Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

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 What is our model of CSR?

We at MHCInternational Ltd (MHCi) see CSR as a systems approach that looks at all aspects of a corporate body i.e. all its key economic, social, financial and environmental stakeholders.  MHCi recently featured by British Airways and blogs with CSRwire.

CSR in more detail:

  1. Corporate Social Responsibility is a process that is concerned with treating the stakeholders of a company or institution ethically or in a responsible manner. ‘Ethically or responsible' means treating key stakeholders in a manner deemed acceptable according to international norms.
  2. Social includes economic, financial and environmental responsibility. Stakeholders exist both within a firm or institution and outside.
  3. The wider aim of social responsibility is to create higher and higher standards of sustainable living, while preserving the profitability of the corporation or the integrity of the institution, for peoples both within and outside these entities.  The key is how profits are made, not the pursuit of profits at any cost.
  4.  CSR is a process to achieve sustainable development in societies.
  5. Corporate means any body private, public or NGO [our definition applies neatly outside the traditional private corporate sphere] 

Original Source: Michael Hopkins (MHCi): A Planetary Bargain: Corporate Social Responsibility Comes of Age (Macmillan, 1998; updated and re-printed by Earthscan, 2003 and re-printed by Routledge, UK, 2010)

 What we do

  • Audit or check out your company on its CSR, Sustainability and ISO26000 situation
  • Give you clear guidelines for CSR enhancement through practical solutions which reflect your company's specific needs in relation to both the current, and likely future, business environment in which you operate (check out how responsible/sustainable you are on Rate Your Company and also details on its methodology in MHCi Measurement articles);
  • Run seminars and train in CSR/Sustainability at all levels of your company from your newest recruit to seasoned executive and help you devise,embed and monitor an appropriate set of values, business principles, and code of ethics (see Executive Training and our Online CSR Course with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research);
  • Focus on particular aspects of CSR such as sustainable development, finance, the law, the media, SMEs, sport and sustainable tourism.  These areas are indicative of our wide range of business experience and our ultimate aim to add value both to your business and to society as a whole (see our corporate social responsibility Feature Articles as well as our contributions on CSRwire);
  • Join with national and supranational organisations to devise and deliver CSR/Sustainability Programmes on behalf of various government institutions and industry sectors (see our wide experience in Programmes).

CSR and Sustainability Introductory Self-Paced Online Training Course: A Joint-Venture between the United Nations and MHCi (revised 2012)


“Excellent layout and content, and the right balance between theory and practice.  Congratulations!” Dr. Thomas Osburg, Head, Corporate Responsibility, Intel Europe


Books by Michael Hopkins, CEO, MHCi

                        

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