The Centre for Society & Religion (CSR) marks the 40th year of its existence in 2011. Begun in 1971 amidst and in response to socio-political upheavals and the radically new thinking emanating from the Second Vatican Council‚ the Centre has continued to blaze a trail in taking up the cause of victimized and marginalized sections of the society. As it was then‚ the CSR in our times too finds itself in the midst of anti-people developments and trends. As the CSR reaches its 40th year‚ it is opportune
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of distress‚ it can help to negate or reduce the potential negative influence on their performance. CSR orientation of banks can be a useful tool for them to tide over such crises in future‚ if banks maintain their relationships with stakeholders in making their businesses more sustainability. CSR‚ among other things‚ is a key stakeholder relationship building activity. It was also found that the CSR brand does reap more relationship benefits from its social initiatives than do its competitors indicating
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"ONGC is continuously and consciously involved and focused towards corporate social responsibility in all decisions and activities undertaken in the organization. ONGC is committed to allocate 0.75% of net profit of the year towards socio-economic development programmes."1 - Dr. Madhav Mehra‚ President‚ World Council for Corporate Governance‚ in May 2006. "If trade and commerce - and by extension‚ business and industry - is not sensitive to its social and environmental contexts‚ it will not be
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practicing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for decades‚ long before CSR become a popular basis. In spite of having such good glorious examples; In India CSR is in a very much budding stage. A lack of understanding‚ inadequately trained personnel‚ coverage‚ policy etc. further adds to the reach and effectiveness of CSR programs. Large no. of companies are undertaking these activities superficially and promoting/ highlighting the activities in Media. This research paper focuses on the finding
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organisations in practising CSR a) No knowledge about CSR b) Inadequate financial resource c) No relevant experience and skill d) Others__________________________ Which of the following factors are the major limiting factors in your way to CSR Breadth of CSR not defined Government regulations Financial limit of CSR not defined Philanthropy can’t be measured B1. Does your company engage in CSR initiatives (by this we mean managing corporate activities in such a way as to produce
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Some may debate that it decreases company’s profits by spending much money on CSR. However‚ according to Needle (2004)‚ ‘good’ CSR is also good for business‚ a firm could benefit from doing CSR. Thus‚ this paper aims to explain its importance. It begins with the definition of CSR and its four responsibilities‚ then presents how it influences a business and benefits it can bring. Finally‚ I am going to describe strategic CSR and discuss why firms have social
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Responsibility 1 Section Name Goes Here 1 1.1 Evolution of csr: A Short History “We believe that the leading global companies of 2020 will be those that provide goods and services and reach new customers in ways that address the world’s major challenges—including poverty‚ climate change‚ resource depletion‚ globalization‚ and demographic shifts.” Niall Fitzgerald‚ former ceo & Chairman‚ Unilever Debates over the concept of csr span from the 1930s to the 21st century. A debate over the responsibilities
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Project proposal synopsis Title of the Project: Evaluating the dynamics of CSR in NLC (Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd) Project Guide : Mrs. A. Bharathy‚ M.B.A.‚ M.Phil.‚ Ph.D Assistant Professor‚ Department of Management‚ Pudhucherry University Community College‚ Lawspet‚ Pudhucherry – 8. Submitted by: B. Anandapadmanaban Enrol. No. 081274467 IGNOU MBA (HR) Contents |Chapter |Topic
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PR…………………………………………………………....2 Public Relations and CSR……………………….................3 CSR and stakeholders’ expectations……………................3 Evolution of CRS and different concepts……….................5 Role of PR firms and PR tools for CSR……………...........6 The impact of CSR on business and society…………........6 Practices on CSR between businesses………………..........6 CSR management skills……………………………….........7 Convergence and Transparency of CSR Practices and tools……………………………………………………..
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Nike CSR Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organisations at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. A traditional view of the corporation suggests that its
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