How CSR connects to ESG, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Social Stock Exchange, impact investing and government programmes.
5 guides · about 50 minutes of reading · For anyone working across business and the social sector
Explainer · 10 min read
ESG is how investors and companies judge a business’s environmental, social and governance risks and impacts. In India, SEBI’s rules give it a firm shape. Here is what it means, how it differs from CSR and why it matters to NGOs.
Explainer · 9 min read
The Sustainable Development Goals give CSR teams and NGOs a shared language for what they are trying to change. Here is how India tracks the goals, how Schedule VII maps onto them, and how to make SDG claims you can stand behind.
Explainer · 12 min read
The Social Stock Exchange lets eligible non-profits raise money for projects through instruments that pay nothing back, with public reporting on impact. Since May 2026, companies can put part of their CSR into them.
Explainer · 9 min read
Not all money for social good is a grant. Here is how investors, foundations and governments combine money that expects a return with money that doesn’t, how paying for results has worked in India, and what NGOs need to be ready.
Guide · 10 min read
Government programmes reach every district; CSR can add money, skills and new ideas. Here is where the rules draw the line, which routes let CSR meet government directly, and how to design projects that work alongside schemes.