When it come’s to business, social responsibility to me means; business’ that contribute to the community by either donating money to charities or letting certain functions to use their facilities like boyscouts or girlscouts. Also by using engergy efficient methods to reduce their corbon emmitions. Most importantly, the world's business and government institutions, big and small, are driven by the urgent need to protect and sustain our planet while fostering economic growth and preserving our quality of life. It will require collaboration on many fronts.
(IBM- Energy, the Environment and IBM)
From the earliest days of our history, we have been a neighbor-helping-neighbor kind of country. But small-business owners are doing so in a big way: The estimated average value of contributions is $6,600 per small employer, which amounts to about $40 billion annually. Probably the most familiar example of an in-kind contribution is the service station owner who lets a high school group use the station, water and hoses for a Saturday car wash. But there are many others, such as the restaurateur who gives leftover food to a homeless shelter. Seventy percent of you made some sort of in-kind contribution during the year.
(Jack Faris, 2005)
Socially responsible companies can act in a number of ways to benefit society. For example, companies can give money to the arts, fund academic scholarships, support community-building initiatives, and so on. They can also commit to not pollute or to reduce the pollution they put out, to not build weapons, and so forth. Many companies are a good example of this including Mc Donalds, Walt Disney, and Starbucks. Almost all big companies pitch the idea that social responsibility is one of their ...