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Article

1 Feb 2011

Author:
Nishika Patel, Guardian

It's time for Indian companies to act more ethically

India has already made some progress on the responsible investment front. Companies such as Yes Bank, Tata Steel, IDFC and ONGC have incorporated sustainability and, according to the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), about 56 Indian companies include some ESG data in their annual reports or sustainability reports...[But] [l]evels of ESG disclosure are poor in India largely because Indian investors are fixed on pure financial returns.