A power point presentation on CSR and Sustainabilty was made by Rajesh Prasad Chief Project Manager RVNL Kolkata on 05.12.13 during the Training and Workshop organised by TISS at Naora 50 kms from Kolkata
3. Corporate Citizenship Concepts
• Corporate social responsibility – emphasizes
obligation and accountability to society
• Corporate social responsiveness – emphasizes
action, activity
• Corporate social performance – emphasizes
outcomes, results
4. The focus involves around responsibilities
outside of making a profit after implementation
various kinds of projects and the key questions
for corporations include:
• Does business have a social responsibility?
• If so, what is the extent and type of the
responsibility?
5. CSR & Sustainability Policy
RVNL’s commitment to its stakeholders to
conduct business in an economically, socially
and environmentally sustainable manner that
is transparent and ethical.
Stakeholders include employees, investors, shareholders,
customers, business partners, clients, civil society groups,
government and non-government organizations, local
communities, environment & society at large.
CSR & Sustainability Policy has been issued duly approved
by BoD of RVNL in Feb 2013 as per revised guidelines issued
by DPE
7. Organizational Structure
As per the approved CSR and Sustainability Policy, RVNL
has put in place a three tier organizational structure to
steer the CSR and Sustainability agenda of RVNL:
1)Tier-I: Board Level Committee is headed by Independent
Director
2)Tier-II: Corporate Level Committee is headed by Executive
Director (Mech), the Nodal Officer for CSR & Sustainability
3)Tier-III: PIU Level Committee is headed by respective
Chief Project Manager of Project Implementation Unit
9. Strategic Partners
RVNL has already entered into a long term MoU on
17.11.2011 with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS),
nominated as a National CSR Hub by DPE, to provide
necessary support in implementation of CSR activities in
RVNL.
RVNL is utilizing the services of specialized external
agencies, NCSR Hub and MoEF empanelled NGOs,
Ramakrishna Mission, TISS etc for baseline/ Needs
assessment studies, preparation of project reports,
implementation, monitoring, evaluation, audit and social
impact assessment studies apart from involvement of the
field level Committees for close monitoring, evaluation and
feedback.
10. Aims & Objectives
CSR & Sustainability activities are being
implemented to meet the broad objectives
underlined in the Policy.
1) Implementation in project mode
2) Focus on periphery of project areas of RVNL
3) Education & health being thrust areas
4) Inclusive growth of society with emphasis on
development of weaker sections of society
5) In the backward districts of the country
6) Realization of UN Millennium Development
Goals
13. Reporting & Disclosures
A comprehensive report on CSR & Sustainability
activities of RVNL has been made in the Annual Report
of RVNL for the year 2012-13.
Also, with effect from 15.04.2013, a separate head of
“CSR & Sustainability” has been created on RVNL’s
website and all information related to CSR &
Sustainability is being uploaded on the website on
regular basis.
During the year 2013-14, Board Level Committee held
three meetings on 16.04.2013, 03.07.2013 & 26.11.2013.
18. CSR & Sustainability Projects
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Providing hostel facilities for 300 tribal boys
Providing hostel facilities for 300 tribal boys in the backward
District of Narayanpur (Chhattisgarh). The CSR project is
being implemented by Ramakrishna Ashrama, Narainpur for
total expenditure of `3.82 Crore. The project, commenced
on 1st April 2012, will be completed in March 2014.
As per NCSR Hub Report, “the hostel facilities will provide
access to quality & value education to the tribal boys and
thus, provide a sound platform for mainstreaming of these
children and facilitate in meeting the Millennium
Development Goals for achieving universal primary
education”.
19. CSR & Sustainability Projects
2
Education & Development of 100 under privileged
differently abled children
Education & Development of 100 under privileged differently abled
children in the backward District of South 24 Paraganas (West Bengal)
is being implemented by the Institute for Handicapped & Backward
People, Kolkata. The CSR project, commenced on 1st April 2012, is
being implemented for three years (2012-15) for `75 Lakhs.
65 hearing impaired (21 boys & 34 girls), 28 mentally challanged (17
boys & 11 girls) 17 children with cerebral palsy (14 boys & 3 girls) are
covered in the project under supervision of well qualified & trained
teachers with student to teacher ratio of 10:1 for hearing impaired, 6:1
for mentally challanged & 3:1 for cerebral palsy and dedicated support
staff.
As per mid term social audit carried out by NCSR Hub “the project has
generated lots of curiosity and a positive response amongst the
parents of the disabled children because this is one of its kind”.
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Health & Educational support to 300 under
privileged children
Educational support to 300 under privileged children & Health support
in the backward District of South 24 Paraganas (West Bengal) is being
implemented by Ramakrishna Math, Naora. The project, commenced
on 1st October 2012, is being implemented for three years (2012-15) for
`1.47 Crore.
As per mid term social audit carried out by NCSR Hub, “the services
Math provides will go a long way in contributing to better health
conditions in the area. For these deprived communities, the health
camps are a boon. It has made these people come out of their houses
and recognise the importance of a doctor’s diagnosis. This
programme has helped local students throughout the formal training
process. Irrespective of their understanding and level of acquiring
knowledge, a positive impact has been observed in terms of
mobilising them towards pursuing formal education. This has
motivated them to participate in group activities”.
41. CSR & Sustainability Projects
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Providing Solar Home Lighting System to 500
households
Solar home lighting system is being provided to 500 households
covering 13 villages in Bhangar-I & Canning-II blocks in the backward
District of South 24 Paraganas (West Bengal) at a total cost of Rs 39
Lakhs. The project is being implemented by TERI and Ramakrishna
Math, Naora is the monitoring agency & sustainability partner.
The project, commenced on 1st April 2013, will be completed by
December 2013.
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Plantation of 10,000 trees near project sites
The sustainability project for plantation of about 10,000 trees is being
implemented at three project sites, namely, at Luni (Jodhpur),
Cherlopalle (Chennai) & Kantabanji (Raipur) based on the baseline
survey report submitted by M/s EQMS, New Delhi, a MoEF empanelled
organisation. MoU target for 2013-14 is plantation of 6,000 trees.
The project, commenced on 1st April 2013, is being implemented for an
expenditure of `60 Lakhs and will be completed by March 2014.