From Compliance To Impact: The Role Of Section 8 Companies In Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Published April 24, 2026 | Version v1 Journal article Open From Compliance To Impact: The Role Of Section 8 Companies In Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals Authors/Creators Anju Mathew Description The section 8 companies are legal entities with a regulatory structure that is unique to the nonprofit sector in India, and that is both legally accountable and has a social welfare mandate. [1] The paper will discuss how they are changing their role in supporting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by becoming increasingly impact oriented in their approach to development rather than a compliance-oriented model of development. It examines how the mechanisms of statutory governance, CSR-linked funding, and regulatory mechanisms permit such entities to design and put in place interventions that are measurable in areas like education, healthcare, livelihood generation, environmental sustainability, and financial inclusion. Section 8 companies play a crucial role in mediating between the corporate resources, state priorities and needs of grassroots by aligning organizational goals with SDG targets. The research also notes that successful input to SDGs is not only relative to adherence to regulations but also strong governance, visionary decision-making, cooperation among stakeholders, and standardized evaluation of impact. The problem of insufficient funding, inchoate regulations, and poor institutional capacity remains, but the policy reforms, digital governance, the organization of the partnerships between the government and businesses, and the measurement of the impact have a prospect. The paper finds that, through enhanced accountability and innovation-driven strategies, the Section 8 companies can become potent vehicles of inclusive and sustainable development, balancing between legal compliance and real social impact. [1] Companies Act, No. 18 of 2013, § 8 (India). Files Anju Mathew - From Compliance To Impact The Role Of Section 8 Companies In Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals.pdf Files (301.6 kB) Name Size Download all Anju Mathew - From Compliance To Impact The Role Of Section 8 Companies In Advancing The Sustainable Development Goals.pdf md5:85591d3ae38af79b56ee665373d7a029 301.6 kB Preview Download 28 Views 15 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 28 28 Downloads Total downloads 15 15 Data volume Total data volume 5.1 MB 5.1 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19734728 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19734728) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19734728.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19734728 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19734728"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19734728.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19734728.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19734728 Resource type Journal article Publisher Zenodo Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created April 24, 2026 Modified April 24, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies