ResponsibleBiz

The 3rd India Responsible Business Forum conference spanned over an entire day. It saw the release of the Making Growth Inclusive Report 2018, along with the India Responsible Business Index 2017.
Here’s a brief recap of what happened at IRBF 2018.
The 3 ways in which business perpetuates inequality...

Is design thinking just a buzzword that is thrown around in discussions about innovation and startups? Can it help companies and communities develop side by side?
Today companies are embracing design thinking as a fresh approach to figure out what their customers really want. Yet few of them apply this method to engaging responsibly with communities they operate in....

Over the years, consumers, investors and media have begun to realise the true environmental and social cost of the products they use. They are demanding that companies treat each person who supplies their product humanely.
Is it possible for companies in India to make their supply chains transparent, tier by tier? How can they do so without compromising profits?...

In 2017, 73% of the wealth generated in India went to the richest 1%. 67 crore Indians, who happen to be the poorest half of the population, had little to gain. Their wealth increased  just by 1%.
In a country with such deep seated inequality that continues to grow unchecked, how can the private sector correct this imbalance? Will investors ever put their foot down and make companies take the equality and dignity of workers seriously?...