scholarly journals Implementation of the ISO 26000 Guidelines on Active Participation and Community Development

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Daniel Licandro ◽  
Adán Guillermo Ramírez García ◽  
Lisandro José Alvarado-Peña ◽  
Luis Alfredo Vega Osuna ◽  
Patricia Correa
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
Methodological Guidelines ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The ISO 26000 Guidance provides valuable conceptual and methodological guidelines for making corporate social action an effective tool through which organizations contribute to the solution of social problems within the communities they operate. These guidelines focus on their potential to contribute to the institutional strengthening of the social institutions of these communities, as well as to empower, generate autonomy, and develop skills in their final beneficiaries. Nevertheless, the academic literature has paid little attention to these guidelines. This document presents the results of pioneering research which was intended to provide information on the application of corporate social action. For measurement, a battery of 24 indicators was built and included in a structured questionnaire which was applied to a non-probabilistic sample of companies that carry out social actions. It was found that most of them apply the guidelines to a large extent and that this application correlates with the importance they assign to corporate social responsibility, with the degree to which they have incorporated it into their management, and with the construction of alliances with social organizations. Also, it was found that the application of these guidelines is independent of knowledge of the Guide and the approach to social responsibility that companies adopt.

scholarly journals Brand-Consumer Relationship And Corporate Social Responsibility: Myth Or Reality & Do Consumers Really Care?

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elias G. Rizkallah
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Action ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Adult Individual ◽  
Societal Issues ◽  
Brand Relationship ◽  
The Social ◽  
Response Change ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Southern California Region

Companies are claiming that they are being challenged to maintain profitability and behave in socially responsible ways. The question is how much the social responsibility is a real pressure. Do consumers really know what the companies, producing their favorite brands, are doing? Do consumers really care? How much of an effect do the company practices have on the consumers response to a brand? Or does the consumer-brand relationship have nothing to do with the companys practices? Does the customers response change with the type of company practices (e.g. environmentally friendly or not, treats well or mistreats employees, relationship with suppliers, supports or doesnt support social causes, etc.)? Does such response depend on who the customer is (e.g. different demographics, loyalty to a brand, or level of awareness of societal issues, etc.)? The study attempts to answer these questions and more. The survey included a random sample of 317 adult individual consumers in the Southern California region. Results of the survey are presented within a conceptual framework hypothesizing that the relationship between the consumer and the brand can be affected differently by the companys different practices in regard to social responsibility; and by the consumers characteristics. The paper concludes with some recommendations that may benefit interested companies, social-action groups, and policymakers.

scholarly journals Diagnosis of the Institutionalization of Corporate Social Responsibility in Companies in the Metropolitan Area of Campinas – SP, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 203-226
Author(s):  
Lívia Ferreira Neves ◽  
Samuel Carvalho De Benedicto ◽  
Cândido Ferreira da Silva Filho ◽  
Cibele Roberta Sugahara
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Intermediate Stage ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Corporate Social

This article presents the diagnosis of the institutionalization of Corporate Social Responsibility in companies in the Metropolitan Area of Campinas – São Paulo, Brazil. The research has a qualitative approach and an exploratory-descriptive objective. Data collection is documentary and descriptive data is analyzed inductively using the content analysis technique. The survey of 16 companies concludes that social actions are focused on education and income generation, concentrated on their field of activity, being carried out in partnership with social institutions and volunteering actions. However, there are problems regarding the practice of volunteering, the use of non-standardized reports, and the lack of targeting actions with the SDGs. Most companies (57%) are in the intermediate stage regarding the institutionalization of CSR.

scholarly journals Sustainability as an object of corporate social responsibility

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Marí Farinós
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
The United States ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
The Past ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social

