Shamit Khemka – CSR Through a Diverse Workforce

Shamit Khemka, founder of the IT services company SynapseIndia, has repeatedly shown his enthusiasm about social welfare and corporate social responsibility (CSR) altogether. He believes that in an era of increased awareness about CSR business should play a more innovative role in socioeconomic development. The umbrella of CSR has expanded unprecedentedly over the past few years. The corporate world has seen a dramatic rise in awareness about issues like ecological impact created by companies, sexual harassment in the workplace, and diversity in organizations. A range of issues as diverse as this makes CSR an intricate part of industrial management. 

Mr. Khemka understands that diversity initiatives need more attention, especially for improving women's participation in the corporate world. However, the diversity debate should be much broader, and more than gender gap, he says. Mr. Khemka has emphasized the need for creating a workforce that includes every culture, language, sexual orientation, disability, and experience, among other things.