1.0 Executive Summary While there is no universally accepted definition of Corporate Social Responsibility‚ it is usually described in terms of a company considering‚ managing and balancing the economic‚ social and environmental impacts of its activities. The notion of corporate social responsibility should be a part of the core business operations of a company‚ rather than a separate ‘add on’.[2] Given that socially responsible organizations should seek ‘minimize their negative impacts
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dimishes the necessity of a common and shared territorial basis for social economic and political activities‚ processes and relations Globalization include cultural‚ legal and accountabiliy issues for business ethics Who are the key actors and stakeholders? Environmental pollution and destruction of local cultures Many companies have sustainability statements We need to combine the economic‚ social and environmental – therefore we focus on the triple bottom-line as
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IBM Global Business Services IBM Institute for Business Value Attaining sustainable growth through corporate social responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility IBM Institute for Business Value IBM Global Business Services‚ through the IBM Institute for Business Value‚ develops fact-based strategic insights for senior executives around critical public and private sector issues. This executive brief is based on an in-depth study by the Institute’s research team. It is part of an ongoing
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1 - Description of current activities. Maybank are one of the two parties in Malaysia whose take part in the CDP. They had showed their carbon commitments through their participation in the CDP since 2010. Basically‚ Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is a UK-based non-profit organization which involves the participation of stakeholders and companies to disclose greenhouse gas emission. Also Carbon Disclosure Project basically is a measurement and reporting on change of climate nowadays. Participation
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What does it mean to be a virtuous company? In fact it is a hard question for all the people who involved in doing business. Perhaps corporate social responsibility (CSR) can answer for that question clearly. By applying CSR into business‚ organizer can reduce a lot of risks which are linked to the issue of social‚ environmental‚ and money. However‚ not everyone care about that. There are a lot of costs and benefits of CSR if company does not provide a CSR policy in their organization. This paper
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cannot sustain yourself economically enough? Let’s face it: not all of us are rich. Even business needs profit. The term CSR or "corporate social responsibility" is often used interchangeably with corporate responsibility‚ corporate citizenship‚ social enterprise‚ sustainability‚ sustainable development‚ triple-bottom line‚ corporate ethics‚ and in some cases corporate governance. Nonprofit organizations such as charities‚ foundations‚ religious organizations etc. are one of the organizations
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Business & Economics Research – June 2012 Volume 10‚ Number 6 Brand-Consumer Relationship And Corporate Social Responsibility: Myth Or Reality & Do Consumers Really Care? Elias G. Rizkallah‚ Ph.D.‚ La Sierra University‚ USA ABSTRACT Companies are claiming that they are being challenged to maintain profitability and behave in socially responsible ways. The question is how much “the social responsibility” is a real pressure. Do consumers really know what the companies‚ producing their
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as “situations where the firm goes beyond compliance and engages in ‘actions that appear to further some social good‚ beyond the interests of the firm and that which is required by law’.” (McWilliams‚ 2006) This cultural ideology includes less environmentally harmful manufacturing processes‚ recycling programs‚ products with environmentally-friendly technologies‚ employee empowerment regarding socially responsible practices‚ and active involvement
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Sauder School of Business University of British Columbia Corporate Social Responsibility BASM 580B – Period 5 Instructor: Office: Phone: Email: Office Hours: Angela Kelleher HA 563 (604) 454-2243 Angela.Kelleher@sauder.ubc.ca Wednesdays 5:00-6:00pm‚ or by appointment Overview This course is designed to engage students in a discussion of Corporate Social Responsibility through a series of interactive learning activities. The course will begin with preparing the students to discuss and debate
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Business Management | Corporate Social Responsibility:A brief discussion on the role of CSR as an invaluable asset to companies for the creation of financial & non-financial value‚ including the utilization thereof to reduce the impact of corruption and bribery‚ and growing economic value for both companies and society. | | | A global mind shift has occurred recently in the business sector regarding the value of reputation and how it directly impacts‚ not only the company’s profit
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