The oil and gas sector has been among the leading industries that have championed CSR worldwide, partly because of the negative effects of day-to-day operations and the resulting protests by civil-society groups and environmental advocates. Amid increased awareness and demand for sustainable solutions, oil and gas companies are jumping at the opportunity to promote and publicize their social and environmental credentials, going as far as labeling...

Analysis of the Tokyo Foundation’s Fourth CSR Survey

The largest cohort in today's workforce seeks both meaningful employment and employers whose values align with their own.

It is hard to argue with Henry David Thoreau’s quote: “Goodness is the only investment that never fails.” However, many advocate against CSR practices regarding them as being a green-wash for malpractices, or pointless actions designed to deviate attention from cold selfless capitalist moves. It is true that some initial CSR campaigns were meaningless public relations activities rather than responses to true social and environmental concerns. ...