Exploring the use of corporate social responsibility in building disaster resilience through sustainable development in India: An interpretive structural modelling approach (original) (raw)
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The indomitable spirit of growth of mankind has led to rapid urbanisation and development, steered by industries and corporates. Whether development begets disaster or disaster begets development, is still a matter of ongoing discussions and debates, but, each time the society takes a catastrophic hit, humanity begs to question the role of corporate in disaster mitigation, management and rehabilitation. The Companies Act, 2013 of India has steered India into becoming one of the few countries with a mandatory CSR regime. This study finds its genesis in the logical question that follows this premise; since expenditure through CSR is already mandatory in India and is directed towards sustainable development, why not channel such investments in such a manner that disaster resilience becomes inclusive of the final objective of sustainable development? The purpose of this study is to identify those crucial elements of our society and their inter-dependencies which when ideally tweaked and nurtured will lead to a social setup where CSR investments would lead to sustainable development inclusive of disaster resilience. Extensive literature followed by questionnaire survey and interviews were used as a tool to judge and evaluate societal enablers and then they were subjected to interpretive structural modelling which brought out the contextual relationships among the enablers. The resultant model is a hierarchical structure of enablers, revealing their interdependencies and relations with each-other. This can help enterprises, corporates, policymakers to understand how to leverage the mandatory CSR regime of India in their favour as well as to create disaster resilience.
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT IN INDIA: WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE YET EXCLUDED
…The weakest thing in the world Overcomes the strongest thing in the world What doesn " t exists finds room where there " s none Wordless instruction Effortless help Few in the world can match this. Lao Fzu (6 th century B.C.) Tao Te Ching (verse 43) Alleluia! This is not a conventional ay in which to begin a foreword, but in this case, it is justified. Slobodan Simonovic has produced a book that is bold and vital steps towards revising even revolutionizing, our approach to disaster management. The problem of disaster and their management has proved to be highly intractable. The frequency and magnitude of disaster are growing worldwide. Scientific knowledge of the natural force in the earth " s crust and in the atmosphere that initiate disaster event has expanded enormously in the last 50 years. So has our capacity to predict, to make accurate forecast and to issue warnings. Also our knowledge of where extreme events are more likely to occur, and of available measures for mitigation has grown significantly. We have scientific understanding, the technology and the wealth to be able to mitigate disaster much more effectively. But instead things continue to get worse at an apparently accelerating rate. Disaster management being divided among disciplinary boundaries has faced an uphill battle with the regulatory approaches that are used in many countries around the world. They have not been conducive to the integrative character of the systems approach that is inherent in simulation and optimization management models. System approach based on simulation, optimization and multiobjective analysis have great potential for providing appropriate support for effective disaster management in emerging context. To make disaster management decision designed to produce sustainable disaster resilient communities also calls for a change in procedural policies and implementation. Sustainability is an integrating process. It encompasses technology, ecology