SEBI’s Got Indian Thoughts On ESG Push
The markets regulator has, from time to time, updated the terms of environmental, social and governance compliance for corporates. Its latest direction, BRSR Core, is aimed at ensuring better transparency in ESG reporting. While BRSR Core can bring in an additional burden in terms of compliance and costs, it also provides an opportunity to businesses to prepare themselves for global markets
Naina Gautam - August 28, 2023
Kinship & Business: The Saga of Indian Family Businesses
The family that stays together grows together. After featuring the success of 17 centennial companies of India in the previous issue as part of the 17th anniversary celebration of Outlook Business, we now follow the growth trail of five family-run business groups in the country, each founded by visionary individuals and nurtured by subsequent generations into successful conglomerates. They have weathered many a storm in their several-decades-long journeys and managed to stick together, each finding its own strategy for growth.
August 28, 2023
Antfin (Netherlands) reduces significant shareholding in Paytm by 10.3% by transferring shares to Paytm's Founder & CEO
Antfin to retain economic value of the 10.30% stake, demonstrating Antfin’s continued confidence
in the business potentialAugust 07, 2023
Britannia, Est. 1918
Britannia’s origin can be traced back to Kolkata where a group of British businessmen set up a biscuit-making company with an initial investment of Rs 295 in 1892. However, it was in 1918 that the Britannia Biscuit Company Ltd was formed
July 29, 2023
Organisations That Can Quickly Adapt To Change Will Flourish: Debadatta Chand
Sayajirao Gaekwad III, the king of the erstwhile princely state of Baroda, set up several institutions to modernise the state. One of them was Bank of Baroda, which completed 115 years of operations last month. It is India’s second largest public-sector bank as per total business as of March 31, 2023. Debadatta Chand, the bank's MD and CEO, talks about its glorious past and the transformational changes that continue to keep it relevant
Rajat Mishra - July 28, 2023
When a Corporation Traverses 100 Years Sans a Formula
Centennial companies have weathered the storms of time, evolving their ownership structures to adapt to the changing dynamics at the macro, meso and micro levels and at socio-economic-political-institutional, business, society and family levels.
Nupur Pavan Bang - July 28, 2023
Catholic Syrian Bank, Est. 1920
Catholic Syrian Bank, the first private bank of Kerala, was established in Thrissur district by a group of Syrian Catholic businessmen
July 29, 2023
17th Anniversary
At the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, a new democracy was born. As India woke to life and freedom, some of its business houses were already decades into operations, giving shape to the dreams of its founding fathers.
July 28, 2023
The Company That Catches Patron’s Eye for 100 Years
A brand is owned in consumer minds. The mind-ownership of brands is more important a facet to focus upon, rather than the business and financial ownership of these brands
Harish Bijoor - July 28, 2023
Hinduja Group, Est. 1914
The journey of the multinational conglomerate began when Parmanand Deepchand Hinduja arrived in Mumbai. He started out with the trading business. Five years later, he set up his company’s first overseas office in Iran
July 29, 2023
