Corporate Social Responsibility And Human Rights - 943 Words

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBLITY Nicholas S Jones ACED 4050 Valdosta State University March 20, 2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESRPONSIBILITY (CSR) Introduction Today, the world faces numerous challenges ranging from dreadful environmental conditions through poverty and human rights, to energy and resource supply issues. Social responsibility policy focuses on using the capabilities of a business to improve lives and sustain our planet through contributions to local communities and society at large. In other words, a business should fully realize it’s potential as an organization to make a better world through corporate self-regulation assimilated into a business module. CSR and Human Rights The global community expects companies to operate with due admiration for human rights. 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