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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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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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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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT Corporate Social Responsibility CASE STUDY: THE ADIDAS GROUP. SUPPLIER TRAINING PROGRAMMES 1. Provide the STO. ADIDAS Group is so well-known in the world that there is a huge pressure from stakeholders to ensure that all employees and their companies have the same ethics and working conditions‚ properly licensed and operating. To meet the demands of stakeholders‚ they want to educate the workers that are not from Germany to work as the Germans people works so that the
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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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4 Approaches to CSR Corporate social responsibility is the management’s obligations to make choices and take actions that will contribute to the welfare and interests of society as well as the organization. CSR can be a difficult concept to be understood because different people have different beliefs as to which actions improve society’s welfare. To make matter worse‚ social responsibility covers a range of issues‚ many of which are ambiguous with respect to right or wrong. Eg. Kmart declare bankruptcy
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1. Introduction Corporate social responsibility (CSR‚ also called corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ and responsible business) is an idea of considering the interests of society by corporations. Companies take responsibility for the impact of their actions on customers‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ shareholders‚ communities and other stakeholders‚ as well as the environment. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Case Study about the CSR of Nike prepared by Paul SOMER TABLE OF CONTENTS • Background of the implementation of CSR at Nike (besides the existing legal commitment) • Activities of Nike regarding CSR • Responsibility by impementing the Environmental Apparel Design Tool • • Nike Responsibility Governance Conclusion and future prospects BACKGROUND FOR CSR OF NIKE • In 1992 it became public that Nike produces in Indonesia at minimum wages • Strike in the production
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