Business for Social Responsibility

• Sustainable Business Growing in Importance, Global Leaders Say at Business for Social Responsibility Conference

To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS Contact: Barbara-Anne Mansfield of Business for Social Responsibility, +1-415-558-1550, bamansfield@bsr.org; or Channing Barringer of Fleishman-Hillard, +1-917-806-5094, channing.barringer@fleishman.com, for Business for Social Responsibility

• U.S. Newswire
• October 25, 2007

• Some Evidence of the Cumulative Effects of Corporate Social Responsibility On Financial Performance

Most observers agree that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is an important consideration for firms and their stakeholders. There is, however, disagreement in the literature about the motivation for firms to engage in socially responsible behavior. The CSR-Firm financial performance relationship has been investigated previously without substantial agreement about its nature or even its very existence. While CSR has traditionally been defined as a strategic 'process', empirical studies to date have been almost exclusively cross-sectional in nature, studying the immediate or short-term effects of CSR on firm performance. Nonetheless, many authors argue that the CSR-financial performance link should be studied over time. In this study, we use time series data to empirically analyze the...

• Journal of Global Business Issues
• Vol. 3 Nbr. 1, April 2009

• Xerox CEO Addresses Value of Corporate Citizenship at 'Business for Social Responsibility' Conference.

NEW YORK -- Environment, Workplace Achievements Also Released in 10th Annual 'Progress Report' More than 40 years ago, Xerox Corporation's (NYSE: XR...

• Business Wire
• November 11, 2004

• Why Brazil Leads the Region in Csr

In Brazil, social responsibility has evolved in waves, and such evolution is happening at a faster pace," says Ricardo Young, president of the Ethos Institute for Business and Social Responsibility, a not-for-profit group that has worked with business members to help raise the ethical standards of Brazilian corporations for almost a decade. In 2007, the bank was purchased by Banco Santander of Spain, an institution whose sustainability ranking is much more modest than ABN AMRO Real.\n For Ricardo Young, the Brazilian social and environmental context-the unequal concentration of income, abundant biodiversity, the challenge of balanced development in the Amazon, and the country's emergence as a world power in agribusiness and renewable energy-will mandate greater engagement.

• Americas Quarterly
• Vol. 2 Nbr. 1, January 2008

• Distilled Spirits Council Named Finalist for American Business Awards Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program

WASHINGTON, May 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Distilled Spirits Council was named a finalist today in the American Business Awards (sm) "Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program" category for the spirits industry's new system of public reporting on alcohol advertising complaints. We are pleased the distilled spirits industry's system of self- regulation has been recognized by the business community," said DISCUS President Peter Cressy. "In an era where corporate social responsibility is high in people's minds, incorporating transparency through public reporting about complaints is an example of how an industry can effectively regulate itself and raise public confidence.

• U.S. Newswire
• May 15, 2006

• Riding for a Good Cause

cyclists covered 463 kms for charity during Malakoff's annual charity ride. Malakoff Corporation Bhd, a leading independent water and power producer (IWPP), concluded its recent Annual Charity Ride 2011 with 120 cyclists taking part in the 463km event covering the trail from Lumut, Perak to Kuala Lumpur.

• Malaysian Business
• June 27, 2011

• Danielson Designs Wins American Business Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Program

To: LIFESTYLES EDITORS Contact: Katie Dorn, Public Relations of Danielson Designs, +1- 612-964-4168, katie@danielsondesigns.com

• U.S. Newswire
• June 27, 2008

• Gender Variations in Ethical and Socially Responsible Considerations Among Sme Entrepreneurs in Malaysia

The rise in ethics and social responsibility scrutiny has attracted a lot of debate pertaining to the prevalence of such practices in SMEs. Concomitantly, the emergence of women participation in new ventures has raised interest among the researchers to examine the gender variations in regards to ethical and social responsibility considerations in business given that there is evidence suggesting women are generally more ethical than men. The present study attempts to explore the prevalence of such practices among Malaysian SME entrepreneurs and subsequently examine the gender differences in terms of the importance placed by female and male entrepreneurs in regards to these practices. A sequential mixed-method design was employed. The first phase involved a series of interviews conducted ...

• International Journal of Business and Society
• Vol. 11 Nbr. 1, July 2010

• ADVISORY/Business for Social Responsibility to Host Sixth Annual Conference in Boston: 'Learning from the Global Village: Corporate Responsibility Around the World'.

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Managing Director of The British Petroleum Company plc, Sir John Browne and Former Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres Among G...

• Business Wire
• November 11, 1998

• Is responsibility on the menu? Managers must understand what corporate social responsibility programs mean for all aspects of the business, and any CSR initiative must be led from the top.

Globalization, the explosion of information technology, advances in the biological sciences, and the growth of democracy and diversity can be consider...

• Communication World
• Vol. 22 Nbr. 3, May 2005