Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee is widely celebrated as the Father of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, a visionary who placed “CSR – The Indian Way” on the global stage.
His pioneering work transformed CSR from a peripheral activity into a legislated national force for inclusive growth, making India the only country in the world with a mandatory CSR law.
As Secretary to the Government of India, he pioneered the first CSR and Sustainability Guidelines for Public Sector Enterprises and played a pivotal role in shaping Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The law required eligible companies to spend at least 2% of their average net profits on CSR initiatives aligned with the UN Millenium Development Goals.
My Journey
Father of Indian CSR and Sustainability
Former Secretary, Government of India
Former Senior Advisor, NITI Aayog
Founder and DG, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry
Former Secretary General, Indian Steel Association
Founding Chairman, BIS National Sustainability Reporting Standards and Disclosures Drafting Committee
Current Positions
Senior Adviser, CSR & Sustainability, Dua Consulting and Centre for Responsible Business, New Delhi
Chief Adviser, CSR, HR and Sustainability, Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd., Kolkata
Principal Adviser, CSR, Sustainability and Social Innovation AIC Techno, Kolkata
Partner, Gupta and Chatterjee LLP, New Delhi
Chairman, BIS National Committee on ESG Reporting Standards & CSR, New Delhi
Chairman, National Committee for Formulating the Indian National Standards for ESG. This Committee has been set up by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Govt. of India
Chairman, India Delegation, ISO TC/309 (Governance of Organizations) International Plenary Meeting at Jamaica
Chairman, Insolvency Professional Agency of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India, New Delhi
Chairman, BIS National Task Force on MSD 10 Social Responsibility Committee Review and Reconstitution
Chairman, Board of Governors, School of Law, IILM University, Greater Noida
Global Advisory Council Member – Cyber Peace Foundation
Member CII National Committee on CSR, New Delhi
Member, Global Advisory Board, Centre of Excellence in Alternative Dispute Resolution (CEADR), Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt. of India, Delhi NCR
Member of Steering Committee, Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change, Green Transition and Sustainability at South Asian University, New Delhi
Member, Global Advisory Board, Cyber Peace, New Delhi
Member, Board of Governors (BOG) of IILM, Lodhi Road, New Delhi
Member of the Board of the IILM University, Gurugram
Professor of Practice and Chief Adviser, Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna
Visiting Professor and Senior Adviser, Rungta International Skills University, Bhilai, M.P.
Visiting Professor and Senior Adviser, Balavikasa Centre for Social and Responsible Business, Hyderabad
About the Event:
Featuring:
Prof. Rohan Sarma — Social Scientist & invited CSR/Sustainability Expert (BIS, CII & EBG Federation)
Rusen Kumar — Editor, India CSR
