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What is Corporate Social Responsibility? - InnoTrain CSR

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Especially for smaller enterpr<strong>is</strong>es in which a separate <strong>CSR</strong> report would mean<br />

excessive cost and staff expenditures, a m<strong>is</strong>sion statement <strong>is</strong> definitely suitable to<br />

convey the topic <strong>CSR</strong> in a prom<strong>is</strong>ing way.<br />

The m<strong>is</strong>sion statement should be described with simple headnotes, factual, positive,<br />

active and using the "We" voice. To describe real<strong>is</strong>tic v<strong>is</strong>ions understood by<br />

everyone, the headnotes should bear up against the following criteria:<br />

� Substantiality: Are the statements informative with respect to the <strong>CSR</strong> in the<br />

company?<br />

� Long-term nature: Are the statements describing a sustainable <strong>CSR</strong><br />

perspective?<br />

� Feasibility: Is the described "<strong>CSR</strong> prom<strong>is</strong>e" feasible?<br />

� Completeness: Does the concept contain a comprehensive description of the<br />

company's business activity?<br />

Side note<br />

The following controversial quotes may be used to provide thought-provoking<br />

impulses with respect to the topic m<strong>is</strong>sion statement:<br />

"If you w<strong>is</strong>h to build a ship, do not collect men to gather wood, to take on duties and<br />

to divide the work, but teach them the longing for the wide, endless sea."<br />

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, French author<br />

"My job <strong>is</strong> not so much to control but rather to encourage and transfer power to<br />

people with dreams and v<strong>is</strong>ions."<br />

Jack Welch, American top manager (amongst other things former president of<br />

General Electric)<br />

"Imagination <strong>is</strong> more important than knowledge. For knowledge <strong>is</strong> limited to all we<br />

now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there<br />

ever will be to know and understand."<br />

Albert Einstein, physic<strong>is</strong>t<br />

"People who have v<strong>is</strong>ions should seek medical attention."<br />

Helmut Schmidt, former German Federal Chancellor<br />

The project "<strong>InnoTrain</strong> <strong>CSR</strong>" <strong>is</strong> organized by GILDE GmbH and has been funded with support from the European Comm<strong>is</strong>sion. Th<strong>is</strong> publication reflects the<br />

views only of the author, and the Comm<strong>is</strong>sion cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein. 12/2010<br />

,<br />

<strong>InnoTrain</strong> <strong>CSR</strong><br />

www.csr-training.eu

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