Nike’s CSR strategy under four main headings. Part I links Nike’s CSR strategy and the issues faced by it to the UNGC Ten Principles. Part II identifies the major stakeholders of Nike and further discusses the management of the identified stakeholders with recommendations for alternative courses of action. Part III attempts to further evaluate the alternative courses of action in detail following which Part IV talks about what success at Nike would look like. Also‚ the paper contains my recommendations
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its importance Definition Corporate Social Responsibility can be define as the idea that socially responsible companies will outperform their peers by focusing on the world’s social problems and reviewing them as opportunities to build profits and help the world at the same time. In other sentence CSR is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society. It means company need to answer to two aspects of
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its South Asian plants.And in 2005 Nike returned to report its social and environmental practices. It said that staffs and employees work in a poor environment .Between 25% to 50% of its employees and staffs in the region restrict access to toilets and drinking water during the workday. Besides ‚ a lot of staffs have to work for extra hours per week and wage level is lower than other industries. These kind of social and environment issues not only happen in Nike ‚but also in many other industries.
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subject of social responsibility in business‚ there are many varying views and theories presented. The argument‚ at the extremes‚ is one that is purely economic in nature and the other that requires corporation’s responsibility to society. Today society demands social responsiveness of businesses in the marketplace. A businesses’ failure to act socially or ethically responsible‚ in some cases‚ could form the foundation for its own peril. My paper attempts to define social responsibility‚ discuss views
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“Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics” Social responsibility is an idea that has been of concern to mankind for many years. Over the last two decades‚ however‚ it has become of increasing concern to the business world. This has resulted in growing interaction between governments‚ businesses and society as a whole. In the past‚ businesses primarily concerned themselves with the economic results of their decisions. “Today‚ however‚ businesses must also reflect on the legal‚ ethical‚ moral and
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the political issues‚ and due to the problems witnessed by the public‚ such as low income‚ low education‚ corruption and insufficient efficiency within the country. An attempt has been made in this research to know the impact of corporate social responsibility on the profitability in the Nigerian Banking Industry using First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Plc. as the case study. The present day conception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implies that companies voluntarily integrate social and environmental
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Corporate Social Responsibility We live in an increasingly complex and sceptical world full of corporate scandals‚ stock market downturns‚ an uncertain economy. All these things have diminished trust in the corporate sector and its leaders. Stakeholders have become more critical‚ especially when they hear about drilling activities in Nigeria and Greenpeace campaigns against a firm. Companies need to address this by demonstrating their positive impact on society and by taking appropriate measures
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ORT Proposal Option 1. • How has Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) in businesses/companies helped the Noordwyk community Option 2. • Study on how Corporate Social responsibility has uplifted/empowered the Midrand community. Chosen Option: How effective has Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) been implemented in the Midrand community. Possible Hypothesis/Focus Question. The Midrand town is one that consists of many highly effective corporates in South Africa. It is due to this factor that companies
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UK: Primark cuts three suppliers following child labour claims A News item from Business Respect‚ Issue Number 130‚ dated 17 Jun 2008 UK clothing retailer Primark has ended its contracts with three suppliers in India following allegations channelled through a BBC documentary that they used child labour to finish garments with embroidery and sequin work. The company said that the work had been improperly sub-contracted against the company’s code of conduct‚ and it had taken action accordingly
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Introduction Corporate Social Responsibility represents not just successful enterprise but also thinking on social andenvironmental aspects. Corporations must include the social and environmental aspects to the activities which leadtowards making profit. Corporate Social Responsibility answers the requirements of both the customers and personswho are co-operating with them in business activities. Corporate Social Responsibility positively affects the whole of society and regulates its impact on
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