Corporate Social Responsibility - Primark Primark’s products are mainly sourced from suppliers in Europe and Asia. Its key sourcing countries are China‚ India‚ Bangladesh and Turkey. Primark has initiated a programme of activities which supports its corporate social responsibility (CSR) stance and ensures that its trading meets the company’s values and ethical standards. Corporate social responsibility represents the responsibility that a business has towards all its stakeholders‚ not just
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discussion of corporate responsibility: stockholder theory and stakeholder theory. Stockholder theory maintains that profit for stock owners represents the main moral obligation of the corporation. Stakeholder theory takes the view that groups other than the stockholders‚ such as the community at large‚ have a vested interest in the management of the corporation. The types of corporate social responsibility typically align with the stakeholder theory that corporations have responsibilities beyond profit
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What is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Business? A Definition of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)‚ Corporate Responsibility (CR) or Sustainable Business are commonly heard‚ but rarely understood‚ phrases. So what does it all mean? CSR is the process of assessing an organization’s impact on society and evaluating their responsibilities. CSR begins with an assessment of a business and their: * Customers * Suppliers * Environment * Communities
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives are becoming increasingly important for organisations to succeed themselves in the business world (Visser‚ 2010). European Commission (2011) defines CSR as “the responsibility of enterprises for their impacts on society". However‚ it should be noted that the CSR definition remains elusive (Jamali‚ 2007). According to Porter’s generic theory‚ organisations may establish competitive advantages through differentiation
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Social Development and Corporate Responsibility To say that low living standards‚ poverty‚ unemployment and social development should be a responsibility of corporations is preposterous. Corporations have the sole responsibility of making their shareholders money‚ and in turn‚ making themselves money. In recent years‚ with advancing technology and scientific research‚ corporate social responsibility has becoming a talking point. Holding corporations responsible for their waste and pollution makes
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Business Research Report Ethics & Social Responsibility in Business Presented to: Chief Executive Officer Assessment Code: RWT1 Student Name: Valeria Herrera Student ID: 00217130 Date: May 1st 2012 Mentor Name: Evan Jackson Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 5 The Company’s Reputation 5 The Relationship with Employees‚ Investors and Customers……………...…………….………………6 Efficiency…………….……………………………………………..……………………………………7 Recommendations 8 Conclusion
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Corporate Social Responsibility – Seminar Work Apple Inc. Current company position including market size/share 90% of the market is controlled by the top 10 manufacturers‚ Apple being the most profitable. During the fourth quarter of 2012‚ Apple took 70% of all profits generated by the smartphone market while Samsung trailed at a distant second with 25%. Q2 2014 – Apple (iOS) controls 11.9% of current smartphone market share whilst Samsung dominates 25.2%‚ however Apple are actually more profitable
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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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Corporate Social Responsibility Toyota March 2012 Team 3 – Team Academia Arlene Mitchell-Washington Christopher Malcolm Christian Marquez Valarie Johnson Ali Moazzeni This presentation is prepared for course AMBA 610 taught by 2/2/2012 Thursday‚ January 24‚ 13 Team Academia - AMBA 610 - Project 1 1 Corporate Social Responsibility - Toyota Corporate Social Responsibility Policy In Aug of 2008‚ Toyota introduced it’s revised CSR Policy – Highlights of the Toyota CSR Policy o Take
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INTRODUCTION What is corporate social responsibility? It ’s also known as social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is when a company or an organization striking a balance between profitability and our contributions to the communities in which they operate and being obligated to meet the expectations of stakeholders‚ who are the sources of the legitimacy of the organization. The stakeholders include the owners‚ investors‚ employees‚ customers‚ government‚ suppliers‚ competitors
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