Corporate Social Responsibility - A growing movement across the world

This site is part of the personal site of Mallen Baker - Development Director for Business in the Community.

It is an expression of my own interest and concern in how companies respond to the agenda for corporate citizenship - the growing need to manage issues that affect their business reputation - and to respond to the growing needs and concerns of a range of different stakeholders.

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Recent Articles

How can companies resolve the dilemma of GM crops?
Business Respect - 17 Aug 2008

If you ever wanted an example of how difficult it can be to interpret what you should do in the light of what your stakeholders think, you only need to consider the current state of play in relation to genetically modified (GM) crops at the moment. Read full article

So what's the real impact of your business?
Business Respect - 3 Aug 2008

If you pillage, you should make amends. Replace what you took out. People used to talk this way about corporate social responsibility - saying that the first reason you should do it was 'to put something back'. It begged the question - what is the real impact of a business on society? Was it a plus or a minus? It's a great question, with too few bothered to come up with answers. Read full article

Making employees into allies
Business Respect - 20 Jul 2008

According to a new survey of employees, most are enthusiastic about the principles of corporate social responsibility, and they are keen to work for a company that shares their values. But they are finding barriers at work to finding ways to express this enthusiasm. Read full article

Can you have social responsibility without ethics?
Business Respect - 20 Jul 2008

For some people, corporate social responsibility is about programmes. Stuff that you do where you can describe what you're trying to achieve, what approach you've taken to achieve it, and whether it worked. But it needs to include the other aspect - how you and your staff behave on a day to day basis. You could label this element straight business ethics - my version is that it's about what you do when you think that nobody's looking. Read full article

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