Green Corporate Social Responsibility

  • On August 16, 2017
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Corporate Social Responsibility is not a new concept. But in recent years its focus has shifted from labor and local philanthropy issues towards environmental actions. According to Lyon & Maxwell (2009), an increasing number of companies are going green and are implementing certification standards. These initiatives are then made public through corporate social reports.

 

What is Green CSR?

Despite this shift, a number of people are not yet familiar with what Green Corporate Social Responsibility exactly means. Green is a philosophy and social concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment (InfoCat, 2017).  It can be described as the environmental aspect of CSR – the duty to cover the environmental implications of the company’s operations and the minimization of practices that might adversely affect the enjoyment of the country’s resources by future generations.

 

Drivers

In the emerging global economy, where the Internet, the news media and the information revolution shine light on business practices around the world, companies are more frequently judged on the basis of their environmental stewardship. Partners in business and consumers want to know what is inside a company. This transparency of business practices means that for many companies, CSR  is no longer a luxury but a requirement.  (Mazurkiewicz, 2017).  On the other side, while much of the drive for Sustainability / Green / CSR has come from regulatory directives, research has shown that if implemented constructively, these initiatives can drive business performance improvements in many areas. Numerous factors are driving this trend, including managerial altruism, cost-cutting efficiency improvements, the emergence of a new generation of green consumers, and savvier business leaders who take pro-active steps to avert political conflict rather than reacting to public pressure after the fact. Despite creeping concerns that some of the resulting corporate actions may be mere “greenwash,” for the most part they are welcomed by employees, consumers, investors, regulators, and the public. For such reasons it is that so many firms are implementing such practices.

 

Trending

Over the past decade, there has been a rise in direct engagement between firms and environmental organizations. This engagement can also take the form of a partnership where the business is advised and then endorses green products and services, often through a formal certification program.

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By Krisi Hodulova

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