In high school, it was common and acceptable to seek out service opportunities for prestige, not necessarily for strong belief in advancing an organization’s goals. We did what we thought we needed to do in order to get into our college of choice, and in college we look for service experiences that at least …
WorldView: Reeking corporate social responsibility Read More »
Without a coercive enforcement mechanism, it is unlikely that the law will yield effective results. The Companies Act 2013 requires large (above a specified threshold level) firms to spend 2% of their net profits on corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.
Overwhelmed consumers are looking to outsource their consciences to the companies they buy from. But it requires a deeper kind of trust. I’ve never really been a fan of Walmart. I lack the direct experience with the world’s largest retailer to fairly say I don’t like it, but still—a company that has both a taste …
There are big opportunities in the new age of corporate social responsibility Read More »
Overconfident CEOs tend to lead to less corporate social responsibility in a company, a research shows. The more confident the CEO, the less their firm invests in activity that has a positive impact on society.
Fifty percent of global consumers surveyed are willing to pay more for goods and services from companies that have implemented programs to give back to society, an increase of five points (45%) from 2011, according to a study from Nielsen, a leading global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy. …
