A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy By Dina Gerdeman 28 MAY 2012 RESEARCH & IDEAS : http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/6994.html Abstract: Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a corporate initiative to assess and take responsibility for the company ’s effects on the environment and impact on social welfare. CSR may also be referred to as "corporate citizenship" and can involve incurring short-term costs that do not provide an immediate financial benefit
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measurements and mechanisms to evaluate progress: We need to do this taking into consideration a set of goals based on our values. A very common structure is the kind of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reporting that companies do to disclose their socially responsible activities. 2. What has Greenpeace done to curb corporates from exploiting our global natural resources? A key part of their campaigns is investigations; they go to the scene of the environmental crime‚ expose the responsible
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Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect Firms’ Performance?1 Laura Poddi2 Sergio Vergalli3 July 28‚ 2008 Abstract In the last two decades in the OECD countries there have been a raising development of firms certified as Social Responsible (CSR is the acronym of Corporate Social Responsibility). This kind of certification is assigned by private companies that guarantee that the behaviour of a certain firms environmentally and sociologically correct. Some papers (among others Preston
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EJBO Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organization Studies Vol. 12‚ No. 1 (2007) Positioning Stakeholder Theory within the Debate on Corporate Social Responsibility Manuel Castelo Branco Lúcia Lima Rodrigues Introduction The present-day conception of corporate social responsibility (CSR) implies that companies voluntarily integrate social and environmental concerns in their operations and interaction with stakeholders. The European Commission defines it as “a concept whereby companies
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Introduction to Business Law. In a report‚ address the questions presented. Also consider the following: Can you blame Kilts for accepting the offer given to him‚ or the action which he took to turn the company around? What percentage of the responsibility does P&G share for what happened? Although‚ nothing illegal took place in the Gillette turnaround or sale‚ was it ethical? Assignment should be one to two pages in length. For citation guidelines‚ please refer to the table in the APA Style
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Chapter 1 Introducing IFRS In This Chapter ▶ Seeing how standards are set‚ and amended ▶ Rolling out IFRS globally ▶ Presenting IFRS financial statements M In this chapter‚ I move beyond telling you what standards are to helping you understand what they do. To start‚ I explain how the standards are created and amended‚ and then I take a look at the scope of IFRS worldwide. Finally‚ I introduce you to the important financial statements that you must present to conform with IFRS: the statement
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involved and some who were not involved in CSR activities at Infosys. CSR Activities at Infosys All surveyed respondents acknowledged the increasing importance of CSR to a company both from the image and goodwill point of view as well as from the responsibility they believed a company had to the society. However a number of the respondents were not aware of the initiatives being carried out by Infosys except for passing mention in mails and newsletters of the company. Inferences drawn Infosys has set
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The question‚ I learned‚ is harder to answer than you might expect‚ principally because most corporate do-gooders approach their social good efforts with more of an eye toward impact on the community than on the firm. With some effort‚ however‚ I’ve pulled some meaningful responses from corporate leaders I’ve reached and learned a great deal in the process. Garratt Hasenstab‚ Director of Sustainability at the Verdigris Group Garratt Hasenstab‚ Director of Sustainability at the Verdigris Group
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: Social Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its relevance to the contemporary Indian society Purpose : Research study for Doctoral Thesis (PhD) Research Guide : Prof. Dr. C. Ganesh‚ Head Dept of Sociology University : Osmania University‚ Hyderabad Research Scholar : Sarvesh Amrutha Abstract The research study‚ “Social Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and its relevance to the contemporary Indian society”‚ proposes to analyse social impact
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changed its vision from cheap and convenient to dedicating itself to quality‚ service‚ cleanliness‚ and a commitment to treating all customers with respect (Kiddon and Light). In regards to corporate social responsibility McD strives to achieve their values each day and improve their environmental and social performances in an effort to obtain to a sustainable future (McDonald’s). In order to achieve their desired image and
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