On 24 September, the report "India Inc. for Building Bharat: How Systemic CSR is Building Enduring Impact for Tomorrow" was launched at an event co-hosted by Ashish Dhawan, Founder- CEO, The Convergence Foundation, and Govind Iyer, Independent Director and Chair of the CSR Committee, Infosys, and was attended by over 40 prominent corporate and CSR leaders. The report highlights the emergence of a new ethos in Indian CSR, which is bold, collaborative, and systemic and is jointly authored by SCALE and The Convergence Foundation, with India Impact Sherpas as a knowledge partner.

The day opened with a closed-door roundtable discussion among CEOs and business leaders to set a vision for the next decade of CSR, followed by a keynote from Amit Chandra, Chairperson of Bain Capital India Advisors and Co-Founder of ATE Chandra Foundation, who spoke about opportunities for catalytic change and the power of collaboratives. Ashish Dhawan shared his personal philanthropic journey, highlighting the value of envisioning CSR as a long-term investment. The session concluded with a discussion among CSR leaders on the enablers for systemic and strategic giving.