Sustainability

About Us
Vikasa International Center
is the newest initiative of
SOPAR-Bala
Vikasa,
a
registered, secular and
apolitical
non-profit
organization founded in
1977 by Mr Andre Gingras,
a
French
Canadian
diplomat and development
expert
and
Mrs
Bala
Theresa Gingras, an Indian
philanthropist.

Business Sustainability
Business in India is increasingly
being tied to social development,
and Vikasa International Center is
positioning itself as a key player in
this new dynamic of the Indian
development story.

Social accountability,
ethical
business
and
sustainable
development
are very important for
business today.

Social Sustainability for Industry

We offer sustainable solutions to

business
through
advisory
services in mitigation of social
challenges, and by ensuring
community driven process and
dialog is in place.

The developing world countries

and more specifically the
Indian
sub-continent
is
witnessing a steady rise in
demographics and crunch in
natural resources clubbed with
access to livelihood assets like
never before.

Social Assessment
Vikasa International Center focuses on
those business segments and clientele
dealing with challenges associated with
social and environmental issues.
We work with companies where
operations sustainability, regulatory
compliance and mandatory CSR act as
drivers to invest in the social element.

Sustainability Reporting

The long term viability and

social impact of a company is
increasingly being evaluated in
reference to certain globally
accepted
metrics
and
measurements.

Vikasa International Center

offers the following services to
companies in meeting their
measurement
and
reporting
challenges:
Social Audit
Social Performance Standards &
Benchmarking Evaluations
Sustainability Reporting/NVG/BR
disclosure/Non-Financial
Disclosure

Strategic CSR

CSR
is
shifting
from
philanthropy to strategic
business
planning
and
management
CSR is getting integrated
into the value chain to
make value addition by
building sustainable supply
chain
Knowledge
economy
is
changing the business case
for decision-making

Contact Details

Address:
Flat No: 201, Zamarud
Residency,
Somajiguda, Hyderabad - 500
082
Mobile No: +91 7675855890
Email: vijay@balavikasa.org