Corporate Social Responsibility Matters for Indian Employees: Ipsos Study

About seven in ten (67 percent) Indians think that companies should pay more attention to the environment and more than half (58 percent) Indians expect companies should do more to contribute towards the society.

Interestingly only 45 percent Indian will consider a company’s commitment towards social responsibility when forming a decision about buying a product or service.

Globally employees also consider a company's behavior when making choices about products and services. About half of the people in Indonesia, Brazil and Mexico said they are likely to think about a firm's social responsibility when buying something, compared to 15 percent or less in France, Japan, Belgium and Germany.

Globally 61 percent of respondents thought companies should pay more attention to the environment, and 52 said they should contribute more to the society.

Globally three most important things companies must do to be respected, according to the Ipsos poll, are: prioritize workplace safety, contribute to the socioeconomic development of the country, and abide by local laws and rights.

Ipsos questioned a total of 18,150 adults for the online survey conducted from April 2 to 16.

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