CSR

CSR stands for corporate social responsibility. Proper CSR is a conscious attempt by corporations to act ethically. CSR has also become a marketing advantage. Businesses can promote their ethical approach to employees, the environment, human rights, fair trade, honest marketing, ethical selling, community involvement, and policy transparency.

CSR might also be abused by enacting ethical policies without actual intention for the sake of liability, marketing, or to appear within compliance. A notable example of this is Enron’s seventy-five page code of ethics.

Evidence indicates that consumers are willing to pay more for items and services believed to be ethically produced. One study even indicates that consumers punish unethical business. There are many blogs that discuss various aspects of CSR.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “CSR”

• Sustainability and Employee Engagement: Anything Goes

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 658
  Engaging employees through sustainability is not a one size fits all approach.  From Walmart’s Personal Sustainability Project to  Sodexo’s Corporate Citizenship Program to Intel’s intranet to FMYI’s online collaboration, the variety is endless.  Each of the four members of the Net Impact Conference 2009 ...
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• CSR achieves WAPI certification for CSR9000 with an innovative hardware accelerated architecture and wins EDN China Innovation Award

  
  indonesia type approval — Authority: 142
  CSR (LSE: CSR) today announced that its award-winning CSR9000 Bluetooth + Wi-Fi product has been certified under China’s Wireless LAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) qualification. CSR’s CSR9000 solution was also awarded the EDN China Innovation Award for Leading Embedded System and IC Product. ...
  18 hours ago

• Interview with Opportunity Green 2009 Speaker, Freya Williams, co-founder of Ogilvy Earth

  
  OppGreen Insights — Authority: 132
  OG: So you started The Greenery (now called Ogilvy Earth) while at Ogilvy.  How did you get into that?Freya: While I was on maternity leave, I spent some time thinking about what I really wanted to do.  I saw a business opportunity to help our clients in a more focused way around sustainability.  I also [...]
  19 hours ago

• Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 630
  Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. The appliance maker also ...
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• Conscious Capitalism/CSR Creates True Fans

  
  The Buzz Bin — Authority: 123
  The really old school capitalists like to say that the only business of business is to provide a return to shareholders. Long before the concept of “stakeholders” came into being, business was conducted, customers and suppliers were treated fairly or not, and it all somehow moved along. Now, companies need to do ...
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• CSR Jobs : ExcelAsia Training and Development Inc.

  
  Philippine Call Center Jobs — Authority: 145
  CSR for *Dayshift Accounts* Apply now! No experience needed! (m1mro217) (National Capital Reg – Quezon City) RESPONSIBILITIES: * A CUSTOMER SERVICE ASSOCIATE handles general customer inquiries like account status and product information. They generally take in account records requests, handle marketing ...
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• The 21st Ad Congress takes on corporate social responsibility

  
  PinoyBusiness.ORG - Home — Authority: 136
  Focusing on its themes for this year involving climate change corporate social responsibility (CSR), the 21th Philippine Advertising Congress was formally opened last Thursday in simple rites led by Olongapo City Mayor Jame “Bong” Gordon and Baguio City Mayor Reinaldo A. Bautista Jr., with Fernando Zobel de Ayala ...
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• The green race to the top

  
  Marc Gunther — Authority: 537
  If climate regulation will burden businesses or increase costs,  then why are so many companies strengthening their voluntary response to the climate crisis in the midst of an economic downturn? The reason is, there’s a race to the top when it comes to sustainability, particularly among consumer companies. No one ...
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• Legal Items: Asylum/EU, ECHR & Human Trafficking Victims, Gender & Refugee Convention, IDPs & Intl. Law

  
  Forced Migration Current Awareness Blog — Authority: 427
  Advancing a Gendered Interpretation of the Refugee Convention: Refugee Appeal No. 76044 (New Zealand Refugee Law, Sept. 2009) [text]The Common European Asylum System with particular reference to the Qualification Directive (2004/83/EC) (QD) and the Procedures Directive (2005/85/EC) (PD) (IARLJ, Oct. 2009) ...
  2 days ago

