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Yes, I do agree with the video about corporate social responsibility.

Corporate
social responsibility, often abbreviated "CSR," is a corporations initiatives to
assess and take responsibility for the company's effects on environmental
and social wellbeing. The term generally applies to efforts that go beyond
what may be required by regulators or environmental protection groups.
The concept of CSR is underpinned by the idea that corporations can no
longer act as isolated economic entities operating in detachment from
broader society. Traditional views about competitiveness, survival and
profitability are being swept away.
There are a few broad categories of social responsibility that many of today's
businesses are practicing:
1. Environmental efforts: One primary focus of corporate social responsibility
is the environment. Businesses regardless of size have a large carbon
footprint. Any steps they can take to reduce those footprints are considered
both good for the company and society as a whole.
2. Philanthropy: Businesses also practice social responsibility by donating to
national and local charities. Businesses have a lot of resources that can
benefit charities and local community programs.
3. Ethical labor practices: By treating employees fairly and ethically,
companies can also demonstrate their corporate social responsibility. This is
especially true of businesses that operate in international locations with
labor laws that differ from those in the United States.
4. Volunteering: Attending volunteer events says a lot about a company's
sincerity. By doing good deeds without expecting anything in return,
companies are able to express their concern for specific issues and support
for certain organizations.

For example: The Volkswagen case represents above all an absolute failure
in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The company deliberately
set out to design a means to circumvent emissions controla stratagem
known at the highest levelswith the aim of giving the company an unfair
advantage over its competitors that made it the worlds number one car
maker, in large part on the basis of its supposedly environmentally friendly
cars; meanwhile it was poisoning the planet.

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