Cute baby animals covered in oil washing up on beaches; pensioners thrown into poverty; “dieselgate”. What do all three have in common? Before scandal struck, the three corporations concerned – BP, Enron, and Volkswagen respectively – were all judged to be among the world’s top companies for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) work.
A South Africa based soft citrus company, which owns the ClemenGold brand, is going the extra mile when it comes to corporate social responsibility (CSR). “In a country where inequalities are still being addressed, companies should go beyond the call of duty and do more when it comes to making a difference,” says Marius du …
Food for thought – South African company’s pledge to social responsibility Read More »
Works under the Corporate Social Responsibility obligation of companies have generated lot of enthusiasm and respect towards the corporate world which was perceived so far as a profit making machine. The companies have also come forward in social regeneration by undertaking projects like the conservation of tigers in the Sunderbans, West Bengal, training drivers in …
Talk is plentiful in the world of corporate sustainability — companies engaged in triple bottom line activity often go to great lengths to make sure everyone knows about what they are up to. Often, this communication comes in the form of press releases and corporate sustainability reports, which flood the web in a seemingly endless …
4 tools to tell if your company is walking the walk on CSR Read More »
The memories are indelible. From Farm Aid to Live Aid and “We are the World,” my generation’s earliest exposure to activism was through music. When Live Aid aired in July 1985, 95% of the world’s television sets were tuned in, and an estimated 1.4 billion people watched, making it the biggest benefit concert in history. …
