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OPERATE RESPONSIBLY

 

ALL ORGANISATIONS HAVE A responsibility to the societies in which they operate. Business should build benefits to society into their business plans, rather than see ‘social responsibility’ as an external activity.

The idea

Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, chairman of Indian conglomerate ITC, believes that modern business must take account of social issues and promote social stability. ‘What’s the challenge to ITC over the next 100 years? The biggest challenge is stability,’ Deveshwar told the Hindustan Times.

‘We see growth but also inequity. The top 10 per cent has access to 85 per cent of household assets and the bottom ...