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According to Investopedia, social responsibility means that businesses, in addition to maximizing shareholder value, must act in a manner benefiting society, not just the bottom line. This means businesses may:
change company policies to improve or benefit the environment: Companies are holding tree-planting events, minimizing paper waste, switching to energy-saving bulbs, setting up recycling bins and allowing remote work to reduce the negative impact of commuter traffic.
This idea also may include corporate social responsibility (CSR) where businesses self-regulate to be socially accountable to itself, its stakeholders, and the public. Engaging in CSR means that, in the ordinary course of business, a company is operating in ways that enhance society and the environment instead of contributing negatively to them.
Companies may also consider environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores as a way to measure sustainability and ethical performance. Many agencies measure ESG using their own rating systems including Bloomberg ESG Data, Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, Sustainalytics, MSCI and IRIS Carbon. Criteria for ESG Scores may include environmental issues (Carbon footprint, Energy efficiency, Renewable energy usage, etc.), social issues (Labor practices, Pro-diversity efforts, Human rights, etc.) and governance issues (Board diversity and structure, Executive compensation, Shareholder rights, etc.).
You can find ESG scores for companies for free by using Yahoo Finance Sustainalytics, using MSCI website, Corporate sustainability reports in the "Investor Relations" or "Sustainability" section of company websites or profiles, or by reviewing CDP data.
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Some Examples of Corporate Responsibility:
At Ben & Jerry’s, positively impacting society is just as important as producing premium ice cream. In 2012, the company became a certified B Corporation, a business that balances purpose and profit by meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability. As part of its overarching commitment to leading with progressive values, the ice cream maker established the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation in 1985, an organization dedicated to supporting grassroots movements that drive social change. Each year, the foundation awards approximately $2.5 million in grants to organizations in Vermont and across the United States. Grant recipients have included the United Workers Association, a human rights group striving to end poverty, and the Clean Air Coalition, an environmental health and justice organization based in New York.
Starbucks launched its first corporate social responsibility report in 2002 with the goal of becoming as well-known for its CSR initiatives as for its products. One of the ways the brand has fulfilled this goal is through ethical sourcing. In 2015, Starbucks verified that 99 percent of its coffee supply chain is ethically sourced, and it seeks to boost that figure to 100 percent through continued efforts and partnerships with local coffee farmers and organizations. The brand bases its approach on Coffee and Farmer Equity (CAFE) Practices, one of the coffee industry’s first set of ethical sourcing standards created in collaboration with Conservation International. CAFE assesses coffee farms against specific economic, social, and environmental standards, ensuring Starbucks can source its product while maintaining a positive social impact.
Some Company Ranking Websites for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
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