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2. Social Involvement Social involvement is commonly used to refer to one's participation in the activities of a social group. The extent to which an individual participates in a broad range of social roles and relationships.social group www.ePowerPoint.com

3. Social involvement is related to participation in collective activities, which reinforces social capital and social norms. Key elements of social involvement include activity, interaction, social exchange, and lack of compulsion.For the most part, social involvement excludes activities for which one is getting paid, or family obligations. Promotion of positive behavior in and opportunities for social involvement also serve as key goals in the field of Positive Youth Development.social capitalsocial normsPositive Youth Development Social Involvement www.ePowerPoint.com

4. Social Involvement Social responsibility-Obligation beyond that of law and economics for a firm to pursue long –term goals that are good for society. www.ePowerPoint.com

5. Different organisations have framed different definitions - although there is considerable common ground between them. www.ePowerPoint.com

6. What Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? The World Business Council for Sustainable Development in its publication Making Good Business Sense by Lord Holme and Richard Watts, used the following definition. www.ePowerPoint.com

7. What Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)? A concept whereby companies decide voluntarily to contribute to a better society and a cleaner environment. A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis. www.ePowerPoint.com

8. From the 1950’s corporate social responsibility began to emerge, and the civil rights movement, consumerism, and environmentalism greatly changed the way society expected the business world to behave. Historical Perspective of CSR www.ePowerPoint.com

9. Historical Perspective of CSR The year 2000 saw more mergers and acquisitions than any other year in history. In November, the international "Partners for Progress" conference was held in Paris www.ePowerPoint.com

10. Historical Perspective of CSR In 2003, Canada played a major role in the enforcement of the Kimberly Process; a diamond certification process that was initiated in order to prevent the trade of conflict diamonds and address the peace and security concerns in Africa. www.ePowerPoint.com

11. Historical Perspective of CSR The GOC's response came in October, at which point they agreed that the CSR system had its weak points, and that this could best be examined by a series of 4 national roundtables. "Specifically, the roundtables would examine measures that could be taken during the next one to three years to enable Canadian extractive sector companies operating in developing countries to meet or exceed leading CSR best practices." www.ePowerPoint.com