<p>We can observe that in the last few years companies and organizations of any nature have begun to show an increasing interest in establishing sustainable relationships with the environment by bridging those groups that are impacted or that impact on their activities, . In this context, the social responsibility report emerges as a management tool that allows companies to be accountable to society and its groups and measure, their environmental, financial and social actions.</p><p>The Triple Bottom Line, triple accountability or triple counting of results, should be understood as the methodology to measure and report the performance of organizations contrasted with environmental, economic and social parameters. In addition, it allows companies to surpass accountability solely for their economic value as it used to be in the past, and also to consider the social and environmental value they add or destroy.</p><p>Concern about these social and environmental issues generates a demand for information, which, in turn, leads to the need to have a document that collects the information demanded by society and that should be offered by the Companies, what is known as Social Responsibility.</p><p>It is the American companies that originally, already in the late sixties and early seventies, found themselves in need of having to offer information regarding their social responsibility. This information was collected in what, we might conclude, is the first social balances, which were addressed mainly to groups outside the company itself, especially to consumers, since in the United States it was this collective that showed a greater concern about the issue.</p>

scholarly journals Program CSR Berbasis Pemberdayaan Masyarakat Menuju Kemandirian Ekonomi Pasca Tambang di Desa Sarij aya

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
Asa Ria Pranoto ◽  
Dede Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
Industrial Companies ◽  
Effi Ciency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), is the company’s commitment to contribute to sustainable economicdevelopment by taking into account the social aspects and the environment. PT Pertamina EP as one of themajor industrial companies operating internationally and has a fundamental problem in the implementationof their CSR, namely how the planning and implementation of the CSR program, as well as throughany indicator PT Pertamina EP is able to apply a good CSR refers to the MDGs documents, regulations regulations and ISO 26000. this study aimed to measure the effi ciency of the implementation as well as the response and participation in the implementation of CSR programs conducted.

scholarly journals URGENSI PENERAPAN CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SEBAGAI UPAYA MENJAMIN HAK-HAK TENAGA KERJA

FIAT JUSTISIA ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 623
Author(s):  
Dani Amran Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Labor Rights ◽  
Iso 26000 ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Corporate Social

AbstractCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is social responsibility on the community and environment out responsibility economical. Globally understanding of CSR formulated through ISO 26000 cover 7 the main issues, one of the point related to the issues employment in the implementation of the social responsibility. This not yet accommodated in UUTK, which the contents substance the act of has not managed about the fulfillment of labor rights that uses the application of social responsibility. Based on the Regulation the Government Number 47 years 2012 about Social Responsibility Environment Company, determine that “obligation CSR as carried out at inside and outside the company”. Phrases ”at inside in the the company” can be seen as the parties has an interest in the company, one of them is the workers/labor. Therefore to realize prosperous labors, besides the fulfillment of rights has been agreed upon in a work with, the company also has an obligation to implement CSR for labors. As guarantees laws against the labor rights. Keywords: Urgent, Corporate Social Responsibility, Labor Rights AbstrakCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) adalah tanggung jawab sosial terhadap masyarakat dan lingkungan di luar tanggung jawab ekonomis. Secara global pemahaman mengenai CSR dirumuskan melalui ISO 26000 yang mencakup 7 isu pokok, salah satu poinnya menyangkut masalah ketenagakerjaan dalam penerapan social responsibility. Hal ini belum terakomodasi di dalam UUTK maupun UUPT, yang isi substansi undang-undang ini belum mengatur mengenai pemenuhan hak-hak pekerja yang menggunakan penerapan social responsibility. Berdasarkan Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 47 Tahun 2012 tentang Tanggung Jawab Sosial Lingkungan Perusahaan, menentukan bahwa “Kewajiban CSR sebagaimana dilaksanakan baik di dalam maupun di luar lingkungan Perseroan”. Frasa “di dalam lingkungan Perseroan” dapat dimaknai sebagai para pihak yang memiliki kepentingan di perusahaan, salah satunya yaitu para tenaga kerja. Maka dari itu untuk mewujudkan kesejahteraan tenaga kerja, selain pemenuhan hak-hak yang telah disepakati di dalam perjanjian kerja bersama, perusahaan juga memiliki kewajiban untuk melaksanakan CSR bagi tenaga kerja. Sebagai bentuk jaminan hukum terhadap hak-hak tenaga kerja. Kata Kunci: Urgensi, Corporate Social Responsibility, Hak-Hak Tenaga Kerja

scholarly journals Senior customers’ attitudes towards the social responsibility actions of pharmacies and drugstores

