The Company Directors’ Perspective of Corporate Social Responsibility

Abstract

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Legislated CSR in practice: The experience of India

“…between the committee and the local teams, the delay in CSR campaign approvals, the committee's distance from local teams, and their approach to CSR as a monetary contribution and so on could all stem from a poorly constituted committee, rather than the concept of committee itself. As Gustavson (2009) suggests, committees needs a diverse group of members with a wide range of experiences, values and risk perceptions to ensure a balance of opinions, which would help problem solving and implementation of proposed CSR plans. Ibrahim, Howard, and Angelidis (2003) suggest that a committee must also comprise both outsiders and insiders as the outsiders are less economically driven and more focused on philanthropy.…”