• CGI Inc.: Employer Branding through Purpose-Driven CSR

    Nirbhay Lumde, head of corporate social responsibility (CSR) at CGI Inc. (CGI), along with his efficient team, implemented certain novel CSR initiatives to address two critical societal issues: COVID-19 infrastructure and women’s safety in the context of India. CGI had to form partnerships with health care, law enforcement, and government to achieve greater impact from its CSR initiatives and to empower CGI’s employer branding. How could Lumde assess the effectiveness of CGI’s CSR initiatives? Which metrics were likely to help in this regard? Should Lumde consider expanding CGI’s CSR initiatives? Were there any potential benefits to CGI of doing so? If yes, what potential CSR opportunities could Lumde explore?
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  • Pratham Institute: Sustaining Employment Post-Vocational Training

    The Pratham Institute for Literacy, Education & Vocational Training (Pratham Institute) in India, ran vocational education and training (VET) centres that were engaged in skilling the rural youth of India to prepare them for vocational careers. In April 2020, the organization’s centre in Pilani, Rajasthan, along with several other chapters, had noted that a significant share of the institute’s trainees were failing to sustain their employment for a long period and were returning home to their native villages instead. Though the VET centres had seen several success stories, they were somewhat perplexed about why so many of their trainees were not staying in their careers, despite the promise of greater financial benefits and job security compared to farming-based livelihoods. Some of the common concerns of trainees included urban culture shock, family pressures to return home, sustenance worries, career ambiguity, and a lack of psychological readiness to cope with harsh city life. The head of the Pilani centre was left pondering how to tackle such psychological issues among the Pratham Institute’s trainees and thereby reduce the dropout rate and fully realize the positive impact of the training programs.
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