TIMBERLAND Q : 1 : In what ways does Timberland fulfill its responsibility to consumers‚ employees‚ investors and society as a whole? A : 1 : Timberland’s mission has been to equip people to make their difference in the world. Let them be consumers ‚ employees ‚ investors or society as a whole. Timberland ‘s business is a model for both commerce and justice having a long history in this regard. While continuing to build its reputation as a brand that
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Corporate Social Responsibility While Biocon was involved in community programs from inception‚ it started a corporate social responsibility wing—the Biocon Foundation—in 2004 through which it works in the areas of health‚ education and infrastructure‚ especially in rural areas. Health Through the Arogya Raksha Yogana (ARY) clinics‚ Biocon helps meet the primary‚ tertiary and secondary healthcare needs of various communities. Its 7 ARY clinics—located where healthcare facilities are poor—offer
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waterproof boots and shoes. • 1987: Timberland went public on the American Stock Exchange. • 1992: To sustain the communities in which its employees live and work‚ Timberland developed what later became The Path of Service program: a progressive corporate policy offering employees 16 hours paid leave to perform community service. • 1997: Timberland increased the benefit of paid employee volunteer time to 40 hours. 2. Awards • 1999: Timberland was selected as one of 1998’s “100 Best Companies to
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What are the arguments for and against the concept of corporate social responsibility? Where do you stand‚ and why? An argument for corporate social responsibility is that many think they should assume the role because it states they they are thinking of the people and how they are creating a win/win situation. Those that are against are purely looking at the bottom margin and look no further or care. For me I am all for it. It states that they do care about were they do business‚ how
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Lululemon Corporate Social Responsibility Community and Partner responsibility is Lululemons department of CSR. They use those words to define the team because their focus is on people and relationships. Their vision is that by supporting community’s goals to create healthy minds‚ bodies‚ and spaces‚ they also inspire personal growth connection and innovation. Community is an integral part of lululemon stores. They have put in place what is called “Grass roots actions”. Each lululemon store has
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Corporate Social Responsibility of a company: Starbucks Starbucks‚ the largest coffeehouse company in the world‚ is a company that tries to make business in a socially responsible way. The firm is not only about making coffee but also about treating with dignity the clients and the environment where they are operating into. Hereby‚ we will discuss the different actions undertaken by Starbucks in order to be socially correct. One word
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Utilitarianism and Social Corporate Responsibility The principal of Utilitarianism is often cited for grounds in business related decision making. Business ethics is often misunderstood - for if the main purpose of business is to maximize profits‚ then one could argue Westjet had done nothing wrong in trying to gain an advantage in thier industry. Thankfully‚ ethical decision making involves criteria beyond the ’greatest good for the greatest number of people’. Its criteria are as follows - utilitarianism
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and adoption of corporate social responsibility as a matter of course (David Henderson 2004). The stakeholder groups‚ for instance‚ governments‚ communities‚ suppliers‚ employees‚ customers and stockholders persistently claim administrators to dedicate capitals to corporate social responsibility (McWilliams and Siegel 2001‚ 117). Despite the fact‚ strategic corporate social responsibility is far more selective on being a standing corporation rate citizen and also addressing the social issues that the
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Introduction TVS group of companies is name synonymous to social consciousness‚ quality and commitment to the welfare of underprivileged rural citizens. This report analyzes the various corporate social responsibility services of the group done under the umbrella of Srinivasan Services Trust (SST) in light of the documentation provided. Specifically‚ we cover how SST practices strategic CSR‚ how it is organized in order to execute the various social projects‚ where it gives‚ how it gives and how the
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With the recent corporate scandals involving such companies as Enron and Martha Stewart‚ the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has once again made its way to the forefront of contemporary management ideologies. However‚ CSR itself is not a new concept. In fact‚ societies as far back as the Ancient Mesopotamians (circa 1700 BC) incorporated CSR in their businesses. "King Hammurabi introduced a code in which builders‚ innkeepers or farmers were put to death if their negligence caused
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