What is CSR?
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The extent to which a business addresses the concerns and obligations to its wider stakeholders
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The actions a business takes over and above the minimum required by law in addressing societal needs and wants
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CSR is based on the idea that the needs of business and society are interdependent
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Society needs business
- Employment & wages
- Investment & innovation
- Profits & taxes
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Business needs society
- Create demand
- Public assets and infrastructure
- Legal protection
The Debate on Social Responsibility
- Not all business organisations behave in a socially responsible manner
- Some argue that that it is not the job of businesses to be concerned about social issues and problems
- Two schools of thought:
- Free market view: the job of business is to create wealth for shareholders
- Corporate social responsibility view: business should be concerned with social issues
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