Monday, 18 February 2008

Corporate social responsibility

What is CSR :

A brief information:

It is a concept whereby organizations consider the interests of society by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on customers, employees, shareholders, communities and the environment in all aspects of their operations. This obligation is seen to extend beyond the statutory obligation to comply with legislation and sees organizations voluntarily taking further steps to improve the quality of life for employees and their families as well as for the local community and society at large.

And its all about to protect environment and human... A company has to beaware of their waste, materials that have been used for to produce a product, analysis for how healthy what they are doing there are so many examples that i can include to csr identification. Sustainable Development Strategy every company small or big has to know this statement very well.



According to this statement i can say that M&S has a good CSR policy. As in the lobby at the London headquarters of Marks & Spencer, one of Britain's leading retailers, the words scroll relentlessly across a giant electronic ticker. They describe progress against “Plan A”, a set of 100 worthy targets over five years. The company will help to give 15,000 children in Uganda a better education; it is saving 55,000 tonnes of CO2 in a year; it has recycled 48m clothes hangers; it is tripling sales of organic food; it aims to convert over 20m garments to Fairtrade cotton; every store has a dedicated “Plan A” champion.

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