Our Vision
PiC’s vision is of a world where improving the quality of life of disadvantaged people, communities and the environment is recognised and practised as an essential part of doing business.
Our Mission
PiC's mission is to increase the understanding and active participation of business in equitable social development as an integral part of good business practice by promoting partnerships between business, disadvantaged communities, development initiatives and government.
The Third Strategy Plan (2006-2010)
The year starting January 2006 marked PiC’s entry to the third Strategy Plan period 2007-2010, this also marked the end of core funding support from AAI (India). During 2007-2008, PiC has developed the third Strategy Plan including new Mision Goals and Strategic Objectives.
Mission Goals (MG) and Strategic Objectives (SO)
| MG 1: |
To integrate Corporate Responsibility issues into business decision making across its sphere of influence in association with its stakeholders. |
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SO1: |
Demonstrating to businesses opportunities for enhancing their positive impact on the lives of its stakeholders particularly, vulnerable and disadvantaged |
| SO2: |
Assisting companies in integrating CR issues across their value chain |
| SO3: |
Promoting the business contribution to the achievement of MDGs |
| SO4: |
Engaging with business on its human rights impact and performance |
| SO5: |
To promote the understanding and practice of social responsibility issues in the Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises
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| SO6: |
Promote the understanding and benefits of sustainability Reporting |
| MG 2: |
To work with vulnerable and marginalized communities, workers, other stakeholders and organizations representing them to engage with business on CR issues impacting them. |
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SO1: |
Facilitate fairer terms of trade and market access for the poor and help different stakeholders to work with each other |
| SO2: |
Assisting companies in integrating CR issues across their value chain |
| SO3: |
Enhance the capacity of CSOs to engage in the development of national and international CR standards |
| SO4: |
To provide for representation of the perspectives of vulnerable and marginalized stakeholders in national & international initiatives promoting the responsible business
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| MG 3: |
Engage with Governments at the Central and State Level to create conditions that promote responsible business. |
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SO1: |
Work towards an establishment of a national level agency for social responsibility issues within government
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| SO2: |
Promoting government’s involvement in and support for participation of other stakeholders in the development of international and national norms and standards for social responsibility |
| SO3: |
Support the demonstration of leadership in CR initiatives in PSUs and business where government is a major shareholder |
| SO4: |
Mainstreaming CR issues in national Stock Exchanges |
| SO5: |
Mainstreaming CR on the agenda of key South Asian fora
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| MG 4: |
The preparation of a future generation of business leadership committed to sustainable business. |
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SO1: |
Integrate CR education (research and teaching) in the core curricula of leading Business Schools |
| SO2: |
Providing skills and opportunities for leadership student organizations to influence the CR agenda |
| SO3: |
Provide opportunities for leading business and other stakeholders to contribute to the achievement of SO 1 and SO 2 |
Enablers
PiC recognizes the the achievement of its four mission goals is facilitated by the following enablers:
- Our participation in Global, Regional and National alliances and networks promoting Corporate Responsibility (CR)
- Our continued promotion and facilitation of cross sector partnerships for sustainable development
- Our continued commitment to generation and dissemination of CR knowledge and research globally
