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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

MADE BY: RAHUL YADAV

 Corporate Social Responsibility
Definition Definition

What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

‘Corporate Social Responsibility is the continuing commitment by business to

behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving
the quality of life of the workforce and their families as well as of the local
community and society at large’.
– World Business Council For Sustainable Development

A voluntary initiative on the part of a business to contribute to a better

society and a greener and cleaner environment.
 Corporate Social Responsibility
Definition Definition

What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

Corporate Social Responsibility

The responsibility of business towards the society

 Corporate Social Responsibility
Definition Definition

Analysis of the definition by the World Business Council For

Sustainable Development
• Expectation of stakeholders that companies should behave
ethically

• Expectation that business should contribute to economic

development

• Expectation that business should improve the quality of life of its

workforce and their families

• Expectation that business should play active part in the

improvement of the society
Benefits of CSR Corporate Social Responsibility

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on energy and
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of CSR workforce

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 Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR Initiatives
Guiding Principles for CSR Projects

• CSR is about corporate citizenship

• It is about giving back to the society

• It is about business sustainability
• It is about thriving in a competitive business environment
 Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR Initiatives
CSR Projects for Businesses

Market focused initiative

Product focused initiative

Employee focused initiative

Society focused initiative

Environmental focused initiative

 Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR Initiatives
CSR Projects for Businesses

Employee Market focused

focused initiative initiative

Result - Driven CSR

= Benefits
Society focused Product focused
initiative initiative

Environmentally
focused initiative
 Corporate Social Responsibility
Practical Application of CSR

• A good CSR Policy must be result-driven

• Business assessment is important

 Corporate Social Responsibility
Practical Application of CSR
Guidelines

• You need to evaluate various aspects of your business and operations

• You need to evaluate the impact your business is having on your

stakeholders.

• Then set realistic targets on how to improve your business operations

and processes.

• Draw up a result- driven CSR Policy.

• Embed your CSR into your business strategy.

 Corporate Social Responsibility
Practical Application of CSR
Guidelines

• Appoint a driver for your CSR initiative

• Communicate your CSR efforts to all your stakeholders clearly and boldly.
• Make your CSR initiative part of your business culture
• Set up CSR measuring indicators to monitor progress and possible
deviations.

• Be enthusiastic about your CSR initiative; be committed to it.

• Report on your initiatives and measure progress/ impact made.
 Corporate Social Responsibility

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