An Overview of Sustainability Reporting in India

The economy has been growing at a substantial rate. Both manufacturing and service industries are contributing to this growth since more than a decade. But the impending question arises as if just economic contribution is enough or more is needed in terms of the growing number of problems faced by the nation. Problems of wastages due to excessive usage of products, shortage of water supply (drinking and commercial), availability and deployability of renewable energy, Customer data security, pollution control mechanisms are required to be tackled quickly and responsively. In this research paper, we have tried to discover such problems and the status of Indian industries in terms of plans, mechanisms, and responsive implementation through CSR activities as a part of sustainability reporting. We have collected data from different secondary sources such as journals, reports, websites and published documents. The discussion assisted in identifying core problems, industrial contribution for reducing such problems and the continuing efforts to make more investments for such purpose.