BACKGROUND. UNILEVER KENYA LIMITED Introduction: Unilever Kenya Limited manufactures and markets food‚ home‚ and personal care products. It was registered in 1949 as East African Industries Limited and changed its name to Unilever Kenya Limited in the year 2000.Unilever Kenya Limited operates as a subsidiary of the Unilever Group and is headquartered in Nairobi‚ Kenya. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=5644912 (Accessed on 8 September 2010) Customer
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ASA Bangladesh Research Brief History of ASA ASA stands for Association for Social Advancement‚ which is a non-governmental organization aiming at helping poor people to get out of poverty. Bangladesh earned its independence in 1971‚ but because of the war‚ the whole country needed to be reconstructed. The unstable and bureaucratic political system slowed down the speed of economic development. In the meantime‚ some small non-governmental organizations stepped into Bangladesh to help the local
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results towards business‚ environment and society (CSR Singapore Compact 2005). Implementation of corporate social responsibility concept within the businesses means the businesses will always try their best to give positive outcomes to the society‚ which give satisfaction to the people and may build a good reputation to the company. The three main responsibilities and roles usually discussed are in the perspective of business‚ social and environment (CSR Singapore Compact 2005). Despite the fact that
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FLOODING IN BANGLADESH CAUSES OF THE FLOODS There are several physical reasons why Bangladesh suffers from flooding almost every summer; It has the perfect conditions for such as disaster- this is because : • tropical cyclones from the bay of Bengal bringing heavy rain and storm waves in late summer • 70% of the land of the total area is less than 1 metre above sea level • The total annual rain falls in the summer of Dhaka is almost 2000mm • Rivers lakes and swamps cover more than 10% of the
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individuals can have social responsibilities and that the purpose of a corporation is to provide the highest possible returns to shareholders while obeying all the laws and regulations. There are 5 main arguments against CSR. First of all‚ it lowers economic efficiency and profits. CSR also imposes unequal costs among competitors and imposes hidden costs which are passed on to stakeholders. Also‚ more often than not‚ carrying out these social responsibilities require skills which businesses may lack
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* CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY * Sociology Case Study: Nike * 1. Friedman Approach: Friedman believes that the only responsibility of the company is the increase of its profits for itself and its shareholders so long as it engages in free and open competition without deception and fraud. NIKE CASE: To shave cost‚ Nike outsources all manufacturing and cost savings go to marketing which aims at increasing sales revenue; achieve maximization of profits. No responsibility so long as
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Jagannath University Dhaka Bachelor of Business Administration Programme Department Of Management Studies Course Name- Bangladesh Studies Course Code- 2218 A Report And Presentation On Educational Development And Strategic Planning In The Perspective Of Bangladesh 1|Page PRESENTED AND PREPARED BY GROUP NO: 22 8TH BATCH SECTION: A GROUP MEMBERS Serial no 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Name of student Student ID Md. Nafiz Hassan Mahirul Islam Md. Sojol Miaa Md. Masud Chowdhury Habibur Rahman Md. Nahidur
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Godrej Good and Green Vision: Brighter India. We understand that the Godrej Good and Green is towards betterment of stakeholders of Godrej and for a Greener India‚ Godrej family has over the years instituted a trust and huge vibrant companies for driving socially relevant initiatives in housing‚ education‚ primary health‚ family planning‚ skill building ‚ environment conservation and protection. Its objectives for achieving sustainable growth and playing a part in creating a more inclusive and
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Social responsibility Introduction ISO 260000 (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide guideline for businesses for how to operate in a socially responsible way‚ it was established in 2010 and approximately 90 countries contributed in developing its content. ISO 26000 is not the law it provides companies with recommendations in how to act in a socially responsible manner‚ for example how to treat their staff‚ or the environment. Benefits The benefits of using ISO
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Corporate Social Responsibility refers to notion that corporations have a responsibility to the society that sustains them. Corporate Social Responsibility also takes into account the manner in which a company manages its economic‚ social‚ environmental relationships and the methods which use to engage with its stakeholders as these relationships will impact on the company’s long term success. Corporate Social Responsibility is also considered as a strategy to sustain positive company reputation
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