1. Do you think that the Interface approach is an example of how a company can successfully apply the CSR filter? Why or why not? 2. Could this approach be applied in the company or organization in which you work‚ have worked‚ or study? Why or why not? 1)I think after reading all the articles and chapters till now‚ this is the first time when i have truly felt CSR could actually be possible and make a difference from an Internal Stakeholder point of view. Profitability is seen to be the number
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Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is India’s largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company with a heritage of over 75 years in India and touches the lives of two out of three Indians. HUL works to create a better future every day and helps people feel good‚ look good and get more out of life with brands and services that are good for them and good for others. With over 35 brands spanning 20 distinct categories such as soaps‚ detergents‚ shampoos‚ skin care‚ toothpastes‚ deodorants‚ cosmetics‚ tea‚
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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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November 14‚ 2011 Unilever in Brazil Case Write-up Background: Unilever is a $56 billion company that sells a wide variety of consumer goods. One of their most well-known products is powdered detergent. At the time this article was written‚ Unilever operated in over 150 countries worldwide. One of the countries that they have had particular success in was Brazil‚ where they controlled 81% of the market. The problem was that they were having trouble capturing the entire market‚ as the rest
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Introduction of Unilever: If the adage ’two heads are better than one’ applies to business‚ then certainly Unilever is a prime example. The food and consumer products giant actually has two parent companies: Unilever PLC‚ based in the United Kingdom‚ and Unilever N.V.‚ based in The Netherlands. The two companies‚ which operate virtually as a single corporation‚ are run by a single group of directors and are linked by a number of agreements. Unilever considers itself the second largest consumer goods
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Unilever in Brazil (1997-2007): Marketing Strategies for Low-Income Consumers Overall winner of the 2008 European Case Clearing House Awards Winner of a 2007 European Case Clearing House Award in the category “Marketing” Winner of the European Foundation for Management Development Case of the Year Award 2004 in the category “Marketing” 04/2008-5188 This case was prepared by Pedro Pacheco Guimaraes‚ INSEAD MBA 2003‚ and Pierre Chandon‚ Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD‚ as the basis
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Ref.No.: FM0001 Unilever Limited: Transforming the Finance ‘Function’ “Top performing businesses have top performing finance functions‚ but few finance functions are top performing.” – Scott Parker‚ Head of Financial Management‚ KPMG LLP (UK) In an era of globalisation‚ increasing economic pressures and stringent regulatory norms‚ the role of finance function is becoming much broader than ever before. With changing times the role of finance manager is becoming concentrated‚ moreover‚ Chief
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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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Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an important part of companies’ businesses plans. Economically speaking it opens doors to obtain business in new country. Companies have learned to be more sensitive to social issues and human rights. Socially speaking CSR improves life of current generation and future ones to better what satisfy individuals and make social atmosphere pleasant and more secured. Oil and gas industry plays important role in managing operations‚ HSE‚ CSR programs‚ reducing ecological
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Dell CSR Company Profile Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper Amsterdam‚ May 2007 Dell – CSR Company Profile Colofon Dell CSR Company Profile By: Michiel van Dijk & Irene Schipper February 2007 Stichting Onderzoek Multinationale Ondernemingen (SOMO) Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations This document is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivateWorks 2.5 License. To view a copy of this license visit: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2
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