Forbes: “Finally an internship program that gets corporate sustainability!”. What makes this program unique is the relative ease it offers for companies to begin their sustainability journey by focusing on easier-to-measure energy efficiency initiatives. Like one of the fellows pointed out, you cannot manage what you don’t measure.…

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Corporate social responsibility (CSR), more and more companies are building long-term commitments. In 2012 the rise in consumer activism and mobility, the Occupy movement, 24-hour accountability (thanks to social media), and global resource depletion will force every enterprise, large and small, to make CSR a focal point. Four particular areas stand out among many.

Employee Engagement: There will be a continued growth in employee-engagement programs. If the economy continues to…

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Corporate Responsibility Definition - What really is it? Corporate responsibility CR also known as corporate social responsibility CSR, corporate citizenship, responsible business, sustainable responsible business (SRB), or corporate social performance, is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally, CSR policy would function as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure its support to law, ethical standards, and…

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No wonder unemployment remains high. Just as ADP was issuing a dismal August employment report, another group provided a study that helps explain why the job market is going nowhere: CEOs of the 50 companies that account for the bulk of the nation’s layoffs paid their chief executive officers 42% more than the average company, according to a report released today.



The 17th annual “Executive Excess” report, compiled by the Institute for Policy Studies, focused on 50…

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Corporate Responsibility Definition.  Corporate responsibility (CR) also known as corporate social responsibility CSR, corporate responsible business, sustainable responsible business (SRB), or corporate social performance is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model, corporate responsibility.

The practice of corporate responsibility is much debated and criticized. Proponents argue that there is a strong business case for corporate responsibility , in that…

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CSRwire and many other news organizations will be the future of corporate social responsibility (CSR). CSR wires are national distribution services for environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) news that is relevant for corporations and organizations. They focus is on organizations and companies that have a meaningful commitment to CSR principles. Members share a vision of a more responsible future where profit and the environment are synergistic rather than… Continue

The government has asked all companies to provide details of their investments made as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative during the last fiscal year, a move that could lead to mandatory social obligation on companies.



“We have asked companies to file their CSR reports,” said an official of ministry of corporate affairs, adding that the data will form basis of a review of its policy in the next couple of months.



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Ninety seven percent of the largest nonprofit organizations in the U.S. are using social media - more than any other sector. This was among the top findings of the latest study led by Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Research Chair of the Society for New Communications Research and Chancellor Professor of Marketing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Eric Mattson, CEO of Financial Insite Inc., a Seattle-based research firm. The study examined these institutions to… Continue