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The origins of social responsibility

Nombre:

Francisco Javier Ospina Forero

Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina

Bogotá
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HOMEWORK ACTIVITY

Homework: The origins of social responsibility

 Objective: The student understands the meaning of social responsibility learning about
where and when social responsibility was originated.

Writing Activity

 In the platform you could find the origins of social responsibility until the 20th century. Now
it is up to you to find what happened with this concept in the 21st century, please find the
information you need and write a paragraph where you explain how the social responsibility
is understood today.
R: Today social responsibility involves engaging the business community, is a price that is in the
mind of every person, which enables you to reflect, organize, guide and judge the
consequences of their own actions cause to the other company. We could say in short that
looks at CSR organizations serving an occupation not necessarily monetary, but also social.
Social responsibility has gained strength in recent years as a way to encourage and intervene in
a market and contribute, through work that contribute to reduce a problem that occurs in a
city, region or country and that generates a positive impact on civil society in general.

It begins with volunteering, it is what companies seek to involve employees and community
volunteers in participating in the activities of support to the communities, also to sensitize the
employees of the importance of Social Responsibility and attention to the environment, there
are programs that socially responsible companies apply, whether for particular projects or
simply for the desire to do them, which really are few for this second reason, but they still
apply: education in some socially responsible include educational situations in their programs,
that is,

concern for the education of each of its employees, say courses, certifications, or even the granting of
diplomas and scholarships in certain institutions of an educational nature, all to support their employees
to improve themselves and combat with the problems that exist in this society, avoiding ignorance and
trying to make them more prepared for any situation that comes their way present and solve them with
ease, also concerned with their environment environment, include within their programs the installation
and care of Nurseries and Reforestations, within this category, it is intended to work in the area of
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nurseries and in various reforestation campaigns, thus achieving reforestation campaigns in partnership
with various institutions, this is corporate social responsibility in environmental matter

Speaking Activity
Activity: Prepare the answers for the following questions
- What occurred with regards to social responsibility in the early 19th century?
- How did philanthropists in the late 1800s adhere to social responsibility?
- What is the aim of social responsibility?
Record an audio of 120 seconds with the answer to the previous questions.
The student needs to record his/her voice on https://vocaroo.com/

Once the student finishes the recording, the recording link will be pasted in this document and send
it through the platform.

- What occurred with regards to social responsibility in the early 19th century?
R: The history of social responsibility does not have a fixed beginning, but in order to mark
some precedent, we could say that there are documents dating from the nineteenth century
and sometimes earlier, and that attest to actions by companies in favor of their workers. .
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The birth of the UN and later the emergence of Human Rights served as a solid foundation
for generating greater social awareness.

https://voca.ro/18p2oihoE7YV

- How did philanthropists in the late 1800s adhere to social responsibility?

R: It is not until a century later that issues such as human rights, the environment, labor
practices, consumer protection and fair operating practices arise. The term social
responsibility as such began to be used in the 1970s, however there are embargoes that very
early in history there was already talk of responsibility with society linked to the employer
and not to the company. However, the issue of philanthropy today and as a result of poverty
rates and the growing gap between rich and poor has once again become a point of
discussion when it comes to the issue of social responsibility.

The recently approved ISO 26000 Standard mentions philanthropy in several of its elements,
however it emphasizes that philanthropy should not be confused with social responsibility,
since philanthropic activities by themselves do not achieve the objective of integrating social
responsibility in the organization Due to the boom that philanthropy has taken again and
with the aim of exchanging points of view on this exciting topic, the Second RSE Chat was
held, obtaining interesting conclusions oriented to whether or not philanthropy is part of
Social Responsibility.

https://voca.ro/1ha1v5CzFMQN

- What is the aim of social responsibility?

The objective of social responsibility is to guarantee the sustainability of development,

competitiveness in the market and access to a decent quality of life. Every company must
assume, in an ethical and comprehensive manner, the responsibility of working together
with its employees and their families, the community and civil society within the framework
of a continuous improvement process.

They are principles of social responsibility:

• Transparency
• Ethical behavior
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• Respect for the interests of the interested parties
• Respect for the principle of legality
• Respect for human rights
• Respect for international standards of behavior
• Responsibility

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