BS Awards: 'Align business and social impact for sustainable philanthropy'

Nihal Kaviratne, Founder of St Jude India ChildCare Centres received the award - Social Enterprise of the Year at the Business Standard Awards for Social Excellence on Thursday

As the world reels under the pandemic, philanthropy by corporates in India has increased but it has not kept pace with the rising need of the society bearing the brunt of Covid, loss of livelihood and employment, said Nihal Kaviratne, founder of St Jude India ChildCare Centres, which was awarded the social enterprise of the year at the Business Standard Awards for Social Excellence. 

In an online discussion on Thursday, the award winners highlighted that the only way to make ‘giving’ sustainable was to align it with business itself. Dinanath Dubhashi, MD & CEO, L&T Finance Holdings, said, “We have to