Civil Obedience Movement – Corporate Strategy for Social Values





The fight of satyagraha is for the strong in spirit, not the doubter or the timid. – Mahatma Gandhi

Civil Obedience Movement:

On the historic day of 12th March 1930, Gandhi inaugurated The Civil Disobedience Movement by conducting the historic Dandi Salt March, where he broke the Salt Laws imposed by the British Government.

  On 5th April 2011 Veteran social activist Anna Hazare started his indefinite fast unto death to press for the demand to involve civil society in formulation of the anti-graft Lokpal (ombudsman) bill. He broke the impasse of 42 years in getting the laws of the land to bring the public official to book – to enact Lokpal Bill.

This is the beginning of the Civil Obedience Movement in India in the year 2011. [Picture courtesy – Mani Bhavan, Rediff]Continue reading “Civil Obedience Movement – Corporate Strategy for Social Values”

Can you spot any loophole in the #Lokpal draft? – Rediif





I give below what I have submitted to Rediff on their initiative on – Can you spot any loophole in the Lokpal draft? http://bit.ly/mSowee Herein I have given the full text of their version, after my submission below, that you are requested to go to their site and fill in the form to submit your views that you may notice of any loophole in the Lokpal Draft. You may also pass on this information to Lokpal Bill Committee and the members of the Civil Society who have taken the initiative to introduce this  Bill in the Parliament that I consider a step in the right direction for the welfare of the People of India. Thanks:

Jayaraman Rajah Iyer

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#Sustainability of Values alone would ensure profits. My reply





What’s “New” About Creating Shared Value?  05 Apr 2011 – by Michael Sadowski:

This is an interesting post http://bit.ly/h5z2YL on Sustainability

I give below my reply to the nice article from Michael that raises a number of basic issues.Continue reading “#Sustainability of Values alone would ensure profits. My reply”

Lokpal ~ UNCAC Definitions Compared





Giving below only the definitions of Lokpal and Use of Terms of UNCAC. The scope of UNCAC is surely far and wide than Lokpal. Once UNCAC is ratified the power to arrest the corruption is more effective than Lokpal. Lokpal basically can dig out the past corruption cases whereas UNCAC has the singular capability to prevent corruption.

However I am in full support of Anna Hazare on his endeavor to enact Lokpal Bill. The announcement by PM Manmohan SIngh on 21st April 2011 to ratify UNCAC is a welcome step in the right direction. Please also see the video on the scam levels here in India that the video calls the country as ‘Indian Republic of Scams’, as provided by IAC – India Against Corruption, a group of eminent men and women of India who have taken a lead in eradication of corruption.

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#CSR the biggest and most dynamic corporate function of 21st Century





The school children meditate

Padmini's school childrenIt was on Friday 8th April, 2011 that students of a primary school Satya Surabhi, situated at a village at Continue reading “#CSR the biggest and most dynamic corporate function of 21st Century”

Corporate World, listen to Anna Hazare, but don’t forget Liu Xiaobo for #Sustainability Leadership





Corporate World, listen to Anna Hazare, but don’t forget Liu Xiaobo for #Sustainability Leadership

 

Bajaj Industries – Corporate Sustainability Leadership

Jamnalal Bajaj (4 November 1884 – 11 February 1942) was a Rajasthani industrialist, a philanthropist, and Indian independence fighter. He was also a close associate and follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi is known to have adopted him as his son. Several institutions in India bears his name, including the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies. Continue reading “Corporate World, listen to Anna Hazare, but don’t forget Liu Xiaobo for #Sustainability Leadership”

Index of Inactivity measuring SAP’s #Sustainability Leadership of UNGC





SAP’s 2010 Sustainability Report – UN Global Compact – The 10 Principles – Ranking by IBCM

Harmonizing #CSR and #Sustainability





In a recent post by Aman Das in Vault.com on the topic The 2011 CSR Debate, Part 1: CSR Is an Evolution, Not a Revolution by Henk Campher http://bit.ly/heUhHI and on the same site another interesting post The 2011 CSR Debate, Part 2: It’s Sustainability, stupid! by Alberto Andreu,Continue reading “Harmonizing #CSR and #Sustainability”

Rankings, RoI & #CSR Function – Response to 3 Challenges for CSR Executives – of Vault.com





Another interesting poser from Aman Singh Das of vault-com – 3 Challenges for CSR Executives http://bit.ly/hqDjU7 that IBCMi is pleased to place its views. All the 3 challenges stand as of now independent, meaning the connectivity between one and the other is not apparent. Again the interesting comments from the participants give an insight into ‘the holistic concept of CSR versus siloing it to define volunteering, philanthropy or environmental work.‘. If Connie Lindsey spoke candidly about her love for finance, and the misinterpretation that CSR suffers from, Crespin statement “Companies‘ willingness to disclose and be measured makes them more effective managers of business risks”, reflect the unending desire to excel in CSR individually and collectively. Continue reading “Rankings, RoI & #CSR Function – Response to 3 Challenges for CSR Executives – of Vault.com”

Subtle and Gross of Corporate Sustainability Leadership





Subtle and Gross

In the Blueprint for Corporate Sustainability Leadership released by United Nations Global Compact, “corporate sustainability is defined as a company’s delivery of long-term value in financial, social, environmental and ethical terms. It thus covers all principles and issue areas of the UN Global Compact.”

Ethics is subtler than the subtle, whereas financial terms are utterly gross. Corporate deals Continue reading “Subtle and Gross of Corporate Sustainability Leadership”