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Greenwashing in India is rising as companies make misleading sustainability claims, despite stricter ESG regulations. Weak enforcement and fragmented oversight continue to undermine accountability and consumer trust. Introduction In the summer of 2023, a close friend of mine bought a well-known brand’s “eco-friendly” range of personal care products. She paid a premium. She chose them…
India’s CSR spending has reached record levels, but funds are unevenly distributed and often driven by compliance rather than real community needs. The result is a gap between corporate intent and actual on-ground impact. Introduction A few months ago, I was at a district health centre in a small town in Rajasthan. The walls were…
The digital divide is a major global inequality shaped by access, affordability, and digital skills. Corporations play a key role in either widening or bridging this gap through their infrastructure, pricing, and inclusion efforts. The internet is no longer a convenience. It is an infrastructure. Access to digital connectivity determines whether a person can apply…
Workplace mental health is a growing global and Indian crisis, with stress, burnout, and stigma significantly impacting employee wellbeing and productivity. Without systemic changes in workplace culture, these challenges will continue to drive major economic and human costs. Globally, around 12 billion working days are lost every year to depression and anxiety. That figure, cited…
A global study shows a direct one-to-one link between plastic production and pollution, highlighting that higher corporate output leads to greater environmental damage. It argues for stronger accountability through policies like Extended Producer Responsibility rather than relying on voluntary corporate commitments. Humanity produces more than 400 million tonnes of plastic each year. The majority ends…
The gender pay gap persists globally despite gradual progress, driven by structural inequalities, occupational segregation, and the motherhood penalty. While corporate transparency and policies can help, meaningful change requires deeper systemic reforms beyond equal pay measures. Gender pay disparity continues to be one of the most quantified, most contested, and most persistently pervasive phenomena in…
Global supply chains continue to rely on child labour, with millions of children working in hazardous conditions—especially in agriculture and resource extraction. While new laws are pushing corporate accountability, real change requires deeper reforms beyond compliance, including community support and ethical sourcing practices. According to the International Labor Organization, 160 million children between the ages…
Defence spending and military capacity are increasingly shaping economic production, innovation, and global power, challenging traditional economic theory. The article explores how security has become a key factor influencing development, while also raising concerns about its trade-offs with social investment. Traditional economic theory explains production through the interaction of land, labour, capital, and organization or…
Mountains Beyond Mountains tells the inspiring story of Dr. Paul Farmer, who dedicates his life to providing healthcare to poor communities and fighting diseases like tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. The book highlights how poverty and living conditions deeply affect health, and argues that quality healthcare is a basic right for everyone. “Mountains Beyond Mountains” by Tracy…
Corporate net-zero commitments have grown rapidly by 2025, but most companies still lag in real action, especially on Scope 3 emissions and accountability. The gap between climate promises and measurable progress continues to raise concerns about credibility and greenwashing. However, in December 2015, the Paris Climate Change Agreement marked the beginning of the formal process…
