Category: Social Responsibility

Socially Responsible Investing Strategy

If you wanted to do something that is beneficial for both yourself and the world, socially responsible investing (or SRI) is one of your choices. By adopting a socially responsible investment style we can all…

Corporate Social Responsibility of Private Companies in Natural Disasters

1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1. THE ABC of CSR: History is the sole witness to the phenomenon of shift in priorities in Business. There was a sudden lateral shift, wherein the focus drastically shifted from profit maximization…

CSR Is Corporate Social Responsibility – A New Trend in Team Building

CSR – Corporate social responsibility and team building In its narrowest sense, corporate social responsibility refers to activities through which a company or a business gives back to the society. In its fullest sense though,…

Corporate Social Responsibility in Banks – What Does It Mean?

Over the past few years, a rising emphasis has been placed on companies and financial institutions’ Corporate Social Responsibility. But what does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)” mean anyway? This is indeed one of the most…

Corporate Social Responsibility

How well do you manage your capital assets? Financial capital – organisations that want to remain solvent need to pay attention to the monetary funds they have available and how that underpins the operations and…

Social Entrepreneurship – What it Should Mean For Nonprofits

Social entrepreneurship is a recent term defined as combining entrepreneurial skills with social responsibility. Some social entrepreneurs launch for-profit businesses with the idea of contributing profits to the nonprofits they believe in, some plan to…

The Top 10 Questions for Socially Responsible Leaders

The assets of your business traditionally include property, plant, equipment, and your customer base. Progressive organizations understand that business assets also include their good reputation, responsiveness to change, the ability to conduct a constructive dialogue…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – A Short Introductory Course to CSR

Going Green: Environmental Awareness Linked to Long-term Success Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) involves an awareness of the environmental impact a business may have on its surroundings. Waste produced in factory processes, over consumption of natural…

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – Do the Shareholders Own a Company?

Do the shareholders own a company? Yes or NO. If one poses the question, “Do the shareholders own a company (incorporate entity)” the most likely answer is “Yes”. This is however not correct. Whilst the…

Two Views of Social Responsibility

Government regulation and public awareness are external forces that have increased the social responsibility of business. But business decisions are made within the company. Two contrasting philosophies, or models, define the range of management attitudes…