Community Awareness and

Responsibility as an Executive
(Day 1)

Gokul Mandayam

Todays Agenda
(Disclaimer Agenda likely to change
based on the tempo of the session and
at the discretion of the instructor)

Introduction

10 minutes

Class Logistics and Course Details

20 minutes

Sustainable Development and Business

60 minutes

Raise your hands if

Millenium Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals

https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_green_how_we_
can_make_the_world_a_better_place_by_2030

Social Progress Index

Source: www.socialprogressimperative.org

Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZkMYjVZ-5g

Questions to Ponder
A. Does the world need more food companies donating
playgrounds to prevent obesity among children and
teenagers or reformed food companies that
dont profit from fattening kids and teenagers?
B. Does the world need more business tycoons engaging
in Philanthropy or more honest and less corrupt
business tycoons?
C. Does the world need partners in Goldman Sachs mentoring
low income women for setting up their means of livelihood
through small businesses/donating money for rebuilding a
government school or partners in Goldman Sachs who insist
that the way business is done currently in their firm is not what
they wish it was and that they will fight tooth and nail to make
Goldman Sachs a steward of optimism and not a vampire of
resources even if it costs their job?

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

http://wbcsdpublications.org/project/the-india-companies-act2013-a-primer-for-wbcsd-members-with-operations-in-india/

Clarifications??

See you in class next week!