CSR should be a subject of intensive study in B-schools says Justice Srikrishna

Updated on: Thursday, March 14, 2013

Sir Visvesaraya Institute of Management Studies and Research (SVIMS) recently organised a seminar on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The seminar was inaugurated by Chairman of SVIMS Justice BN Srikrishna, who is also an eminent lawyer and former Supreme Court justice, who chaired the Srikrishna Commission and sixth pay commission.

According to Justice Srikrishna, “CSR should be a subject of intensive study in B-schools, and if even 25% of the B-school students practice CSR the way they have experienced at their alma mater, it will make a huge difference to the society and environment.”

Internationally, several schools have been integrating the culture of social responsibility with management education. INSEAD, the France-based school, has a centre for social innovation and a course for social entrepreneurship. Kellogg, in Chicago, also has a centre for social entrepreneurship.

The other eminent speakers, who spoke on the relevance of putting the interest of the public before the corporate interest, included Ajit Patnaik, general manager, Corporate Sustainability, Tata Housing Development company, E Mohan Reddy, deputy general manager (CSR), ONGC, KT Ramakrishnan, general manager India and Sri Lanka, Worldwide Responsibility Accredited Production (WRAP), VG Morab, consultant CSR and former CSR manager, Intertek Global, and Narayan Bhargava, chairman, NSB Group.

CSR should be a subject of intensive study in B-schools says Justice Srikrishna

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