CESD: Spearheading Corporate Engagement in Sustainable Development
17 Jul 2020 Sustainability as a concept and practice is gaining wider acceptance today, both amongst people as well as enterprises. In 2005, Mr Y C Deveshwar, Chairman and Managing Director, ITC Ltd., who was the President of CII at the time, put forth the idea of a Centre of Excellence to mainstream the sustainability […]
CII Model Career Centres amid Lockdown: Facilitating Livelihood, Enabling Income
21 Jul 2020 Every year, India adds about 12 million young people to its workforce. Creating one million jobs every month is not easy, especially when it is exacerbated by a skill mismatch, resulting in the unemployability of many who enter the job market. The sudden global outbreak of COVID-19 and the extensive lockdown in […]
Strengthening SMEs in India While Combatting COVID-19
21 Jul 2020 COVID-19, which has gripped the entire world has not only created an unprecedented human health crisis but also a major disruption in economic activity. This can be validated by IMF’s projection that the global economy may shrink by over 3.0 per cent in 2020 – the steepest slowdown since the Great Depression […]
The CII Big Picture Summit: Perspectives on India’s M&E Industry
12 Dec 2019 India’s Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry is one of the country’s champion sectors as declared by the Government of India. It has many achievements it can be proud of. One of these is its far-reaching impact not only by way of influencing people, but also employment: it employs over 5 million people, […]
We can solve climate change – if we involve women
18 Dec 2019 With the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals approaching, the fight against climate change intensifies each year, with governments pumping resources into achieving them. One of the most critical SDGs is SDG 5, achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, because it will have positive cascading effects […]
Indian Heritage – Eastern India
24 Dec 2019 The East and North East parts of India are well known for their distinct culture and traditions. Brimming with history, nature and tourist-friendly destinations, the states in these parts are blessed with a rich cultural heritage that makes them ideal for nature lovers, trekkers, wildlife enthusiasts and anyone interested in learning […]
How Green is Your City?
25 Dec 2019 “For ten years, the Emissions Gap Report has been sounding the alarm – and for ten years, the world has only increased its emissions. There has never been a more important time to listen to the science. Failure to heed these warnings and take drastic action to reverse emissions means we will […]
The CII Indian Women Network – Enabling Women to Reach Their Full Economic Potential
26 Dec 2019 Inclusivity, equality and diversity are the words of the hour as society shifts its focus to provide equal opportunities to all. More women across the country are now participating in the workforce, especially in sectors previously dominated by men, and education and literacy rates for women are also on the rise. […]
Business, Not Just Charity, Begins at Home
30 Dec 2019 “Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.” – Rumi The collective verses the individual, the ‘We’ versus ‘I’ – the values that are propagated not just by spiritualists but by Business Gurus also form the bedrock of family businesses that account for a large share of […]
Doing business in India getting easier
30 Dec 2019 India has once again recorded an impressive improvement in the global Doing Business ranking of the World Bank. Doing Business Report 2020, released on 24 October 2019, showed the country jumping by 14 spots to 63rd position (out of 190 economies), which is the 5th successive improvement from a position of 142 rank in […]