Business Responsibility

NASSCOM Foundation was set up with two main functions:

to be a facilitative body that informs and builds capacities of member companies in the IT-BPO industry in relation to corporate social responsibility.
To collate and structure the IT-BPO industry’s resources for social development and nation building

Given this charge, NASSCOM Foundation works on four sectors

Business Responsibility
Business Responsibility (NASSCOM Foundation’s approach to Corporate Social Responsibility) is a multi-faceted concept covering the four realms in which a business functions, namely the marketplace, workplace, environment and the community.

Accessibility Initiative
NASSCOM Foundation has approached the issue through awareness building for employment, physical (barrier free workplace) (and web accessibility (link: and through assistive technology.

Volunteering and Active Citizenship
Volunteerism has played an instrumental role in the development and progress of communities all around the globe.

Social Innovation Using Technology
Social innovation has the ability to be the vehicle of transformation in the face of social, economic, environmental, and cultural challenges that face the world today.