tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post1200020677448834340..comments2024-03-19T08:19:45.049-04:00Comments on Crane and Matten blog: ‘Responsible Luxury’Crane and Mattenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13809682169218066019noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-73953314226486012672009-12-23T02:59:23.393-05:002009-12-23T02:59:23.393-05:00I gave a talk on sustainable luxury at a conferenc...I gave a talk on sustainable luxury at a conference on that theme in Delhi earlier this year. Thinking about that in a place like India raises the issue of whose responsibility inequality is, and thus how companies can address inequality in society.Jem Bendellhttp://jembendell.wordpress.com/2009/04/04/deepening-luxury-in-delhi/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-72316737518987132142009-11-23T12:29:37.477-05:002009-11-23T12:29:37.477-05:00Wynton: good point, its million, not billions. one...Wynton: good point, its million, not billions. one gets easily confused in a country of so many people.<br /><br />Riddhi: you are right. i am just scratching at the surface and i have the funny feeling that India is much more complex than it looks for a visitor for 4 weeks. great comment of yours!Crane and Mattenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387041970441769055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-42164816319535170632009-11-16T12:20:56.967-05:002009-11-16T12:20:56.967-05:00I believe it is true that some initiatives are bei...I believe it is true that some initiatives are being taken by certain companies in India to have the benefits from booming industrialisation trickle down into the masses. However, I think that sometimes there is an inability to recognise these apparent social problems. From experience, the shanty towns have become 'fixtures', so to speak, in most cities in India - at which Indians commonly look at without any emotion or concern - in short, they have become too used to the poverty around them. For example, for the Commonwealth Games 2010, I was shocked to see that the government, instead of keeping its promise to rehabilitate a lot of the residents of shanty towns, actually decided to put up bamboo shields around them, so that they are not visible to the public. More disappointing was that there was very commentary from the public, the media or corporate firms on this issue. I think that before this mindset of invisibility is fixed, few companies will actually gear themselves towards philanthropy and fewer will get national recognition for it (which is a huge demotivator).Riddhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340410148289584417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1530140329306503392.post-77124203011553920452009-11-16T03:25:59.690-05:002009-11-16T03:25:59.690-05:00Bangalore is grwoing even faster than I thought: 8...Bangalore is grwoing even faster than I thought: 8bn people... that's a lot. I guess you meant 8m, right?<br />By the way, the real issue - not only for India - is not to consider responsibility as a luxury but as a basic requirement for a functioning society.W. Ruferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235728764517836292noreply@blogger.com