Research shows there can be profound business benefits to hiring people living with intellectual disability.
A closed Mango store in a shopping mall in St. Petersburg, Russia. The company temporarily suspended operations in Russia in March to protest the invasion of Ukraine, joining a global corporate boycott against the country.
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We should demand greater social responsibility from businesses, but pressuring them to undertake responsibilities that only governments can address is the wrong way to get there.
Brands spend billions on the environment and the common good.
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Over 300 companies so far have closed stores, reassigned staff or halted sales in Russia in the two weeks since the invasion began.
Bribery of foreign public officials is of particular concern for Canada, considering the tendency for Canadian multinationals to engage in bribery and corruption in the Global South.
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While social responsibility can help establish a culture founded on transparency and accountability, AI tools can assist companies in implementing these values within the organization.
Limin Fu, University of Newcastle et Dirk Boehe, Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
Investors play an important role in pushing firms toward becoming better corporate citizens. So, what do investors need to know about corporate social responsibility?
Can multinational corporations really be fully engaging in social responsibility if they turn a blind eye to state-sanctioned hostilities against LGBT people?
Global transportation and logistics forecasts suggest conflicts could increase by as much as 1,209 per cent by 2050.
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A recent survey of top executives at companies that operate at sea found environmental reporting practices were not a top priority and put the health of the marine environment at risk.
A protestor holds a banner at the Fridays for Future march in New Delhi on Sept. 24, 2021.
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Corporations need to weigh up significant risks against wider benefits.
People with the Pride Alliance Network, sponsored by Starbucks, walk along Ocean Drive during the 11th annual Pride Parade as part of Miami Beach Pride week on April 7, 2019, in Miami Beach, Florida.
The growing rift between Republicans and US businesses has widened in recent weeks over efforts to restrict voting across the country.
Bank buildings rise above the business district of Lagos. Banks must effectively communicate the impact of their engagement with women.
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To let others decide how our money will be used is an abrogation of responsibility.
In this April 2013 photo, Bangladeshis gather as rescuers look for survivors and victims at the site of the Rana Plaza building that collapsed a day earlier, in Savar, Bangladesh.
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Until there are global standards for authentic corporate social responsibility efforts, we will continue to see local impoverishment, hazardous waste and tragic labour accidents in the Global South.
Ghanaian voters are among the most sophisticated in sub-Saharan Africa.
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