The World Business Council for Sustainable Development defines CSR 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 the local community and society at large.’ Marks and Spencer are the UK’s leading retailer of quality clothing‚ food and home products with over 21 million UK customers. They have a team of 78‚000 employees and over 2‚000 suppliers. In January 2007
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Deadline extended! Microsoft CSR Case Study Competition 2011 Have you heard of corporate social responsibility? Are you passionate about not only doing business but also dong good at the same time? Do you believe that being socially responsible and sustainable is not only the good way but the right way to go? Here is the platform for you to express your ideas and challenge your mind. The deadline for signing up is extended to 23rd March The deadline for report submission is extended to 27th
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POLITICAL FACTORS: Political stability is an important factor in any country for Adidas. Political and regulatory risks include potential losses from expropriation‚ nationalization‚ civil unrest‚ terrorism and significant changes to trade policies . In particular the Adidas Group faces risks arising from sudden increase of import restrictions‚ charges in the taxation system of a country‚ minimum wage policy‚ import tariffs and duties that could compromise the free flow of goods. ECONOMIC FACTORS:
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company‚ they found that the average CSR decreased during their 15 year time period. “ Although anecdotal evidence suggests that CSR is rapidly becoming commonplace within U.S. corporations‚ our findings have a somewhat mixed message. Although U.S. companies have significantly increased their CSR strengths during the past 15 years‚ CSR concerns appear to have proliferated during the same period‚ and many remain unaddressed. The net result is that our measure of net CSR strengths (strengths minus concerns)
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competing Adidas for more market share‚ including Nike‚ Puma‚ Reebok and Umbro to name a few. Adidas must ensure that their goods are of a high quality and at a reasonable price in order to keep their market share in this industry. Intensity in this industry is high as there are a large number of organisations with similar products all trying to gain market share. Threat of Entry to the Industry by New Competitors There isn’t very much of a threat of new competitors to Adidas as there
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Overview of ITC ITC was incorporated on 24th August 1910 under the name Imperial Tobacco Company of India Limited. Progressively‚ as the Company ’s ownership Indianised‚ the name of the Company was changed to I.T.C. Limited in 1974. As ITC has a wide range of businesses such as Cigarettes & Tobacco‚ Hotels‚ Information Technology‚ Packaging‚ Paperboards & Specialty Papers‚ Agri-business‚ Foods‚ Lifestyle Retailing‚ Education & Stationery and Personal Care - the full stops in the Company
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“Technology creates opportunities for people and organizations to realize their full potential” is the thought driving Microsoft’s corporate citizenship program. With the enduring commitment to serve needs of communities worldwide Microsoft is playing the role of a responsible global citizen. Going far beyond its products and services it has collaborated with business partners‚ governments and non profit organizations around the globe to fulfil its commitment. It delivers new technology to people
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Jollibee Corporation They started as an ice cream parlor in the year 1978 in Cubao. Manage and owned by Tan family. In the year 2013 they are celebrating their 35 years in the business. They offered services such as customer service‚ customer relation‚ food safety‚ and cleanliness. The Jollibee Corporation has almost 700-800 stores in the country and 2600 worldwide. Timeline: 1978-Jollibee Foods Corporation and the humbugger born 1979-Jollibee spaghetti is introduced 1980-Jollibee chickenjoy
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KFC‚ or also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken‚ has been one of the most famous fast food franchises nowadays along with McDonald’s and Subway. Looking at the graph above we can see that Yum! Brands‚ the parent’s company of KFC are the third biggest firm in the fast food industry. By serving more than 12 million customers in 21000 stores in 109 countries every day‚ KFC has become the world most popular chicken fast food franchise. (1) However‚ over the past decade‚ KFC’s suppliers have been caught
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CSR Course Reflection – Inside India: Discovering New Realities Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Corporate Shared Value (CSV) Before reflecting on the related Indian course module‚ it’s pertinent to have a better understanding of how CSR has evolved over the years‚ and how more companies are now subscribing to CSV to remain relevant. In many countries around the world‚ economic activities are mainly organised by business entities‚ while governments‚ due to lack of resources‚ withdraw from
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