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Week 5 Lecture - Corporate Social Responsibility
Week 5 Lecture - Corporate Social Responsibility
Week 5 Lecture - Corporate Social Responsibility
(IBS).
Short Title – IBS.
DATE:
Lecturer:
Week 5 lecture : Corporate Social Responsibility
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
European Commission(n.d)
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Definition of the concept – CSR is…
Discretionary
Economic Legal Ethical responsibility responsibility
responsibility (make responsibility (do what is right; (contribute to
profit) (lobby the law) obey the law) community, be
Philanthropic
▪ Economic
- responsibility to earn profit for owners
▪ Legal
-responsibility to comply with the law
▪ Ethical
-not just acting for profit but doing what is right, just and fair
▪ Voluntary and philanthropic
-promoting human welfare and goodwill.
-being a good corporate citizen contributing to the community
and the quality of life.
The debate on social responsibility (1)
▪CSR to consumers
▪ CSR in the workplace
▪ CSR in the community
▪ CSR & the environment
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Case- Unilever in India
▪ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSal-ms0vcI
▪ Discuss this case, How you think this case has
effected the image of Unilever.
▪ Do some research to see how this in practice
changed the image of Unilever.
Self evaluation