Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.. However, Prof Tim has convinced me that this ethics business is trickier than I'd realised. The Government makes a lot of its new green credentials.
It was my job to open the conference. I ran through some of the things my family and I have been doing as Ethical Man and then I set the delegates a little ethical living test. I asked a series of questions about their lifestyles including whether they had made the switch to a green electricity supplier.
Oh, and do tell me how you get on.
read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2006/11/how_green_is_your_government_minister.html
It was my job to open the conference. I ran through some of the things my family and I have been doing as Ethical Man and then I set the delegates a little ethical living test. I asked a series of questions about their lifestyles including whether they had made the switch to a green electricity supplier.
Oh, and do tell me how you get on.
read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/newsnight/2006/11/how_green_is_your_government_minister.html
2 comments:
Nowadays, more and more people running into business industry. To do a business, a lot of assets and facilities should be built. Due to they only concern in their business and didn’t think of the consequences of building up more and more buildings. The green is going to decrease and the world will be in danger because of pollution! So, government should strengthen the rules of supporting green by advising those companies to plant more trees surround the business environment. This is all the best for our life in the future.
According to Wikipedia, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that organizations, especially (but not only) corporations, have an obligation to consider the interests of customers, employees, shareholders, communities, and ecological considerations in all aspects of their operations. This obligation is seen to extend beyond their statutory obligation to comply with legislation.
CSR is closely linked with the principles of Sustainable Development, which argues that enterprises should make decisions based not only on financial factors such as profits or dividends, but also based on the immediate and long-term social and environmental consequences of their activities.
This is the preface to the e-conference on Public Policy for Corporate Social Responsibility jointly sponsored by
the World Bank Institute,
the Private Sector Development Vice Presidency of the World Bank,
and the International Finance Corporation.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is the commitment of business to contribute to
sustainable economic development, working with employees, their families, the local community
and society at large to improve quality of life, in ways that are both good for business and good
for development.
Although the contemporary CSR agenda is maturing, the term “CSR” has not yet taken hold
within many public sector agencies, either in industrial or developing countries. Few
government initiatives have been undertaken explicitly as “pro-CSR initiatives” but nonetheless
many have contributed effectively to the promotion of greater social responsibility. For
example, the primary incentive of public sector activities that promote exports of sustainably
produced goods and services might well be to earn foreign exchange, but they still have a
positive impact by encouraging responsible production. Public sector agencies that do not use the
expression “corporate social responsibility” are not necessarily doing any less than those that do.
The challenge is for public sector bodies to identify priorities and incentives that are meaningful
in the local and national context and to build on existing initiatives and capacities. There is a
significant opportunity for public sector bodies in developing countries to harness current
enthusiasm for “CSR” alongside key public policy goals and priorities to encourage delivery of
results in both respects
This report aims to outline the proceedings, findings and recommendations of the global econference
“Public Policy for Corporate Social Responsibility” held from July 7 – 25, 2003. The
e-conference provided an opportunity for participants from all over the world to exchange their
thoughts and ideas on various issues related to the interplay of public policy and corporate social
responsibility.
The overriding need to deliver sustainable and equitable development underscores the
importance of achieving a better understanding of the role of public policy in relation to
corporate social responsibility and its potential to contribute to the development agenda. This econference
was just one step in building such understanding. Government and companies should
integrate consideration of such issues into their policies and business strategies as part of their
commitment to business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR). However, CSR is a
complex issue, with many players, definitions, and interpretations. Instead of focusing on finding
“correct” answers to often ill-defined questions, the real challenge is managing the dialogue
between various stakeholder groups, building coalitions for action and creating additional
learning opportunities through the implementation of sustainable action plans.
The full report can be obtained at this link
http://info.worldbank.org/etools/docs/library/57434/publicpolicy_econference.pdf
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