Automotive sector is key driver and indicator of economic growth. The Automotive sector is truly global in context of the operations across globe and local in case of products delivered .The multinational brands who has place all over the world operate in the local framework of law, community and offerings. Auto sector in Asia is lead by China and followed by Indian Auto sector (SIAM 2011).The wings of the operations are now extended till Africa which has seen higher side investment from China. Corporate Social Responsibility plays a vital role in sustenance of the business .The triple bottom line (Profit, People and Planet) is core of CSR activities. As India and Africa both are rich in manpower and natural resources, it essential to understand and compare the CSR practices. In order to compare the CSR practices, the practices are segregated by coded content analysis process and then the key practices were indentified .The Auto sector has very specific activities related to CSR these activities were studied as disclosures in Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reports. The result of the research indicated that the CSR activities are almost parallel in case of Economic and Philanthropic levels. The result hence indicates the legal and ethical framework might be different in countries. The research helps to understand the practices which can be carried in similar manner by Indian companies in case of investments in African countries and hence it is more practical to have similar practices followed across both Indian as well as African operations.
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