Corporate Social Responsibility is not a new issue in business. Over the years‚ we can see that companies have been engaged with global problems such as poverty‚ pollutions‚ climate change and human rights. Companies have been asking to play a positive role in social and environmental issues. However‚ according to Lougee and Wallace (2008)‚ using a social responsibility metric to measure the net strengths for each company‚ they found that the average CSR decreased during their 15 year time period
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ACC704 BUSINESS ETHICS & GOVERNANCE MAJOR ASSIGNMENT T1 2015 Topic: CSR Disclosure in Public Listed Companies Annual Report - Fiji Name: Sanjini Devi Singh ID: S2009003935 Declaration I hereby declare that this project was entirely my own work and that any additional sources of information have been duly cited. I hereby declare that any internet sources from which I have quoted or drawn reference have been referenced in the contents list. Name: Sanjini Devi Singh Signature: ………………
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June 21st‚ 2013 MEGATOYS (Final- Case Analysis) Problem statement New balance is 100 years old privately owned company specialized in the design‚ manufacturing and retailing of athletic footwear. The company is among the top five producers in the athletic shoe industry. It manufactures and sells its products internationally and operates factories in northern United States. Recent announcement of an Adidas-Reebok transaction would bring together two (2) of the most important rivals
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Paul Munnelly Business Logistics & Transportation Case Study 1 Integrated Logistics for DEP/GARD Company: C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 Percentage: 60‚60‚15‚15 25‚25‚15‚15 15‚15‚25‚25 60‚60 25‚25 25‚25 Compound: A B E F A B C D A B E F C D E F C D DEP Materials Inventory (7 Days) Manufacturing (6-8 Days) Distribution Warehouse DEP Truck (since destination is within 200 miles) GARD 1. As
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DISCLAIMER Notes to the Annual Report on Form 20-F This PDF version of the Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2012 is an exact copy of the document filed with the SEC at www.sec.gov. Certain sections of the Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2012 have been audited. These are where indicated on pages 23 to 29. The Annual Report on Form 20-F 2012 references the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012. The sections of the Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2012 that have been audited are set out
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Hopkins (2003) stated that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) “is concerned with treating the stakeholders of a company or institution ethically or in a responsible manner.” The fundamental role of any organisations is to protect all stakeholders; within or outside the company while keeping in mind the main reason for undertaking business activities; making profits. INTRODUCTION In 1970‚ Friedman stated that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) “hypocritical window-dressing”. Friedman (1970)
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New Balance is the big five sneaker companies in the world. Comparing to other big five‚ including Nike‚ Adidas‚ and Reebok‚ it has its specific operations strategy. In fact‚ the idea of ‘Keeping unique’ is what they insist from the day one of its business. New balance emphasize on values of fit‚ performance‚ and manufacturing. It builds a distinct culture in its network internally and externally. The owners of New Balance would like to differentiate from their competitors. It includes the following
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facts listed on the Company’s website: “Our products are available in over 100 countries; sales in 2005 totalled $24 billion‚ with an operating profit of $6.5 billion; we spend over $14 million every working day on the research and development of new medicines that meet patient needs (total R&D spend in 2005: $3.4 billion); we employ around 12‚000 people in research and development at 11 R&D centres in seven countries: Sweden‚ the UK‚ the US‚ Canada‚ France‚ India and Japan; we have some 14‚000
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and Green”. Godrej Good and Green‚ by 2020 aspire the below: 1. Create an employable workforce – Train 1 million rural and urban youth in skilled employment 2. Create a greener India – Achieve zero waste‚ be carbon neutral‚ have positive water balance and 30% renewable energy 3. Innovate for good and green products – Have a third of our portfolio revenues comprising Good and/or Green products and services Products of 100% green appliances like refrigerator‚ and 5star DC Range appliances‚ and
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Contemporary Science The effect of CSR initiatives on customer loyalty in the airline industry ROMAN ASATRYAN Department of Economics Tomas Bata University in Zlin Mostní 5139‚ 76001‚ Zlín CZECH REPUBLIC romankempo2002@yahoo.com Abstract: - Customer loyalty is one of the most essential consumers behaviours that firms endeavor to influence through the use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a marketing tool. Over the years‚ researchers have studied the impact of CSR in direct relationship to customer
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