CURRENT ISSUES

AND
CASE STUDIES
IN CSR
 What is CSR?
◦ The notion of companies looking beyond profits to their role in society is
generally termed corporate social responsibility (CSR)… It refers to a company
linking itself with ethical values, transparency, employee relations, compliance
with legal requirements and overall respect for communities in which they
operate...
◦ CSR is about business and other organizations going beyond the legal obligations
to manage the impact they have on environment and society. In particular, this
could include how organizations interact with their employees, suppliers,
customers and the communities in which they operate, as well as the extent they
attempt to protect the environment.
CSR : THE ISSUES AND CASE
STUDIES
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES

Action versus intention Corporate governance - Principal-agent conflict

Reporting

Auditing CSR Corporate governance-Boards Research and Development

Compliance-Ethics corporation Shareholder activism

Compliance-Approaches Employee Relations Stakeholder relations

Corporate Charters Hypocrisy Volunteering

 ECONOMICS ISSUES

Advertising Diversity-Helpful Intent Loans

Brands Environmental NGO and corporate

Sustainability cooperation

Consumer apathy Fair trade Philanthropy

Cultural conflict Finance Profit

Diversity- Discrimination Investing Wages

 SOCIETAL ISSUES

Community Human rights Patriotism

Corruption and bribery Internet Science and technology

Country of origin Legislation Sex

Ethics Litigation Patents

Globalization Media University and CSR

 TYPES OF CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
1. Environmental Responsibility
Environmental responsibility refers to the belief that organizations
should behave in as environmentally friendly a way as possible. It’s
one of the most common forms of corporate social responsibility.
Some companies use the term “environmental stewardship” to refer
to such initiatives.
2. Ethical Responsibility
Ethical responsibility is concerned with ensuring an organization is operating in a fair and ethical
manner. Organizations that embrace ethical responsibility aim to achieve fair treatment of all
stakeholders, including leadership, investors, employees, suppliers, and customers.
3. Philanthropic Responsibility
Philanthropic responsibility refers to a business’s aim to actively make the world and society a
better place.
4. Economic Responsibility
Economic responsibility is the practice of a firm backing all of its financial decisions in its
commitment to do good in the areas listed above. The end goal is not to simply maximize profits,
but positively impact the environment, people, and society.
LEGAL ASPECTS OF ETHICS
Independence, honesty and integrity. The lawyer and client relationship, in particular, the duties owed by
the lawyer to his or her client. This includes matters such as client care, conflict of interest, confidentiality,
dealing with client money, and fees.
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Environmental ethics is a branch of applied philosophy that studies the
conceptual foundations of environmental values as well as more concrete issues
surrounding societal attitudes, actions, and policies to protect and sustain
biodiversity and ecological systems.

There are many ethical decisions that human beings make with respect to the
environment. For example: Should humans continue to clear cut forests for the
sake of human consumption? Why should humans continue to propagate its
species, and life itself?
As it applies to the world of business, environmental ethics is
centrally concerned with the impact that a company's activities have
upon the natural world. In particular, it asks what obligations a
company (or its owners and managers) has with regard to the natural
environment.
WRIT OF KALIKASAN
A writ of kalikasan is aimed to provide a stronger protection of environmental
rights in order to accord an effective and speedy remedy where the
constitutional right to a healthful and balance ecology is violated and address
any possible large-scale ecological threats.
The Writ of Kalikasan may be sought to deal with environmental damage of
such magnitude that it threatens life, health, or property of inhabitants in two or
more cities or provinces.
The WRIT OF KALIKASAN is available against an unlawful act or
omission of a public official or employee, or private individual or
entity, involving environmental damage of such magnitude as to
prejudice the life, health or property of inhabitants in two or more
cities or provinces.
WRIT OF CONTINUING
MANDAMUS
The WRIT OF CONTINUING MANDAMUS is directed against [a] the
unlawful neglect in the performance of an act specifically enjoined by law in
connection with the enforcement/ violation of an environmental rule or [b] the
unlawfully exclusion of another from the use or enjoyment of such right and in
both instances, there is no other plain, speedy and adequate remedy in the
ordinary course of law.