ABSTRACT Corporate Social Responsibility‚ a theory that has evolved since the 1990s‚ seeks to see businesses be responsible for their actions socially and environmentally. There is an increasing trend by businesses to adopt Corporate Social Responsibility Practices. This paper attempts to define the reasons why this is so‚ and what strategic issues are faced by companies who adopt these practices. The issue of Corporate Social Responsibility will then be highlighted in a case study of De Beers
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To what extent is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) beneficial to a company’s performance? 1. Introduction As the magnitude of social and environmental implications of corporate activities is being recognised‚ there has been growing interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR). Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) defines CSR as “achieving commercial success in ways that honor ethical values and respect people‚ communities‚ and the natural environment.” Over 90% of the Fortune 500 companies
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Personal Responsibility vs Corporate Responsibility The question has been asked before and I believe it will continue to be asked for many years to come…what is the difference between personal responsibility and corporate responsibility? According to business dictionary personal responsibility is The obligation of an organization’s management towards the welfare and interests of the society in which it operates. A company by the name of
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Corporate Social Responsibility task 3 Using my research and the information I have gathered on my 3 business‚ the John Lewis partnership‚ McDonalds and ASDA‚ I am now going to evaluate the effect these businesses have on their local community and decide how they benefit and impact the community. John Lewis Partnership The John Lewis Partnership is probably the business that has the best impact over all as it focusses on promoting what it has done to increase its CSR. One thing it has done is
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collaborating with the National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) to implement animal welfare standards to minimize future consumer and NGO concerns (Food Marketing Institute 2005). These individual and industry efforts will set higher levels of responsibility throughout the food supply chain. Animal welfare practices and regulations are somewhat more advanced in Europe than the United States Company itself (better CSR): animal welfare improvements will not necessarily increase sales but will
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MODES AND ROLES Social responsibility is an ethical ideology or theory that an entity‚ be it an organization or individual‚ has an obligation to act to benefit society at large. Social responsibility is a duty every individual or organization has to perform so as to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystem. A trade-off always exists between economic development‚ in the material sense‚ and the welfare of the society and environment. Social responsibility means
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Introduction ‘Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a long-term strategy‚ uniquely relevant to the twenty-first century‚ in which responsible social change can become a source of innovation and profits rather than added cost‘ (Vogel‚ David J‚ 2005‚ p.19). ‘Those that don’t make that effort won’t be a problem because ultimately they won’t be around.’ (L. Hunter Lovins‚ 2006‚ p.26). Obviously‚ CSR is no longer a new strategy to companies nowadays. In terms of definition‚ Carroll (1991) suggests
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STARBUCKS COFFEE CORPORATION SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY JJT2 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TASK 1 Unknown Introduction Starbucks Coffee Corporation is a world renowned Fortune 500 company headquarter in Seattle‚ Washington USA. It was founded in 1971 with the sole mission to bring the unique Italian coffee experience to the masses. Its CEO Howard Shultz has successfully created a company brand where customers identify its coffee to a distinctive and premium experience. Starbucks Coffee
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Social Responsibility Milton Friedman was the author of an informative and eye-opening article titled‚ "The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits." Within this article‚ Friedman explains in complex detail about the notion of "social responsibility" of businessmen within a corporate environment. Friedman argues that businessmen are only out for one particular goal. That goal would be to increase their profits. Throughout Friedman’s article he is continuously emphasizing
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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 bottom line implementation
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