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Corporate social responsibility and performance in smes mdpi. A case study of the mining community in the obuasi municipality by victoria mensah the master thesis is carried out as a part of the education at the university of agder and is therefore approved as such. Ethics in corporate governance is very important as it gives companies a competitive edge in business. Corporate social responsibility csr initiatives in nigeria originated from the practices of multinational companies mncs operations in the extraction sectors of the nigerian economy, especially in the oil sector. Corporate social responsibility management in uganda. The role of corporate social responsibility on sustainable development. Simplified our reporting by automating manual data collection. Environment 53 employees 45 community 53 governance 44. A qualitative case methodology is used to investigate two csr companies in uganda. Corporate social responsibility, organizational culture. Corporate social responsibility organizations 88 appendix 3. The effect of corporate social responsibility on business. The socioeconomic factors shaping csr in uganda are largely inclined to.
The landscape of corporate social responsibility in uganda uccsri. Mar 22, 2017 yesterday 21st march, 2017 we visited toyota uganda corporate social responsibility department and discussed a number of partnership options for the two institutions. The primary objective was to gain insight into the deployment of csr in smes, including investigating csr factors and their potential impact on competitiveness. Corporate social responsibility abc capital bank uganda. Entry into the protected area is by permit obtained from the ministry of mines and minerals development. We support sustainable socioeconomic, cultural and environmental development initiatives aimed at enriching the lives of the communities where we have business presence. Nwachukwu 1988272 defined social responsibility as. Corporate social responsibility in ugandas oil and gas industry. Shaping corporate social responsibility in subsaharan africa. Corporate social responsibility, organizational culture, ethical citizenship and reputation of financial institutions in uganda by.
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Institutionalizing corporate social responsibility csr in uganda. Jul 23, 20 representing a range of degree programs, students have been blogging at the adler school in uganda. Corporate social responsibility practice is emerging as one of the most dynamic concepts not only in the world over today but also in kenya. In summary therefore, csr is concerned with delivery of economic, social, environmental, legal and technological gains to internal and external stakeholders of the firm. Economic social and cultural rights held on september 14th and 15th 2016 and makerere university, under the theme business and human rights in uganda. An overview of corporate social responsibility 4 what is the business case for csr. Innovative corporate social responsibility in botswana the debswana mining company study case contaduria y administracion, no. Mining and corporate social responsibility in zambia. Pdf institutionalizing corporate social responsibility. Literature roots it in the african culture and values, which are well described by the african traditional society ats. Master thesis the role of corporate social responsibility. The constitution of uganda provides for recognition of the rights of women, promotes and protects social justice and equality of all ugandans.
Studies carried out both locally and internationally have affirmed that those organisations involved in csr end up benefitting in the long run from the customer and staff loyalty. Pdf corporate social responsibility management in uganda. Corporate social responsibility in tanzania traditionally, in tanzania, corporate social responsibility csr is widely understood as philanthropy doing good with part of the profit and thus refers to charitable community support projects in most cases. Nkundabanyanga and alfred okwee abstract purpose the purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between csr, managerial discretion, competences, learning and ef. In accordance with these standards and principles csr experts have developed the award categories, the questionnaires and the evaluation criteria. Corporate social responsibility initiatives in nigeria.
What business should do or might do to tackle and solve the problems of the societyin another work, c. We tabled mukono district ngo forum proposed long term environment conservation concept aiming at planting 1,000,000 trees every year and 10 trees for every imported toyota. What motivates companies in uganda to engage in csr activitiesprojects. Corporate social responsibility csr and sustainability data for stanbic bank uganda ltd. Th e study area covers the emerald protected mining area of ndola rural. Corporate social responsibility, africa, ghana, mining industry. Environment 62 employees 64 community 62 governance 60. A journey from 1700 bc till 21st century article pdf available in international journal of advanced research 18 october 20 with 8,394 reads. The world bank corporate social responsibility practice. Corporate social responsibility the abc capital bank is a socially responsible enterprise. Institutionalizing corporate social responsibility csr in.
As a means of giving back to the community around kampala industrial and business park, uia came up with an annual corporate social responsibility drive that targets the communities of kiwanga, nantabulirwa, kileku and kolo all situated in the outskirts of kampala industrial and business park. One is the traditional corporate social responsibility. On such a day, it is worth reflecting on the major contributions of philosophy to the world. Corporate social responsibility uganda list of uganda. Corporate social responsibility csr and sustainability data for east african breweries ltd, beverage manufacturing and kenya. The growing importance of social policy insights from. October 20 corporate social responsibility csr has become increasingly important to the competitiveness of small and mediumsized enterprises smes.
However, this does not imply that the university answers for the. Corporate social responsibility in kenya remarks by prof njuguna ndungu, governor of the central bank of kenya, on the occasion of the launch of equity groupmaster card foundation scholarship, nairobi, 8 february 2010. Department of marketing and management, makerere university, uganda elmarie venter and elroy smith department of business management, nelson mandela metropolitan university accepted. Need for a common definition of social accountability 7. Corporate social responsibility uganda telecom contributes positively to the communities where we live, work and serve. At avarts housing ltd we believe that giving back to the community we serve is the only way to consolidate our existence and be part of the social economic development process. One of the pioneering analyses of social responsibility problem was that provided by peter oruker 1974,p94 he defined social responsibility as. Wilfred lajul introduction the world philosophy day is celebrated annually on the 16th of november. Experience of misconception, misuse and malpractices chapter pdf available may 2015 with 6,834 reads how we measure reads. Uganda chapter for corporate social responsibility initiatives ltd. Corporate social responsibility csr is a very old concept and practice in uganda. Corporate social responsibility csr rent kampala uganda.
Baker 2011 also holds that corporate social responsibility is about how companies manage the business processes to produce an overall positive impact on society. An act to provide for the establishment of a national social security fund and to provide for its membership, the payment of contributions to, and the payment of benefits out of, the fund and for other purposes connected therewith. Specific articles address the empowerment and encouragement of active participation of citizens, in governance at all levels, and gender balance and fair representation of marginalised groups. Social, economic and political context in uganda interactions. Pdf corporate social responsibility implementation. Innovative corporate social responsibility in botswana. The purpose of this study is to investigate how business enterprises in uganda manage their corporate social responsibility csr activities and projects. National csr guidance 102 further reading 103 corporate social responsibility.
Implementing corporate social responsibility 18 task 1. Abstract corporate social responsibility csr is a very old concept and practice in uganda. This was a conceptual study of legislation and other literature concerning ethics and governance specific to uganda. Context of mining and corporate social responsibility in zambia through a postdevelopment lens and feminist approaches zambia vision 2030 vision statement reads in part zambians, by 2030, aspire to live in a strong and dynamic middleincome industrial nation that provides opportunities for improving the wellbeing of all, embodying values of socio. The clean development mechanism in the uganda investment authority. Social responsibility vs accountability for corporate abuses in uganda.