Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) CSR is where organisations consider the interests of society/customers by taking responsibility for the impact of their activities on consumers, employees Some underlying theories Agency theory: Gailmaid, S (2009) & Garrone, P., Grilli, L, and Rousseau X (2013) Legitimacy theory: M. Azizul Islam
Types of CSR Legal: Following the law is important for entities Ethical business practice; better working conditions Economic: business exist to make profit Philanthropic: The desire to promote the welfare of others
Benefits of CSR Building relationships Donation to society Company brand recognition Business reputation/ goodwill Increased sales Customer loyalty
Activity: Using CSR as a communication strategy Design a CSR communication campaign Theme: “Research for Social Development” Target audience Message Activities M & E the effectiveness of the campaign
Activity Target Audience Message Activities 1 2 3 4
Lessons Why CSR? Why the activity? Why the message ? Why the audience ?
M & E the effectiveness of the campaign INDICATOR DEFINITION How is it calculated? BASELINE What is the current value? TARGET What is the target value? DATA SOURCE How will it be measured? FREQUENCY How often will it be measured? RESPONSIBLE Who will measure it? REPORTING Where will it be reported? Goal Outcomes Outputs