1) Students will present their own definition/concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and compare/contrast it with the pyramid of CSR 2) Students will include a CSR issue, which is (Water...

Air Pollution- Corporate Social Responsibility
Air Pollution- Corporate Social
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Table of Contents
Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... 2
CSR – Definition........................................................................................................................ 2
CSR Pyramid ............................................................................................................................. 3
Economic Responsibilities ................................................................................................. 3
Legal Responsibilities......................................................................................................... 4
Ethical Responsibilities ...................................................................................................... 4
Philanthropic Responsibilities ............................................................................................ 5
Air pollution- CSR issue ............................................................................................................ 5
Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 5
Historical Background............................................................................................................ 5
International Implications ...................................................................................................... 6
Corporate Social Responsibility ............................................................................................. 7
Solutions and Recommendations ............................................................................................... 8
Findings...................................................................................................................................... 9
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Abstract
The following research paper aims to review the literature work done pertaining to the
problem of air pollution, steps taken by the corporates as social responsibility, possible
solutions and recommendations for resolving the issue. This is done by examining the facts
and past research and findings published in journals and news articles. The recommendations
are farmed are on the basis of informed and logical analysis of these literary works. Air
pollution is an issue which influences all aspects of life and cannot be confined to a particular
country because of all pervasive nature of atmosphere and hence becomes an important
international issue which needs to be addressed by corporates along with the government
agencies. Many corporates have taken necessary steps to eliminate their contribution towards
the growing contamination in air and it is a need of hour to increase these steps as they will
also prove to be good strategic move in long run because of the positive
and image made
y these initiatives.
CSR – Definition
Corporate Social Responsibility can be defined as:
Persistent commitment by corporation to perform morally and donate to economic growth
while improving the quality of life of the employees and their families and of the native
community and civilization at large
Conventionally in the US, CSR has been well-defined in terms of a charitable model.
Businesses earn revenues, unimpeded except by satisfying their responsibility to pay duties.
Then they contribute a sure share of the proceeds to generous foundations. It is understood as
doing the act for the corporation to obtain any advantage from the philanthropic activities.
The European model is much more engrossed on operative the core corporate in a publically
accountable approach, supplemented by venture in societies for solid professional case
motives (Sun, 2010). This ideal is more maintainable since: Societal accountability develops
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an essential part of the affluence formation procedure - which if accomplished suitably would
improve the effectiveness of commerce and exploit the value of prosperity conception to
culture (Visser, et al, 2008). When times are bad, there is the motivation to exercise CSR in a
etter manner and if it is a charitable workout which is marginal to the chief corporate, it will
continuously be the first thing to go when thrust derives to shove.
CSR Pyramid
To be acknowledged by a thorough entrepreneur, CSR should be outlined in a way that the
whole assortment of corporate accountabilities is incorporated. It is recommended here that
four classes of social accountabilities establish total CSR: financial, lawful, principled and
humanitarian. Additionally, these four groups or mechanisms of CSR might be portrayed as a
pyramid. Recently, moral and charitable purposes have taken a noteworthy place. Each of
these four classifications merits closer deliberation (Schwartz and Caroll, 2003).
Economic Responsibilities
Factually, commercial governments were produced as financial individuals calculated to
deliver goods and services to societal members. The profit motive was established as the
primary incentive for entrepreneurship. Before it was anything else, business organization
was the basic economic unit in our society. As such, its principal role was to produce goods
and services that consumers needed and required and to make a conventional income in the
procedure (Schwartz and Caroll, 2003). At some point the indication of the income motive
got malformed into a idea of supreme incomes, and this has been an continuing assessment
ever since. All other commercial accountabilities are established upon the financial obligation
of the firm, since deprived of it the others develop moot deliberations.
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