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In September 2019, India's Finance Minister made a landmark announcement by significantly widening the scope of CSR. Companies were finally allowed to use their CSR spending towards funding research in India's public institutions across fields such as science, technology, medicine. In our podcast this week, we try to explore to what extent can International universities engage within India's CSR space considering this new ruling and how can they support the country's wider research agenda.
To provide an insider perspective on this topic, we have with us this week, Christine Potter, newly-appointed Director of Consulting, North America – for Education, Non-Profit and CSR at Sannam S4.
Over the past decade, India has become home to one of the most mature philanthropy sectors globally. This week, we will try to uncover exactly where does India Inc spend its CSR money. Our guest for this week is Sannam S4's very own, Abhinav Sood, Head of Client Relations & International Projects.
In the first episode of our series, we speak to Amit Lahiri, Chief Sustainability Officer and Founding Executive Director, Center for Excellence in Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CECRAS) at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU).
Amit will speak to us about the recent changes in India’s CSR policy and also describe how OP Jindal Global university engages with SDGs.