Corporate Social Responsibility in the Textile Industry International overview Michiel van Yperen Amsterdam‚ 2006 IVAM research and consultancy on sustainability Roetersstraat 33 - 1018 WB Amsterdam - Postbus 18180 - 1001 ZB Amsterdam Tel. 020-525 5080‚ Fax 020-525 5850‚ internet: www.ivam.uva.nl‚ e-mail: office@ivam.uva.nl I N T E R N A T I O N A L O V E R V I E W C S R I N T H E T E X T I L E I N D U S T R Y 1 Contents 1. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) 2 1.1 Introduction to
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Question 1 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is going beyond compliance to the law. It is an obligation for a business to pursue long term goals that are good for society and it is about how a company manages its business to produce an overall positive impact on society. The triple bottom line of CSR encompasses three pillars‚ namely people‚ planet and profit. It encapsulates an extended array of components that measure that organisation’s performance‚ which are social‚ environmental and financial
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Katelyn Anderson Corporate Social Responsibility Project – BA 342 FA14 Opening Alcoa is a global front-runner in lightweight metals technology‚ manufacturing and engineering. They are most popular for being a leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum and are ranked 130 on the Fortune 1000. Alcoa revolutionizes multi-material resolutions that directly enhance global progression and expansion. Alcoa’s technologies improve means of automotive‚ commercial‚ air and space transportation. They
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have created hundreds of jobs locally. It has always been my dream to‚ some day‚ be fortunate enough to work for Google. I am very intrigued by the working atmosphere and the focus they company places on innovation and technology. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Google does a fantastic job of adhering to their CSR and constantly adding value to the triple bottom line: people‚ planet‚ and profit. They have multiple websites that detail their philanthropic efforts and state what they believe
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Briefly outline what Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is and how the initiatives on reporting CSR have developed over the past few decades. Explain what the Global Reporting Initiative is. Social responsibility has been a term used in business since the 1700’s with to focus then being child labour and increasing working conditions. It was only during the 1970’s when social responsibility gathered pace and a definition was given “The social responsibility of business encompasses the economic
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CSR Corporate Social Responsibility: A Value Adding Business Function Prepared by: Randeep Moore Student ID: 301064174 BUS 421: Kim Trottier Abstract This paper examines the similarities and findings of three academic papers related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in accounting. Assumptions are made regarding the importance of CSR to the success of businesses. By looking at three different pieces of literature from the accounting field‚ there is strong evidence that suggests
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In recent years corporate social responsibility (CSR) is increasingly becoming a part of a large number of companies. It is becoming an important activity for businesses throughout the globe‚ and many organizations have rebranded their core values to include social responsibility. People look at CSR to deliver benefits especially vis-a-vis environmental‚ social and economic aspects. It helps businesses to build up credibility and reputation which the public can identify with. However‚ it could be
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Corporate social responsibility and financial performance in the Australian context Matthew Brine‚ Rebecca Brown and Greg Hackett 1 The concept of social responsibility of corporations has engendered considerable interest in Australia in recent years. While previous research on the relationship between corporate social responsibility and financial performance has largely been based on international data‚ this paper examines the relationship between the adoption of corporate social responsibility and
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relevant models. (15) 2. How does power effect in decision making for Corporate Social responsibilities. Kindly discuss one such initiative in details. (15) ****** Political Views Affect Firms ’ Corporate Social Responsibility‚ Study Finds ScienceDaily (Sep. 19‚ 2008) — A new study in The Financial Review establishes a relationship between political beliefs of corporate stakeholders and the corporate social responsibility (CSR) of their firms. Companies with a high CSR rating tend to be located in
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corporate social responsibility at this site (if this does not connect directly please copy and past on a separate web page on the URL line): http://www.ethicsinbusiness.net/case-studies/the-social-responsibility-of-business-is-to-increase-its-profits/ Do you agree or disagree with Friedman’s position? Why? What is most positive about his position? What is most negative about his position? This was written in 1970‚ does it apply in today’s global/high tech economy? Why or why not? The Social Responsibility
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