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India's labour rights and environment legislation has been applauded by
the SustainAbility consultancy in the first of its studies of CSR in
emerging countries. The report records the closure of polluting
factories around the Taj Mahal as one example of responsible practice.
It points out that Indian companies have a long tradition of helping the communities where they operate, resulting from a nation-building role, and it includes best practice case studies of companies such as Hindustan Lever, part of the Unilever group, the ICICI Bank and Tata Steel.
However, SustainAbility says India is still grappling with a legacy of vested interest and inefficiency and has problems of child labour and human rights infringements, largely thanks to caste and gender inequalities.
The emerging country reports are intended to give an informed assessment of business practices in emerging countries.
It points out that Indian companies have a long tradition of helping the communities where they operate, resulting from a nation-building role, and it includes best practice case studies of companies such as Hindustan Lever, part of the Unilever group, the ICICI Bank and Tata Steel.
However, SustainAbility says India is still grappling with a legacy of vested interest and inefficiency and has problems of child labour and human rights infringements, largely thanks to caste and gender inequalities.
The emerging country reports are intended to give an informed assessment of business practices in emerging countries.
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