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By Wayne Visser

This is the world's first entire reference on CSR, compiled via the Institute for company Cultural Affairs (the ICCA). The entries were written via major specialists, best international thinkers and CSR practitioners.

In those pages lie the solutions to questions such as:

  • What will we suggest by means of CSR?
  • In what approach are agencies considered as voters of the nations during which they operate?
  • How does a firm comprehend while it's working in a sustainable way
  • What is moral investment?

The reference additionally lists and describes an important firms and landmarks within the box of CSR.

The ebook includes 339 phrases, that are break up into middle techniques, key terms and definitions to shape the normal reference for managers, teachers, academics, scholars, officers and volunteers within the box of CSR.

This is a well timed and cutting edge contribution to the sphere of company Social accountability -- the definitive terminology reference on CSR, enterprise society...

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The a to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility. A Complete Reference Guide to Concepts, Codes and Organisations

This is often the world's first whole reference on CSR, compiled via the Institute for company Cultural Affairs (the ICCA). The entries were written by means of best specialists, top international thinkers and CSR practitioners. In those pages lie the solutions to questions such as:What can we suggest via CSR? In what manner are enterprises considered as voters of the nations during which they function?

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These companies seek to belong to new ecosystems, forcing cross-sectoral partnerships and multi-stakeholder initiatives that are co-creating new tools and definitions of accountability and in that process finding new ways of creating value. New tools for the trade - our corporate accountability definitions and practices are gradually changing to reflect the new realities. During the last 10 years or so, we have witnessed a veritable maelstrom of new standards, codes and guidelines being proposed as new islands of clarity in the murky waters of accountability.

