Shri Salman Khurshid to Inaugurate national Conference on 'Inclusive & Responsible- the Next Face of India Inc.'

Shri Salman Khurshid to Inaugurate national Conference on �Inclusive & Responsible- the Next Face of India Inc.�

Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for Corporate Affairs, will inaugurate here tomorrow a National Conference on �Inclusive & Responsible: The Next Face of India Inc.� It is being organized by the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development in partnership with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and National Foundation for Corporate Governance. The Conference will discuss and focus on two very specific aspects: Mainstreaming Voluntary Reporting & Disclosures; and Creating Markets for Inclusive Business. Shri. R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs will be the Guest of Honour.

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The other key speakers at the National Conference on �Inclusive & Responsible: The Next Face of India Inc.� include: Shri Y. C. Deveshwar, Past President, CII and Chairman, CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development Advisory Council and Chairman, ITC Ltd.; Shri Rajesh V. Shah, Past President, CII and Co-Chairman & Managing Director, Mukand Ltd.; Dr. Jamshed J. Irani, Past President, CII and Director, Tata Sons Ltd.; Shri Jitesh Khosla, Officer on Special Duty, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and Shri G. N. Venkataraman, President, ICWAI.

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The Ministry of Corporate Affairs had released two important documents during the India Corporate Week in December 2009 : Corporate Governance Voluntary Guidelines 2009; and Corporate Social Responsibility Voluntary Guidelines 2009. These documents seek to enhance accountability and responsibility of Indian companies, through voluntary uptake by businesses. The release of the two guidelines is indeed a step forward in providing policy direction to Indian companies on issues of responsibility and accountability.

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It is in this context that to support the efforts of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the two voluntary guidelines, the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development is organizing the National Conference on Inclusive & Responsible: The Next Face of India Inc.�

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