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‎What does Corporate Social Responsibility mean?

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'''Corporate Social Responsibility''', shortened CSR, address how companies and organizations are working on environmental and social responsibility in their business. There is no official definition of what CSR is or should mean for a company, CSR can mean different things to different companies. There are also other similar concepts such as Corporate Responsibility, [[Corporate Citizenship]], [[Corporate Governance]] that are in various ways linked to CSR. In Swedish CSR has been translated into “företagens samhällsansvar eller hållbar affärsutveckling”, but typically, the English term CSR is used, even among Swedish authorities and companies since CSR at first were related to multinational companies.

EU definition of Corporate Social Responsibility:
''"A concept whereby companies to integrate social and environmental considerations into their activities and in their interaction with stakeholders beyond what the law requires."''

Often CSR is split into various parts such as environmental, economic, social and ethical issues.
'''Environmental considerations''' addresses how the company can reduce its environmental impact by taking the environment into consideration when doing business, use green transportation, reduce energy and resource consumption in their production and so on.

'''Economic aspect''' might include that the company has proper accounting area, how the company will prevent financial crime, corruption, bribery and so on. It can also be about what policies the company has in terms of pay and compensation to board members. Something else that is also becoming more common is responsible investments, [[Social Responsible Investments]]. SRI, includes making sure to place the company's investments in companies that work extensively with CSR. Following demands from both investors and consumers an increasing numbers of companies have made reports about their CSR work in a so called sustainability report or a CSR report. Since 2008, it is also required that all public organizations annually make an open sustainability report.

The '''social and ethical responsibility''' is about community involvement, working conditions and human rights. For example, the company allows its employees to be volunteers in a social project during working hours, or that they sponsor and work with various voluntary organizations. But mostly the social aspect is dealt with, especially in the textile industry, the company should promote human rights and fair working conditions for its suppliers, often located in developing countries. This in turn has led many importing companies to develop so-called [[Code of Conduct]] with requirements for working conditions.

==What does Corporate Social Responsibility mean?==

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	*[[Global Reporting Initiative]]		*[[Global Reporting Initiative]]
	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
		+	*[http://www.manskligarattigheter.gov.se/extra/pod/?module_instance=7 FN:s deklaration om mänskliga rättigheter]
		+	*[http://www.ilo.org/global/What_we_do/InternationalLabourStandards/lang--en/index.htm International Labour Organization, ILO]
		+	*[http://www.google.se/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oecd.org%2Fdataoecd%2F32%2F16%2F40294488.pdf&ei=3SHrSLK8JJKC0QXKy7DYDA&usg=AFQjCNEwxn8ae8STOFj__pkOapwAVchP-Q&sig2=nu97c2pM-Mu-giBvSR7wYw OECD:s riktlinjer för multinationella företag]
		+	*[http://www.unglobalcompact.org/ FN:s Global Compact]
		+	*[http://www.wbcsd.org/ World Business Council for Sustainable Development]
		+	*[http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/2657/a/14557 Globalt Ansvar]
		+	*[http://www.amnestybusinessgroup.se/Amnesty Business Group]
		+	*[http://isotc.iso.org/livelink/livelink/fetch/2000/2122/830949/3934883/3935096/home.html?nodeid=4451259&vernum=0 Officiell hemsida: ISO 26 000]
		+	*[http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=78&ArticleID=1163/ Riodeklaration om miljö och utveckling]
		+	*[http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/treaties/CAC/index.html FNs konvention mot korruption]
		+	*[http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/soc-dial/csr/080508_study_en.html Social considerations in public procurement - ILO på uppdrag av EU]

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	* That consumers are trained in how products are best used and managed,		* That consumers are trained in how products are best used and managed,
	* That one has an report that shows all operations in all the areas cited above and that they are clear in its purpose and provide an honest and clear picture of its activities and their impacts and to let the report be audited.		* That one has an report that shows all operations in all the areas cited above and that they are clear in its purpose and provide an honest and clear picture of its activities and their impacts and to let the report be audited.
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		+	==CSR in practice==
		+	CSR can be seen as the responsibility that a company takes on in addition to the formal responsibility of the community required by it. It is voluntary and is not required by law. (Det ansvarsfulla företaget-Ola Lohmann, Daniel Steinholz p.107)
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		+	'''Three basic fundamentals'''
		+	In order to work with CSR, the company needs to define itself in relation to the world. This can be done by starting with three basic foundations. (Det ansvarsfulla företaget p.118-143)
		+	*Existence eligibility - Describes how the company intends to operate. For what purpose it exists. Existence eligibility is grown from that the company's business, operations and skills are carefully analyzed.
		+	*Foundation values – Shows what the company’s mission in a broader perspective. The values the company stands for is the foundation and shows the initiative and identity of the company. These often have their origin way back in the company’s history.
		+	*Stakeholder interests - a company's target group, ie which groups or interests the company is to work for. "A stakeholder is an individual, group or other occurrence that may affect - or be affected by - the company's operations" (Lohmann-Steinholtz p.129)
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		+	'''Ten supporting principles''' needed to make CSR clear to the world. (Det ansvarsfulla företaget -Lohmann, Steinholtz p.149-159)
		+	*Courage to take a stand on important industry issues.
		+	*Getting the stakeholders involved as ambassadors for the company.
		+	*Consistent communication
		+	*Only carry out what is relevant for the company. (What the company is good at)
		+	*Importance of doing something and what one does is of equal importance.
		+	*Learning - building a sustainable organization by learning from ones mistakes.
		+	*Privacy - Protect your company's soul.
		+	*Transparency - Show your weaknesses.
		+	*Sustainability - The company must be financially sustainable to have any benefit and to be able to work with CSR issues.
		+	*Measurability - Measurement is a way to control and evaluate work.
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		+	==International documents and initiatives==
		+	==Driving forces behind CSR==
		+	== CSR and the textile industry ==
		+	== CSR and profitability ==
		+	== Standards for CSR-related areas ==
		+	== Related links ==
		+	*[[Global Reporting Initiative]]
		+	== External Links ==

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	==What does Corporate Social Responsibility mean?==		==What does Corporate Social Responsibility mean?==
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		+	According to the organization [[World Business Council for Sustainable Development]] -WBCSD, a company's CSR activities must, among other things include the following:
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		+	* The management clearly declares its position and its commitment worldwide.
		+	* To develop and implement clear policies for the entire organization.
		+	* To introduce rules for purchases that include environmental and social concerns.
		+	* That the company will reduce its "ecological footprint" in both their production and supply chain.
		+	* Setting up goals in both environmental aspects of work conducted and in social fields.
		+	* The assets a company holds should be restrained in accordance with the social and environmental principles that apply to other fields,
		+	* That one shows an active commitment to the surrounding society’s development,
		+	* That consumers are trained in how products are best used and managed,
		+	* That one has an report that shows all operations in all the areas cited above and that they are clear in its purpose and provide an honest and clear picture of its activities and their impacts and to let the report be audited.