Ethics and CSR Chapter 9 Ethics Connock and Johns (1995) define ethics as the following 3 elements; • Fairness • Deciding what is right and wrong • Practices and rules which underpin responsible conduct between groups and individuals Billington (2003) lists five distinctive features of ethics; • Nobody can avoid ethical decisions‚ we make ethical decisions every day of our lives • Ethical decisions matter‚ they affect the lives of others • Although ethics
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What is CSR? To what extent is there a business case for CSR? In the late 1960s and early 1970s‚ the phrase ‘Corporate social responsibility’ (CSR) came into public view. This essay will describe that what CSR is and how much profits will be taken in business for CSR. Nowadays‚ companies not only sell their products but also give back to the society such as being active in the charity drive‚ solving environment problems‚ spending money to making infrastructure and helping other people achieve
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CSR in Construction Industry CONTENT 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Corporate Social Responsibility: a Brief History 1.2 Definition of CSR 2.0 DISCUSSION AND INTEGRATION 2.1 CSR Practices and Sustainable Development in Construction Industry 2.1.1 Social 2.1.2 Economy 2.1.3 Environment 2.2 Push and Pull Factors Influencing CSR and Sustainable Development Adoption 2.3 Challenges 2.4 Conclusion PAGE 2 3 5 6 8 9 10 14 15 Module: FEM 205 Page 1 of 15 CSR in Construction Industry
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A socially responsible corporation would try its best to satisfy all needs and make opportunity accessible for all levels of the people. The corporation will greatly benefit from the local community. Question 2 Corporate social responsibility (CSR) defines as a business’s concern for society’s welfare and aims at the long-term sustainable growth. The way I see it‚ these two selected items from “Customers and Communities” checklist place more attentions on general public’s well-beings and care
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Triple Bottom Line Analysis Of ITC Ltd. Harmandeep Anand (G005) Jaydeep Ghose (G023) Ashish Chandorkar (G011) Ankur Gupta (G029) Joy Francis (G017) Manish Chowdary (G035) Index Sr. No. Contents Page No. 1 About ITC – from 1910 to now 3 2 Triple Bottom Line Performance (2013 – 14) 5 3 Measurement Indicators 10 4 Measures for Sustainability 13 5 Challenges Faced 15 6 Future Plans 17 7 Critique 19 8 Bibliography
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Introduction This essay will evaluate the growing importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and how this concept impacts on an organisations business environment. In particular the essay will look into WM Morrison’s stance on CSR and how this impacts the way they conduct business. Greenberg (2003) defines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as ‘Business decision making linked to ethical values‚ compliance with legal requirements and respect for individuals‚ the community at large
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Corporate social responsibility is considering the impact of the company’s actions on society. There are 4 components of CSR such as economic‚ legal‚ ethical and philanthropic responsibilities. For IKEA‚ they are using more philanthropic responsibilities in their organization which is being a good corporate citizen and providing programs to support community – education‚ human services/health and culture. There are millions of refugee children without a safe place to call home. There are millions
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Evaluating CSR of Walmart Walmart founded by Sam Walton in 1962 is a multinational retail corporation‚ with the opening of the first Walmart discount store in Rogers‚ Arkansas (US). As the nation’s largest retailer and second largest corporation‚ Walmart has the significant influences on the retail world. It offers to its customers a one-stop shopping experience because it has a full offering of groceries and general merchandise in a single store. Now Walmart consists of over 110‚000 stores and
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The World Business Council for Sustainable Development defines CSR as ‘the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as the local community and society at large.’ Marks and Spencer are the UK’s leading retailer of quality clothing‚ food and home products with over 21 million UK customers. They have a team of 78‚000 employees and over 2‚000 suppliers. In January 2007
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Primewater Infrastructure Corporation ABOUT US PRIMEWATER – a “public service” oriented company CUSTOMER SERVICE FRIENDLY 24-hour customer service Primewatch Payments • Over the counter • Electronic channels Application on-line State of the art water treatment technology Providing safe water for the people and the environment. Providing safe water for the people and the environment. Primewater Infrastructure Corporation ABOUT US PRIMEWATER Infrastructure Corp
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