Corporate social responsibility

In the article “ECONOMIC RECESSION and CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) in Singapore”, Professor Peter Shergold identifies what he believes was the main cause of the financial recession then in 2009, greed. This greed stemmed from the emphasis placed on short-term profits that started a cyclical and disastrous trend of borrowing money to support artificially inflated investment returns. Shergold believes this highlights the wrong mind-set that most executives have about business - focusing…

Corporate Social Responsibility has been defined in several ways over the past decades. Many believe that CSR is an ethical approach in which businesses considers the impact of their operations on the environment, while others argues that it is void of meaning. However, in its contemporary context CSR is brilliantly defined as corporations involved in voluntary social and environmental efforts that transcends legal and ethical regulations (Davis, 1973; Piacentini; MacFadyen, & Eadie; McWilliams…

and transportation solutions provider offering customized services. CSR and sustainability principle and practices molded in the company's core corporate culture which lead to distinct and responsible business orientation. Aramex’s core values are customer centricity, people, creativity, empowerment, service excellence, passion and social responsibility. In this report, I will evaluate Aramex to strategically approach CSR and sustainability and then I will reflect on the theoretical…

ethical, social and global aspects have evolved significantly and the responsibilities of an organisation to society are those that arise in the concept of Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR). CSR can be defined as “the responsibility of an organisation for the impacts of its decisions and activities on society and the environment, through transparent and ethical behaviour (ACCSR, 2016). Though CSR is not compulsory, it is expected and issuing regular CSR reports detailing social and…

Lauren Lynch Analysis of Deere & Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Legal and Social Environment of Business, Heidi Noonan-Day, Section 3100-01 September 9, 2015 Analysis of Deere & Company’s Corporate Social Responsibility Deere & Company is a corporation that manufactures machinery and equipment for farmers, landowners, builders, and loggers. Deere & Company is based out of Moline, Illinois, although they operate in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia as well.…

Up until the mid to late 20th century, businesses were only recognised for doing one thing which was to increase their profit return to their investors within legal boundaries. However, as a result of an era of social activists, Carroll (1991) acknowledges Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a further extension of a business’s arm to also act within ethical and philanthropic avenues that society would expect of businesses. Like most controversial discussions there is always two opposing…

analyze Corporate Social Responsibility and Utilitarian Approaches of Tesco Plc. As we know, Tesco is one the big supply chain in the world having throughout fourteen (14) countries. Currently, they have 5380 stores globally. Tesco offers certainly an indelible remark within the supermarket scenery in the UNITED KINGDOM as well as rest of the world. Tesco is self-confident about keeping a positive effect on their interests in the long time. The study discusses about the Corporate Social…

definition of ethical corporate social responsibility (CSR) on page 70 for more details. According, to the definition on page 70, ethical CSR organizations pursue a clearly defines sense of social conscience in managing their financial responsibilities to stockholders, their legal responsibilities to their local community and society as a whole, and their ethical responsibilities to do the right thing for their stockholders. However, Mr. Jones is not following the ethical responsibilities to…

about the views and practices of corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, global corporate citizenship in the context of a globalized economy and global markets. The author discusses the five core concepts for an integrated strategy for corporate engagements, which includes corporate governance, corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, corporate social entrepreneurship, and global corporate citizenship. The article defines: • Corporate governance represents…

Corporate social responsibility has become one of the most widespread notions in the global world (Carroll and Shabana, 2009). Corporate social responsibility refers to the relations between organizations and the society in different dimensions. The aim of corporate social responsibility is to provide a method for organizations to perform their business and meet community demands, and commercial, legal, social and ethical expectations (Venous, 2005). Companies need to involve in different types…