CSR & Partnerships

CSR, Development (MDGs) and the UN Global Compact Background Paper for the conference organized by UNITAR and the Jewellery Industry in the UN Pavilion (Shanghai Exposition, China, Sept 21-23, 2010) Source: MHCi Monthly Feature September 2010 Governments acknowledged the UN Global Compact as a means not only to motivate business to adopt a responsible approach […]

WWF overview of CSR Partnership: enhancing technologies/applications Summary: The role of business and industry is rapidly changing. The past decade has seen the growth and increased influence of transnational corporations in all matters including those relevant to sustainable development. Transnational corporations (TNCs) affect society and ecological systems in a number of ways, both directly through […]

TCS committed to CSR Partnership: preservation of the environment Anil Urs Summary: IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has structured its corporate social responsibilities (CSR) on two distinct tiers – impacting communities directly in line of its business and concern for preservation of the environment. The company also has formed ‘Maitree’, an association of employees […]

A touchy, feely Coles takes on responsibility Partnership: Sustainability By Rick Allert Summary: The size of Coles Myer brings benefits for their customers, for their employees and of course their shareholders. But it also brings responsibilities in terms of how they conduct themselves. They understand that both their business and those of their product suppliers […]

Figaro Coffee video case The mind has exactly the same power as the hands Summary: The mind has exactly the same power as the hands: The mind has exactly the same power as the hands – not merely to grasp the world but to change it. Even small companies like Figaro Coffee can engage in […]

Unilever Unilever has demonstrated its value toward its corporate social responsibility with the inspiring purpose: “Our corporate purpose states that to succeed requires “the highest standards of corporate behaviour towards everyone we work with, the communities we touch, and the environment on which we have an impact.” http://www.unilever.com/ourvalues/purposeandprinciples/

Developing Partnerships with NGOs, Asian Forum on CSR By Bart W Edes, Asian Development Bank NGO & Civil Society Center Summary: The Asian Development Bank reviews some case studies of sucessful economic development partnerships, and what has made them work. Read full paper