SD serves as a leading CSR advisory and implementation partner to companies across all industries and sectors. We specialize in creating and implementing CSR strategies that are aligned to your business needs and objectives.
With our global network of NGOs; Government Bodies; Funding Agencies; Institutions, and our in-house expertise and advisors as well as extensive experience in creating sustainability within large and medium-scale businesses, we are your ideal partner in making your CSR programs impactful.
Beyond making profits, business is accountable for the totality of the impact of its business on people and planet. This is what is denoted by Corporate Social Responsibility, which essentially means that any company should be a good neighbour within its host community.
CSR activities are increasingly targeted at overall national development goals. There is an emergent stress on shifting from casual approach to a focussed, structured project based accountability approach. The principles of corporate strategic planning are sought to be applied to the operations of the not-for-profit sector.
In India, though corporates have demonstrated a strong will to dedicate their resources for a social cause, they find it difficult to reach the right people considering the demography and diverse social problems of the country.
Corporates are shifting the focus of their social responsibility agenda from merely charity oriented interventions to development oriented programs. In order to utilise their designated CSR funds, industries seek to develop need-based programs, ascertain the impact of existing programs and forge public-private partnerships to administer these programs. This implies that activities under CSR should be implemented by specialised agencies and not by the staff of the companies. Specialised agencies would include community based organizations (NGOs), panchayat organisations, academic institutes, trusts and missions, self-help groups, mahila mandals etc.
This also establishes the need for CSR facilitation which takes care of social compliance and branding and aligns social spend with corporate goals and competitive scenario.
At Sharp Developments (SD) – a registered Society for over two decades; we provide this vital link between not for profit sector and business. We conceptualize and undertake the role of CSR facilitation that will ensure the Corporate perspective is integrated with the proposed CSR interventions such as social development programs.
To find out how Sharp Developments can enhance your CSR Activity.
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