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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, Bihar's Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) is nearly 5 times Maharashtra's, yet Maharashtra receives nearly 19 times as much CSR funding per capita. India’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending reached Rs 40,794 crore in FY 2024-25, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15% over the past decade. However, Sattva Consulting and India Data Insights analysis finds that CSR funding remains concentrated in established sectors and better-funded geographies, even as several development indicators show limited progress or deteriorating outcomes. The first chapter of our new CSR report, ‘𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐒𝐑: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞 ', analyses where India has made social progress, where it continues to falter, and where CSR really needs to flow to create long-term impact. Read here: sattva.co.in/sattva-annual-c… #StatisticallySpeaking #CSR #IndiaDataInsights #MultidimensionalPoverty #SattvaCSRReport

Sattva Consulting, on behalf of Cisco, invites Expressions of Interest from organisations to serve as the lead implementation partner for thingQbator 2.0. The programme is a technology-led innovation, skilling, and student entrepreneurship programme for institutions across Tier 2, 3 and 4 geographies. Interested organisations should complete the Form below. Application link: indiapartnernetwork.org/even…… Last date to apply: 06.11.2026 Email: [email protected] Shortlisted organisations will be invited to the RFP stage. @cisco_in

#TheSattvaPath Namrata Sinha, Senior Engagement Manager in Corporate Advisory, reflects on her career journey so far - covering CSR implementation, DEI, CSR leadership, and more. Swipe to read more on her path to and progress within Sattva, from early experiences that stood out, to projects that made a difference. Namrata also reflects on what Sattva means to her and her insights for other prospective applicants. #LifeAtSattva #ImpactCareers

India’s social progress has been visible, albeit uneven. From an SDG Index score of 60 in 2019-20, we touched 71 in 2023-24, improving on metrics like female-to-male wage gap ratio and maternal mortality rate. On the other hand, the indicators of women's healthy BMI and the participation of workers in the informal sector have worsened. CSR’s consistent growth over the last decade provides a dependable, catalytic, and strategic source of impact funding. Currently, Education, Health, Livelihoods, Rural Development, and Environment account for up to 80% of CSR. CSR is also reaching high-needs regions faster than before. Aspirational Districts have seen a 200% increase in CSR flow. However, the question is – is CSR tackling India’s most urgent challenges quickly enough? Geographically, urban and industrial districts alone account for 70% of total CSR. CSR per capita is much higher in lower-need states. And even within themes such as Education and Healthcare, funds are concentrated in a few subsectors. Explore early insights from the upcoming report, 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐒𝐑: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞, to examine India’s social progress, CSR growth, and the gaps that are left to be filled. Explore it now: sattva.co.in/sattva-annual-c… #CatalyticCSR #CSR #CorporateSocialResponsibility #CorporatePhilanthropy #SocialImpact #SustainableDevelopment #IndiaDevelopment #SattvaCSRReport

In the face of falling Official Development Assistance, and persisting social challenges, Africa is in need of a new paradigm of development funding: one that is more domestic, self-sustaining, and catalytic. Our new report, The State of Corporate Social Investment in Africa, analyses the top 30 companies by revenue in three countries – Zambia, Kenya, and South Africa – laying out the landscape of CSI, examining the levels of participation, sustainability reporting, thematic priorities, and paths ahead for each country. The report also offers a peek into the impact playbook of 10 companies. Read now: sattva.co.in/publication/as-… #CorporateSocialInvestment #CSI #CorporatePhilanthropy #AfricanDevelopment #Sustainability #DevelopmentFunding #ImpactInvesting

India Inc. does CSR. South African firms engage in CSI. The first is driven by a legal framework. The latter is mostly grounded in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment policy and driven by incentivisation. A decade on for both countries, how has the corporate philanthropy landscape transformed, and what is there to be learnt from each other? This was the conversation explored in the Roundtable, “𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐀𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐒𝐈 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚," hosted by us in collaboration with Schneider Electric. Fascinating key similarities emerged between the countries: ➡️ Education is a priority theme for both nations ➡️ Large corporates are exceeding their mandate, and approach this investment more strategically ➡️ Nonprofits remain the biggest recipients of CSI funds What differentiates India and South Africa is the level of accountability and data disclosures Indian firms are held responsible for. Schneider Electric, which has long been a model of corporate citizenship, conducted an engaging walkthrough of their innovation lab, which is part of their Access to Energy initiative. We thank Schneider Electric, Trialogue, Ayush Gupta, Cornay Keefer, and Cathy Duff for making this roundtable such an enriching experience. #CSR #CSI #CorporatePhilanthropy #SocialImpact #SattvaAfrica @SchneiderElec

Our leadership roundtable, organised with India Mobile Congress, ‘𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐒𝐑 ’, brought together industry leaders, CSR heads, and experts. The conversation delved into the trends defining Telecom CSR and what it could mean for the country as a whole. Sattva triangulated and identified opportunities for the industry to contribute to nation-building through CSR: → Synchronising CSR investments to enable collective place-based outcomes → Bringing business capabilities to advance national development priorities → Leveraging telecom's platform position to unlock multiplier impact across industries Read more in our new report: 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: A 20.5x growth in telecom CSR over a decade signals the opportunity to turn scale, networks and capabilities into greater impact. Link: sattva.co.in/quick-read/csr-… #TelecomCSR #NationBuilding #CorporateSocialResponsibility #SocialImpact

We have an exciting panel at IDH Sutra 2026, and we'd love for you to join. Our session “𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” will convene experts across procurement, sustainability and agribusiness to discuss practical ways to integrate impact into sourcing decisions. 🔺 𝐏𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢, 𝐀𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 🗓️ 3–4 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 2026 🔗 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰: idhsutra.com/ @IDHTrade @Vrutti_Catalyst #SUTRA2026 #ImpactProcurement #SustainableSourcing #ResponsibleBusiness #SupplyChainSustainability

Corporate philanthropy is catalytic – only as long as it is directed towards the right regions and challenges. As CSR hit Rs. 40,794 crore in FY2024-25, we are faced with a daunting question: 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐒𝐑 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝? Despite the growth in flows to Aspirational Districts and high-need states, nearly 70% of corporate philanthropy goes to urban and industrial districts. Redirecting an additional 5% of FY24–25 CSR funding to high-need districts would triple the funding they receive today. The first chapter of our new CSR report, ‘𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐒𝐑: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐞', analyses where India has made social progress, where it continues to falter, and where CSR really needs to flow to create long-term impact. Explore our early insights: sattva.co.in/sattva-annual-c… #CatalyticCSR #CSR #CorporateSocialResponsibility #CorporatePhilanthropy #SocialImpact #SustainableDevelopment #IndiaDevelopment #SattvaCSRReport

Flipkart Group’s Sustainability Action Summit 2026, with Sattva Consulting as its knowledge partner, will bring together industry leaders to explore how e-commerce can make sustainable choices more accessible and enable responsible consumption at scale. Scheduled for 25 November at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, the summit will focus on sustainable products, circular business models, infrastructure, green mobility and ecosystem collaboration to turn sustainable intent into action. Register here to be part of the discussions: docs.google.com/forms/d/1BoI… @FlipkartStories #FlipkartGroup #SustainabilityActionSummit #SustainableCommerce #ResponsibleConsumption

Looking forward to an impactful conversation tomorrow! Saloni Gupta (Head, Corporate Advisory at Sattva Consulting) will be moderating the panel on "CSR and Gender Equality: Accelerating Change" at the Asia Excellence Forum. 📅 28th October 2026 📍 The Orchid Hotel, Mumbai For delegate registrations write to: 📧 [email protected] #AsiaExcellenceForum #GenderEquality #CSR #WomenLeadership #SocialImpact

𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰! 🎉 Arun Nathan, Partner, Non-profit Advisory at Sattva, sits down with Dhruvi Shah, Executive Trustee at Axis Bank Foundation, to explore what makes funder-nonprofit partnerships last. Watch on YouTube. lnkd.in/gY8Wytpu #PhilanthropyForward #CSR #Philanthropy #IndianPhilanthropy #NonprofitPartnerships #CSRIndia #Grantmaking #SocialImpact

