WHAT IS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CSR? For long it was argued that the role of businesses was purely economical and that economics was the parameter on the basis of which their success or failure was to be determined. Corporations, since eons, have been regarded as the providers of jobs, products and services and it was believed that they are only financially responsible and profit making is their only motive. But recent times have seen a departure from that tradition and now CSR is being
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Giving specific examples critique the notion that poor environmental sustainability retard development. Define environmental stability Sustainability-is the ability to sustain something. A means of configuring civilization and human activity so that the society , its members and its economies are able to meet their needs and express their greatest potential in the present, while preserving biodiversity and natural ecosystems, planning and acting for the ability to maintain these ideals for future
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Topic 3: Does CSR represent a genuine desire by corporations to do well towards society? Introduction The dominant model of business activity in the past merely concentrated on the benefit of the shareholders, which is maximizing profit from the firms’ activities. Any other benefits or harms created in the process of the activity were considered secondary. Issues such as ethics and creating values for customers and stakeholders were thus ignored and rarely paid attention to. Unfortunately with
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[pic][pic][pic][pic] Share this Article [pic][pic]After saturating its target market of working class, bargain-hunting consumers, Wal-Mart is ratcheting up its low-price strategy to appeal to more upscale shoppers by expanding its merchandise lines to include organic foods, better wines, high-end consumer electronics and new fashion-oriented apparel. It's an approach that carries some risk, say Wharton faculty and analysts, but that is dictated by intense competition and the lack of other opportunities
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The Importance Of Corporate Ethics and Values: Building a Sustainable Strategy Model for Effective Implementation of Good Corporate Governance within a State-Owned Enterprise in South Africa. A Research Study Presented to the Graduate school of Business Leadership University of South Africa In Fulfillment of the Requirements for the MASTERS DEGREE IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA Prepared by Lazarus Docter Mokoena (called Bonga) [Student No: 0555-418-7] Tel: 011-217
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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT BANGALORE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PROJECT REPORT ON STUDY OF FOREX MARKET IN INDIA AND COMAPARATIVE STUDY OF FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS WITH RESPECT TO HARVEST FUTURES CONSULTANTS INDIA Pvt Ltd. Submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the degree of Masters of Business Administration (2010-2012) affiliated to IIPM, BANGALORE Under the guidance of Prof. ZAKARIA SUBMITTED BY ABHISHEK JAIN – F10A165, DINESH REDDY F V – F09BB05
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Sustainable Marketing Plan: Quadra Chemicals Trevor Yarema Margaret Osborne GBM 802: Green Consumerism and Marketing December 5th 2013 Proposal Overview: In the chemicals sector, sustainability is often viewed as the domain of the manufacturer but it is becoming an increasingly critical differentiator for distributors as well as the school of thought grows and more knowledge for business is available. Quadra Chemicals Quadra is very proud to be in the Select Platinum Club of Canada's 50
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Enterprise Sustainability Web Portal Final Report IS 535 April 15, 2012 Contents Introduction 1 Purpose 1 Definition 1 Business problem 1 Solution 1 Business model 2 Audience 2 Milestone 1 2 Business challenges 3 Sustainability and CSR background 3 Business issues 4 Benefits to business 4 Initial approach 5
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Abstract— Cities need to become smarter by becoming more sustainable, more efficient and more livable. Information technology is helpful in making the city smarter. Smart cities are based on eight pillars comprises of buildings, energy, water, recycling, healthcare, mobility, services and finance. This paper focuses mainly on energy, environment and infrastructure which include all the eight pillars. The key drivers in smart city in terms of energies are maintaining grids reliability and stability
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JET 2 Task 5, Financial Analysis CFO Report Shawn Stokes Western Governors University-Indiana A. CFO Report 1. Summarization of key points that could affect bank officer’s decision The first thing you notice in the HA is the relationship between revenue and the selling expenses. The selling expenses are variable and rise and fall with revenue. In both years they are in lockstep, 3.21% in between Years 12 and 13 and 1.91% in Years 13 and 14. The general and admin expenses
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