Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

http://www.business-humanrights.org HAWK'S EYES ON BUSINESS Corporate social responsibility has become a buzzword in industry. Business organizations these days take great pains in emphasizing

Publication Date:

14/02/2008

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Industry, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Information, Media, NGO, United Kingdom (UK), Internet

Industry

Envionmental issues and corporate social responsibility: The Nigeria experience

This paper focuses on environmental degradation and the need for corporate organisations to fulfill their social responsibilities. Using the systems theory, the interdependence among the environment, organisation and sustainable development was examined. Feb 2008

Publication Date:

01/02/2008

Author(s): Emeka Emmanuel Okafor, Adedoyin R. Hassan, Adeola Doyin-Hassan

Source: Journal of Human Ecology

Vol:

23

Issue:

2

pp:

101

Tags:

Environment, Nigeria, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Hazardous Waste

Biological treatment of sewage water by reed bed technology - A case study of corporate sector of India

Treatment of waste water like industrial effluents and sewage is a major problem being faced by corporate sector in India. Of the late, due to major policy shift in industrial licensing policy, corporate sector have now started treatment of industrial waste before releasing the same in rivers.

Publication Date:

31/01/2008

Author(s): Pravin Agrawal

Source: Indian Forester

Vol:

134

Issue:

2

pp:

171

Tags:

Sewage Treatment Technology, Industrial Waste Treatment, Industry, Cement Industry, Associated Cement, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), India, Himachal Pradesh

Industry

Just good business

Corporate social responsibility, once a do-gooding sideshow, is now seen as mainstream. But as yet too few companies are doing it well, says Daniel Franklin (interviewed here)

Publication Date:

19/01/2008

Source: Economist (London)

Tags:

Carbon Dioxide, Children, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Education, Uganda, United Kingdom (UK)

Industry

Going global

CSR is spreading around the world, but in different guises

Publication Date:

19/01/2008

Source: Economist (London)

Tags:

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), NGO, China, United Kingdom (UK), Brazil, India

Land

What's new

Social impact assessment will be necessary for projects causing involuntary displacement of 400 families in plains and 200 families in hills Land will be acquired at market rate. If the

Publication Date:

14/11/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Land Acquisition, Displacement, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Industry

Wal Mart's false promises

us retail giant Wal Mart is involved in fraudulent and environmentally and socially harmful practices despite its claims of taking initiatives for sustainablity, says a report. Compiled by the Big

Publication Date:

30/10/2007

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Multinational Corporations (MNCs), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), United States Of America (US)

Industry