CSR

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A form of corporate social responsibility — A form of international private business self-regulation which aims to contribute to societal goals of a philanthropic, activist, or charitable nature.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

nounCSR (countable and uncountable, plural CSRs)

plural CSRs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of corporate social responsibility.

    The shackles of CSR have now been tightened by the concept of ESG (Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance).

    2021 January 5, Peter Foster, “Peter Foster: Sustainable Newspeak by 2050”, in Financial Post
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    He could never have developed GE’s reputation in that sector if he were still fighting the image of stonewalling on Hudson River cleanup efforts. “They've completely jujitsu-ed that,” notes PR executive Richard Edelman. “They've set a new standard. It's not just corporate social responsibility (CSR) as philanthropy. It's CSR that makes money.”

    2008, “Go on the Offensive and Shape the Message”, in William J. Holstein, Manage the Media (Don't Let the Media Manage You), Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press, →ISBN, page 60

    While there appears to be something to this generalization about millennials and CSR appeals, much more needs to be learned about the nuances of what works and what does not.

    2019 January 15, Charles Taylor, “Why Gillette's New Ad Campaign Is Toxic”, in Forbes
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of customer service representative.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of certificate signature request.
  4. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of control and status register.

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