In 2009‚ Starbucks released an annual Corporate social responsibility report.[96] Environmental impact Grounds for your Garden In 1999‚ Starbucks started "Grounds for your Garden" to make their business moreenvironmentally-friendly. This gives leftover coffee grounds to anyone requesting it for composting. Although not all stores and regions participate‚ customers can request and lobby their local store to begin the practice. In 2004‚ Starbucks began reducing the size of their paper napkins
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Assignment 1: Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Student: College Guy Professor: Dr. Neil Mathur Course: BUS 508 – Contemporary Business University: Strayer University Date: January 26‚ 2014 Assignment 1: Corporate Responsibility and Marketing Strategies Question 1: I believe Apple Inc. [mostly referred as “Apple” in this document] has met the ethical and social responsibility towards general public‚ employees‚ customers and shareholders/investors
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Social Responsibility Journal Emerald Article: Corporate irresponsibility and corporate social responsibility: competing realities Brian Jones‚ Ryan Bowd‚ Ralph Tench Article information: To cite this document: Brian Jones‚ Ryan Bowd‚ Ralph Tench‚ (2009)‚"Corporate irresponsibility and corporate social responsibility: competing realities"‚ Social Responsibility Journal‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 3 pp. 300 - 310 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/17471110910977249 Downloaded on: 14-10-2012
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Why did some civilizations succeed and others fail? Why was it that some places had more resources than others? According to Jared Diamond‚ his theory‚ “Geographic Luck” is the answer. On Diamonds last trip to New Guinea‚ he proves his theory to be right. When he arrived‚ the natives ask him why the white men have so much cargo and why they had so little. The natives to the island worked just as hard if not harder than all the others but they were much less successful than the Eurasians. Geographical
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Corporate Social responsibility at McDonald’s McDonald is one of the most renowned fast food restaurants across the globe. The vision of McDonald’s was coined by Ronal McDonald who identified the need of its target audiences and tailor made the products as per them. The organization has established a value proposition for the target audience on the basis of a penetration pricing strategy that has appealed to the people in almost every country. Being a tough competitor to many fast food
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Social Responsibility Background Lord Holme and Richard Watts from The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense defined Corporate Social Responsibilty as the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local community and society at large (Corporate Social Responsibilty 2004). UMW’s Corporate Social
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Introduction TVS group of companies is name synonymous to social consciousness‚ quality and commitment to the welfare of underprivileged rural citizens. This report analyzes the various corporate social responsibility services of the group done under the umbrella of Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) in light of the documentation provided. Specifically‚ we cover how SST practices strategic CSR‚ how it is organized in order to execute the various social projects‚ where it gives‚ how it gives and
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The Warehouse Group Ltd is a typical half-hearted company that does not do what it preaches in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. From the Warehouse Annual Report and Social and Environment Report 2009‚ I found that the company is not only focusing on its financial performance‚ but also on social and environmental external effects. A critical analysis of this reporting practice suggests that the Warehouse is not truly responsible socially and environmentally but more a public relation exercise
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When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ Patagonia is the pioneer and poster child. Patagonia has found distinct ways to integrate product function with environmental values. Their business model raises a lot of money for environmental causes and their technological innovation reduces the environmental impact of their products. Since 1986 they have donated 10% of profits or 1% of sales‚ whichever is greater‚ to environmental efforts‚ and employees can take up to two
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Social Development and Corporate Responsibility To say that low living standards‚ poverty‚ unemployment and social development should be a responsibility of corporations is preposterous. Corporations have the sole responsibility of making their shareholders money‚ and in turn‚ making themselves money. In recent years‚ with advancing technology and scientific research‚ corporate social responsibility has becoming a talking point. Holding corporations responsible for their waste and pollution makes
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