The wait is over. Philanthropy Forward, Sattva's new dialogue series on funder and non-profit practices shaping the future of philanthropy, debuts TOMORROW!! Arun Nathan, Partner, Non-Profit Advisory at Sattva, hosts our first guest, Dhruvi Shah, Executive Trustee at Axis Bank Foundation. Follow Sattva to watch the episode when it goes live. #PhilanthropyForward #CSR #Grantmaking #NonprofitPartnerships

We’re heading to the GIIN Impact Forum 2026! The Forum will bring together industry leaders and investors to explore emerging trends in impact investing and innovative approaches to mobilising capital for systemic change. Abhinav Bhatia and Arushi Kapoor, CPA, FSA, from Sattva Consulting will be at RAI Amsterdam from 27-29 October 2026 to connect with global investors, funders and ecosystem partners to discuss opportunities to advance impact investing. If you’re going to be there at the Forum, write to [email protected] or [email protected] to exchange insights and discuss potential partnerships. #ImpactInvesting #GIINImpactForum #SustainableFinance #SystemsChange #GlobalInvestors

How are you treating your heart? Are you a toxic boss who loads it with pressure and rarely stops to check how it is coping? 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 60.1% of deaths in India in 2023 came from non-communicable diseases. Cardiovascular disease accounts for more than half of all NCD-related deaths, and the WHO links this shift to population ageing, rapid urbanisation and changing patterns of diet and physical activity. Because these risks build over years, they also leave years in which to act. Routine screening, strong primary care and workplace wellness programmes can reach people early, and small changes to daily habits add up. Read the full analysis on India Data Insights: indiadatainsights.com/indias… @IDIforImpact #StatisticallySpeaking #IndiaDataInsights #HeartHealth #CardiovascularDisease #NCDs #PublicHealthIndia #HealthcareIndia #IndiaHealth #DataStorytelling

Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy, co-founder and CEO of Sattva Consulting, spent the last two days in Stockholm at H&M Foundation’s Global Change Award 2026, and it was a privilege to be there. The Award backs changemakers who are tackling some of the textile industry’s biggest challenges, a reminder that change starts with people willing to challenge the status quo. He had the opportunity to present a session on collaboration, “Why collaboration breaks: The friction, tensions and human dynamics that get in the way.” His session drew largely on Sattva’s experience of working with various stakeholders, from 3 to 100+ partners and diverse collective action models, and outlined five fault lines that contribute to stalled partnerships: 1. Teams often make the first wrong move with the right intent. They underestimate the time needed to understand the system at hand. Under pressure to show results, a plan looks like progress and understanding looks like delay. 2. The people who will carry the work, and the people who will live with it, are rarely part of shaping it. 3. Organisations are expected to collaborate without the backbone structure, such as a funded coordination role, that makes it possible. 4. Everyone in the room is committed to collaboration, but their institutions may not be equipped for it. Decisions pass through multiple layers of management, and the collaboration stalls. So check organisational mandate and machinery, not just commitment. 5. Hold yourself to the standard you set for your partners. We ask ten organisations to work as one, so funders should ask whether they share a reporting format or a data platform themselves. Collaboration doesn’t succeed on intent alone. It takes the right conditions, structures and behaviours to turn a shared ambition into collective impact. @hmfoundation #GlobalChangeAward #CollectiveImpact #SystemsChange #Collaboration #GCA2026

What role can philanthropy play in advancing science and technology in India? In PRIME Directory 2026, Srikrishna Sridhar Murthy, Co-founder and CEO of Sattva Consulting, and Akshay Modi, Senior Engagement Manager at Sattva Consulting, explore why science and technology deserve a stronger place in philanthropic portfolios. The article highlights how patient philanthropic capital can support long-term research, bridge the gap between scientific discovery and real-world applications, and strengthen India's innovation ecosystem for lasting social impact. Read the feature to understand why science and technology must be part of every philanthropist's portfolio: lnkd.in/gxEw4pPR This perspective is grounded in our recent work. On 30 September and 1 October 2026, Sattva convened the first Innovation Yatra in Bengaluru with India's Translational Research Initiative, C-CAMP, IISc, NCBS and ARTPARK. The Yatra brought 35 philanthropists, CSR leaders, investors, and ecosystem builders to four institutions spanning the journey from lab to market. More updates from the Innovation Yatra will follow. @primedatabase #Philanthropy #ScienceAndTechnology #SocialImpact