CSR IMPLEMENTATION A. Short history of CSR In the global context‚ the term CSR into use since the 1970s and increasingly popular‚ especially after the attendance book Cannibals With Forks: The Triple Bottom Line in the 21st Century Business (1998)‚ by John Elkington. Developing three essential components of sustainable development‚ namely economic growth‚ environmental protection‚ and social equity‚ which was initiated by the World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) in the Brundtland
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Smart Textiles Market worth 4‚722.81 Million USD by 2020 According to a new market research report “Smart Textiles Market by Type (Passive‚ Active‚ Ultra-smart)‚ Function (Sensing‚ Energy Harvesting‚ Luminescence & Aesthetics‚ Thermo-electricity)‚ Industry (Healthcare‚ Sports & Fitness‚ Fashion‚ Military‚ Automotive)‚ & Geography - Global Forecast to 2020”‚ published by marketsandmarkets‚ the total market was valued at USD 794.55 Million in 2014 and is expected to reach USD 4‚722.81 Million by 2020
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The common factor between them all the critics comes down to how you can rewrite the definition of CSR as one that makes it easiest for you to dismiss it. So‚ for instance‚ some people argue that an approach to corporate social responsibility that achieves business benefits is nothing of that sort - THAT’s just good business. So CSR must be only those things that are of no direct benefit to the business - ie. philanthropy. Cue the arguments about how CEOs should not be giving shareholders money away
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change. Mr Koh Juan Kiat explained that adopting CSR brings intangible benefits such as a good reputation for the company‚ high morale among employees and improved performance and attracts investors. Employees will also take greater pride in their company and this will affect productivity (Tay 2009). A enterpise‚ which has the ambitious goal‚ will attempt to bulid the CSR programs to arrive win-win. The enterpise can make the use of reputation for CSR programs to promote corporation’s strength or earn
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large. This in the last decade has been commonly referred to as Corporate Social Responsibility – CSR (Crane‚ A.‚ Matten‚ D.‚ Spence‚ L. 2008). As Carroll (1979‚ cited in Carroll‚ 1991) states that‚ CSR included the idea that the corporation has not only economic and legal obligations‚ but ethical and discretionary (philanthropic) responsibilities as well. However‚ the definitions of the term CSR may depend on individual perceptions of responsibility that in turn relate to the bigger picture defining
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Social Responsibility (CSR) is the notion that business companies have obligations to society beyond their economic obligations. In a way‚ CSR is the company’s way of giving back to society and a way of being aware about the condition of the society and the environment. CSR is about how companies make profit‚ not how they spend them. It does not entail that the company should donate to charities or that they should use their profit on organizations with a positive cause. CSR is based on the idea that
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1. Lack of stakeholder engagement strategy – Apple simply doesn’t believe it needs to engage stakeholders‚ not to mention having an engagement strategy. We can see it every time‚ from not sharing information with Greenpeace about why Greenpeace got it wrong about the power consumption of Apple’s North Carolina data center to not responding at first to Chinese environmental groups investigating pollution issues in Apple’s supply chain in China. Another example is Apple’s tendency to reply to questions
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) means that a corporation should be held accountable for any of its actions that affect people‚ their communities‚ and their environment. Actually‚ MTR has been implementation of CSR. Since 1993‚ MTR staff will use their spare time to contribute to society‚ spontaneously organize and participate in volunteer activities. In 2005‚ MTR has also set up a volunteer program‚ to provide support for employees. The the MTR at “railway people‚ railway Heart” volunteers
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Environment and pollution in CSR Introduction There are different type of pollution that affect the environment for example: Water pollution‚ Air pollution Land pollution Noise pollution and Radioactive pollution. Water pollution Water pollution is the pollution of water bodies for example ‚ rivers‚ oceans‚ aquifers‚ lakes and groundwater. Also there are some undesirable substances pollute the water. Moreover there are many cases of water pollution one of the themes is Industrial
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came about. The Industrial Revolution reformed all aspects of American life. Prior to the revolution‚ most Americans were farmers or performed a skilled trade. There were major changes to the textile industry‚ transportation‚ communication‚ and the overall quality of life. To start things off‚ the textile industry grew during the industrial
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