Examples of Corporate Social Responsibility in Business Ethics

This report provides an overview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with examples from various companies. It highlights how companies like Google, Xerox, TOMS Shoes, Ben & Jerry's, and BMW integrate CSR into their business models. Google's 'Google Green' initiative focuses on efficient resource use and renewable power. Xerox promotes community involvement through employee welfare programs. TOMS Shoes donates a pair of shoes for every pair sold. Ben & Jerry's allocates 7.5% of pre-tax profits to charitable organizations through the 'Ben & Jerry Foundation'. BMW implements programs like 'The Schools Environmental Education Development' to address social and environmental issues. The report references academic sources to support its analysis of these CSR initiatives.

Business Ethics and
Corporate Social
Responsibility

Corporate Social
Responsibility
O CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
is a form of corporate self-regulation
combined into a business model.

Google
O The world’s most popular search
engine company is Google
O Google Green is one of the corporate
effort to generate the awareness
regarding the efficient use of
resources and to support renewable
power.

Xerox
O Xerox Corporation is one of
the American global
corporations that sell digital
document and print.
O The community
involvement program
encourages welfare of
society by involving the
employees was introduces
by company.

TOMS Shoes
O TOMS is one of the
companies which are not
well known in the market
but the charity of the
company is impressive.
O After selling every pair of
shoes the company
donates the pair of shoes
to a child who needs it.

Ben & Jerry
O The company came into existence in
the year 1985 by Ben Cohen and
Jerry Greenfield.
O To accomplish the goals associated
with the CSR practice the company
created “Ben & Jerry foundation".
The company decided to give 7.5%
of its pre-tax profits to the charitable
organization across the world.

BMW
O BMW is a German multinational
company which currently
manufactures automobiles and
motorcycles.
O The company has the plan to form
programs like The Schools
Environmental Education
Development as this program help
to generate the social and
environmental issues.

References
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examples-of-exemplary-csr-initiatives
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companies-corporate-social-responsibility-right-0951534
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excellent-examples-of-corporate-social-responsibility/