Instead of CSR, we should have PSR (personal social responsibility).

(c) Social and environmental responsibility as an organization

Whose Corporate Social Responsibility?

One can also argue for PSR on the grounds that asking for CSR becomes a way of passing the buck evading personal responsibility for doing good.

But there are strong arguments in favor of CSR as well.

A further concern related to the question of the social responsibility of firms and how this could be operationalized through appropriate management systems.

Finally, CSR can be simply a matter of advertising.

UNCTAD could look at economic development as part of CSR.

Nonetheless, the policy framework needed to facilitate CSR.

Initiatives to promote corporate social responsibility should be voluntary.

He gave further examples of his company's commitment to CSR.

There is also an added advantage in replacing CSR with PSR there is virtue in diversity of approaches to altruism.

The Ministry of Social Affairs is responsible for the creation of better possibilities for fitness sport and competitive sport for the disabled, and to solve other social issues related to sport movement.

Some will hold the EU and the measures imposed by Brussels responsible for the outbreaks of social unrest.

Finally, the discussion turned to some of the legal consequences of firms' participation in CSR initiatives.

These services are grouped together in a dedicated programme for the promotion of CSR and business partnerships.

Therefore, we don't find the moral, emotional, psychological and political space to distance ourselves from the reality of social responsibility.

The flavor of the week in Rio is sustainability indexing for corporations, by way of corporate social responsibility (CSR).

But PSR is more like President George H.W. Bush s metaphor of a thousand points of light.

Each will consider his or her CSR view the best.

In this context, the issue of CSR as a protectionist advice to hinder free trade was also aired.

Mr. Didier Philippe, Director, CSR and Micro Enterprise Acceleration Program, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Hewlett Packard

For a developing country such as ours, we agree that the primary responsibility for socio economic development in our country rests with us.

In addition, the importance of ensuring corporate social responsibility, including with regard to the rights of workers, was stressed.

Ms. Akşit (Turkey) said that the primary responsibility for opening women's shelters rested with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security.

The European Union welcomed the ongoing international debate on corporate social responsibility, business ethics, accountability and transparency.

In Brčko District, a department was formed within the Government for health care, public security and other services, which is responsible for, inter alia, child protection and social welfare.

One discussant said that the essence of CSR was the promotion of human decency in business.

Social responsibility is an ethical framework which suggests that an entity, be it an organization or individual, has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large.

Young people are committed to the principles of corporate social responsibility, as well as setting up environmental enterprises such as ecotourism and the wider adoption of green technologies.

Civil society and corporate sector, which would contribute to the initiative, ruled by principles of corporate responsibility and social, cultural, environmental and technical sustainability.

The Ministry of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights and the Ministry for the Family, Social Protection and Solidarity had shared responsibility for drafting the report currently before the Committee.

What are the lessons that can be learned from the area of corporate social responsibility, both in terms of approaches and in terms of disseminating best practices?

Geographical differences and government social policies that have been more favorable to urban and industrial sectors may be also be to blame.

If the banks were ever really held accountable for the social costs of their behavior, the bill would far exceed 300 400 billion.

Other important issues included Corporate Social Responsibility and a development oriented coherence between national development strategies and decisions emanating from international financial institutions.

28. Recognizes the need for strong partnerships with civil society organizations and the private sector in pursuit of poverty eradication and development, as well as for corporate social responsibility

Urbanization is blamed for a wide variety of modern social ills, ranging from crime and incivility to alienation and anomie.

In 2013, European University awarded the Corporate social responsibility award to Make A Wish Foundation Spain in 2012 as well as the FC Barcelona Foundation.

The panellist from Rio Tinto emphasized that there was no dichotomy between socio economic responsibility and building shareholder value.

The Committee notes with satisfaction that one of the objectives of the Radio and Television Social Responsibility Act of 2004 is to promote tolerance among peoples and ethnic groups.

The project will examine and assess the importance of CSR strategies and the related challenges faced by SMEs in their efforts to gain access to new markets.

33. Recognizes the need for strong partnerships with civil society organizations and the private sector in pursuit of poverty eradication and development, as well as for corporate social responsibility

A better starting point, I believe, is the notion of shared responsibility for the stability of the system and its social benefits shared, that is, by participants and regulators.

But the fact that CSR is being demanded, and occasionally conceded, does not ensure clarity about either its rationale or the ways in which it should be undertaken.