Corporate Social Responsibility in India

The Why, What and How of the CSR Mandate: The India Story.- Part I: CSR Mandate and its Implications.- Part II: CSR Mandate and its Implementation.- Part III: The Way Forward. 

Ms. Nayan Mitra comes with a rich mix of diverse professional experience of over sixteen years, straddling seamlessly between academics, social and corporate sectors. She has long years of experience in teaching and coaching undergraduate, post graduate students and corporate members; been a resource person in eminent Institutions of higher learning in the areas of CSR and Corporate Governance; Academic Council member in International Conferences like the International Conference on CSR, Sustainability, ethics and Governance; has important peer reviewed research publications to her credit in international and national Academic journals and books, such as the Asian Journal of Business Ethics (Springer), International Journal of Business Ethics in Developing Economies, (All India Management Association) AIMA Journal for Management & Research; has conducted several social researches for multi-lateral agencies, the findings of which have become important basis for sustainable action; Chaired and presented at various international and national conferences. Her research interest lies in charting the developmental curve of India and documenting its transformation from an emerging nation to a developed economy. As a Developmental Consultant and a Researcher, she works closely with some of the eminent Corporations and civil societies of India; is also a pro-bono member of the Advisory Council and is in the Board of some of the eminent NGOs, whose work has received exemplary status in international and national circuits. She was a finalist of the prestigious Chevening Gurukul Scholarship for Leadership and Excellence (2013), as conferred by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the British Deputy High Commission for her contribution.
Prof. Dr. René Schmidpeter holds the Dr. Juergen Meyer Endowed Chair of International Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility at Cologne Business School (CBS), Germany. He is also a professor at the Nanjing University of