As CSR and ESG Converge, India Gets a Rigorous New Way to Recognize Real Impact India/Global — December 17, 2025: As Indian companies increasingly fold corporate social responsibility into their broader ESG commitments, the question of how to genuinely measure CSR impact, rather than just report it, has become harder to avoid. That question sat at the center of the ET Now Champions of CSR Conclave 2025, a national platform recognizing organizations for leadership in CSR through measurable social impact, governance excellence, and responsible business practices, with Coherent Market Insights (CMI) serving as Research Partner. At the conclave, Mohit Shrivastava, AVP – Research & Consulting at CMI, presented the structured research methodology built to identify India's "Champions of CSR," outlining the evaluation framework, data validation approach, and scoring parameters designed to ensure neutrality, transparency, and sectoral representation. Setting a High Bar for Entry CMI's evaluation began with eligibility screening built around four criteria: at least three years of operational presence in India as of March 2025, a consistent CSR funding commitment, a dedicated CSR or sustainability function, and adherence to national CSR regulations and recognized guidelines. From there, organizations were sourced across a genuinely broad sweep of industries — IT, FMCG, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy, automotive, manufacturing, financial services, and consumer goods — ensuring the recognition wasn't limited to any single type of business. Companies were also grouped by their level of CSR investment: Emerging Enterprises (₹0–50 Cr), Growing Enterprises (₹50–100 Cr), and Established Enterprises (above ₹100 Cr), a structure meant to keep the benchmarking fair across very different company sizes. https://www.coherentmarketinsights.com/press-release/research-partner-at-et-now-csr-conclave-2025-4908