2008 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-126
Author(s):  
Maria De Lourdes Bacha ◽  
Fernando Luis Cazarotto Berlezzi ◽  
Nadia Wacila Hanania Vianna ◽  
Jorgina Francisca Severino dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Institutional Image ◽  
The Social ◽  
Probabilistic Sample ◽  
The City ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

In  this  article  the  attitudes  of  senior  customers are  analyzed  considering  the  actions  of  social responsibility  of  pharmacies  and  drugstores  in the city of São Paulo. A quantitative and empiric research was carried out taking into account the concept of attitude and the theory regarding the social responsibility, with a non-probabilistic sample of 200 buyers in the city of São Paulo, in 2006.  A structured questionnaire was used for field work. The results show ineffective actions of social responsibility from pharmacies and drugstores, in spite of the benefits they could bring to the institutional image and brand.

Commitment in corporate social responsibility and financial performance: a study in the Tunisian context

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haifa Chtourou ◽  
Mohamed Triki
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to measure the impact of commitment in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in its various forms (CSR philanthropy/ altruism, CSR integration and CSR innovation) on the financial performance as measured by certain ratios. Design/methodology/approach Thus, on the basis of a theoretically constructed questionnaire administered to 82 responsibles (general managers, human resources managers and CSR responsibles) operating in four business areas, the authors have developed the extent of the overall CSR commitment and the extent of commitment by CSR action type. Findings The examination of the impact of the CSR commitment on the financial performance has partially approved the social impact assumption. Indeed, only the positive effect of CSR philanthropy is demonstrated. Otherwise, for integrated and innovative actions, the low involvement in these actions in relation to philanthropic ones could explain the lack of significant association. But this result is also important, as it marks the lack of any negative effects. Even if they do not result in a better financial performance, these commitments do not bring harm to the firm. As for the strategic approach predominance on the altruistic approach, this hypothesis is checked only in the case of firms operating in the chemical sector. Research limitations/implications The main limitation of the study is the limited size of the total sample and the sample by industry, so the authors expect a larger sample might be able to provide more meaningful results. Practical implications Then, the study suggests the importance of implementing real CSR strategies for firms that often find doubt and ambiguity when they decide to undertake social actions. However, these results do not mean that companies must refrain from driving altruistic or philanthropic activities but are encouraged to seek a social performance that suits a certain level of integration and innovation. Social implications The most important of all the above is that the negative impact of social actions is not verified in any way, allowing to state that the social actions do not exert a negative effect on the financial performance. So, participation in social problems do not bring harm to the firm. Originality/value The originality of this work comes from: the measure of CSR commitment, and the use of a classification typology of CSR actions in terms of their interaction with the core of the firm’s business as developed by Halme (2009). In fact, based on a theoretically constructed questionnaire, the authors have developed two measures of responsible commitment (level of commitment and intensity of commitment) of some industrial Tunisian firms.

MENELUSURI JEJAK DAN KIPRAH KIAI MOHAMMAD HASAN GENGGONG; DALAM MEMBANGUN KEPEMIMPINAN SPRITUAL-TRANSFORMATIF

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fauzi ◽  
Chusnul Muali
Keyword(s):  
Social Action ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Transformative Leadership ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
School Students ◽  
Value System ◽  
Social Actions ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Islamic Science

