Corporate Social Responsibility
Assignment Marks: 30
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Instructions:
- All Questions carry equal marks.
- All Questions are compulsory.
- All answers are to be explained in not more than 1000 words for questions 1 and 2, and question 3 is not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples and illustrations as far as possible.
- All answers are to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
- Students are free to refer to any books, reference material, website, or the Internet when attempting their assignments but are not allowed to copy the material as it is from the source of reference.
- Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from other students is not allowed.
- Students should follow the following parameters to answer the assignment questions.
| For Theoretical Answer | |
| Assessment Parameter | Weightage |
| Introduction | 20% |
| Concepts and Application related to the question | 60% |
| Conclusion | 20% |
| For Numerical Answer | |
| Assessment Parameter | Weightage |
| Understanding and usage of the formula | 20% |
| Procedure / Steps | 50% |
| Correct Answer &Interpretation | 30% |
- Climate change is the current focus of the business community globally, and businesses worldwide are including climate change-related considerations in their strategic business decisions and long-term plans. Choose any one current and live company, Indian or Multinational, and explain how it is implementing any two climate change policies /actions to reduce its negative climate change impacts and why it looks at climate change as part of risk management. (refer to the sustainability report of the chosen company) (10 Marks)
- With the Companies Act 2013 introduction, CSR has been legally acknowledged for the first time. Study section 135, CSR rules, and Schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013. According to you explain 10 benefits that will accrue to a business as well as a society due to this regulation. (10 Marks)
- Child labour is a violation of human rights. India is sadly the home to the largest number of child labourers in the world. Children are engaged as household servants and are also employed by hotels, service stations, food stalls, workshops, construction sites, carpet industries, etc. They are even employed in hazardous and unhygienic forms of labour in textile, leather and cracker industries, depriving the children of their childhood and harming their mental, emotional and physical development & well-being.
- What, according to you, are five compelling reasons for the existence of child labour in India? (5 Marks)
- Suggest four strategies/action plans that can be adopted by a business to make child labour unattractive and non-viable. (5 Marks)