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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International Journal of Management Reviews (2010) DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2009.00275.x The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Concepts‚ Research and Practice ijmr_275 85..106 Archie B. Carroll and Kareem M. Shabana1 Director‚ Nonprofit Management & Community Service Program & Robert W. Scherer Professor Emeritus‚ Department of Management‚ Terry College of Business‚ University of Georgia‚ Athens‚ GA 30602‚ USA‚ and 1 Assistant Professor of Management‚ School of
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Corporate Social Responsibility of a company: Starbucks Starbucks‚ the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ is a company that tries to make business in a socially responsible way. The firm is not only about making coffee but also about treating with dignity the clients and the environment where they are operating into. Hereby‚ we will discuss the different actions undertaken by Starbucks in order to be socially correct. One word
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Corporate Social Responsibility While Biocon was involved in community programs from inception‚ it started a corporate social responsibility wing—the Biocon Foundation—in 2004 through which it works in the areas of health‚ education and infrastructure‚ especially in rural areas. Health Through the Arogya Raksha Yogana (ARY) clinics‚ Biocon helps meet the primary‚ tertiary and secondary healthcare needs of various communities. Its 7 ARY clinics—located where healthcare facilities are poor—offer
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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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Morrisons recently published last April its "Corporate social responsibility report" (CSR report‚ 2006) for the previous financial year. The report puts high regard on Morrisons’ effort to minimise the impact of its business operations on the environment. Moreover‚ the report stresses the catering of the interests of its "key" stakeholders‚ namely its customers‚ suppliers‚ colleagues and shareholders. Recalling way back before it completely took over the ownership of Safeway in 8 March 2004‚ Morrisons
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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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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Market Place As the leader in the bottled water industry in Malaysia‚ in dealings with our suppliers‚ customers‚ shareholders and other stakeholders‚ Spritzer holds firm to corporate ethics which include doing business responsibly and in the interest of our stakeholders in the long term. The Group practises the principals of good corporate governance and ethical business conduct‚ in addition to complying with the rules and regulations of the law. Spritzer’s commitment
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expressively about the aim of the company is to make profit and not to address social responsibilities. This is only certain truth to this statement as the world we live in now is evolving. People in the current era are more concern about social responsibility especially with corporations and their behaviours and plans. There is an increasing demand on businesses to have a “social conscience” and taking serious responsibility for providing employment‚ eliminating discrimination‚ ethical working environment
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however there is no regulations against industrial NPE usage in Taiwan. Even though there is an appeal not to use the chemical‚ the company that takes too long to promises to eliminate hazardous materials until 2020. The company has less corporate social responsibility and ineffective quality control compared to other brands such as Adidas that has zero discharge of hazardous materials. The costs include to switch to high quality materials and environment friendly disposal process with benefits includes
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