Lesson 1

CORPORATE
SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
QUARTER 4
 Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR)
Is a practice of business organizations
that accounts for the social and
environmental impacts that the
business operations creates. (paying
back /giving back to the
community/sharing)
3 LEVELS OF
CSR
Duty not to
cause harm
A business organization has a duty to not cause
harm, even if an action that may result in
avoidable harm is not explicitly prohibited by law.

If a company caused harm to a property or a

person, and if it could have been avoided by
exercising due care or proper planning, then both
the law and ethics would determine that the
business organization should be held liable for
violating its responsibilities.
Responsibility to
prevent harm
There are instances when a
company does not cause harm but
has the potential or the capability
to prevent harm from occurring.
Responsibility to
Do Good
The third level is the social responsibility
to do good things and make society a
better place.

Providing solutions to social issues and

giving support to education, arts, and
culture are some examples of activities or
programs that business organization can
do in line with this responsibilities.
 Models of Corporate
Social Responsibility

-Companies have a
economic responsibility to

Economic produce goods and services

that corresponds to the
demands to the market.

Model -Contribute to the growth

of the economy and
provides jobs to the
employees as they expand
and grow.
 Philanthropic Model

Philanthropy
-practice of giving money
and time to help make life
better for other people.
(merriam-webster.com)
 Philanthropic Model

the free will of business

organization to contribute
to social causes as a
matter of philanthropy.
Social web
model of CSR
The social web model of CSR views a business
organization as a corporate citizen of the society in
which it operates.

As a member of the society, business organizations

must conform to the normal ethical duties and
obligations that are expected from a citizen.

They have the responsibility to provide the employees

a healthy work environment and a just compensation
for their work.
Integrative
model of
CSR
While nonprofit organizations focus on fulfilling a mission
that provides a solution to a social issue, there are also
for-profit organizations that give utmost importance to
finding the solutions to social issues.

These organizations include social entrepreneurship and

sustainability at the core of their business model.
Social
Enterprise
is a for-profit business organization that seeks solutions
to pressing social issues. This type of business
organizations brings social goals into the core of the
business model and fully integrates economic and social
goals
SAMSUNG CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSBILITY
BRINGING LIGHT TO IMPROVE LIFE
OF YOUTH IN ETHIOPIA
LEGO CORPORATE
SOCIAL RESPONSBILITY
RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE
PLANET EARTH FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS
Activity
(4th quarter project)
If you will be given the opportunity to be the CEO or
President or Owners of a business organization, what
Corporate Social Responsibility activity would you engage
in?

Explain why you have chosen that particular endeavor

and describe in full details that particular project. (You
may use ppt presentation )

Groupings will be the 3rd quarter group

Deadline of submission – on or before April 22