• The New World Of BOGO And B1G1

  
  Best Online Earning Ideas — Authority: 466
  Definitions of some English words can change quite rapidly these days. In the recent past the meaning of words was often very fixed. Today the meaning can change in the blink of an eye. With faster and newer ways to exchange ideas such as Twitter and with wider and more culturally, socially and educationally ...
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• HJC CS-R1 CSR1 PARADOX MC1 MOTORCYCLE Full-Face-Helmet

  
  Your Harley D Site — Authority: 166
  HJC CS-R1 PARADOX MC1HJC CS-R1 FULL-FACE HELMET Advanced Polycarbonate Composite Shell: Lightweight, superior fit and comfort using advanced CAD technology RapidFire Shield Replacement System: Quick, secure, tool-less shield removal and installation Optically Superior Face Shield: 95% UV protection Advanced ...
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• Kaiser Permanente: “60 Sustainable Seconds”

  
  Triple Pundit — Authority: 658
  As part of a new initiative, every month Kaiser Permanente (KP) will feature an online video of an employee or physician who is doing something worthwhile in regards to healthcare and sustainability. The program is called 60 Sustainable Seconds with Kathy Gerwig, KP’s environmental stewardship officer and vice ...
  2 days ago

• Why business has to make life better - values matter. Corporate ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Motivation, leadership, marketing and management impact. Cause-related marketing and winning war for talent. Conference keynote speaker

  
  Learn Free Internet Marketing Learn Free Internet Marketing Strategies using Video, Articles, Social Networking, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogs, Affiliate Marketing — Authority: 165
  aims, strategy and objectives. Profits and profitability. Motivation to succeed and secrets of business success. Productivity and efficiency key. Workplace morale. Team dynamics and leadership styles. Business mission and vision. Business values and office culture. … values ethics corporate responsibility csr ...
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• Nike Tops Annual Climate Action Scores

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 630
  Nike has topped Climate Counts’ third annual corporate climate performance scorecard with 83 points (out of a possible 100) for the second year in a row. Stoneyfield Farm followed closely with 81 points. Unilever received 80 points. The climate performance scorecard ranks 90 companies in 12 sectors.The survey finds ...
  3 days ago

• USPS Energy Use Down 9% From 2005 to 2008

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 630
  In its first-ever sustainability report, the U.S. Postal Service showed a decrease in total energy use of 9 percent from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the agency used 123 million gigajoules, compared to 131 million GJ in 2007, 134 million GJ in 2006 and 136 million GJ in 2005.The USPS reduced energy use at its [...]
  3 days ago

• Help!!

  
  Niranjani: Perspective on Life, Meditation, Spirituality.... — Authority: 110
  I had written about Asha and her story of running the  SVVN school, despite the innumerable number of challenges, in my previous posts ( post 1 and post 2 ). A quick recap, the school currently serves the needs (educational as well as nutritional) of 305 children (153 boys and 152 girls) from the most ...
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• Intel Releases CSR Report In China

  
  ChinaCSR.com — Authority: 477
  Intel has unveiled its 2008-2009 Intel China corporate social responsibility report as part of its overall global report. The report, which is said to be the first that has been compiled by Intel based on a strict standard, covers Intels endeavors over the last year in education, environmental protection, community ...
  4 days ago

• Legal Risks & CSR Standards

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 630
  Many people wonder if the global recession will make it hard to enforce corporate social responsibility. Michael Levine, of Epstein, Becker & Green explains that in fact there are now an increasing amount of legal risks for companies that don’t live up to CSR standards.
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• First Jaguar XJ to raise funds for NSPCC

  
  Lucire: Insider — Authority: 132
  A few months ago, Lucire brought readers the first non-embargoed image of the new Jaguar XJ . To promote a good cause with the new model, the company is giving away the first one destined for showrooms off the production lines to help the NSPCC.    Esther Rantzen visited the Stratstone Jaguar dealership in ...
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• PODCAST - Employee Volunteering: Youre Doing It Wrong!

  
  Realizing Your Worth — Authority: 110
  Original airdate: November 17, 2009, 1pm (EST) Let’s face it, managing employee volunteer programs can be a real headache. Your participation rates are lower than you’d like. When people do sign up, it often takes a ton of effort to get them to show up the events. Why is this? ...
  5 days ago

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