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Article

17 Jul 2004

Author:
Nic Paton, Guardian [UK]

A worthwhile policy or simply propaganda?: In the second half of his report about corporate social responsibility, Nic Paton looks into the deep credibility gap behind all those fine words

Then there's the fact that CSR reporting is purely voluntary. This has encouraged firms to take a "pick and choose" approach - boasting about their credentials in one area while ignoring another...Christian Aid claims CSR has been adopted by some big companies that are simultaneously spending millions of pounds to block new regulations that protect workers, local communities and the environment. [refers to Enron, Shell, Marks & Spencer, British American Tobacco]