CSR may have to go beyond just gestures

Companies which shine as corporate citizens are those which show unconditional concern for the well-being of the communities they operate in.

Fri, May 26, 2017 - 5:50 AM

K RAVI KUMAR

DIVYA BHUTIANI

Despite having invested millions in social investment projects in Nigeria, Shell has failed to win the hearts of the communities it operates in.

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CORPORATE Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a comfortable homily for the corporate conscience. Simply put, it is the act of corporations returning a part of the profits they make to the communities they operate in to improve some aspects of it. This can be done through the greening of the...

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