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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY - Coggle Diagram
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, TODAY
Ethics and social responsibility are concepts that refer, fundamentally, to the quality of our relationships over time.
Companies and managers who ignore moral issues are telling those affected, "We don't want to invest in improving this relationship."
WHAT IS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY?
Traditionally, Governments have had the main responsibility of working towards the improvement of the living conditions of the populations.
Civil Society, as well as some companies with a social vision, have actively contributed to this great mission.
Corporate Social Responsibility has taken on a different dimension in recent years and has evolved, making the company a participant and responsible in defining the type of society to which it aspires.
CSR is a good investment, since it contributes to competitiveness, has a direct impact on productivity and creates a positive image in the eyes of consumers, investors, employees and the community in general.
THE GLOBAL COMPACT (UN)
During the World Economic Forum, in Davos in 1999, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan presented the idea of a Global Compact to world leaders in the field of business and work, as well as members of the Society. Civil.
Panama has been selected as a pilot country among ten (10) countries worldwide for the promotion and development of the Global Compact.
The Nine Principles of the Global Compact are
Human rights
Companies must support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights
Make sure you don't become complicit in human rights abuses.
Labor Standards
The elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor;
and.
The elimination of child labor
Companies must allow freedom and effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining
The elimination of discrimination in relation to employment and occupation
Environment
Carry out initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility
Promote the development and dissemination of environmentally friendly technologies.
Companies must support the precautionary approach to environmental challenges
SELF-BENEFIT, WELL UNDERSTOOD
The case of Dayton-Hudson Corp., Minnesota offers us an example of social responsibility that serves for the benefit of a company.
Robert Ackerman was among the first to suggest that responsiveness, not accountability, should be the goal of company social work.
The study of the company's social responsiveness — how organizations become aware of and then respond to social issues — takes two basic approaches.