Editorial:
Our dear readers,
We are so grateful for feedback we received, appreciating our January CIB on Wings Cover and Issue. It is feedback and interaction we receive from you that makes us delighted and even encouraged. In this newsletter, we have focused on initiating and strengthening City Chapters. In this regard, we are happy to inform you of the successful launch of the Pune City Chapter. You will read a detailed report in this issue. The Inaugural Meeting of the Pune Chapter was held at the Tata Management Training Centre. What made this place so unique was the fact that though set in the heart of a bustling city, the campus with its forest-like canopy, low-rise buildings and serene surroundings, made one feel like one was suddenly transported out of Pune. The picture
on the front cover is a view of one such building on TMTC’s sprawling campus.
We hope you will enjoy reading this newsletter. Your feedback, comments and contribution will always be welcome.
– Ms. Neha Mukherjee
CIB Pune Chapter:
Inaugural Meeting Report
January 31, 2014
Venue: Tata Management Training Centre, Pune
When Caux Initiatives for Business (CIB) scheduled its first Pune City Chapter Meeting, the expectations were that the meeting would be low-key. However the inaugural meeting of the Pune Chapter on January 31, 2014 went beyond expectations. Set in the 
beautiful, idyllic campus of Tata Management Training Centre in Pune – a setting that seems far removed from the hustle and bustle of a busy city – a meeting was organized by the CIB team in Pune to describe the purpose and work of CIB and invite like-minded persons from the Pune community, more particularly from business and industry, to join hands in promoting that it is possible to do business ethically and still remain competitive.
The classroom named “Takshashila” – a name from one of the earliest universities of the world – was filled to its maximum apacity of 50 persons. The composition of the gathering ranged from mostly heads of small and large business companies, a few persons from training organizations and young management students.
TP Mukherjee, the Convener of CIB’s Pune City Chapter, after welcoming the distinguished participants showed a short
presentation that explained what CIB and its activities were. Sarosh Ghandy, the Director of CIB, elaborated further why it was necessary to come together to join hands in making business ethical and sustainable. Introducing Kishor Chaukar, the former MD, Tata Industries Ltd., Sarosh invited him to deliver the key-note address.