Firming up on corporate social responsibility issues

Scotland on Sunday;  September 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......education and employability are vital components for a successful CSR approach. SBC has a number of initiatives designed for businesses...aspects of its operation. However, it is also about how the CSR approach benefits the bottom line of the company in the wider term...

Bittersweet Chocolate: The Legality and Ethics of Child Labor in Cocoa...

Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship;  January 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......shareholders' money" (Grow, Hamm, & Lee, 2005, p.77). Under a CSR approach, however, a business complies with "prevailing social norms...performance expectations" (Sethi, 2003, p.71). Adopting a CSR approach requires businesses to analyzes their activities and results...

Corporate social performance and politics: do liberals do more?

The Journal of Corporate Citizenship;  March 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......some firms may have more incentives to do so than others. Strategic CSR: what are successful firms doing? The notion that 'good...acceptance of the business case for CSR has fuelled discussions of strategic CSR and introduced notions of 'efficiency'. What constitutes...

Enterprise: CSR can boost profits for small companies.(Business)

The Birmingham Post (England);  April 28, 2004 ;     297 words ......efforts are helping worthy causes. In turn, this creates more wealth and makes the company more successful.' To date a formal CSR approach has largely been the domain of large companies but SMEs are discovering that they too can profit from becoming more actively...

Impact of Student Motivation on Teaching and Learning

The Agricultural Education Magazine;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......what we want the result of our lesson to be, but we are apt to miss the mark if we don't consider Context and State. In this CSR approach, teachers must be sure their intended result is clear, just like that of a bulls-eye on a target. Ask yourself what you want...

BUSINESS FOUNDATIONS SET EXPO

The Manila Times;  April 22, 2006 ;     178 words ......social responsibility. "LCF plays a transformative role by encouraging its member-organizations to pioneer sustainable and strategic CSR practices," Roberto Calingo, LCF president and Mirant Philippines Foundation executive director, said. The LCF is an association...

Facing new challenges.(Business)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  November 7, 2001 ;     378 words ......to see the real 'bottom line' benefits of their involvement and commitment to the wider community. By adopting a proactive CSR approach and conducting business in responsible ways, companies can reap significant commercial benefits as these begin to form a...

Introduction.

Greener Management International;  December 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ......companies say they are doing rather than what is actually happening 'on the ground'). A further strength of the 'foundations of CSR' approach that we offer in this article is that it allows us to start identifying some more substantial criteria and measures for gauging...

Do Corporate Social Responsibility Leaders Perform Better Financially?

Journal of Global Business Issues;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......the CSR movement on the whole, the answer is more ambiguous and depends on the various components that comprise a company's CSR approach. DJSI Background The 56 US companies included in this study were all members of the DJSI World Index as of December 2006...

Improving performances in the boardroom.(Progress)(Company overview)

Ecos;  June 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......chose it over other Australian banks for employment, explicitly because of its proactive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach. The Hayes Best Employer Survey (2006) shows that nearly 75 percent of 20-year-olds will not apply for a job if they're uncomfortable...

Alcatel-Lucent issues its 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Report.

M2 Presswire;  June 4, 2007 ;     599 words ......Patricia Russo, Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent. The 2006 report highlights: * The foundation of Alcatel-Lucent's CSR approach: its vision, mission, values, and commitment to business ethics and responsible governance * The achievements and initiatives...

Could do better! Must try harder! Survey shows that CEOs have been slow to...

PR Newswire;  February 20, 2003 ;     700+ words ......31%) of responding companies currently have a CSR strategy, with a further 11% planning one in the future. The value of strategic CSR mainly lies in PR - with 82% of those with or planning a CSR strategy saying that they see it as important for creating a...

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: COMMISSION PRESENTS IDEAS FOR SPECIAL FORUM.(Brief...

European Report;  June 29, 2002 ;     625 words ......businesses alike. These standards need to be boiled down and simplified, said the spokesman.The idea behind the Commission's CSR approach is not only to create a socially-conscious business environment within Europe, but also to export this practice to third...

Industrial development and social responsibility (CSR).

EFTA Bulletin (Switzerland);  December 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......co-operation between the company and the community, but more a philanthropic approach. In Hydro, this sustainability and CSR approach is seen as a continuation of the safety, health and environmental efforts which arose in the different phases. It started...

Climate leaders: the new corporate standard.(Progress)

Ecos;  April 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......graduates chose Westpac over other Australian banks explicitly because of its proactive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach. Why, then, aren't more businesses in this sector following? One key reason is that companies have found that often over...