The two-day virtual edition of the Karma Summit themed ‘’Co-creating a New Normal’, hosted by India’s leading CSR platform Goodera, successfully concluded today. The summit drew the participation of over 1150 participants including global visionaries, CXO’s and eminent media personalities from the CSR and volunteering community across India.
Featuring over 50 renowned speakers and jury members across the pharma, tech, auto, non-profit and health sectors, the summit brought to light key cross cutting issues pertinent to the CSR community. The sessions included engaging and insightful conversations on topics such as changing boardroom discussions around CSR, risk management for resilient CSR programs, interdependent partnerships for inclusive impact and the crucial role of employees who are volunteering to drive action.
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The keynote address was given by Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi who highlighted the situation of migrant workers who are unable to find work in their villages or resume their work in the cities. He further expressed the challenges their children face as many migrant workers have lost their livelihoods making their children more vulnerable to exploitation.
Participants facilitated a dialogue on ways to rebuild CSR strategies that will make the world a better place as it adapts to a new normal post the COVID-19 pandemic. Corporates, nonprofits and HR professionals shared new ways to motivate employers to generate meaningful employee engagement and resources for COVID relief. The summit also helped assess the expected impact of the pandemic on our ability to move towards the SDGs 2030.
The 2-day summit concluded with the Karma Awards that facilitated individuals and organizations who have made meaningful social contributions to communities during the pandemic. The jury members included established and distinguished leaders in the CSR & Volunteering sectors of India.