Table of Contents BOARD OF EDITORS Title Page Copyright Page Foreword Introduction CONTEXT SCOPE CONTRIBUTORS STRUCTURE ABOUT THE EDITORS OTHER MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS THE A TO Z 3Rs AA 1000 SERIES OF STANDARDS ON ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTABILITY ACCOUNTING ACCREDITATION ACTIVISM ADVERTISING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AFRICA AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP (AICC) AGENDA 21 AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AIDS AIR POLLUTION ANIMAL RIGHTS ANIMAL TESTING ANIMAL WELFARE ANTI-CAPITALISM ANTI-GLOBALISATION ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL APPAREL INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP (AIP) CODE ASIA ASSURANCE ATTAC AUDITING AUSTRALIA AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR BANKING SECTOR BASEL CONVENTION BASE OF THE PYRAMID (BOP) MODEL BENCHMARKING BEST IN CLASS INVESTING BEST PRACTICE BIODIVERSITY BIOREMEDIATION BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BLUEWASH BOYCOTTS BRANDING BRIBE PAYERS INDEX BRIBERY BRUNDTLAND COMMISSION BUSINESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCE CENTRE BUSINESS CASE BUSINESS CHARTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ETHICS BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (BSR) BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY (BITC) BUSINESS PRINCIPLES FOR COUNTERING BRIBERY BUSINESS SOCIAL COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE (BSCI) CACG PRINCIPLES CARBON BALANCE CARBON CREDITS CARBON DISCLOSURE PROJECT (CDP) CARBON FUNDS CARBON NEUTRAL CARBON OFFSETTING CARBON SINK CARBON TAX CARBON TRADING CAUSE-RELATED MARKETING CAUX ROUND TABLE CERES PRINCIPLES CERTIFICATION CHARITY CHEMICALS SECTOR CHILD LABOUR CIVIL REGULATION CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS (CSOs) CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM (CDM) CLEANER PRODUCTION CLEAN TECHNOLOGY CLIMATE CHANGE CLUB OF ROME CODES OF CONDUCT CODES OF ETHICS CODE OF LABOUR PRACTICES FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY INCLUDING SPORTSWEAR CODES OF PRACTICE COMBINED CODE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMON GOOD COMMONWEALTH CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY INVESTING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONSERVATION CONSUMERISM CONSUMER RIGHTS CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT CORPORATE AFFAIRS CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATE CULTURE CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATE FOUNDATION CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORPORATE HISTORY CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY INDEX CORPORATE SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT CORPORATE SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY CORPORATE SOCIAL PERFORMANCE (CSP) CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY CORPORATE VOLUNTEERING CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CRADLE-TO-GRAVE CSR ACADEMY CSR ASIA CSR COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK CSR EUROPE CULTURAL ISSUES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT DIGITAL DIVIDE DISCRIMINATION DIVERSITY DOMINI 400 SOCIAL INDEX DONATIONS DONORS DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDEXES DOWNSIZING DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING DUE DILIGENCE DUE PROCESS EARTH CHARTER EARTH SUMMIT ECO-EFFICIENCY ECO-FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ECO-LABELLING ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECO-MANAGEMENT AND AUDITING SCHEME (EMAS) ECONOMICALLY TARGETED INVESTMENT ECO-SUBSIDIES ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION ECO-TAXATION ECO-TOURISM E-LEARNING EMERGING MARKETS EMISSION TRADING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING EMPOWERMENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENGAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMPIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY (EHS) EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EQUATOR PRINCIPLES EQUITY ERGONOMICS ETHICAL CONSUMPTION ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING ETHICAL INVESTMENT ETHICAL SOURCING ETHICAL TRADING INITIATIVE (ETI) ETHICS ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE OFFICER ASSOCIATION (ECOA) ETHICS OFFICER ETI BASE CODE EU DIRECTIVE ON WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) EU GREEN AND WHITE PAPERS ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EU GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TRADING SCHEME (EU ETS) EU MULTI-STAKEHOLDER FORUM ON CSR EUROPE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF BUSINESS IN SOCIETY (EABIS) EUROPEAN ALLIANCE FOR CSR EUROPEAN BUSINESS ETHICS NETWORK (EBEN) EXECUTIVE PAY EXTERNALITIES EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES REVIEW EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (EITI) FACTOR 4/FACTOR 10 FAIR LABOUR ASSOCIATION (FLA) FAIRTRADE FAIRTRADE LABELLING ORGANISATIONS INTERNATIONAL (FLO) FAIRTRADE MARK FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR FINE FIVE CAPITALS FRAMEWORK FLA WORKPLACE CODE OF CONDUCT FOOD AND BEVERAGE SECTOR FORENSIC ACCOUNTING FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (FSC) FORUM EMPRESA FOUNDATION FRAUD FTSE4GOOD INDEX GAIA HYPOTHESIS GENDER ISSUES GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE AND TARIFFS (GATT) GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOs) GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) GLOBAL BUSINESS COALITION ON HIV/AIDS GLOBAL COMMONS GLOBAL COMPACT GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER GLOBAL GOVERNANCE GLOBALISATION GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATIVE (GRI) GLOBAL SULLIVAN PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY GLOBAL WARMING GOVERNANCE GREEN CONSUMERISM GREENHOUSE GASES GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOL GREEN MARKETING GREEN MOVEMENT GREENWASH HAZARDOUS WASTE HEALTH HEALTH AND SAFETY HIV/AIDS HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN SECURITY HYDROGEN ECONOMY ICC BUSINESS CHARTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ICFTU CODE OF LABOUR PRACTICE IFC SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS ILO DECLARATION ON FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND RIGHTS AT WORK ILO-OSH 2001 GUIDELINES ON OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ILO TRIPARTITE DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES CONCERNING MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES ...

We are also delighted to have secured the participation of the heads of regional CSR organisations - such as Aron Cramer of Business for Social Responsibility (North America), Hugo Vergara of Forum Empresa (Latin America), Paul Kapelus of the African Institute for Corporate Citizenship and Richard Welford of CSR Asia. With more than 100 contributors of similarly high calibre, to whom we are most grateful for their time and effort, we are confident that the A to Z of CSR is the most authoritative international reference guide on CSR to date.

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