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Arun Maira, Govt of India: Business has to win the trust of people - WCSS 2013

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Channel: TERI · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Speaking at the 10th World CEO Sustainability Summit inaugural session, Mr. Arun Maira said that in India, there is a collapse of trust among institutions. While there are many processes between government and people to listen to each other, this is not the case between business and people. He said business must win the trust of people. It must hear them out. 

He said the popular idea of CSR needs to be killed, and a new concept of business responsibility must emerge. While CSR has a utilitarian view, businesses now must look at an ethical view too.

Mr Arun Maira was appointed a Member of the Planning Commission in the Government of India in July 2009 with principal responsibility for Industry and Urbanization. He is Chairman of the Quality Council of India and Chancellor of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh. 

He is a thought leader and writer on the subjects of transformational change and leadership. He is a frequent speaker at international forums on the future of India. He is the author of several books, including Transforming Capitalism: Improving the World for Everyone, Remaking India: One Country, One Destiny, and Shaping the Future: Aspirational Leadership in India and Beyond.

Mr Maira worked for 25 years in the Tata Group in India in senior management and board positions. He worked with Arthur D Little Inc, the international management consultancy, in the USA from 1989 to 1999, and consulted with companies across the world on issues of growth strategies and transformational change. He returned to India in 2000 and was Chairman of The Boston Consulting Group in India prior to joining the Planning Commission.

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