CSR Analysis of BSE Big 368 Companies (FY 2018-19)

The India CSR Outlook Report (ICOR) is an annual research publication of NGOBOX, which presents an in-depth analysis of the CSR spend of large companies in the last financial year. The 2019 report is the 5th such annual publication after 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 reports. The report provides an in-depth analysis of CSR spend of 368 large companies in FY 2018-19 and visualizes a few important curves of CSR landscape in India, entirely based on the actual CSR spending data of these companies, as reported by them in mandatory disclosures.

While at the time of report's release on 23rd September 2019, it is the first such analysis of CSR spend of a pool of large companies in FY 2018-19. These 368 companies account for almost 3/4th of the total CSR spend in India, making it a big sample size for any such study and analysis.
The 368 companies, selected in this report, were short-listed based on the following criteria:

• INR 1 Cr. or above prescribed C SR in FY 2018-19
• Listed on BSE or a subsidiary of BSE-listed company
• Availability of the CSR data by 31st August 2019 and disclosures as per Section 135 of the Companies Act