Case Sustainability Initiative at Roche Table of Contents Introduction 3 Sustainable development: the triple bottom line 3 Economic‚ social and environmental responsibility 3 Social responsibility: the key elements 5 Corporate Responsibility Innovation at Roche 5 What is corporate responsibility? 5 Corporate responsibility according to the Roche corporate brochure 6 Target of responsibility as reflected in reported organizational structures‚ policies and practices. 7 Gaining competitive
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what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) beneficial to a company’s performance? Conventionally‚ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) was defined as actions businesses take to improve society’s welfare (McWilliams and Siegel‚ 2011). Currently‚ CSR has expanded into developing new business models that honor human rights‚ combat societal and environmental challenges‚ and profit companies at the same time (“Business case for CSR”‚ 2013). CSR also emphasizes on engaging shareholders in decision-makings
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Tesco was founded by Jack Cohen‚ who served with the Royal Air Force during the First World War. After returning in 1919‚ 21 year old Jack invested 30 pounds of his reward for military service to buy surplus food stockpiles and he opened a little stall in East London. On the first day he had a four pound turnover and one pound profit. Little by little‚ his business started to boom and Jack expanded to other markets all over London. He also began wholesale trade. The first line of Cohen brand
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Nike CSR Corporate social responsibility can be defined as the "economic‚ legal‚ ethical‚ and discretionary expectations that society has of organisations at a given point in time" (Carroll and Buchholtz 2003‚ p. 36). The concept of corporate social responsibility means that organizations have moral‚ ethical‚ and philanthropic responsibilities in addition to their responsibilities to earn a fair return for investors and comply with the law. A traditional view of the corporation suggests that its
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Tesco & Oxfam Oxfam The two companies I have chosen is Oxfam and Tesco; Tesco’s is one of the biggest companies in the world and is known very well through out the whole of England. The charity I have chosen is Oxfam and the reason I chose this is because it is a well-known charity and company through out the whole of England‚ the charity is working in 94 countries worldwide to help fight poverty. Oxfam was founded in 1942 in oxford; the charity also helps with disaster relief. Oxfam is a Voluntary
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Assignment on Corporate Social Responsibility at Indian Tobacco Company Submitted By: Niladri Dutta (17) Debanjan Bhattacharyya (19) Shree Shreast (32) K Madhu (30) Rashi Singh (43) CSR at ITC Abstract The paper analyzes CSR activities of ITC ltd. (100th year) through strategic lens.ITC Limited (BSE: 500875) is a conglomerate with headquarters in Kolkata (India)‚ having turnover of Rs.26‚ 259 crores‚ pretax profits Rs.6015 crores‚ has initiated a number of corporate social
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Entering Foreign Markets Chapter Outline OPENING CASE: General Electric’s Joint Ventures INTRODUCTION Basic Entry decisions Which Foreign Markets? Management Focus: Tesco’s International Growth Strategy Timing of Entry Scale of Entry and Strategic Commitments Summary Management Focus: The Jollibee Phenomenon—A Philippine Multinational ENTRY MODES Exporting Turnkey Projects Licensing Franchising Joint Ventures
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Tesco Stores Ltd Tesco Coventry Arena At a cost of £40 million and constructed within a strict ten month building programme‚ Coventry’s new prestigious retail development‚ Arena Park‚ opened for business on 1st November 2004. Coventry Arena is part of a major regeneration of this area to provide a new football stadium for Coventry City Football Club‚ a casino‚ leisure facilities‚ bus interchange‚ shopping mall and a retail park. The retail development includes a 140‚000sq.ft. (12‚999sq.m
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sIMPACTS OF CSR : 1)ON BUSINESS COMPANY: a.ENSUREMENT OF WORKERS’ RIGHTS AND BENEFITS: By implimenting csr‚the company has ensured workers’ rights and benefits and their is no need to create a collective labour agreement and maintain existence of a trade union. b.PROTECTION FROM PROTESTS AGAINST THE INDUSTRIES: The responsibilities towards the emplyees are well fulfilled by the company by satisfying them and so the employees need not to protest against the industries. c.RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
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on the environment and social issues‚ many businesses are no longer solely focused on turning a profit. A top priority for many organizations today is corporate social responsibility‚ which focuses on how businesses deal with their environmental‚ social and economic impacts. CSR is a set of actions of a company that changes business operations to improve‚ maintain‚ or mitigate a company’s impact on society and the environment. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs benefit businesses
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