Corporate Social Responsibility activities (Kotler and Lee 2005)‚ from now on abbreviated CSR. The desire of doing well and doing good in the society in which the company is operating have been of increasing interest world wide during the last decade. As a result‚ corporate reporting on social responsibility initiatives can more often be found in companies´ marketing strategies (Kotler and Lee‚ 2005). Even though CSR activities are increasing among today´s organizations there is still lack of a general
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Siemens and the illusion of CSR and codes of business integrity Siemens just settled on a major international corruption case. It turns out that over the past decade Siemens and some of its subsidiaries made at least 4‚283 payments either to public officials or “agents” to secure or retain contracts. The estimated amount of the payments made in more than ten countries surpassed $1.4 billion. During the current case‚ the criminal damages from Siemens were calculated to amount for up to $2.7 billion
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(Bomannahalli) 2. Do you practice CSR in your Company? Yes No 5 0 100% 0% If Yes‚ When did you started practicing CSR? 1990 2000 2009 for long From last 3-4 years 3. Which CSR Initiatives do you follow? Worldwide Responsible Apparel Production (WRAP) Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) Ethical Trade Initiate (ETI) Fair Labor Association (FLA) Social Accountability International (SAI) Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) Other 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 17% 0% 0% 17% 17% 0% 50% 4. Which CSR practices are most commonly followed
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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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Corporate social Responsibility (CSR) practices are fast gaining importance as a means for companies to gain market access and customer loyalty‚ thus resulting in long-term business sustainability. What are the drivers pushing business towards CSR and how important is it. CSR Summary Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the continuous commitment by business counterpart to behave ethically whilst contributing to the economic economy of the country without neglecting the living standard of its
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Nasik Introduction: In India companies like TATA and Birla are 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
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1.0 Background 1.1 Introduction The purpose of this research is to gain a deeper insight into the attitudes of 18 – 25 year olds shopping at Sainsbury’s who are aware of CSR as a business practice‚ the perceptions they have built up in response to Sainsbury’s promotions and the longer term behaviours this might engender in them as a result‚ focusing on the following: 1. Amount of packaging used by Sainsbury’s 2. Recyclability of Sainsbury’s packaging 3. Sourcing of Sainsbury’s
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Case Sustainability Initiative at Roche Table of Contents Introduction 3 Sustainable development: the triple bottom line 3 Economic‚ social and environmental responsibility 3 Social responsibility: the key elements 5 Corporate Responsibility Innovation at Roche 5 What is corporate responsibility? 5 Corporate responsibility according to the Roche corporate brochure 6 Target of responsibility as reflected in reported organizational structures‚ policies and practices. 7 Gaining competitive
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TOYOTA RECALL: An issue that put its aim of “moving forward’’ to a standstill CSR‚ Corporate Social Responsibility‚ is currently a fashion in the business world. Many corporations and/or organizations set up divisions of CSR and have been publishing reports of their CSR activities in the past decade. To explain and understand this concept further let me tell you about the most talked about organization in the past few years‚ Toyota Motors which has been facing certain criticism in its business
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social responsibility (CSR)‚ and its impact on societal well being‚ apart from the overall governance of the supply chain processes of every organisation. Ratings are being developed to measure performances of most firms with regard to their CSR efforts besides their financial performance. This rating would then be used to measure each firm ’s progress in the business world. Many studies have been conducted linking CSR to consumer loyalty. It is found that the higher the CSR rating the stronger
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