How Are Corporations Exercising Their Social Responsibility?
The field of responsible business practice is one of the most dynamic and challenging subjects corporate leaders face today. Fortunately it is now attracting some of the best business minds. This was not always the case. Until the past decade it tended to be given too little importance by the people at the top. It was seen as charitable activity or activity linked to the marketing strategy. Responsibility is exercised in the workplace, the community and beyond the community, at the national and global level. Responsibility in the Workplace Let us start with the workplace. It is here that corporate responsibility starts. I want to take the example of the Global Alliance for Workers and Communities (GA) as an example of how to address this challenge in the global marketplace. GA is a partnership of private, public and non-governmental organizations established in 1999 to improve the workplace experience and life opportunities in global production and service companies. The founding partn
