Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation, described Corporate Social Responsibility as a mask covering the fact that corporations are actually “designed to valorise self-interest and invalidate moral concern” – ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ is, according to him, oxymoronic to its definition. Though that’s a harsh way to look at the initiative, its weaknesses do run deep.
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Moral disguise
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Burma, business, China, Coca-Cola, CSR, economics, Joel Bakan, Olympics 2008, PepsiCo, Samsung, society, The Corporation on April 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You Reap What You Sow
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged business, Coca-Cola, CSR, economics, environment, General Electric, IBM, McKinsey and Company, society, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wal-Mart on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mr Neville Isdell, CEO of the Coca-Cola company, stated that businesses should be viewed from a “broader context”. He suggested that communities must be made sustainable, if not for the people then at least for the businesses – a sustainable community means a sustainable business. Therefore several companies such as Wal-Mart, General Electric and Coca-cola are [...]
The Tigers take their time
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, Aquafina, Asian markets, business, Charity, Community, economics, India, PepsiCo India, society, Taiwan, Tata Steel on March 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In my previous blogs, when i said that Corporate Social Responsibility is an increasing phenomenon, i was referring more to the Western world. The Asian tigers, however, still have to catch up.
Though there are several companies in Asia’s emerging economies that contribute to their local community, the trend has only just started because the competitive and [...]
IBM survey results
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged business, CSR, economics, IBM, life, society on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
IBM survey results revealed that corporate social responsibility is seen as an oppurtunity for growth rather than a “philanthropic pursuit”.
http://www.idm.net.au/story.asp?id=9377
The article speaks for itself.
What altruism?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 'Women Hold up Half the Sky', 10 000 Women, business and management, CorporateRegister.com, CRRA (Corporate Responsibility Reports Award), economics, education, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., life, Lloyd Blankfein, women on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I never quite decided whether human beings were capable of performing altruistic acts or not. And, I just got even more confused.
On 3 March awards for Corporate Social Responsibility were handed out in Berlin, Germany based on the quality of 300 companies’ reports. Awards were given by CorporateRegister.com, a website that was launched to [...]
