An international seminar will be held here on 16 September a platform management practitioners, policy makers and scientists to pursue their views and experiences on the theme “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Kerala: Current Issues and Future Trends “.

The opening of borders for the strengthening of economic activity showed mixed results and reactions in different parts of the world, Prof. D Rajasenan, Department of Applied Economics and Director of the ICEPA, Cochin University of Science and Technology, told a press conference can be found here.

Although sporadic, there were cases in which different interest groups have reacted with the strength of corporate responsibility, he said.

The call to boycott products of Coca-Cola and Nike for its so-called issue, environmental standards and labour practices in developing countries shows that companies be constantly monitored, he added.

Representatives of Kochi Refinery Ltd (KRL), Cochin Port Trust (CPT) and Management Institute in India, Delhi, among the participating companies. Researchers from the Netherlands, Italy, Bangladesh is also present their views on corporate social responsibility in their respective countries.

Netherlands Embassy funded the seminar, organized by the International Centre for Economic and Policy Analysis, CUSAT in collaboration with the University of Tilburg Netherlands, restructuring the public sector and internal audit and management committee Kerala Association.