Transnational corporations‚ CSR and the course of Maersk Roskilde University Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics Autumn 2011 Anders Buch Nielsen 1 Table of content ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION PROBLEM AREA PROBLEM FORMULATION METHODOLOGY DELIMITATIONS THEORETICAL PART A. P. MOELLER MAERSK GROUP CASES AGAINST MAERSK CONCLUSION REFERENCES 3 4 5 5 5 6 7 10 11 15 17 2 Abstract Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become the new buzzword and a key differentiator which companies
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independent individuals. HSBC: CSR for Corporate Sustainability Tushna Mehta Manager - Corporate Sustainability HSBC India e-mail: tushnamehta@hsbc.co.in Aloka Majumdar Head—Corporate Sustainability HSBC India e-mail: alokamajumdar@hsbc.co.in he sustainability movement at HSBC has seen several stages while evolving into what it is today. Over the past decade‚ the bank has taken initiatives which‚ taken together‚ have now become a part of its ethos and defines what HSBC is about. The movement is
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Constitution Paper The Constitution is the backbone of American. It is the freedom‚ rights‚ and laws of every American. The Constitution is one of the most important documents to this country. It helped to develop the Great Compromise‚ it confronted the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation‚ and it also addressed the grievances in the Declaration on Independence. The Great Compromise The Great Compromise was created by Roger Sherman in order to settle a debate between the large states and the small
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The policies of companies are relatively impacted by their corporate social responsibility. According to McWilliams and Siegel (2001:117) describe CSR as “actions that appear to further some social good‚ beyond the interest of the firm and that which is required by law.” A socially responsible corporation to consider taking a step ahead to embrace protocol and business rules that go above the slightest legal claims and commit to the benefit of its key shareholders. Primark is a clothing retailer
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talents‚ it is challenging them to grow. Its employees therefore‚ are given an high responsibility‚ but they can also contribute their new ideas. Because when you work at Philips‚ “you need to be willing to take ownership of your projects and feel accountable for delivering superior results.” Philips says it’s trying to attract diverse people in a workplace environment wherein “people are valued for who they are (not what they are)”. This is necessary‚ because Philips also has international teams‚ since
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Citigroup Mini Corporate Social Responsibility Evaluation Corporate social responsibility has become a hot term in the past few years as corporations have become larger and even more powerful. Watch-dog organizations have been formed to monitor the actions of corporations and report “rogue” companies who do not mean their standards for being socially responsible. Recently‚ many companies have started to issue corporate social responsibility reports along with their annual reports. Citigroup
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The curriculum that I have chosen is the K-12 Physical Education curriculum of a school in the United States. The strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum were assessed and are explained below. Besides this‚ recommendations are also provided for improving the physical education curriculum of the school. Strengths and weaknesses of the school physical education program The school-community environment was examined and the quality of the environment was considered to be moderately strong. The
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Corporate Social Responsibility in Microsoft Company When we are talking about software‚ technology‚ computers involving manufacturers‚ licenses and supports‚ what is the company that’s the most popular and operates efficiently? Of course it is the Microsoft Company. Microsoft thought that technology can create occasions and opportunities for many people and organizatiobs around the world. So‚ they developed new technology that releases creativity‚ productivity‚ and opportunity for more and more
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impact a company its size could have throughout the world on a daily basis if it embraced corporate social responsibility" (CSR). ( Ferdinand p. 1) Recently‚ Haiti and Chili were hit with devastating earthquakes. Who is responsible to help? Wal-Mart felt socially responsible to help. Each business is responsible for having a code of conduct and acting in accordance of its economics‚ commercial and social goals. Ethical standards should be a part of all businesses. The goal is to practice ethical
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Corporate Social Responsibility Task 1 To find out about corporate social responsibility I researched 3 separate businesses the first being the join Lewis partnership which includes Waitrose (a food retailer) and John Lewis (a department store). They have 336 stores located in the UK which are co-owned by every member of staff. The partnership makes on average £9.5 billion a year. They state that corporate social responsibility has been a cornerstone of their business right from the Partnership’s
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