The Warehouse Group Ltd is a typical half-hearted company that does not do what it preaches in the area of Corporate Social Responsibility. From the Warehouse Annual Report and Social and Environment Report 2009‚ I found that the company is not only focusing on its financial performance‚ but also on social and environmental external effects. A critical analysis of this reporting practice suggests that the Warehouse is not truly responsible socially and environmentally but more a public relation exercise
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) defined as the ethical behavior of a company towards the society‚ manifests itself in the form of such noble programs initiated by for-profit organizations. The concept has come into knowing trends now‚ but the practice has been on since ages‚ with corporate like Tata Group‚ Aditya Birla Group‚ Indian Oil Corporation‚ to name a few. They have been serving the community ever since their inception and organizations have
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(2011‚ November 24). The Philippine Star‚ p. 3. Cruz‚ J. D. (2012‚ June 24). Pagcor goes green. Business Mirror‚ p. 5. Cruz‚ J. D. (2012‚ June 24). Pagcor goes green. Business Mirror‚ p. 3. http://pcij.org/blog/wp-docs/RA9487.pdf http://www.pagcor.ph/social-responsibility.php http://www.blog.pagcor.ph/ http://www.pagcor.ph
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1.1 What is Corporate Social Responsibility? The theory of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is best elucidated by the statement that a company should take a wider view of how its actions and success impact society and stakeholders. CSR identifies that "doing well" and "doing good" go hand in hand. (Leadership and CSR: a Perfect Match). A commonly used definition provided by the World Business Council for Sustainable Developement states that CSR is "Continuing commitment by a business 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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they have‚ some responsibilities are also expected of them as part of the company. In the same way‚ they also have some employee contract which they know among themselves that guide them as they go along with their routine in their workplaces. It also discusses some ethical responsibilities to employees which are very essential to satisfy their needs and thus‚ make them as productive individuals. Every stakeholder of a company has their own rights with corresponding responsibilities. These must be
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logistically‚ but it also requires a large portion of the budget to make sure that their suppliers are behaving in the standard that Wal-Mart deems necessary based on their Ethical Standards for Suppliers document. It is due to this high regard for social responsibility‚ in keeping with Wal-Mart’s credo‚ that the company goes to such great lengths to enforce these standards‚ not only on their employees‚ but on their suppliers as well. Wal-Mart has set forth specific ethical principles that it believes all
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) the more difficult it is to define. And as long as it remains difficult to define‚ it will be difficult to communicate and enforce. Part of the difficulty lies in the fact that one is faced with a series of questions related to corporate social responsibility‚ human rights and the law along a parallel path of considering the importance of profits‚ business innovation and market share. Just what is the role of business as it pertains to social responsibility?
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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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UK: Primark cuts three suppliers following child labour claims A News item from Business Respect‚ Issue Number 130‚ dated 17 Jun 2008 UK clothing retailer Primark has ended its contracts with three suppliers in India following allegations channelled through a BBC documentary that they used child labour to finish garments with embroidery and sequin work. The company said that the work had been improperly sub-contracted against the company’s code of conduct‚ and it had taken action accordingly
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