Responsible Future
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Trustees of the Earth
Business responsibility is not a new phrase. Everything that needed to be said about it has possibly already been said in many forums, several times over. Still, there is a gap between intent and…
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IFC set to catalyse the Impact Investing market
Impact investing focuses on investing with the goal of environmental and social impact in addition to financial return. It has grown significantly over the years and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) estimates that investor…
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Can companies stand up for Mental Health?
According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Most of the focus in India is around…
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Zebra’s Fix the World
The new world driven by technological changes is seeing a proliferation of startups who are questioning the status quo and disrupting industries. The sectors that are being disrupted are many. 3D printing is disrupting…
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Marico’s Sustainability Journey is driven by innovation, says Saugata Gupta
Marico Limited is one of India’s leading consumer products companies operating in the beauty and wellness space. Agricultural commodities form the base of all Marico products ranging from coconut oil, flax seeds, rice bran…
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Enhancing the lives of persons with disabilities, Meenu Bhambhani of Mphasis
5-6% of India’s population has some or the other form of disability, of these only 1% or so are employed. Mphasis an IT services company wanted to change this scenario. Meenu Bhambhani, the VP…
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Find, Buy, Service, Help: The four-word code with which traditional retail can take on the Flipkarts and Amazons
At the customer-journey mapping workshop at the Star FLOW marketing festival, I posed the question, “How can retail be structured better?” The discussion yielded a valuable insight: What if the retailer was structured not…
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Coca – Cola Sparks The Change With The Fruit Circular Economy
Coca-Cola India has a new ambition – to become a complete beverage company. Which essentially means providing more choice to the consumer by offering newer beverages and many based on fruit and fruit juices.…