corporate social responsibility
are you familiar with the term corporate social responsibility
it all started back in the 70s the club
Rome a group of scholars thinkers executives
economists and others who took on the task
laying out the future of industrial growth invented the concept of
sustainable development
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does that ring a bell at a time when resources are becoming more scams
and the population is growing the challenge now facing people
governments and businesses on a bus in fact
his to find the most sustainable forms and growth possible
and today the trend is unstoppable
1972 the Stockholm earth summit set out a wide-ranging plan for international
action to fight
pollutions twenty years later
the Rio de Janeiro summit to define economic progress
social justice and environmental protection
as the three pillars have regional sustainable development
the basis for action by the business world in support of local communities
was established
and all over the world businesses have opened their doors to partnerships with
local residents
they are investing money and taking initiatives in conducting and
coordinating
community support programs in the field and becoming a trusted partner in the
process
such businesses put social responsibility at the heart is their
strategy
today every company is asking itself
what practical steps can we take to improve the day-to-day lives of local
residents
from a social standpoint the company can work each community
to address local aspirations assist with training
would create local jobs and give support to associations
that are working towards the public good in terms of economic development
the company can help develop a low-cost skills network
by making its expertise or training resources available to local businesses
you can create a win-win strategy promotes the local economy
I'm deals access to valuable expertise
the final me with regard to the environment his task is to ensure that
is often as possible
its business activities take into account the need to protect
and enhance local teacher systems in addition to reducing its and water and
soil emissions
the company can work with its employees to set up volunteer activities
you take action to clean renews transform vacant lots into vegetable
gardens
encourage reforestation and teach schoolchildren about recycling
there's no limit to the steps that can be taken we've asked him
local communities can count on CSR every step of the way
take South Africa for instance last time has been operating for over a century
this immense country has a truly critical need for economic and social
development
education is moving forward on its with oust him
in South Africa access denied is key to development
for Aston how can people broaden their knowledge means
on a date level providing access to vocational training
offering internships career development programs
creating an academic chair in clean energy granting scholarships and more
but it also takes the form of a partnership with a mid-century
and organization that works to improve conditions for months and science
education in schools
economic development is always a priority with ASCOM
in South Africa hasta mi strengthening local
industry by helping to improve the skills of craftsmen and
engineers in the energy sector to date
650 craftsmen and 175 engineers and technicians
have received training the result is that a new network is quantified self
contract is is emerging
able to meet our customers needs and those at the energy sector as a whole
and find me without stem the world has a partner in preserving the environment
houston is conducting project in South Africa
they're not educating and training communities wasa preserve their natural
heritage
these projects include the development of Environment classes
when children learn how to create a vegetable patch
recover raced collects rainwater and he said wrong
this school becomes a means of conveying how important the environment is for
their living conditions
and help students carry that message to the restive their family
these and many other initiatives I encouraged by pro-active laws
this by local authorities through its actions
Houston aims to contribute to social programs
and environmental preservation by providing technological solutions
that meet energy and transport needs the group is issuing its responsibility
with regard to its neighbors in the community
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