Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Textile Industry with special reference to Textile Industries of Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept describes that the organisations should work in the best interest of all the parties associated. CSR awareness among organisations is rising and organisations are fairly accepting this concept. Therefore, the textile industry is not an exception. Textile industry firms are also realising their responsibility towards the environment and society. The success of the business depends on the trust built in the people through its market offerings and through its social responsibility activities. Social responsibility is one of the principles to benefit the society. By examining the moral beliefs business people used to have guidelines to act by deciding the principles, manner and system. In India prior to independence social responsibility is made by the public sectors and NGOs. Now a day's almost all the organizations showing interest on various social activities. This paper examines the productivity growth of textile industry in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, India's contribution towards ethics and social responsibility with the parameters of consumer protection, labour, human rights, environmental aspects, welfare of the employees, supporting the deprived, developing the local communities, economic aspects and so on.