Pesantren and social value system is the result of constructing kiai's thoughts and social actions as an inseparable entity. This study aims to interpret the role and social action of kiai Moh Hasan, both as a fighter (al-haiah al-jihaadi li'izzi al-Islaami wal muslimin) in the community as well as guidance and guidance for the community (al-haiah al ta 'awuny wa al takafuly wal al ittijaahi) and teaching in educational institutions (al-haiah al ta'lim wa al-tarbiyah), significantly contributes greatly to the social realities of society in Indonesia. Portrait of central figure kiai Moh Hasan can not be separated from the depth of his field of Islamic science, simplicity, kezuhudan, struggle, sincerity and generosity. This view, not only recognized among the people around the boarding school, students and colleagues, but also spread in some areas in Indonesia. The fame of kiai Moh Hasan among scholars, habaib and society has many karamah and some other privileges, not even a few from the social recognition of kiai Moh Hasan Genggong, because the kiai are believed to have closeness with God, thus perceived as auliya'Allah. Thus the role and social actions of the kiai above, gave birth to the value system, so as to influence and move the social action of other individuals. The internalization of the aforementioned values becomes social capital in building a spiritual-based transformative leadership, as a strong leadership model and conducts various changes in the social field, by transforming the value of the ethical values.

Memorias de Sostenibilidad en América Latina: instrumento de información de la Responsabilidad Social de las Empresas

Oikos ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (32) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Ma. Angélica Garza Arroyo ◽  
María Aurelia Bocanegra Noriega
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Data Base ◽  
The Social ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Sustainability Report

RESUMENEl desarrollo sostenible es manejado como uno de los puntos importantes en las agendas del siglo XXI, es un concepto que las empresas deben contemplar en las actividades que realizan para cumplir con la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial. El presente trabajo pretende abordar los aspectos teóricos sobre las Memorias de Sostenibilidad así como mostrar que pueden ser consideradas como un instrumento de información de la Responsabilidad Social de las Empresas. Se hace un estudio en la base de datos de la Corporate Register del 2006 al 2011 respecto de la presentación de las Memorias de Sostenibilidad en América Latina; el reporte es de corte cualitativo de carácter descriptivo, con un análisis deductivo. Se puede percibir en el estudio que es de carácter exploratorio que las empresas de América Latina han incrementado de manera significativa la presentación de Memorias de Sostenibilidad así como un incremento en el número de empresas que las realizan, además de contemplar a la Responsabilidad Social Empresarial como parte de su misión y visión.Palabras clave: memorias de sostenibilidad, Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, América Latina. Memories of Sustainability in Latin America: instrument of information of the Social Responsibility of the CompaniesABSTRACTThe sustainable development is managed to be one of the important aspects in the planners of 21th century, it is a concept that companies have to contemplate in the activities they realize to achieve corporate social responsibility. this work pretends to raise the teoric aspects about sustainability report, and to show that they can be considered as an information instrument of social responsibility of the companies. a study has to be done in the data base of corporate register from 2006 to 2011 about the presentation of the sustainability report in Latin America; the report is qualitative and descriptive kind, with deductive analysis. in the study it can be perceived that is explorative that companies in Latin America have increased in a significative way the presentation of sustainability report, just as an increase in the number of companies that realize them, besides contemplating corporate social responsibility as part of their mission and vision.Keywords: sustainability report, Corporate Social Responsibility, Latin America.

CSR@ 2%: A NEW MODEL OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 56-66
Author(s):  
Anupam Singh ◽  
Dr. Priyanka Verma
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Corporate Philanthropy ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Net Worth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Net Profit ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Indian Scenario

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) earlier applied as corporate philanthropy and has been in practice in India since ages. However, philanthropy in globalised and modern India does not solve the purpose in quantity and quality. Clause 135 of Company Act 2013 created huge hue and cry among the business community in India. As per clause 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Every company with an annual turnover of 1,000 crore INR ($161 million) and more, or a net worth of 500 crore INR ($80 million) and more, or a net profit as low as five crore INR ($800,000) and more have to spend at least 2% of their average net profit over the previous three years on CSR activities. With the introduction of new Company act 2013 India became the first country in the world to have legislation for compulsory CSR spending. The paper aims at analyzing the motive of making CSR spending mandatory and it also attempts to explain the concept of CSR in the present Indian scenario, the social issues addressed by the Indian corporations, and methodologies adopted by them to address those issues.

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