The Planetary Bargain : Corporate Social Responsibility Matters.
Michael. Hopkins
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (270 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Cover -- The Planetary Bargain -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures, Boxes and Tables -- Preface -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Why Corporate Social Responsibility? -- Introduction -- Is business's only job to make a profit? -- Social responsibility and stakeholder theory -- Trust, social capital and CSR -- Ethics and CSR -- Chapter 2: The Need for a Planetary Bargain -- Introduction -- What could governments (and people, in general) expect from business in the area of social responsibility and social development? -- What should businesses expect from government in return for greater social responsibility? -- A planetary bargain and globalization -- Should the planetary bargain to promote CSR be voluntary or compulsory? -- Is a planetary bargain simply global Keynesianism? -- Chapter 3: The Seven Azimuths: Who Are the Stakeholders? -- Introduction -- Owners and investors -- Managers -- Employees -- Customers -- Natural environment -- The wider community -- Suppliers -- Chapter 4: Codes of Ethics -- Introduction -- Codes of ethics in the US -- The Caux Principles: The international standard? -- Codes of ethics in the UK -- Contents of contemporary corporate codes of ethics -- Implementation of codes -- Chapter 5: Corporate Social Responsibility in Practice -- Introduction -- The Body Shop's social report -- Levi Strauss sourcing guidelines -- Nike's independent audit -- B& -- Q moves from environment to social responsibility -- Avant-garde social reports -- A socially responsible private hospital wins out -- Ethical funds -- MORI study of consumers about corporate social responsibility -- Chapter 6: Corporate Social Responsibility in Selected Industrialized Countries -- Introduction -- Japan -- Germany -- France -- Italy -- Smaller European countries.. - Chapter 7: Frameworks to Measure Corporate Social Responsibility -- Introduction -- The social audit framework -- Ethical screens and rankings -- Chapter 8: How Best To Measure What Is Corporate Social Responsibility? -- Introduction -- Range of literature -- Measuring social performance: The CSP model -- Combining the model, indicators and measures -- Chapter 9: Empirical Application of Corporate Social Responsibility Indicators -- Introduction -- Research -- Theory and practice -- Type of data available and sources used -- The data and manipulations -- The results and their interpretation -- Public image and CSR ranking -- How does CSR ranking affect financial performance? -- An Application in Switzerland -- Appendix: Definitions and sources of indicators of relevance -- Chapter 10: Implications of a Planetary Bargain for the Developing Countries -- Introduction -- Multinationals' social responsibility in developing countries -- The special case of child labour and social responsibility -- Is there a role for large-scale corporations in alleviating poverty in developing countries?11 -- Social responsibility within developing countries -- Attitudes of Egyptian businessmen to CSR -- Small enterprises and social responsibility -- The human development enterprise (HDE) -- Chapter 11: Conclusion: The Next Millennium -- The future -- What could companies do next? -- What will businesses look like in a new 'CSR' world? -- Notes and References -- Index.. - Corporate scandals and lack of confidence in our largest institutions mean that corporate social responsibility (CSR) now matters more than ever. Encroaching on CSR are concepts such as corporate sustainability and corporate citizenship, and older concerns with business ethics, business in society and the ethical corporation. This significantly revised and updated version of The Planetary Bargain explains the relations among these concepts and reflects the author's new ideas and their new context. Enterprises across the world are waking up to the need for social responsibility towards shareholders and potential investors, managers and other employees, customers, business partners and contractors or suppliers, the natural environment and the communities within which they operate, including national governments and non-governmental organizations. Drawing on case studies of international companies and analysis of research from the past two decades, The Planetary Bargain shows how corporations can preserve their profitability while treating all stakeholders ethically and responsibly. It suggests a cooperative CSR strategy which creates prosperity for corporations and for the people they serve. It presents the case for a worldwide agreement, or 'planetary bargain', between private and public sectors, arguing that it is good for business and essential for future prosperity and stability.
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