Social Responsibility BRIC countriesCorporate Governance

Corporate Social Responsibility

• A balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives

• Integration social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders

Company

Corporate Social Responsibility

• A balance of economic, environmental and social imperatives

• Integration social and environmental concerns in their business operations and interactions with their stakeholders

Why to be socially responsible?

access to capital and markets

increased sales and profits

operational cost savings

improved brand image and reputation

Key Factors of CSREco-efficiency

Anti-corruption measures

Labor standards and working conditions

Responsible sourcing

Gender balance

Social equity

Stakeholder engagement

Human rights

Environmental management

Employee and community relations

BRIC countries

• A label for a select group of four developing countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China

• Together these countries make up 40% of the world's population

• Goldman Sachs forecasts these countries to become leaders of global growth, output and development by 2050

CSR in Brazil

• History of CSR in Brazil

• Shift of social engagement

from a focus on

philanthropy to an

emphasis on sustainability

• The active phase

CSR in Brazil

• Environmental

protection

• Poverty

• Education and training

• Opportunities for

women, Afro-Brazilians,

young people and the

disabled

Expectations Current situation

CSR in Russia

• The history of CSR in Russia

• Large companies are important parties in

the design of social life

• Russian population has many negative

images of companies

• Expectations towards companies

CSR in India

• The role of CSR• CSR understanding• Expectations toward companies

education and training Workplace safety

Poverty reductionMeet the existing demand

CSR in China

• CSR is receiving more attention in China

• Foreign companies generally are guided by their

own corporate standards

• CEEC (China Enterprise Evaluation Center), CFCSR

(China Federation of CSR) and CCC (China

Corporate Citizenship

CSR in China

Human Rights Social equity Education and Trainings

Social standards

Environmental standards

Expectations towards companies

Time to appluad

Kamran Mehdiyev

References

• http://www.csr-weltweit.de/• http://ru.wikipedia.org/• http://mhcinternational.com/• http://www.americasquarterly.org/• http://www.iadb.org/