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The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility: Cross Company CSR
Posted on 13. Feb, 2009 by Zohare Ali Shariff.
Imagine a manufacturing company in the business of producing and marketing farm implements. Business growth for this company, let’s call it Quality Tools Limited, depends amongst other factors, on the level of education (and hence comprehension) the potential buyers – the farmers – have, in order that they may better understand both the usage and [...]
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Any Takers?
Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by Praetor.
My view on CSR is rather self-centric. What is in it for me? Are all the millions the corporate sector is pouring into CSR programming making my life better? Do companies understand how my life can get better? I don’t think so. Because if they did, I wouldn’t be stressed and hyper-ventilating all the time [...]
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Victims and Winners: CSR and the Financial Crisis
Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Wayne Visser.
Is the crisis the result of irresponsible banking, financial markets, corporations, executives or capitalism itself? And how will the impact vary, depending on whether CSR is philanthropic, strategic, embedded or revolutionary? This article examines the scale of the financial crisis, the links to CSR and the likely impact on CSR.
The Scale of The Crisis
There is [...]
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CSR now needed more than ever before
Posted on 30. Dec, 2008 by Michael Hopkins.
Turbulent times: Financial storms in the US and UK will have implications for all of us. Main Street and Wall Street cannot be separated. If the captains of those financial companies, now in crisis or bankrupted, had acted more responsibly with a proper Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, then their vessels would not have sunk [...]
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Corporate Social Responsibility: A Reputation At Risk
Posted on 12. Oct, 2008 by Arif Zaman.
why it matters, what it means and where it is going
As the economic world turns upside down, the issue of trust – in business, governments, media and pressure groups in particular – has returned as perhaps one of the most urgent challenges of our time and one that has no borders. This can also be [...]
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Happiness-Spirituality as The Fourth Bottom Line
Posted on 18. Jul, 2008 by Asim Malik.
‘Serving society’ seems to be one of the newfound mantras of the corporate sector. Being a part of people at the grassroots levels, uplifting the destitute, shouldering the elderly, educating the illiterate or improving conditions in the rural areas; these form a slew of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ventures and are becoming a necessary part [...]
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CSR: 5 Minutes With The CEO
Posted on 13. Jul, 2008 by Michael Hopkins.
Evidence is accumulating that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is good for business in the medium to long term. CSR is, simply, about treating your stakeholders in an ethically responsible way. It takes time to put into practice and is not without cost. But there are commercial benefits which justify the time and effort.
CEOs – with [...]
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Consumer: King or Slave?
Posted on 13. Jul, 2008 by Hamid Maker.
The consumer: the king, the epitome of the downstream value chain; the recipient of massive corporate efforts. Or corporate scams? Misleading advertisements? Victim of hoarding practices?
Consumer Ethics and CSR
CSR is beyond the letter of the law. It embodies the spirit of trust, respect for the rules of trade, environment and society’s, including consumers’ interest. It [...]
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Pakistan’s CSR Mentality Change
Posted on 20. May, 2008 by Andrew Webster.
Since arriving in Karachi nine months ago, I have heard widespread criticism of CSR in Pakistan for being focused on philanthropy as opposed to sustainable business practices. Such criticism results in calls for a change in mindset in relation to CSR. However, on their own these calls will have little effect.
In reflecting on my previous [...]
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CSR for CSR
Posted on 17. May, 2008 by Shadab Fariduddin.
Businesses are increasingly expected to solve social problems with the efficiency technically inherent in business processes. This expectation, coupled with the downsides of a short-term, profit maximizing motive, gave birth to the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
CSR has caught the fancy of business leaders across the world. In order to live or (show) responsible [...]
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