2. WHAT IS A CORPORATION ?
• It is one form of business ownership
• It is a group of individuals to serve an idea or objective.
• The major principle is earning large, growing, sustained, legal
returns to the people who own the business
3. HISTORY
• Previously corporations were few group of people to do a
particular function.
• It was considered a support or entity which was a gift to people
in order to serve the public good
• During civil war and Industrial revolution the corporation grew
exponentially
• Corporate lawyers realised that corporations should be more
powerful and needed to remove the historical constraints
• Corporation became a legal person whose prime aim was to
4. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CORPORATION
Harm to workers
•Layoffs (HP)
•Union Busting (Walmart)
•Sweatshops (NIKE)
Harm to human health
•Dangerous Products (DDT)
•Synthetic Chemicals
•Pollution (Yamuna Pollution)
5. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CORPORATION
Harm to animals
• Habitat destruction
• Factory farming (Posilac)
• Experimentation
Harm to biosphere
• Harmful gas emissions
• Nuclear Waste
• Corporate Paradigm
6. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
• CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to
produce an overall positive impact on society and environment.
• According to the Section 135 of New Companies Act 2013 every
company having
• Net worth of rupees 500 crore or more
• Turnover of rupees 1000 crore or more
• A net profit of rupees 5 crore or more
has to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and
should contribute 2% of the net profit to CSR.
7. BENEFITS OF CSR TO SOCIETY
Education
•Provides Infrastructure (Buildings, Computers etc.)
•Provides Supplementary Education
•Vocational Training
•e.g. Tata Group, ITC, Ajim Premji
Healthcare
•Provides healthcare facility
•e.g. Apollo (SAHI), Fortis
Sanitation
•Provide Clean Drinking Water
•Construction and Maintenance of Toilets
•Solid and Liquid Waste Management
•e.g. TATA steel , GAIL India and ONGC
8. BENEFITS TO ENVIRONMENT
• Reduction of Emission of Greenhouse Gas (CISCO)
• Better Waste Management
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES
• Positive workplace environments
• Increase in creativity
• Increases professional and personal
growth
9. BENEFITS TO CORPORATION
• Improves the Public Image
• Increases media coverage
• Boost employee engagement
• Attracts and retains investors
10. MISUSE OF CSR
• Companies can use CSR programs to influence politicians
• PSUs can pump in CSR funds in favour of minister’s
constituency
• CSR can lead to corruption