The world is facing a global food crisis. Since 2006 the average price for rice has increased by 217 percent and corn by 125 percent. The consequences of these price increases are dramatic: The lives of hundreds of mio. of people depend on affordable food prices. Are we entering a long-term and politically dangerous period with fewer resources than necessary to sustain a growing global population? In our latest edition of the CSR-Manager Newsletter we discuss the global food system and why these markets are so volatile. Key studies focus on the situation in Africa and Asia as well as the future of farming and land use. Viewpoints from international organizations and best practices complete this special edition.
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Corporate Responsibility Standards
Prof. Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School
Corporate Responsibility and the Question of Implementation
Despite its enormous success as a concept, corporate responsibility always faces the challenge of implementation on the ground. Waddock, for instance, defines corporate responsibility as “the strategy and operating practices a company develops in operationalizing its relationships with and impacts on societies, stakeholders and the natural environment.”1 Inevitably, such definitions beg the question of how do we change corporations’ strategies and operational practices? What are the relevant issues and how are these issues addressed?
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Corporate Social Responsibility in China: Outlook and Challenges
Susan Scarlata, Weber Shandwick & Others
I spent the last two years in Hong Kong where I consulted on Corporate Social Responsibility communications projects for various organizations in Hong Kong and mainland China. What is the current state of Corporate Responsibility there? The short answer is that Chinese companies realize they have greater responsibilities as their presence on the global playing field grows. Leaders of Chinese companies and officials of the People’s Republic of China are aware of the need to expand their corporate responsibility efforts.
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Managing CSR Within the Supply Network
Jeffrey Revels, TMS Group
The TMS Group continues to expand and enhance both its inherent responsibility in corporate social responsibility and that of all our external supply chain partners. This is a daunting task for an organization that continues to establish itself as one of the premier sourcing organizations for apparel and fashion accessories in Asia. This includes a company structure of operations and sales offices in the United States, Hong Kong, China, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The TMS Group’s extended supply network supports and services a global customer base, marketing products on five continents and in more than 45 countries – in virtually every corner of the globe.
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