a progressive corporate policy offering employees 16 hours paid leave to perform community service. • 1997: Timberland increased the benefit of paid employee volunteer time to 40 hours. 2. Awards • 1999: Timberland was selected as one of 1998’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune Magazine. • 2000: Timberland was once again voted one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine and also voted one of “New Hampshire’s Top 10 Companies to Work For” by Business NH Magazine.
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UK: Primark cuts three suppliers following child labour claims A News item from Business Respect‚ Issue Number 130‚ dated 17 Jun 2008 UK clothing retailer Primark has ended its contracts with three suppliers in India following allegations channelled through a BBC documentary that they used child labour to finish garments with embroidery and sequin work. The company said that the work had been improperly sub-contracted against the company’s code of conduct‚ and it had taken action accordingly
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Corporate Social Responsibility We live in an increasingly complex and sceptical world full of corporate scandals‚ stock market downturns‚ an uncertain economy. All these things have diminished trust in the corporate sector and its leaders. Stakeholders have become more critical‚ especially when they hear about drilling activities in Nigeria and Greenpeace campaigns against a firm. Companies need to address this by demonstrating their positive impact on society and by taking appropriate measures
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Accounting standard-setters have an expectation that the readers of general purpose financial reports have a ‘reasonable knowledge’ of accounting. Specifically‚ the IASB Framework states that ‘users are expected to have a reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities and accounting and a willingness to study the information with reasonable diligence’. Hence‚ there is an expectation that financial statements are not tailored to meet the needs of people who have not‚ in some way‚ studied
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INTRODUCTION What is corporate social responsibility? It ’s also known as social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is when a company or an organization striking a balance between profitability and our contributions to the communities in which they operate and being obligated to meet the expectations of stakeholders‚ who are the sources of the legitimacy of the organization. The stakeholders include the owners‚ investors‚ employees‚ customers‚ government‚ suppliers‚ competitors
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When it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR)‚ Patagonia is the pioneer and poster child. Patagonia has found distinct ways to integrate product function with environmental values. Their business model raises a lot of money for environmental causes and their technological innovation reduces the environmental impact of their products. Since 1986 they have donated 10% of profits or 1% of sales‚ whichever is greater‚ to environmental efforts‚ and employees can take up to two
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‘CSR isn’t Charity’ I could hear the sound of my wall-clock ticking and when it was blowing up at 11 pm‚ the one that I had been waiting for was online on Skype. At this very late at night‚ an ordinary 26-year-old girl should tuck into her bed and sleep tight; however‚ she just came back home and had her dinner. Being busy with her position as Practice Head of T&A Ogilvy Vietnam‚ managing a group of practical and rigid technological-related clients‚ she is supposed to be stressed out. However
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NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS 13 2 Not-for-profit organisations Key points Many not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) feel they are poorly understood by government and the general public. Pressures to be more efficient have seen overhead spending reduced at considerable detriment to effectiveness and improved resource allocation over time (allocative efficiency). The sector is diverse‚ but NFPs display some common behavioural patterns: – Whereas the behaviour of for-profit business is driven mostly
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relevant amount of literature regarding social responsibility of corporate management‚ mainly articles and academic publications‚ has been produced in the last decades. Depending on the source‚ however‚ different understandings‚ approaches‚ and interpretations stand out clearly. The web is also rich of material that‚ while at a first impression may seem “marketing” oriented‚ is often directly related to the widely disputed concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Within this considerable
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Market Place As the leader in the bottled water industry in Malaysia‚ in dealings with our suppliers‚ customers‚ shareholders and other stakeholders‚ Spritzer holds firm to corporate ethics which include doing business responsibly and in the interest of our stakeholders in the long term. The Group practises the principals of good corporate governance and ethical business conduct‚ in addition to complying with the rules and regulations of the law. Spritzer’s commitment
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