The rise and rise of CSR

Tove Okunniwa

Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR) has become a red-hot issue for businesses large and small in a surprisingly short period of time.

The rise and rise of CSR

Tove OkunniwaManaging partner, MEC Sponsorship UK

Corporate Social Responsibility (or CSR) has become a red-hot issue for businesses large and small in a surprisingly short period of time. It describes the principle that companies can, and should, make a positive contribution to society.

This includes managing the social, environmental and economic impacts of their activities, being responsive to stakeholders, and behaving according to a set of values not enforced upon them by legal regulation.

The CSR agenda has been brought into sharp focus...

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