Corporate Social Responsibility Consulting

Corporate Social Responsibility consulting helps companies design, implement, and report on CSR programs that create genuine community value while meeting the statutory obligations set out under the Companies Act, including the applicable spending thresholds, permitted activities under Schedule VII, and mandated governance and reporting requirements. For companies falling within the statutory net, CSR is no longer discretionary goodwill but a compliance obligation with defined board-level responsibilities.

Why This Matters

Non-compliance with statutory CSR requirements, whether through under-spending, misdirected funds, inadequate board oversight, or incorrect disclosure, can expose companies to regulatory scrutiny, penalties, and reputational harm. At the same time, CSR programs that are poorly designed or loosely monitored fail to deliver meaningful community outcomes even when the statutory spend is technically met, representing a missed opportunity for both the company and the communities it aims to serve.

How We Help

CSR Policy and Strategy Design

We help companies formulate a CSR policy aligned with permissible activities under law, the company's operating footprint, and its broader business values, ensuring the strategy is both compliant and meaningful rather than a mechanical checklist exercise.

Program Identification and Structuring

We assist in identifying credible implementing partners and structuring specific CSR projects, whether in education, health, livelihoods, environment, or other permitted areas, with clear budgets, timelines, and expected outcomes.

Governance and Compliance Support

We support the CSR committee and board in fulfilling their statutory responsibilities, including annual action plans, impact assessment requirements for larger programs, unspent amount transfers, and the CSR disclosures required in the board's report.

Monitoring and Impact Reporting

We help establish monitoring mechanisms for ongoing CSR projects and prepare the impact documentation needed for both statutory reporting and internal decision-making on program continuation or scale-up.

Who Needs This

• Companies meeting the statutory thresholds for mandatory CSR spending
• Companies establishing a CSR committee or CSR function for the first time
• Corporate foundations seeking stronger program design and governance
• Companies seeking to move from compliance-only CSR to strategic, high-impact programs

Our Approach

We combine a working knowledge of statutory CSR requirements with practical, on-ground development sector experience, so that compliance and genuine community impact are treated as complementary goals rather than competing priorities. Our advice is tailored to each company's sector, scale, and CSR maturity, whether it is setting up its first program or refining a long-established one.

Get in Touch

To discuss how we can support you with corporate social responsibility consulting, write to us at info@agarwalurs.com.