The responses that came from an audience representing the glitterati of the corporate social responsibility world might surprise you.
Besieged labor unions should run a piece from the corporate social responsibility playbook.
As a result, even Wal-Mart is following the corporate social responsibility bandwagon.
And on the corporate social responsibility front, travelling by rail has a considerably smaller carbon footprint than travelling by road or air.
His statements caused me to reflect on the many corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs I have seen and even been a part of over the years.
As I look back at 2010, I remember a year that saw a surge not only in the discussion of corporate social responsibility among the private sector, but a heightened interest from the Indian government.
"We are providing a platform for business leaders and others concerned with the environment and corporate social responsibility to work together toward the common goal of ensuring the availability of natural resources, supporting social reforms, and at the same time securing the efficient delivery of supplies, " said Hau Lee, co-director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum.
Should executives in these situations heed the call for corporate social responsibility even without the allure of profiting from it?
That is, in some cases, cause marketing can actually do more harm than good--the opposite of corporate social responsibility--eliminating all justification for the practice.
The movement for corporate social responsibility is in direct opposition, in such cases, to the movement for better corporate governance, which demands that managers fulfill their fiduciary duty to act in the shareholders' interest or be relieved of their responsibilities.
The same consumers that want corporate social responsibility in the products they buy want an outlet to invest in an ethical way .
What does one do to get a job in the field of corporate social responsibility?
The corporate sustainability and social responsibility movement is largely an alternative to government regulation of business activity.
Tianping's voluntary purchase shows that the concept of corporate social responsibility is no longer entirely foreign in China.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court considered a case that strikes at the core of corporate social responsibility, Kiobel v.
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Without a trace of cynicism or opportunism, Freudenberg-NOK recognizes that the benefits of corporate social responsibility are complex and many.
In recent years, the call for corporate social responsibility has grown louder, and many companies have committed to serious CSR programs.
But his examples do not make as powerful a case for the necessity of corporate social responsibility as he would like.
Christine Riley is the Director of Corporate Social Responsibility at Dunkin' Brands.
The marriage of corporate social responsibility and global salvationism is especially pernicious.
Having a boss who is not only aware of the debate on corporate social responsibility, but sincerely engaged in it, is a good defence.
Two weeks ago I wrote an article titled Is CSR as We Know It Obsolete? that questioned the value of corporate social responsibility ( CSR).
In the subfield of Management people are much more receptive to the idea that Corporate Social Responsibility should also benefit a firm in terms of its profitability.
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But the problem, Mr Henderson emphasises, is not merely that the fad for corporate social responsibility is intellectually wrong, or that it poisons opinion against market capitalism.
Does Google understand the concept of corporate social responsibility?
Outside of the allegations in the case, what the posturing by Shell highlights is the alarming disconnect between corporate social responsibility practices and actual corporate behavior, including the choice of litigation strategy and legal positions.
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In recent columns I have discussed the importance of corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility, teasing out the differences and pointing the way for a new role for corporations in a new century.
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They use the market power of consumers to build the business case for corporate social responsibility.
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Meanwhile, businesses recognize that contributing on this Day of Service is the ultimate demonstration of corporate social responsibility.
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Jeremy Moon is the director of the International Center for Corporate Social Responsibility at Nottingham University Business School, in England.
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