In the world of globalization, businesses are facing massive challenges, opinions related to environmental and societal concerns. Companies are understanding the importance of incorporating CSR practices in all activities of the business at national and international level. The reporting of CSR execution or management in international value chain, sustainability and in all business activities, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E), international standards etc. It needs much of the organizational efforts to qualify the CSR results in human rights, protection of environment, relations with their co-workers and the society. At international level, GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) and UNGC (UN Global Compact) are taking initiatives for the CSR reporting and to create more transparency (GRI, …show more content…
The shareholders and suppliers (financial investors) invest huge capital in the business regardless the risks are there. The company is obliged to repay them in the form of dividends etc. The employees of the company devote their whole efforts, experiences, set ambitions for them and commit themselves to reach the company’s goals and the expect the acceptable bonus, secure working conditions and human rights and fair employee relations. Also, the suppliers of the company provide the whole inputs related to business and expect that they should be paid on time and impartially. So, community, environment and economics are the three pillars of CSR and it is a great challenge for the companies to focus on all the three areas to achieve the successful CSR practices.
For instance, Deutsche Post DHL has their annual global CSR report (as per the guidelines of Global Reporting Initiative G4) and every aspect is considered to show the importance of stakeholders, society and environment. Also, sustainability practices have been added to meet the challenges and achieve the targets (DHL D. P., CR Report 2015, 2016, pp. 2-10).
Add if need CSR Concepts……………???? Corporate citizenship (Matten