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An introduction to:
Corporate Social
Responsibility
What is :
Corporate Social
Responsibility?
Why CSR?
Consumers & investors: growing
expectation for organisations to behave
responsibly
Consumer awareness: Green and
Ethical consumerism
Legislation: H&S, EPA, Sustainability,
Codes of Practice
Globalisation: Adoption of Best Practice,
Consumer & Legal Acceptance.
The four components of CSR:
Economic
Legal
Ethical
Philanthropic
The Principles Of CSR
Sustainability
Accountability
Transparency
Key Issues in CSR
Labour rights:
child labour
forced labour
right to organise
safety and health
Environmental conditions
water & air emissions
climate change
Human rights
cooperation with paramilitary forces
complicity in extra-judicial killings
Poverty Alleviation
job creation
public revenues
skills and technology
Importance of CSR
Act Check
Corrective action Measure progress
Reform of systems Audit
Report
Some of the most common ways in
which CSR is demonstrated:
Specialist adopted
projects
Corporate charitable
donations
Voluntary schemes for
staff
Staff fundraising activities
Changes to organisational
operations
CONCLUSION