CSR and Sustainability, the role of corporate in light of emerging environmental pressures, and the initiatives at IIM Lucknow to bring ‘sustainability’ issues into course curriculum.
FEATURE OUTLINE
Interview with Prof. Sushil Kumar: “CSR to me means fulfilling responsibility towards all stakeholders. Simply sharing profits or philanthropy is just one dimension of CSR and does not encompass multi-dimensional concept of CSR. Businesses have four types of responsibilities: economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic, and a socially responsible business should meet all these responsibilities,” says Prof. Sushil Kumar when asked how he interprets Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Click here to read full interview…
About Prof. Sushil Kumar: Prof. Sushil Kumar is currently a Faculty with Centre for Food & Agribusiness Management (CFAM) in the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow. He is also a member in the Human Resource Management group. Prior to joining IIM Lucknow in April 2005, he was SSHRC postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, Toronto (Canada) from where he completed his Doctoral studies too. Click here to read complete profile…
In the News: Prof. Sushil Kumar, IIM Lucknow, gets associated with ThinktoSustainInitiative as an Expert on Climate Change and CSR Issues. We are honoured to have him on board and would call upon his expertise on all such relevant issues. Click here to read more…
About ThinktoSustain.com: ThinktoSustain is a fast-growing knowledge portal on Sustainable Development. It features various initiatives, innovations and solutions from industry, institutions and individuals worldwide. We address issues related to sustainability, climate change, global warming, adaptation & mitigation strategies, CSR, etc. Click here to read more…
