Create your own
CSR Tree
Corporate Sustainability & Reputation Consulting
is inviting corporates across the world to create their own CSR
Tree. Working on the CSR Tree helps companies understand the gaps
in their CSR, and also, their strengths. Just send
a mail to know how the concept works.
Case Studies
Moving
from 10 to 4083 volunteers in 10 years : Intel, Phillipines
Recycling
initiatives at Dell
Forestry
activities by Toyota in China
Share your philanthropy initiatives
To celebrate the simultaneous lauch of our global
developmental and CSR portals, we are inviting corporates to
share their countrry wise philanthropic initiatives. These will
be featured free and promoted to multiple stakeholders, starting
with NGOs, consulates and media. Corporates working in multiple
countries, should send separate country wise initiatives to
Editorial.
Sustainability
Corporate sustainability is more often seen
from the myopic view of organisational sustainability. The term
has a much deeper and wider meaning
Sustainability
Reputation
Reputation is built over a considerable period
of sustained good behavious, or through innovative products and
services. Trying to manage reputation without building it in the
first place is the sign of an immature organisation
Reputation
CSR in Business Processes
While corporate investment in societal
issues is welcome, multiple stakeholders like citizens, customers,
buyers, governments, NGOs, CSOs, activists, media ...across
the world are concerned about the clean and green mechanisms
adopted by corporates in generating income. Corporate Sustainability
Agenda therefore must focus on living & sharing the human
touch : every moment, every day, through every function and
every transaction.
Go to CSR in Business
Processes
People
& Planet Policies
In order to make an explicit
demonstration of commitment of the company, it is desirable
to have a set of policies or a comprehensive policy with specific
references to some key issues as applicable. This might also
be included in the company’s employee and suppliers code of
conduct.
Go to People & Planet
Polices
Regulations
& Compliances
Globally there are debates on
whether there should be regulations on CSR because then it ceases
to be CSR and enters the zone of regulatory compliance. Many
argue that it is the role of the government to take care of
her citizens by providing necessary infrastructure and services
and that is not a function that should be excused through CSR
regulations.
Regulations
& Comp
Reporting
Many times, corporates think
documentation is a burden and takes unnecessary time. It in
fact is the best way to project your identity.
Visit Global Reporting Formats
Systems
& Indices
Thousands of corporates across
the world are measuring and disclosing multiple parameters like
GHG emissions, water use, climate change, reuse / recycle and
mechanisms ..Without a system or an indice, it would be difficult
for multiple stakeholders to understand and compare the long-term
economic, environmental and social value any company adds.
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Signatory Issues
Globally corporates are signatory to
a host of key sustainability related issues. Understand their
importance
Visit Signatory issues
Stakeholder engagement
By involving stakeholders in key decisions
that shape day-to-day operations, companies gain an understanding
of current and emerging issues and can best balance interests
and improve their performance.
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Water
Water-related risks are highly local in nature
but have global business repercussions. When a company is, or
is percieved to be, inefficient, unsustainable, or otherwise
irresponsible, the following reputational damage can occur :
Decreased brand value and consumer loyalty, Reduced investor
confidence, Adverse regulatory responses, Loss of social and
legal license to operate
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The "Social Cost of Carbon"
and Climate Change Policy
Economist Frank Ackerman has called the "social
cost of carbon" the most important number you never heard
of. The Obama Administration (and the Bush Administration before
it) uses the social cost of carbon to assess the benefits of
regulations that would limit emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2).
What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come
from, and why should policymakers take care when using them?
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