Socially responsible investing

Corporate Community Development (CCD) refers to the arrangement of goods, services and financial directions to the community by outstanding organization, i.e. the banks, business firm, aimed at ameliorative the living standards of the society (Abdalla, 2015; Mogaka et al., 2001). CCD is the significant part of more widely need term Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) (Banks et al., 2011). It is a set of initiatives that extend beyond with, but are neither comparable nor a division of CSR…

Question #3: Chiquita Banana Case Corporations are dependent on their suppliers, employees, and customers to provide materials, labor, as well as sales; this dependent relationship of the company on its stakeholders implies a moral obligation by the company to protect the welfare of these stakeholders, especially if the company is to be successful in the long-term. Furthermore, a company like Chiquita not only has the financial flexibility but also the social and political power to help resolve…

DISPUTE ARISING BETWEEN THE TWO THEORIES 1. Introduction A company should pursue economic profitability in order to survive. However, today, it has been brought to awareness that a company also has social responsibilities towards a number of people working together to achieve its aim. An analysis of the shareholder and stakeholder theories has led to the conclusion that these two are very much contradictory, resulting in a debate as to which theory will help embrace good corporate governance.…

A social enterprise refers to a company or firm which uses commercial strategies in an attempt to increase improvements in both human and environmental well-being. In some cases, this involves maximizing social impact alongside profits for external shareholders. For the purpose of this assignment the background of the social enterprise the FoodCloud will be outlined. FoodCloud is a social enterprise that connects businesses with surplus food to charities in their local communities that need…

Introduction Allergan, a global pharmaceutical company, promotes the environmental and social wellbeing of the community, workplace, market place, and environment. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Allergan is a part of the United Nations Global Compact. In accordance with the United Nations Global Compact guidelines and their own corporate social responsibility strategy, Allergan’s focus is on the community, environmental protection, and employee health and safety. Disaster Relief-…

1.1 Definition Social responsibility can be defined as a means of achieving sustainability. By achieving social responsibility, companies must have principles such as accountability and transparency. The main objective of Corporate Social Responsibility is to ensures an approach that protects the long-term success of society and environment. Also, at the same time generating profit without harming the planet or the exploitation of people. Thus, Corporate…

Social responsibility is a heavily disputed topic in the world of business and economics. John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market, claims that a business has multiple social responsibilities to each of its shareholders. He includes customers, employers, investors, and the community as part of the business’ stakeholders and claims that in fulfilling the needs of each group, the company must be mindful of the values of the other groups. On the other hand, Milton Friedman claims that there is…

• Define interest groups Interest groups are groups of people who share the same political interest and try to influence political parties to adopt the same interests. They give unrepresented or underrepresented groups the opportunity to get their voices herd. Often time’s interest groups offer wealthy and powerful interest even more access to political makers. According to the disturbance theory groups form because of changes happening in the political system. Every interest group consist of 3…

3. Who are Target's stakeholders? How do Target's CSR activities address its stakeholders' concerns? Mainly the target’s stakeholders are customers, employees and community. Targets address the stakeholders concerns by various CSR (corporate social responsibility) activities. CSR activities to deal with customers - 1. Face to face interaction with customers in stores 2.organizing online surveys and obtaining valuable suggestions (target CSR report 2012) 3. Applying health care strategies by…

USAA Insurance Company is under focus in this paper. The company offers insurance services to families and people that served or serve in the United States Military. Apart from insurance services, it currently offers other services like banking, investing opportunity to their customers. The company was started in 1922 by 25 Army officers as a scheme for mutual self-insurance. Many companies in that era failed to provide insurance services to army officers because they were deemed to be risky.…