AHMEDABAD: Oakbrook Business School organized a seminar on 'Management challenges and becoming a socially responsible organization'.
Noted among those present were Dr Arbind Sinha, faculty, MICA; Bharat Joshi, manager, Blind People's Association; Sushma Oza, CEO, Adani Foundation; R S Pandey, chairman, GHCL Foundation; and Anil Patel, Area Manager, Ford India.
The first session was on the topic 'Decoding and demystifying social responsibility' where speakers shared their experiences and told the students to look forward to a career in CSR as it is an emerging field.
In the next session on 'Understanding and implementing social initiatives', speakers talked about the various initiatives their respective organisations have taken. They said that any company, even a start-up, can do CSR activity.
They added that CSR does not mean to contribute monetarily; it also means to provide skills, training and help in raising the required fund for a particular initiatives. They gave examples of charity walks and blood donation drives.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ahmedabad/Seminar-on-CSR-held/articleshow/42951047.cms
Noted among those present were Dr Arbind Sinha, faculty, MICA; Bharat Joshi, manager, Blind People's Association; Sushma Oza, CEO, Adani Foundation; R S Pandey, chairman, GHCL Foundation; and Anil Patel, Area Manager, Ford India.
The first session was on the topic 'Decoding and demystifying social responsibility' where speakers shared their experiences and told the students to look forward to a career in CSR as it is an emerging field.
In the next session on 'Understanding and implementing social initiatives', speakers talked about the various initiatives their respective organisations have taken. They said that any company, even a start-up, can do CSR activity.
They added that CSR does not mean to contribute monetarily; it also means to provide skills, training and help in raising the required fund for a particular initiatives. They gave examples of charity walks and blood donation drives.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Ahmedabad/Seminar-on-CSR-held/articleshow/42951047.cms
