Social Entrepreneurship and Business Responsibility

We believe in the conjunction of business and community partnership as an answer to the most pressing challenges in society today. At Vikasa International Center, we build those partnerships.

WHAT WE ENVISIONWe see the evolution of a just and peaceful society taking place through the teaming up of business – both small and medium, as well as large industry – with communities, through the aligning of sustainability with corporate vision; and through social enterprise and innovation, championing social change through creative solutions.

HOW WE INTEND TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN• Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Promotion and Micro-

Enterprise Development: focus on women and youth• Facilitating and nurturing MSME’s & Clusters and existing start

ups towards social responsibility• Offering social and sustainability solutions to six key sectors

(Mining, FMCG, Beverages, Pharma, Textiles and Paper & Pulp) on meeting social challenges

WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO

Vikasa International Center, a wing of the non-profit Bala Vikasa, is the culminationof 37 years of working with communities across 6000 villages in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, through various community driven development programs which have impacted close to four million rural poor. We bring this intimate knowledge and experience of sustainable development to all our collaborations and projects. It forms the foundation of our philosophy and approach. For business, we integrate this philosophy with optimizing social opportunities for greater visibility, sustainability and impact.

Strategic CSRSROI, Social Audit and MeasurementCommunity and Key Stakeholder EngagementExternal Operations & Communications Mgt.SustainabilityReporting/Non-financialDisclosureSocial Performance Management including EthicsRegulatory Support Services

Optimizing social opportunities towards improved social performanceMeasurablesocialbenefits&returnsAdequate social licencesOperations sustainability - business expansion and upscalingImproved shareholder perception and visibilitySocial visibility and improved brand equityCompliance

Services Possible Outcome

WHO WE WORK WITHNon–Industrial client segment

• Developmentinstitutions

• Policyadvocacyandregulatorybodies

• Internationaldonors–INGO’s

• Internationaldevelopmentinstitutions&bilateralagencies

• Industryassociations

• Socialimpactstudies,researchanddocumentationorganizations

FOR SMEs AND CLUSTERS Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and Clusters have the incredible potential to industrialize the backward regions of rural India. They employ approximately 40% of the working population and produce 45% of the country’s manufacturing output. Most SMEs operate in proximity to communities and therefore understand and can empathize better with community needs. The Cluster approach is propagated for these units for attaining cumulative impact. There is a need to build their institutionalcapabilities,facilitationandsupportservices.Wefulfilthoseneeds.

- Institutional capability development for SMEs at cluster-level on Business Social Responsibility

- Promoting SME capabilities for community & stakeholder engagement- Supporting existing start-ups with mentoring and venture support.

PARTNER WITH US

By helping solidify a culture of collective responsibility,

we want to ensure equitable opportunities and rights for

all. If you’d like to partner with us, get in touch!

Industrial client segment

91 94405 32787 vijay@balavikasa.org

- Social Returns on Investment (SRI) - Baseline, Social Impact Assessments (SIA)- Stakeholder Engagement & Partnerships Assessments- Environmental & Social Assessments (ESA)- Relief, Resettlement & Rehabilitation (RR&R)- Emergency Response, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) &

Community Based Disaster Management

- Social Performance Standards & Benchmarking Evaluations

- Sustainability Reporting / NVG / BR Disclosure / Non-Financial Disclosure

- IFC Social Performance Standards & Human Rights- GMI, GRI/UN Global compact Sustainability Reporting- Social Accountability Standards - ISO26000 Assessments- Public Consultation & Disclosure Plans

Social Impact Assessment Sustainability Reporting

- Social Policy Evaluation and Analysis- Sustainability & CSR: Strategy- Development Planning (community development and

welfare programs)- Stakeholder Engagement Plan- Perception Management: procuring the social license to

operate- Institutional Assessment and Capacity Building - Human Rights & Gender Issues- Employee Social Performance & Health Impact Assessments

- Social Due Diligence (SDD)- Partnership Assessments & Management (PAT)- Environmental & Social Assessments (ESA)- Livelihoods Assessments, Poverty & Governance- Natural Resource Management & Watershed Evaluation

Studies - Climate Change & Adaptation – Social Vulnerability

Assessments

WHAT WE OFFER

Strategic CSR Inbreeding Sustainability

201, Zamarud Residency, Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500 082.www.vikasacenter.org | 91 94405 32787 l vijay@balavikasa.org facebook.com/vikasacenter @vikasa_center

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