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# CSR - Corporate Social Responsibility

### Key information

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a management concept whereby companies are socially accountable to themselves and their stakeholders. Through integrating social and environmental concerns into their operations and stakeholder interactions firms a company can achieve balance socially, environmentally, and economically.

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There is an accounting framework that considers these three key factors which is called 'the triple bottom line'. The three areas are often referred to as The Three P's; People, Profit and Planet.

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#### Some examples of CSR in practice

* **TOMS shoes -** Founded upon the social mission that for every pair of shoes sold, one pair would be given to a child in need of shoes.
* **Starbucks -** In its hiring procedures Starbucks strives for equality and diversity, hiring veterans and refugees, and maintaining 100% pay equity across men and women and people of all races for performing similar work.
* **Salesforce -** Champions a 1-1-1 philanthropic model, this means giving 1% of product, 1% of equity, and 1% of employee time to communities and the non-profit sector. Interlinking success of the company with positive impact.

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