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New Delhi : Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on August 11, 2020, released the ‘Report of the Committee on Business Responsibility Reporting (BRR)’ here.
The BRR was released in the presence of Dr Sameer Sharma, DG, IICA; Amarjeet Singh, Executive Director, SEBI; Atul Gupta, president, ICAI: Ashish Garg, president, ICSI, and R Mukundan, CEO, Tata Chemicals, besides representatives from CII, FICCI, ASSOCHAM, and individuals from business, academia and civil society organisations.
Releasing the report, Rajesh Verma, Secretary, MCA, appreciated the efforts of the committee in proposing such a robust reporting framework and said that MCA will work closely with SEBI for its implementation. He also emphasised the fact that Indian companies are aspiring to have global foothold and thus cannot ignore the emerging trend of Corporate Governance i.e. Responsible Business. He also urged the professional institutes and business associations to carry out the advocacy campaign for BRSR and capacity building of their respective members, according to a PIB release.
Highlighting the data and trends on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing globally, Amarjeet Singh, Executive Director, SEBI,said that due to increasing trends of ESG investing, the demand for non-financial reporting is also growing and in this respect the BRSR framework will set the stage for sustainable investing.
Talking about the recent national and international development in the field of Responsible Business, Dr. Sameer Sharma, DG, IICA, said that IICA is taking forward the initiative and launching a certificate course on Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) from August 2020.
As a chairman of the Committee on BRR, Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh, Joint Secretary, MCA, highlighted the paradigm shift in the business operations from shareholder’s perspective to stakeholders and importance of non-financial reporting.