INDIA RETAIL APPAREL NORTHBRIDGE CAPITAL JANUARY 2011 INDIA RETAIL APPAREL RESEARCH JANUARY 2011 Analyst: Dushyant Karamchandani Phone & Fax: +91-22-4264361 Email: dushyant@northbridgeasia.com Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................... 3 APPARELS CONTRIBUTION TO INDIA’S GDP .............................. 4 SWOT ANALYSIS .................................................................................. 5 REGULATORY SCENARIO ....
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European Commission defines CSR as a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with stockholders on a voluntary basis. ___2. It is very important to emphasize that the debate between the voluntary compliance and legislation depends on how we understand CSR. ___3.The term co-responsibility involves firstly the existence of common objectives‚ secondly the assuming of specific responsibility for their attainment and
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BACKSTORY Pulmuone is a famous Korean food-related company that focuses its business on producing healthy food such as tofu‚ vegetable juice‚ and bean sprout etc. In 2004‚ one of Pulmuone’s suppliers had confessed that it had scattered pesticides on vegetables to look good. In addition to Pulmuone’s incident‚ other food-related business revealed unsafe issues. As a result‚ Pulmuone’s sales had dropped down. Consumers’ distrust in food industry was an important issue to be addressed in order to safeguard
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The Gdansk Institiute for Market Economics Reporting on Corporate Social Responsibility by Banks‚ Financial Institutions and Listed Companies in Poland Gdansk‚ December 2003 This publication and the research that enabled it were co-financed by a grant from the Partners for Financial Stability (PFS) Program‚ a cooperative program of East-West Management Institute‚ Inc. and USAID. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the PFS Program
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Attitude towards social responsibility is key in any business. Maintaining a good attitude with the community shows a strong connection with its residents. Participating in programs supporting the community is not only ethically responsible‚ but can improve business relations with community members. After evaluating Company Q’s attitude toward social responsibility‚ there have been a few errors found that should be addressed. The first situation is closing stores in high crime areas reportedly
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Article on CSR in the Philippines: The leaders of some of the largest corporations in the Philippines at the time of massive demonstration in the early 1970 following the imposition of Marital Law and the adverse effect of oil shock that brought the Global Financial crisis pushed more Filipino families into poverty. Thus in year 2000 onwards‚ pushed by new challenges such as increasingly critical consumers of products and services who demand more from the companies that produce them. Companies are
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China ’s textile and apparel industry‚ the world ’s largest exporter in 2009‚ is a formidable competitor. Neverless‚ as production costs rise in China‚ some low-cost developing countries are making inroads in this export market. By analyzing this sector using Porter ’s five factors framework- threat of entrants and the determinats of rivalry‚ buyer power‚ supplier power‚ and substitution threats--the article assesses its outlook. The industry ’s "partnership" with the Chinese Government is key to
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Management” NIKE Introduction- The company was founded on January 25‚ 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ and officially became Nike‚ Inc. on May 30‚ 1978. Nike markets its products under its own brand‚ as well as Nike Golf‚ Nike Pro‚ Nike+‚ Air Jordan‚etc. Nike is the leading maker of athletic shoes‚ equipment and apparel. Nike products cover a broad range of sports including basketball‚ football‚ running and soccer. Sneakers made by Nike are sold for $40-$200
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When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ Patagonia is the pioneer and poster child. Patagonia has found distinct ways to integrate product function with environmental values. Their business model raises a lot of money for environmental causes and their technological innovation reduces the environmental impact of their products. Since 1986 they have donated 10% of profits or 1% of sales‚ whichever is greater‚ to environmental efforts‚ and employees can take up to two
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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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