Accounting & Info Management Sustainability Project September 30‚ 2014 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a highly discussed and sometimes debated subject for companies as well as their shareholders and customers. As we conducted research for purposes of this project‚ it was easy to conclude that there are a multitude of definitions and interpretations for exactly what CSR means. Also‚ there are many inconsistencies as they relate to various metrics and indices used to determine both
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international markets‚and consequently enounter various risks not normally attributed with domestic markets (Beck 1993). In developing countries such as Nigeria the regulatory frameworks may exist but are not adequatley enforced. Hence‚The intent of CSR activities performed by multinationals are not always well determined‚ And powerful multinationals such as Shell have emerged as the major players in this era of globalization‚ largely inhibited by domestic regulation (Rwabizambuga 2007)‚ but what is
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This paper aims at explaining the overall importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by explaining the theoretical basis of the triple bottom line concept (TBL). This concept assumes that sustainable development can only be achieved by simultaneous implementation of environmental‚ economical and social objectives. Furthermore it will contain a brief comparison of two companies with different CSR strategies. The Koninklijke Philips N.V. will be used to explain the social criteria of the
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CSR Analysis and Impact on Operations Nike has a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that includes its commitment to the environment and is a signatory of the UN Global Compact. Nike has created a team of sustainability managers led by an independent director. Its environmental goals include producing ’eco-friendly ’ products and minimizing its environmental impact through the reduction of greenhouse gases‚ organic solvents and PVCs. Nike acknowledges the difficulty of tracking environmental
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3.6 CSR in British Petroleum Academics‚ government officials and business leaders focus prominent attention on the concept of CSR‚ specifically in the special province of environmental protection. British Petroleum (BP) has won acclaims and awards for CSR. But Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar (Times of India‚ Bangalore edition 2010) argued in his article that BP has created the greatest environmental disaster in history which includes its out-of-control Macondo deep-sea well. Gulf of Mexico oil leak
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a. Why do CSR and the alcohol industry seem to be incompatible? Corporate social responsibility is a form of corporate self-regulation by which companies take into account the impact of their activities on the environment‚ consumers and all the members of the public sphere. But how is it possible to include public interest into corporate decision-making in the alcohol industry? * What does Corporate Social responsibility mean? Corporate Social Responsibility is about how companies manage
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contribute to the company’s vision ‘to be the standard against which others are measured’. Central to the running of these units are the values of M&S. These include quality‚ value‚ service‚ innovation and trust. Each business unit develops its own CSR strategy based around the brand value of trust. The issues tackled in the strategies are identified from a combination of customer research‚ understanding within the business and by talking with other key stakeholders‚ NGOs‚ government etc. For each
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results towards business‚ environment and society (CSR Singapore Compact 2005). Implementation of corporate social responsibility concept within the businesses means the businesses will always try their best to give positive outcomes to the society‚ which give satisfaction to the people and may build a good reputation to the company. The three main responsibilities and roles usually discussed are in the perspective of business‚ social and environment (CSR Singapore Compact 2005). Despite the fact that
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Global Compact (training and nurturing partnership between companies by promoting good corporate citizenship). Pfizer generates more than 58 percent of revenue from international markets. Pfizer’s approach towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) CSR according to csrnetwork.com‚ 2009 is about how a business “align their value and behaviour with the expectation and needs of stakeholder” in simple words it is a term that states that the company is for the people and it should be the priority of
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previously used PVC to change the material used for the its most famous chair (OGLA). IKEA also started to connect with private and governmental organization and understanding how to comply and even help enforces its laws such as UN / UNCEIF /ILO… The CSR issue IKEA faces is that it has been accused of using suppliers which are abusing children as labor in India. This was a very big challenge for IKEA as this is not the first time it faces this issue. In 1994 there was a recent law by U.N which forbid
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