resources which are mostly essential elements in maintaining the global ecological balance. Therefore‚ it is crucial for these forestry companies to consider measures on their corporate social responsibility while pursuing further development in this industry. This report first outlined the corporate social responsibility (“CSR”) issues that may arise from the investment in a privately–owned timber flooring company (the “Company”) in China. Then‚ it discussed in detail each strategic issue beyond
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Corporate social responsibility is a business philosophy that stresses the importance of keeping the best interests of the wider society in mind. The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense by Lord Holme and Richard Watts‚ used the following definition. ‘Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life of the workforce
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In the second module‚ Organizational culture was discussed. It is said that culture is corporate personality. Culture includes the underlying values‚ beliefs and norms which govern the behavior of people as members of an organization. I have learned that it so important in an organization for it influences success of people in organizations and it is also considered as one of the six key strategic building blocks of successful organizations. There are five key aspects of culture and these include
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Occasional Paper OP no 06/3 March‚ 2006 WHY BECOME A FAMILY-RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER? Nuria Chinchilla Elizabeth Torres IESE Occasional Papers seek to present topics of general interest to a wide audience. IESE Business School – Universidad de Navarra Avda. Pearson‚ 21 – 08034 Barcelona‚ España. Tel.: (+34) 93 253 42 00 Fax: (+34) 93 253 43 43 Camino del Cerro del Águila‚ 3 (Ctra. de Castilla‚ km 5‚180) – 28023 Madrid‚ España. Tel.: (+34) 91 357 08 09 Fax: (+34) 91 357 29 13 Copyright
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POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES COLLEGE OF ACCOUNTANCY STA. MESA‚ MANILA CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE NORTHERN CEMENT CORPORATION Group 5 Bergonia‚ Noel A. Labiste‚ Janet T. Manarang‚ Shalla Marie C. Maestrecampo‚ Diana A. Miguel‚ Sherelyn A. Mora‚ Angelina G. Rance‚ Sarah Jane M. BSA H 3-2D PROF. GLORIA TOLENTINO-BAYSA PUP‚ CoA INTRODUCTION One of the important components in constructing a house is cement. It binds the materials to build houses
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Lesson and a challenge for multinational corporations and the indigenous people in a ’ ’new ’ ’ Arctic Akureyri 26/02/2012 Answer: Over the past years‚there has been a shift by oil and gas companies to Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR).[1]CSR is a self regulatory policy whereof businesses monitor and ensure it actively complies with the spirit of the law‚ethics and international rules.In the case of oil companies‚ most have failed to effectively meet its economic
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Corporate Social Responsibilities Tony Fernandes‚ CEO of Kuala Lumpur-based Air Asia started a low-cost airline at a time when everyone thought he would fail. He placed high emphasis on his workforce and flexible HR strategies. During the past few years‚ Air Asia has become one of the best low-cost airlines in Asia and it has also boosted its CSR efforts. Fernandes’ basic sense of CSR starts with his people: Air Asia was one of the first airlines in Asia to hire female pilots. He says that his staff
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consistent management‚” M&T Bank demonstrates how doing ordinary business benefits society around them. M&T Bank’s policies on Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complete the necessary requirement of Mandated Actions under their scope of Corporate Social Responsibility. They state‚ “it is the policy of M&T Bank to provide equal employment opportunities – without regard to race‚ color‚ national origin‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ sex‚ gender identity‚ age‚ disability‚ citizenship‚ pregnancy‚ veteran status‚
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business and society that does not treat corporate growth and social welfare as a zero-sum game. They introduce a framework allows business to identify the social consequences by their actions; to discover opportunities to benefit society as well as themselves by strengthening the competitive context in which they operate; to determine which CSR initiatives they should address; and to find the most effective ways of doing so. Perceiving social responsibility as an opportunity rather than as damage
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Introduction Trend towards triple bottom line reporting is undisputed. Especially for many public corporates‚ there is always a separate sustainability reporting when releasing the annual reports. For small and medium businesses‚ there is also information about social and environmental effects in annual reports‚ provided to stakeholders. But there are still many challenges‚ which impede businesses addressing triple bottom line reporting. This essay will briefly discuss the major challenges of triple
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